tyler cowen ballyrags curling

Gushue goes for Gold today. It's a holiday in Newfoundland. Newfoundlanders have their priorities in order. Meanwhile, the big heads over at Marginal Revolution have been having a good snicker about curling in the Olympics. Tyler Cowen introduced the subject here (and doesn't bother spelling Saskatchewan properly). Lapsed Canadian Alex Tabarrok draws our attention to the latest in broom technology here. Today, Cowen betrays the depths of his ignorance:

If the sport falls on hard times, it could sell itself as a Monty Python skit, albeit in an obscure Swiss German dialect. Is it the only Olympic sport where you can wear earrings while playing? Here is a curling video -- be baffled, be very baffled. The division of labor is limited by the extent of the market, as they say.

This, from a man who spends his spare time seeking out decent barbecue, and writing about it as if he were Shackleton.