Published February 24, 2010
Clearly Canadian
Your Desktop Curling Pitch Awaits

Time and time again, you find yourself returning to the pageantry and swan-like grace
of one great winter Olympic sport.
Yes, curling.
After being around for 500 years, this rock-throwing ice sport is having a bit of a moment (the Russian
women's team must be a happy coincidence).
If only you could dig deeper into the heady world of ice shuffleboard. If only…
Say hello to the
Desktop Curling Set, a tiny, portable training ground perfect for soaking in all
the elegance, cutthroat athleticism and Canada-ness of curling.
Essentially, it's a shrunken version of the curling pitch perfect for your first pre-ice foray into this
sport of kings. You get six stones, two mini brooms (that, in a stroke of sheer genius, double as
scorekeeping pencils) and a target that rolls out and sticks to a flat, smooth surface (your desk, the deck
of a yacht, a gritty back alley with other chaps throwing dice).
You will of course be using it as a springboard for your bid to make the US Olympic team heading to the 2014
Winter Games in Russia. But a little competition can also come in handy if you're in negotiations that are
at an impasse, if you need to blow off some steam or if you're looking for a potent new cocktail
activity.
Inviting the Russians is up to you.
VITALS
Desktop Curling Set
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