Dartoid’s Column

Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Column 547
Ohio State vs. Michigan.  And DARTS!

The other day I posted my prediction (104 – 3) for Saturday’s annual Ohio State vs. Michigan game. I was generous to Michigan. I gave them 3 points because my wife and daughter went to college in Ann Arbor even though the university …

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Column 546
It’s Halloween!  Or Punky Night, if you live in Somerset, England!

This evening, as we in America toss Tootsie Rolls into sacks thrust at us by sticky little children cleverly disguised as sticky little children in sheets, across the pond in Somerset, the Brits are handing out goodies to …

Sunday, October 1, 2017
Column 545
The return of Mr. Darts Language Person!

Welcome to “Ask Mr. Darts Language Person,” the only column of its kind in the world, including England, dedicated to proper grammatorical usage in connection with the sport of darts. Special thanks are due to columnist Dave Barry of the Miami Herald…

Friday, September 22, 2017
Column 544
It’s ADO Election Time!!!

Which means nothing.

With just 8 days remaining for those dozen or so people deemed “qualified” by ADO rules to serve as either president or CFO of our nation’s laughing stock of a darts “governing body” to declare their candidacy and then be considered and …

Friday, September 1, 2017
Column 543
Trillions of gallons, darts, and a lapdance

When I learned that Hurricane Harvey has, so far, dumped NINE TRILLON GALLONS of rain on Texas and surrounding areas I was reminded of an article by Jacqueline Leo in The Fiscal Times that caught my eye a while back.

Don’t ask …

Monday, August 21, 2017
Column 542
Eclipse Day Darts!

With all the drama and danger in the world these days (terrorism, tsunamis, monster hurricanes, and the spiraling rise in the price of gasoline – and now the eclipse) you’ve probably been deep in thought, contemplating life, the future, and wondering just exactly what it would …

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Column 541
Rocky’s Annual Roadside Outdoor Darts Tournament

There’s Marciano, Graziano, Balboa, and the 41st Vice President of the United States…

You’ve got those big mountains.

And don’t forget the squirrel!

Then there’s “Rocky” the darts dude from Parkhill, Ontario, Canada.

Surely this guy – Ron Wilcox – has more brains …

Thursday, July 27, 2017
Column 540
Music City!

With one of the BEST tournaments in America on tap this weekend it seems appropriate to share this oldie…

“Scoring’s for show; doubles for dough.”– Bobby GeorgeThe doubles were flowin’ for me like a frickin’ fire hydrant on crack recently at the Greater Nashville Darting …

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Column 539
An Open Letter about DARTS to Kim Jong-in

Dear Jong-un…

Please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family on the death of your father and also my apology for addressing you informally. I write in friendship to ask for an invitation to come to North Korea to …

Thursday, June 1, 2017
Column 538
More Darts Wanderlust

“Now when I was a little chap,” recalled Joseph Conrad at the beginning of Heart of Darkness, “I had a passion for maps. I would look for hours at South America, or Africa, or Australia, and lose myself in all the glories of exploration. At …