Canadian sports No.6

My shoulders are sore from sweeping, and that can only mean one thing - Little Man in a Toque has been curling.

Given the fact that curling is Scottish (and generally considered shite) you might be expecting me to really take the piss out of it. But no. I loved it. And not only that but my darts and pool skills obviously stood me in good stead because I was actually rather good at it (even if I say so myself).

Here's a rather blurred photo of me and the team just to prove that I did it.

I didn't quite have the grace of some of the more experienced curlers, and on delivering the stone I favoured the unorthodox 'sliding-on-knees-technique' but that didn't seem to matter because I seemed to be able to hit the target. And one of the most important aspects of curling is the drinking - whether from the bar or hip-flasks on the ice - which I was also, perhaps less surprisingly, good at too.

The funniest thing about curling - even funnier than when people fall on their arse - is just how competitive Canadians are about it. It's hardly what I would call a macho sport but some of the guys (and girls) were getting really pumped and giving it the 'big-un', if you know what I mean. Chillout guys, aggresion in curling is like sledging in a flower arranging competition.

Curling - definately a game to play rather than watch but don't knock it 'till you've tried it. You can learn all about it from the Canadian Curling Association