Arthur's Seat

Revenge...

Scotland are the World Curling champions, defeating recent Olympic victors Canada barely a month after the Games in Turin. Excellent news.

Calcutta Cup

(English readers of a nervous disposition look away now...)

(Courtesy Getty Images)

One clue to Scotland's 18-12 victory:
Tackle completion - Scotland 94%  England 87%

An epic afternoon, watched from the East stand at Murrayfield. Well done, lads.

Curling - a game for men with large rocks

Britain lost to Finland last night in a fiendishly close game in Turin; the Finnish skip won the game with his final stone. I watched the last few ends with Mrs Seat who was lustily cheering on the Scots (er, sorry, British) team. Brought up to believe that curling on outside ice was something grown men left work for, and children skipped school to join in, this is one of the few sports that gets your correspondent's heart racing.

Even Google got in on the action:

 

Five inches of Ice - it's a boon without price,
We'll all go a curling the morn...

Here's to the Bronze Medal, boys.

Consequences(1)

Is this what happens when you spurn the Labour party?

Scotland - world champions

Scotland have won the world championship of Elephant Polo. Having a Duke as team captain must have been the clincher.