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Can someone tell me in what ways curling isn't like bocce and/or shuffleboard

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Feb 18 '10, 12:19

as far as a competitive sport?

I just have this image of retired Canadians playing curling at their retirement homes

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Strong sweeping can change the ice temperature by 2-4 degrees and that takes a lot of work. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 18, 12:28
more drinking -- nm - zork Feb 18, 12:24
All team members are involved in every shot, in one way or another. -- nm - Shaun Feb 18, 12:24
More scarfs. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 12:23 1
- matching sweaters! -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 12:24
You can say pretty much the same about golf. Some people play it for fun, and other people play competitively. -- nm - Roger More Feb 18, 12:22
plenty of retired people DO curl. it's a tiny bit more physically involved, the rocks are heavy, the sweeping is only in curling, but it's not - Andie Feb 18, 12:20 14
- that 's how elderly Canadians get that cold in their bones. And the sweeping can be quite vigourous -- nm - zork Feb 18, 12:23
- it looks completely ridiculous IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 18, 12:21 12
  - I love the precision about it. -- nm - Max Feb 18, 12:22
  - i totally get that. until you play it. -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 12:22
  - OK, everyone raise your hand if you know *why* they call it curling? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 12:21 9
    - *raises hand*....nm - x Feb 18, 12:25
    - because they bend it like beckham? -- nm - Max Feb 18, 12:22
    - Cuz shufflehockey just sounded stupid? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 18, 12:22 1
      - I can't wait until Skeeball becomes an Olympic sport. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 18, 12:24
    - yep. -- nm - Andie Feb 18, 12:22
    - (I suppose I should raise my hand, albeit with a caveat that I could be wrong) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 12:22 3
      - No right answer! -- nm - mara Feb 18, 12:23 2
        
        No answer left behind -- nm - zork Feb 18, 12:25 1
        
        YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE ANSWER! nm -- nm - groiny Feb 18, 12:25
You're just making a case of shuffleboard as an Olympic sport. -- nm - Mop (227 lbs) Feb 18, 12:20
You can't have old people on ice like that. Someone will break a hip -- nm - oblique Feb 18, 12:20
it is on ice. nm -- nm - groiny Feb 18, 12:20

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Can someone tell me in what ways curling isn't like bocce and/or shuffleboard

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