The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #79987   Message #1453969
Posted By: Rapparee
06-Apr-05 - 07:40 PM
Thread Name: BS: World Curling Championship
Subject: RE: BS: World Curling Championship
Now, if you want REAL sports thrills on ice, try Quahice.

Three teams each defend a goal set on the ground, the playing area being in a "Y" shape. A guy called the "hurler" shoves a smooth rock weighing not less than 14 stone across ice that is impregnated with dirt, pebbles, sticks and other debris. Three other guys fly in front of the rock on brooms, blowing whatever they can from in front of the rock's path, including other rocks. Now, each hurler slides his rock at the same time (at the sound of a starter's pistol), and the "blowers" from each team try to deflect the other teams' rocks, clear the ice, and give momentum or steer their own rock at the same time.

The winning team has to buy copious quantities of GOOD beer or suffer the loss of their innocence.