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[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Curling's not a sport, exclamation mark!

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[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

It's not only a sport, it's a calling!

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Baseball is a calling. Curling's a chore and is definitely not a sport.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

It's a game of skill and tactics; combining the balance of a gymnast, the power of a sprinter, and the strategy of a chess master, which is more than can be said about hitting a ball with a bat.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

A sprinter? My grandma could move faster than that puck thing and she's dead. Nothing that slow and requiring brooms is a sport, Turnbull. And don't you be dissin' baseball, that's not buddies.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

The rock can move so fast that it can smash other rocks when it strikes them. I'm not sure what "dissin'" means, but I am fairly certain that you started it, detective.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

A baseball can be hit so hard it can knock out a fella in the stands. You started it.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Forgive me, detective, how did I start it?

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Insulting America's game. Hitting a ball with a bat...have you actually seen a game of baseball before?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

That was fair retaliation. Isn't that what the game involves? Only on television, while I was waiting for the curling coverage to begin.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

TV? Then you haven't seen baseball, Turnbull. You're gonna love it.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

I am?

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Yep. Next time I go watch the Cubs play, you can tag along and we can see about turning you onto the good game.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Really? Oh, I would love to accompany you to a baseball game! ^_^

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Alright, but if you don't like it, I'm punching you in the head.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

... I'm not sure that's very fair.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Fair schmair. If you don't like the game, we'll duke it out.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

If you insist. On the condition that you accompany me to a curling tournament as well.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

You're thanking me by torturing me?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Have you ever watched curling, detective?

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when I was stuck in the Consulate with you. That's how I know men with brooms does not a sport make, Turnbull.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

You weren't watching the curling, you were tearing up a Form B25/a and throwing little balls of it at me.

You need to be in the stands during a tournament to truly understand the thrill of a closely fought end, to share in the excitement and anticipation of the spectators.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah... That was kinda fun.

They sell hotdogs and nachos during the game?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

If you say so.

They sell refreshments. During important spiels, such as the Tournament of Hearts, I'm sure there are hotdogs at the very least.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

You gonna pay for them?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

...If you would like me to.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

If I don't like the game, can I punch you in the head for makin' me sit through it?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

...

*sighs*

Fine. Yes. If you really feel the urge.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Then you got yourself a deal.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Excellent!

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

So...when is this Tournament of Spades then?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Hearts. It's the Tournament of Hearts; it's the Canadian Woman's Curling Championship. It's in February.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Women? I gotta watch women with brooms now? Why don't you just stick me in hospital, I can watch that for free.

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Athletic women with brooms, in hospital? I don't recall any of the nurses having that kind of build while I was there. On any of the occasions.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Just how athletic are we talkin'?

[in-a-chinashop.livejournal.com]

Mostly upper body strength.... But not anything like a weightlifter.

[k-o-w-a-l-s-k-i.livejournal.com]

Must be all that housework.