Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Column 499
Donald the Monkey – a Fable
Only one person in the world may understand this. They know who they are…
Once upon a time there was a monkey. His name was Donald. He was a dumb monkey but, unlike another Donald, he was not under the delusion he could …
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Thursday, August 26, 2015
Column HR147
The King ain’t dead… and the Queen, Anne Drtr, is alive (and living in Malaysia)
Sports fans the world over are a fickle lot. They will hate a player or team one day and then be shouting their parses the next. When the Old Dart Coach was playing bartender, …
Friday, August 14, 2015
Column 498
Fantasy League Update!
Perhaps it’s just climate change, but as summer fades into fall things seem to be heating up more than cooling down, and Donald Trump’s lead is growing…
WAIT!
… what’s really growing is Mike Holler’s lead in the CDC Fantasy League.
I have no idea what …
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Thursday, August 6, 2015
Column HR146
WIM-O-WAY… WIM-O-WAY… WIM-O-WAY…
An email arrived from Firth of Tom which should never be confused with the Firth of Clyde. Everyone knows that the latter “encloses the largest and deepest coastal waters in the British Isles.” The Firth of Tom lives in Ireland, the land of Guinness – home …
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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Column 497
There’s some crazy shit goin’ on in the world of darts!
At the top of the list has to be the writings of British journalist Rebecca Tyrrel, who not long ago quoted yours truly in a story for The Independent: “Lady Gaga says she went trouser-less to help …
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Column HR145
The darts greats of yesteryear would prosper today
The Old Dart Coach (for those who are not aware) has a bit of an ego. Sure, this may come as a shock to some, but most will shake their heads with savoir-faire and mutter, “Tell me something I don’t know.”…
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Column 496
Enter the 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay Pool!
Think you know darts?
Want to win some money?
Enter the BetVictor World Matchplay Pool!
Here is the bracket, click on it for the embiggened version:
Print it off.
Fill it out.
Scan and e-mail it to: [email protected].
Send you entry …
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Thursday, July 9, 2015
Column HR144
All hail American women dart players!
It’s been said that a goldfish has a very short attention span. The often heard comment (frequently said to the Old Dart Coach) is, “You have the attention span of a goldfish.” A new study conducted by Microsoft shows that humans have an …
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Friday, July 3, 2015
Column HR143
They celebrate July 4th in England too!
In 1863, a group of people gathered in London, possibly in a pub, to set down the rules for footbol. Civilized people call it soccer. Rules of darts? Simple folks in a bar. Like the rules of darts, the rules of soccer …
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Column 495
A Conversation with Mrs. Dartoid – by Sherilyn J. Herkey, aka The Passionate Darter
What was your reaction when you first realized Paul was so passionate about darts? I thought, ‘Seems safe enough… and how expensive can THIS be?’
I know Paul has previous writing experience… did you ever …
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