Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Column 340
The Crafty Cockney’s “Autobiography”
Perhaps it’s just me and perhaps it doesn’t matter – but as I recall my third grade teacher’s explanation, an autobiography is a book written by the bloke it’s about and a biography is written for a bloke who can’t write by another bloke who …
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Column 339
Sky Sports darts walk-on girl – Nicola Elisa Moriarty
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Championship begins this weekend at Alexandra Palace so it’s time to get to know the players or, in the case of Dartoid’s World, to get to know the one person the players would most …
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Column 338
Takin’ out the BIG FINISH – at the grocery!
If you’re anything like me – married and male – you seldom go to the grocery, except to buy beer or, perhaps, on weekend game days to tag along with your wife and fill up on the sample products the …
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Column 337
Dartoid’s World INTERVIEWED!
Crazy as it may seem, Dartoid’s World was recently asked for an interview by a college student named Samantha. Below is my reply.
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Hello Sammy…
It is a great honor to be asked for an interview. When I learned that you were interested in my …
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Column 336
Tel Aviv’s Café Noga
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 country Irish pub …
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Dartoid's ColumnWednesday, October 29, 2008
Column 335
Nicole Watson leads the MMDL back to greatness
I’ve just returned to Tampa from the heart of the once famous, then infamous and, now, on the road to becoming great again Minute Man Dart League…
I was lured to Boston by what I thought was an offer to throw …
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
Column 334
Toodles SEWA!
After months of consideration, the other day I quit participating as a poster at the popular SEWA website. I posted my reason for doing so in what I felt was a helpful and constructive manner. I have since been bombarded with e-mails from people wanting to know …
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Column 333
Darts – from Alcatraz to the Eagle’s Drift
Rule #5 on the “Rock” – at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary – was Rule Number One: “You are entitled to food, clothing, shelter, and medical attention. Anything else you get is a privilege.” And “anything else” certainly didn’t include a beer and …
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Column 332
Septuagenarian George Silberzahn pens another WINNER!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – you never quite know what to expect when you pick up a book about darts. We’ll, actually you pretty much do. That’s the frustrating thing. Most of them are boring!
Like mine.
But …
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Column 331
The Dart League King
In the history of time, at least in the English language (I am including British-speak as English, to be kind) there have been less than 75 books written about darts. Of course there are several about the old Dodge Dart and poison dart frogs but …
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