December 6, 2005
Column 205
Queer Eye for the Darter Guy
First there was the Fab Four – John, Paul John, and Ringo. They sang songs, did drugs, and chased birds. They were British.
Now there is the Fab Five – Ted, Kyan, Thom, Carson, and Jai. They are experts in crap like fashion, home …
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December 1, 2005
Column 204
Some Advice for 14-year-old Boys!!!
If you’re a 14-year-old boy who’s interested in girls and sports, the information and advice that follows is for you. Read on!
If you’re not interested in girls that’s understandable, and probably wise. I wasn’t either when I was your age. I preferred poker. Girls …
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Dartoid's ColumnNovember 11, 2005
Column 201
The World Series of Darts — DETAILS!
When we last left our discussion of the World Series of Darts the line between rumor and fact was about the width of the wire separating the little bitty triple twenty from the big fat triple one. Which reminds me: WHY exactly IS …
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Dartoid's ColumnNovember 17, 2005
Column 203
An Open Letter to the Santa Cruz County Darts Association
TO: Keith Albertson, Commissioner (commissioner@santacruzdarts.org); Charlie McClain, President (president@santacruzdarts.org); Nicole Smith, Secretary/Treasurer (treasurer@santacruzdarts.org), Abel Romero, Statistician (statistician@santacruzdarts.org); Roger Champieux, Public Relations Representative (prep@santacruzdarts.org); Rob West, Pub Representative (pubrep@santacruzdarts.org); Rob Christensen, A League Representative (aleaguerep@santacruzdarts.org); and Julie Miller, B League Representative …
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November 15, 2005
Column 202
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 dart or all three – unless …
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November 1, 2005
Column 200
Old Stoneface
Imagine my surprise… my curiosity… my CONCERN… when I arrived home the other day to hear my wife, casually mind you, say: “a package came for you today; it’s in a brown paper wrapper.”
Oh. Oh.
A BROWN PAPER WRAPPER! What could it be?
I picked the small …
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Dartoid's ColumnOctober 26, 2005
Column 199
Still MORE on the World Series of Darts!
The New York Times has come under intense criticism recently. Following the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame debacle, the newspaper has been forced to editorialize, over and over again, its defense of reporter Judith Miller (a nice lady with bad hair …
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Dartoid's ColumnOctober 25, 2005
Column 198
MORE on the World Series of Darts!
There’s SO much going on in the world of darts right now that a fan has to have arachnid eyes to keep up with it all. I’ll bet you didn’t know that many spiders have eight eyes. I’ll bet you don’t give a …
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October 24, 2005
Column 197
The World Series of Darts is ON!
Hurricane Wilma is banging her way through Florida as I write this and if you read some sort of sexual innuendo into that you’re probably just a beer-swilling darts player.
Which is GOOD NEWS…
…because the rumors are TRUE!
Yes darts fans, you …
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October 15, 2005
Column 196
So You Want to Throw Darts on the MOON?
With all the drama and danger in the world these days – terrorism, tsunamis, monster hurricanes, and the spiraling rise in the price of gasoline – you’ve probably been deep in thought, contemplating life, the future, and wondering just exactly what …
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