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  • #16
    Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
    LOL @ Canada.

    Eff Canada. The loss is karma for keeping Bedard off the olympic hockey team. I hope more bad happens to Canada.
    As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post

      I'm sure I'll hear about this in our curling league.
      You are in a curling league?!

      Super jealous.
      "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
      "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post

        You are in a curling league?!

        Super jealous.
        You should go play. Junior has played up in Kearns on Thursday nights. They took this season off.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post

          You are in a curling league?!

          Super jealous.
          Yep. Our team is currently plumbing the bottom of the leagues, but it's super fun.
          "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post

            Yep. Our team is currently plumbing the bottom of the leagues, but it's super fun.
            You'd think the team would be doing much better after having brought in a ringer like yourself.
            "I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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            • #21
              Originally posted by Pelado View Post

              You'd think the team would be doing much better after having brought in a ringer like yourself.
              I shouldn’t admit this, but I’m usually the skip.
              "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
              "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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              • #22
                Scandal in yesterday's curling round robin match with Canada and Sweden. Sweden accused Canada of touching the rock after he released it. Video evidence is inconclusive. Sweden made a complaint to the ref, but he didn't see it apparently. Then at the 9th end when Sweden gave up 4 points and essentially the game, Sweden complained to the Canadian player who then said 'eff you' (sadly, not televised). It got chippy out there!

                I can't wait until tomorrow's game when our team can rehash all the T!

                Edit: and then today an official pulls a thrown rock from Canada's women's team because they said she touched it after releasing it!!!! Corruption!
                "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
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                • #23
                  My limited understanding of the rules is that you can re-touch the handle after you release it if you are in front of the play side of the line, but you can never touch the granite part. Video seems pretty clear the Canadian dude touched the granite.

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                  • #24
                    Canadian guy clearly cheated. Guy was showing Canada's true colors.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by BigFatMeanie View Post
                      My limited understanding of the rules is that you can re-touch the handle after you release it if you are in front of the play side of the line, but you can never touch the granite part. Video seems pretty clear the Canadian dude touched the granite.
                      From what I saw it looked like both throws in question were behind the hog line before each supposedly touched the granite, after letting go of the handle. I did read one article that said that’s not allowed even if it’s behind the hog line.
                      "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                      "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                      - SeattleUte

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                      • #26
                        “Inconclusive”? Lol. Stop.
                        "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                        "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                        "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by BigPiney View Post
                          Canadian guy clearly cheated. Guy was showing Canada's true colors.
                          I just saw a close up video of the guy's throw. That looks like he might have touched it right after it started crossing the hog line. But still, that angle could still be suspect. I'd want to see one from up top (which doesn't exist).

                          Since I've been playing an elite level of curling for about 4 months now, I want to address the cheating angle. Those stones are about 40 pounds. A finger push is only going to get you in trouble, especially after you've chosen the rotational speed you're spinning it. The trajectory and speed of the stone comes from the few seconds you slide the ~15-20 feet before you release the stone. I can only assume that someone more elite than me wouldn't dare try to 'right' a stone with a finger swipe after he let go of it.
                          "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
                          "You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
                          - SeattleUte

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post

                            I just saw a close up video of the guy's throw. That looks like he might have touched it right after it started crossing the hog line. But still, that angle could still be suspect. I'd want to see one from up top (which doesn't exist).

                            Since I've been playing an elite level of curling for about 4 months now, I want to address the cheating angle. Those stones are about 40 pounds. A finger push is only going to get you in trouble, especially after you've chosen the rotational speed you're spinning it. The trajectory and speed of the stone comes from the few seconds you slide the ~15-20 feet before you release the stone. I can only assume that someone more elite than me wouldn't dare try to 'right' a stone with a finger swipe after he let go of it.
                            Still, he touched the granite, which is always a foul, no?. You’re just siding with Canada because you are a trans-Canuck.

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                            • #29
                              NWC, you are killing me. This is not even remotely "inconclusive". He cheated.

                              Regular speed:



                              Slow motion:



                              Same guy in a different recent tournament:

                              "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                              "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                              "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                              • #30
                                World Curling seems to agree he cheated.

                                "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                                "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                                "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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