Comments on: The Invention of Curling

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:37:07 +0000

There is another component you omitted – cleanliness. The sight of them rubbing the ice frantically with their…er…brooms make me think Scotland must be impeccably spotless country. Especially their icy ponds, polished to perfection.

By: Shannon Love

Shannon Love — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:45:38 +0000

John Burgess,

I think it more likely the combination of excess winter, deficit flat ground, and someone, sometime, having seen a game of bowls.

How do you know that bowling wasn’t inspired by curling? After all smooth rocks and ice must have been more common than highly labor intensive, hand made, smooth round wooden spheres.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:59:26 +0000

While not at all deprecating the necessity of drunkenness, I think it more likely the combination of excess winter, deficit flat ground, and someone, sometime, having seen a game of bowls.

By: Locomotive Breath

Locomotive Breath — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:05:25 +0000

You can always take up bowling.

By: onparkstreet

onparkstreet — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:10:00 +0000

“Yes, like all winter sports, curling began as a drunken bet.”

Ha! Very likely true….

- Madhu

By: meg

meg — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:15:05 +0000

Apparently this game has rules. That takes all the fun out of it! http://bit.ly/9bp4jH

By: Bill Waddell

Bill Waddell — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:08:11 +0000

Maybe its not the same because you didn’t have quite enough to drink before you sent the armadillos on their journey.

Don’t give upo so easily – sounds like it has Olympic potential to me