Awhile ago, this blog ran a segment on Curling Jokes - & it may not surprise you when you learn that one of the top googled phrases leading seekers to this blog in the past year has been "curling jokes." Now it's Winter Olympics time, & there doesn't appear to be anyway to watch it online for free. But I was impressed at last week's The Simpsons for its plethora of curling jokes & also that amazing segment with a dancing cut-out of Homer's upside-down face:
February 18, 2010
The King of All Curling Jokes
January 24, 2009
Curling Jokes
We have come East to Tahoe to sled, & the weather is a little nasty. There was some dramatic sledding this morning at the summit of Mount Rose Highway, I hope to eventually post our action sports photography, wearing our retro ski onesies. Last night, there was a long tournament at Nintendo Wii's Winter Sports, but we got stuck for an hour at the Curling, which baffled us both in operation & strategy. Today we spent awhile reading the history & rules on Wikipedia, but I think it's something you need to experience firsthand. My parents were at the curling at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, & they said they really got into watching it. Mrs Eley-Nelson had me search for curling jokes, as it's a way to peer into a world, thru the humor, going over our head. One of the chat forums under "Rock Talk" at CurlingZone.com had many:Is curling a biblical sport?
Yes, replied Jesus: "Let he who is without spin cast the first stone."
That's leads and seconds for those whose minds aren't as clean as mine...
"Sweep on, you fat and greasy citizens."
As You Like It. Act ii. Sc. 1.One Curling rock to the other
There's many more here: http://www.curlingzone.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=2306. Anyone know any others?
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