IT'S OFFICIAL....I'M CANADIAN

I know, you are all wondering what I am talking about

 but

I was born in Canada

so that makes me Canadian

but I also took out American Citizenship

and have an American passport

it gets confusing

But this past weekend

I SEALED THE DEAL

I went with some neighbors CURLING

  Yup

I actually played the sport I used to mock 

laugh at

wonder "what the heck" 

BUT IT WAS SOOOOOO FUN

  I wasn't sure what the dress code

for curling was

so I played it safe and wore my Duck Dynasty t-shirt

 that's Uncle Si there on the back

I have a WHOLE NEW RESPECT

for this game

It's HARD

See those black things there on the ice

Those are for you to put your foot in

and position yourself

you use the broom to support  you as well

I must have had a defective broom

as I did spend a few times splayed out on the ice

less then graceful

on the bottom of  your shoes you can wear SLIDERS
slippery devils
It wasn't working for me very well

 these were just some "spares" they had around there
you can buy OFFICIAL sliders
(I prefer buffaloe pork sliders...tee,hee) 

We divided into 4 teams

 spouses had to be split up
so as we'd want to go home with each other later

I didn't have a clue about how to play
or any of the terminology

like, these are NOT balls
I was corrected, stones

these suckers weigh 42 lbs folks
HEAVY

each game I learned is NOT
called a round, set, or inning
but ENDS
who knew 

 At the start of each game
we all put one loonie in the pot
then at the end of the END (cause that's what they are called)
The winning team collected all the loonies

   for all my American peeps
a loonie is ONE DOLLAR
In Canada they don't make one dollar bills
we have loonies
and Toonies
(I KNOW, Canadians are weird)

SO LET THE GAMES BEGIN
go big or go home

(some photo's were taken by a friend)


I am admiring the form, he was one of the better curlers there 
for sure
unfortunately NOT on my team 

getting some instructions
"huh"...was my usual reply

me and my team mate sweeping
  this helps the ice get slicker
(or something like that)
so the stone will go further
you got to sweep FAST  

my team capy-tan (captain)

I'd ask

so, do you want me to put it over there

or over There??

And that's important to know

KEY to the game

because

are you ready for this

DRUM ROLL PLEASE

the way you twist your hand on the stone

is what makes it

CURL

hence, CURLING

who knew

Mr Gorgeous (now wannabe Olympic curler)

did it the easier way

you get  this pole thing

slide it over the handle

so you don't have to bend down and push the stone

(hence, less time splayed out on the ice)

(but I don't think they'd allow that technique in the Olympics??)

here is a photo of one of the winning teams

 

Big smiles

and hands full of some of MY LOONIES

My team didn't win one single game

I am making the LOOSER sign

So there you have it

I'm Canadian

I always wondered how that game even got started

like

maybe some Eskimos were sitting around in their igloo

one cold afternoon, bored

eating whale blubber

then one of them says

Hey, lets go gather up some frozen polar bear turds

and see who can slide them the furthest on the ice

BUT NOT SO

if you want the official history, I'll just let you google it

I think mine is more colorful

the

END

(get it.....)