Originally Posted by: grizzlymintHey man, curling can get pretty intense. Back in '81 in the St. Olive national championships, my dad got his leg ripped off by a timber wolf while sweeping. Well, one thing lead to another and the authorities found out the opposing team from Greece had paid that timber wolf off to take out my father. His leg grew back, but the memories still remain. :(

What a tragic tale! Reminds me the tainted hot dog scandal from the 1995 Competitive Eating Competition at Nathans in New York. Horrible. I still have nightmares. I was covering the match for Porcine Monthly as fodder for my column 'Hey Lard-o'. Once the Salmnoella set in, there was complete madness. Chunks of hot dogs and bits of bread flying, people diving under tables. And the screaming. The horrible, horrible screaming....