Trump's Tarrifs Have Devastating Impact On The Curling Broom Industry

[Pogo]

The American people have reportedly begun stockpiling curling brooms ahead of a perceived decline in supply as a result of the tariffs. Leading curling broom resellers say they will have to reduce their inventory because of the tariffs, and have already begun raising prices to account for the lower supply.
"Trump will come to regret this recklessness," said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "Americans will suffer terribly as a result."

[aviator]

Oh no....That's terrible. We may have to pull out from the next Olympics.

[rto]

Why couldn't they just put afro hair on a Swiffer and use that?

[baboon]

The same reason you wouldn't use steel wool, it scratches the ice smells like a niqqer

[Johnny]

I've been the most loyal Trump supporter ever; but not any more. He has crossed the line. You don't mess with curling brooms! 😁

[GimpyPaw]

It's a fucking broom. How hard can it be to source one domestically?

Curling is one of those things that makes me wonder if I woke up in another dimension one day. Until the day it became an official Olympic Sport I had never once seen or heard of it. I've lived in Alaska. I've lived in Sweden. Never seen curling. Nobody ever mentioned curling. In Sweden, come winter time they flood the soccer fields and turn them into ice rinks for hockey. Half the time I was in Sweden I could look out my window at a park with 2 different ice rinks. NOBODY ever did anything that even looked like curling.

Then one day it's an Olympic Sport, USA has a team, Canada has a team that cheats, and everyone is a fucking expert about curling. There's special brooms, there's videos on twitter about the special process they use in making the puck or goose or what-ever that thing is. Curling is a psy-op, and I'm the only one not in on the joke.

[aviator]

Gimpy, Curling is Pogo's favorite sport, don't put it down....

[GimpyPaw]

Gimpy, Curling is Pogo's favorite sport, don't put it down....

I'm not putting it down. I'm saying it's fictional. It didn't exist until 1998. All references to curling prior to 1998 are fabricated. History books were revised, people sworn to a pact in which they all pretend like curling has "always been real". It only takes a few, then people are too embarrassed to admit that they somehow failed to notice a cultural pillar in the world of winter sports so they pretend like they've known about curling all this time.

The Emperor has no clothes, and apparently he plays curling too.

[aviator]

I'm not putting it down. I'm saying it's fictional. It didn't exist until 1998. All references to curling prior to 1998 are fabricated. History books were revised, people sworn to a pact in which they all pretend like curling has "always been real". It only takes a few, then people are too embarrassed to admit that they somehow failed to notice a cultural pillar in the world of winter sports so they pretend like they've known about curling all this time.

The Emperor has no clothes, and apparently he plays curling too.

We're being sarcastic, it's got to be the stupidest "sport" there is. Who invented it? folks above the arctic circle who have nothing to do for seven months out of the year? (sorry Erik)

[GimpyPaw]

That’s the thing. I’ve lived above the artic circle. I’m 1/4 Swedish. I lived in Sweden for 2 years (pre-muslim era) I was fluent, read and spoken Swedish.

At no point in my life prior to 1998 did I ever see or hear something about curling. Never caught something on the news. Never saw people practicing. It’s seriously weird to me that this sport was so unknown and then suddenly the world was all “Oh yea, I’ve been a fan for decades”.

[aviator]

That’s the thing. I’ve lived above the artic circle. I’m 1/4 Swedish. I lived in Sweden for 2 years (pre-muslim era) I was fluent, read and spoken Swedish.

At no point in my life prior to 1998 did I ever see or hear something about curling. Never caught something on the news. Never saw people practicing. It’s seriously weird to me that this sport was so unknown and then suddenly the world was all “Oh yea, I’ve been a fan for decades”.

New sports come along. Look at that stupid Pickleball thing that has taken over all the tennis courts. The college had to turn half their courts to pickleball courts and they are always packed.

[baboon]

The Olympics are a sad joke

[Sanders]

Is there anything politicians can't fix for us?

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[GBob01]

Time for me to start a curling broom manufacturing business. I'll corner the U.S. market

[Full Otto]

Time for me to start a curling broom manufacturing business. I'll corner the U.S. market

Here's a little more incentive for you

[Johnny]

While the rest of you see only athletic female shapes, 5-star cleavage, and asses hard enough to cut a diamond; we see more important things:

- glistening sheens on the ice
- subtle changes in stone momentum
- the musical sound of curling brooms in action

Me and Pogo got it right. The rest of you guys can wallow in shame!

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