Saturday, March 15, 2025
Column 680
Darts players are generous – but BEWARE OF GRIFTERS!
One constant about dart players is they are generous – they support each other and causes they care about. Leagues all over the world regularly run events to raise funds for various charities or to help players and families in …
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Charis' Column
Saturday, February 25, 2025
Column 679
Darts in Israel before the Hamas killers!
Shalom!
If you’re looking for a game of darts and don’t mind throwing in a joint where a suicide bomber might be sitting at the bar, I have a recommendation. The name of the place is Café Noga. Billed as an “old …
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Dartoid's ColumnMonday, February 10, 2025
Column 678
Valentines are Fucked (an inappropriate guest column by Jerry Masterson, age 8, that has nothing to do with darts)
Valentines are fucked! And while this sentence may be similar in theme to my previous column, “Kissing Girls is Fucked!” – they are both non-debatable points.
I will now …
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Column 677
A trillion darts…
When I learned recently that President Elon Musk is projected to be a trillionaire within ten years I was reminded of an article by Jacqueline Leo in The Fiscal Times that caught my eye a while back.
Don’t ask me what I was doing reading The …
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Dartoid's Column
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Column 676
Happy New Year! For 2025, I resolve…
…to spend more time with my wife – to achieve this I will reduce my nights out throwing darts from five to four. On second thought, I think I’ll just take her to the bar with me.
I resolve to drink less …
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Dartoid's Column
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Column 676
When a friend betrays (or the reason Darts in Paadise was “CANCELLED”)
“A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” This is the West Point Code of Honor. They always said that in the civilian world the difficult part would be the last four words.…
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Dartoid's Column
Monday, December 16, 2024
Column CM138
Paul Lim
Birthday: January 25, 1954
Lives in: Singapore
Born in: Singapore
Nickname: Singapore Slinger
Darts: 21-gram Target
Walk-on-Music: Walk of Life (Dire Straits)
The now 70-year-old Paul Lim Leong Hwa has moved around the world all his life. He was born in Singapore, lived and worked for some …
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Charis' Column
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Column 675
Happy Holidays!
Dear Friends…
It is that time of year again to share with you Mrs. Dartoid’s and my adventures in this journey we call life. 2024 has been another year of magic and wonder…
Lori, who we adopted from Argentina in January, is almost three and quite a …
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Dartoid's Column
Friday, November 1, 2024
Column 674
How to Become a Superior Chalker
The Ten Commandments for Keeping Score
Scorekeepers SHALL NOT:
1. Talk while keeping score!
2. Move about while keeping score. Stand still!
3. Look at the shooter. Stand facing the board!
4. Call out a score, of one …
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Dartoid's ColumnMonday, October 7, 2024
Column 673
The Return of Mr. Darts Language Person!
With all the recent alarm about pandemics, wars and rigged elections I suppose it’s not surprising that my e-mail in-box has been pounded by darts folk with questions like, “Do you think the ADO is responsible?”
For the record I do not. …
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