Sept 30th, 2019 : Stone Casting, Throwing, Skipping

xoxoxoBruce · 09-29-2019, 10:24 PM

Next time you’re down at the town square stoning (lapidating) some heretic/adulterer/thief/enemy-of-powers-that-be, take a break
from the maiming/killing and take a look around. Notice which ones of the casters has a really good aim and arm.
Which one of your friends and neighbors is scoring the hits that cause the most pain and screams, make the blood splatter.
If you have an outstanding stone chucker you could send them to the Word Championships to possibly bring honor to your tribe.
I don’t think there’s a World People Stoning Competition, but the next best thing is in Scotland.

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Easdale Island is a tiny little island (population: 62) that was once the heart of the Scottish slate mining industry. But after a storm in 1881 flooded the quarries, the mining equipment was stranded underwater, with no way of retrieving them.
Easdale recovered from this loss and now has a thriving tourist industry. The islanders put the disused quarries to good use for swimming, and more recently, the World Stone Skimming Championships.
The World Stone Skimming Championship began in 1983 after an alleged argument in the island’s only pub over who could skim stones the farthest. The competition was resurrected again in 1997 and has continued to grow in popularity. It now attracts competitors from as far afield as Japan and New Zealand.

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Winning the championship is no easy feat, as competitors must follow a set of strict rules. Each contender, who must use stones made of naturally formed Easdale slate, only has three attempts, and the skimmed stone has to bounce on the surface of the water at least two times to be considered valid. Fortunately, there are several categories for entrants to compete within, including one for “old tossers.”
It’s a joyful, at times whimsical, event. People don all sorts of costumes, so scanning the crowd is just as fun as skimming the stones.

When I was a lad the winner was how many skips regardless of the distance. They were often one and the same but not always. But in the old country those recalcitrant Scots make their own rules.

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Griff · 09-30-2019, 06:24 AM

Damn, now I want to take a day off to skip stones. I was good, I coulda been a contenda.

fargon · 09-30-2019, 08:49 AM

Doesn't Limey live there?

Gravdigr · 09-30-2019, 08:56 AM

Eating scones and skipping stones.

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sexobon · 09-30-2019, 09:04 PM

To be chosen to go first, one must meet the standard: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

I'll be going last.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-30-2019, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Damn, now I want to take a day off to skip stones. I was good, I coulda been a contenda.

Did you count skips or distance?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-01-2019, 12:36 AM

By the way. Insh island, 90 acres less than two miles from Easdale, complete with ruins of two croft cottages and a cave where the previous owner lived for 30 years, is on the market for £125,000.

limey · 10-01-2019, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by fargon

Doesn't Limey live there?

Yes.

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Griff · 10-01-2019, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Did you count skips or distance?

Skips, we're not savages!

limey · 10-01-2019, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Skips, we're not savages!

Yabbut how'd you count the skips at the end when the stone literally ... er ... skims across the surface?

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Griff · 10-01-2019, 08:18 AM

A child's visual acuity and fisticuffs.

Diaphone Jim · 10-01-2019, 02:09 PM

I have always liked to skip rocks (the term stones is OK , but skimming sounds illegal).
Wikipedia says the record is 88 skips and 121.8 meters, almost certainly not the same throw or thrower.
I think that the best skipper should be a major league side-arm or submarine pitcher (think Kent Tekulve and Dan Quisenberry). Or maybe Nolan Ryan with a little practice.

One of the sad ways of the world is that when you find the perfect skipping rock, you almost never find it for a second throw.

Gravdigr · 10-01-2019, 03:19 PM

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I think that the best skipper should be a major league side-arm or submarine pitcher (think Kent Tekulve and Dan Quisenberry).

Here's your best skipper right here:

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Undertoad · 10-01-2019, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by limey

Yes.

See, this is the kind of detail.

Gravdigr · 10-01-2019, 07:18 PM

09-30-2019, 06:24 AM	#2
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09-30-2019, 08:49 AM	#3
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Doesn't Limey live there? __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Eating scones and skipping stones. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-01-2019, 12:36 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	By the way. Insh island, 90 acres less than two miles from Easdale, complete with ruins of two croft cottages and a cave where the previous owner lived for 30 years, is on the market for £125,000. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-01-2019, 08:18 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	A child's visual acuity and fisticuffs. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-30-2019, 09:04 PM	#5
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	To be chosen to go first, one must meet the standard: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I'll be going last.

10-01-2019, 02:09 PM	#12
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	I have always liked to skip rocks (the term stones is OK , but skimming sounds illegal). Wikipedia says the record is 88 skips and 121.8 meters, almost certainly not the same throw or thrower. I think that the best skipper should be a major league side-arm or submarine pitcher (think Kent Tekulve and Dan Quisenberry). Or maybe Nolan Ryan with a little practice. One of the sad ways of the world is that when you find the perfect skipping rock, you almost never find it for a second throw.

10-01-2019, 07:18 PM	#15
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