Curling Sponsors Help Americans Make New Friends

If you've been sucked in by the generous curling on USA--broadcast, in ground-breaking fashion for NBC, "live"--congratulations. You're probably unemployed, and thus enjoying the distraction of the bizarrely addictive sport of curling, or are a professional blogger. Congratulations on either/both, and here's a piece explaining a bit more about the game in order to enrich your viewing experience. I don't know who the author is, but he is remarkably handsome. 

The US is currently playing Germany, and is tied, 3-3. No matter how the match turns out, though, the United States will have better sponsors. The team is not only sponsored by the charity condom brand "Hurry Hard," but the team is also sponsored by the single malt scotch Laphroaig. Given those goodie bags, the curling team may not leave with medals, but they should make plenty of new friends along the way in Vancouver.