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A despicable, well timed cough in the world darts championship.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/5192980/ ... nie-smith/

I get it ...like golf, but as most bar games go...I think you have to be used to playing through this b.s. action.

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The Sun wrote:Michael van Gerwen admits he called Phil Taylor a k**b during Grand Slam of Darts win

I like the censor for knob

The Sun wrote:Pipe’s next opponent Taylor was accused in the 2005 World Championships of persistently farting during his match with Alex Roy at the Circus Tavern.

and maybe he just had a bad pie or is lactose intolerant.
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wlu_lax6 wrote:A despicable, well timed cough in the world darts championship.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/5192980/ ... nie-smith/

I get it ...like golf, but as most bar games go...I think you have to be used to playing through this b.s. action.

Also from this article
The Sun wrote:Michael van Gerwen admits he called Phil Taylor a k**b during Grand Slam of Darts win

I like the censor for knob

The Sun wrote:Pipe’s next opponent Taylor was accused in the 2005 World Championships of persistently farting during his match with Alex Roy at the Circus Tavern.

and maybe he just had a bad pie or is lactose intolerant.


Darts has been an absolute mainstay of sports programming up here since way back when. I have to admit that I enjoy watching the British events and most likely watch more darts than regular season baseball or hockey. The events have an absolutely hysterical atmosphere - highly recommended.

Love their nicknames as well. Phil "The Power" Taylor is the GOAT of the sport.

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The only thing I know about darts is when the announcer yells:

ONE HUNDERD EIGHTY!
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Not the same since they banned boozes and cigarettes on stage

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Stink hits darts grand slam as match features flatulent end


Greatest subheadline in some time:
Gary Anderson and Wesley Harms both deny responsibility for ‘rotten’ fart smell during Wolverhampton tournament
World number four ranked Anderson hit back with extraordinary detail about the smell he blamed on Harms. “It definitely came from table-side and it was eggs, rotten eggs, but not from me,” Anderson said.

“Every time I walked past there was a waft of rotten eggs so that’s why I was thinking it was him. It definitely wasn’t me.
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There are two women entered into the World Darts Championship this year.



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degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Love me some darts.

And I feel terrible for that guy - crowd was booing the hell out of him for a while.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:01 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Love me some darts.

And I feel terrible for that guy - crowd was booing the hell out of him for a while.
Yup and it will be louder on Saturday night when she plays the #11 from Austria.
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degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:15 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:01 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Love me some darts.

And I feel terrible for that guy - crowd was booing the hell out of him for a while.
Yup and it will be louder on Saturday night when she plays the #11 from Austria.
Oh shit!

I'll be away this weekend, but the tournament's on DAZN. I'll watch that.

I'll bet she's all over the papers in the UK, and a 2nd round match against a German?! (I know, an Austrian, but it;s an English sports crowd)
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I hung a dartboard in the basement and bought a nice set and throw a couple times a week. Always a fun option to kill an hour an a few beers.
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Pruitt wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:26 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:15 pm
Pruitt wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:01 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:37 pm
Love me some darts.

And I feel terrible for that guy - crowd was booing the hell out of him for a while.
Yup and it will be louder on Saturday night when she plays the #11 from Austria.
Oh shit!

I'll be away this weekend, but the tournament's on DAZN. I'll watch that.

I'll bet she's all over the papers in the UK, and a 2nd round match against a German?! (I know, an Austrian, but it;s an English sports crowd)
Yes I watched it on DAZN. So you can avoid spoilers and watch it anytime. Saturday 2pm Eastern session.
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My coworker just brought in and facilities mounted a dartboard in our office. Academia has it's perks.
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Rush2112 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:56 am My coworker just brought in and facilities mounted a dartboard in our office. Academia has it's perks.
And failings.
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Rush2112 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:56 am My coworker just brought in and facilities mounted a dartboard in our office. Academia has it's perks.
until someone loses an eye
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To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.



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Pruitt wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:47 pm To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.

We play 501 at the bar. Unless we are playing some bastardized version it doesn't take anything near that long.
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A_B wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:00 pm
Pruitt wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:47 pm To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.

We play 501 at the bar. Unless we are playing some bastardized version it doesn't take anything near that long.
Oh - that's not bad. Clearly I am at a VERY basic skill level!
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A_B wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:00 pm
Pruitt wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:47 pm To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.

We play 501 at the bar. Unless we are playing some bastardized version it doesn't take anything near that long.
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BSF21 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:46 pm
A_B wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:00 pm
Pruitt wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:47 pm To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.

We play 501 at the bar. Unless we are playing some bastardized version it doesn't take anything near that long.
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A_B wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:00 pm
Pruitt wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:47 pm To state the obvious, if any of us tried to play the game the pros play - "501" - each game might take a couple of hours.

ETA: a tribute to the Michael Jordan of darts.

We play 501 at the bar. Unless we are playing some bastardized version it doesn't take anything near that long.
You have to finish on a double or bullseye. That's what makes it hard.
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Again!!!

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5 legs in 8 minutes.

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degenerasian wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:40 am 5 legs in 8 minutes.

I saw the highlights on DAZN last night.

It's crazy, but darts is a hell of a lot of fun to watch.
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Snakebite!!

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Nice to see a perennial also-ran win.

But man, his head is ridiculous!
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16 year old sensation!

Starts at 14:30

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degenerasian wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:07 pm 16 year old sensation!

Starts at 14:30

He was at the Spurs match earlier. Looked like he was 30 years old.
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rass wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2023 5:10 pm
He was at the Spurs match earlier. Looked like he was 30 years old.
And not a healthy 30 year old either.
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Into the semis. He won his quarterfinal easily, 5-1

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Kid is insane, not just squeaking by, destroying people. 142? 149? double bull? pressure?

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Live feed, it's 2-2. First to 7 sets, this could go deep into the night.

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Humphries is the hottest player right now, new world #1 and he's just confused, can't make anything
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Great stuff. 4-4.

I thought that the PA announcer's voice gave out a couple of years ago. He sounds like he's spitting out blood with each call.
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Pruitt IV wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:33 pm Great stuff. 4-4.

I thought that the PA announcer's voice gave out a couple of years ago. He sounds like he's spitting out blood with each call.
yeah, Littler had D2 for 5-2 and missed, it's all done downhill since then.
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Pruitt IV wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 4:33 pm Great stuff. 4-4.

I thought that the PA announcer's voice gave out a couple of years ago. He sounds like he's spitting out blood with each call.
Snooker, but ya.

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Snooker was absolutely huge in the 70s and 80s. The 1985 World final is still the most watched sporting event on British tv (even more than the 2018 England v Croatia semifinal)

80s were a different time in Britain, most popular sports other than soccer were snooker, cricket, field hockey, squash and track
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For years, when we visited relatives in Saskatchewan, it was a tradition that I would go play snooker with my grandfather and my father, while we had a couple pops. I was a lot better back then, but I could never win the day. Still, great memories.
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sancarlos wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2024 3:19 pm For years, when we visited relatives in Saskatchewan, it was a tradition that I would go play snooker with my grandfather and my father, while we had a couple pops. I was a lot better back then, but I could never win the day. Still, great memories.
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