{"id":1383,"date":"2015-06-06T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2015-06-08T17:36:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T05:36:16","slug":"episode-fifty-five-the-thirteenth-interplanetary-curling-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2015\/06\/episode-fifty-five-the-thirteenth-interplanetary-curling-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Fifty Five &#8211; The Thirteenth Interplanetary Curling Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3424\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1383-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1383-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/55%20-%20The%20Thirteenth%20Interplanetary%20Curling%20Competition.jpeg\" alt=\"The Thirteenth Interplanetary Curling Competition\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>There was a glitch, by which I mean mistake, in editing, and the Introduction ended up over the top of the start of the episode.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t think anything vital was obscured, but in any case, it&#8217;s fixed now.<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s important is that you all know that it was Craig&#8217;s fault.<br \/>\n~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In our Most Canadian of Episodes yet, we are joined by Rob and welcome back John, who appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1375\">Episode 51<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A hallowed cultural event is dogged by a deadly curse. \u00a0Can the Royal Space Canadian Mounted Space Police spare\u00a0this year&#8217;s event?! And what happened to the last dozen?<\/li>\n<li>An advanced and morally questionable civilization plays a game with entire worlds in the balance.<\/li>\n<li>A physics defying test of skill and nerve becomes a matter of life and death when the Universe&#8217;s rules refuse to stay over-turned.<\/li>\n<li>Asteroid mining is a difficult, dangerous, lonely, and cold. \u00a0 The games some of the miners play are even darker still.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contains references to the noble sport of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Curling\">Curling<\/a>. \u00a0Described on the show by avowed non-experts as\u00a0&#8220;like Sideways Darts with a Broom&#8221; and &#8220;a cross between Lawn Bowls and Housework&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curling.org.nz\/\">Curling in NZ<\/a>. \u00a0People are trying to get purpose-built rink constructed in Auckland, of all places. \u00a0Go you!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/folksong.org.nz\/chesdale\/\">Chesdale Cheese song<\/a> and the alleged untruthiness of the &#8220;Mike Moore myth&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0263734\/\">Men with Brooms (2002)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tchotchke\">Tchotchkes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0151804\/\">Office Space (1999)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basic rules and physics of Curling a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7CUojMQgDpM\">ten minute video<\/a>. \u00a0From an American in Alabama, so you know it&#8217;s legit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.evageeks.org\/Tokyo-3\">Tokyo-3<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion\">Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylon_5_(space_station)\">Babylon 5<\/a> from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylon_5\">Babylon 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca\/index-eng.htm\">Royal Canadian Mounted Police<\/a> or &#8220;Mounties&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thrilling-adventure-hour.wikia.com\/wiki\/Sparks_Nevada,_Marshal_on_Mars\">Sparks Nevada<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/thrillingadventurehour.com\/\">The Thrilling Adventure Hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Steele\">Sam Steele<\/a>,\u00a0a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official from the turn of last century. \u00a0Possessed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.nz\/search?q=sam+steele&amp;espv=2&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X\">mustache\u00a0capable of felling an elk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mongoosepublishing.com\/rpgs\/traveller\/2300ad.html\">2300AD<\/a> &#8211; Originally had &#8220;Traveller&#8221;\u00a0in it&#8217;s title <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2300_AD\">despite not using the world or system<\/a>\u00a0normally assoccated with the name\u00a0and being a follow up to Twilight 2000. \u00a0Oh, roleplaying games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haka\">The Haka<\/a>\u00a0a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/int\/feature\/haka\/\">traditional\u00a0M\u0101ori dance \/ war-cry<\/a> used variously as a challenge, celebration, or drunken gesture of nationalism.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_of_New_Zealand\">The Blue Ensign<\/a>, the current New Zealand flag versus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govt.nz\/browse\/engaging-with-government\/the-nz-flag-your-chance-to-decide\/gallery\/?scroll=false\">a publicly submitted gallery of nearly 3000<\/a>. \u00a0As mentioned, some are *quite* busy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_fern_flag\">The Silver Fern<\/a>, New Zealand&#8217;s unofficial\u00a0flag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Culture\">The Culture<\/a>,\u00a0an interstellar anarchist utopian society created by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iain_Banks\">Iain M. Banks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpg.net\/reviews\/archive\/13\/13050.phtml\">Star Thugs<\/a>\u00a0by Mark Argyle &#8211; there&#8217;s a review, though the websites mentioned are a state of disrepair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marvel.com\/universe\/Heralds_of_Galactus\">The Heralds of Galactus<\/a> and the Big G-Man himself, one of the more loopy corners of the Marvel cosmic canon. \u00a0Clear evidence of PC power creep, that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kardashev_scale\">The Kardashev\u00a0Scale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Hole_%28Red_Dwarf%29\">Red Dwarf Episode &#8220;White Hole&#8221;<\/a> Season 4 Episode 4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chariots_of_the_Gods%3F\">Chariots of the Gods?<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erich_von_D%C3%A4niken\">Erich von D\u00e4niken<\/a>. \u00a0 Yes, the question mark is part of the title. \u00a0Sign of quality, that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Planetes\">Planetes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the anime about the lowly but vital &#8220;trash collectors&#8221; of Earth&#8217;s orbit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0584423\/\">A Big Piece of Garbage<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Futurama&#8217;s take on space junk.<\/p>\n<p>Jupiter&#8217;s Moon, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europa_%28moon%29\">Europa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuiper_belt\">The Kuiper Belt<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; cold, dark, and not handy to the shops at all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Constantine\">John Constantine<\/a> from the comic Hellblazer<\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranoia_%28role-playing_game%29\">Paranoia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Portal 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A88YiZdXugA\">Robot Crushing Fun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3426\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1383-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1383-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-55-InterplanetaryCurling.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS There was a glitch, by which I mean mistake, in editing, and the Introduction ended up over the top of the start of the episode. 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