How Many Miles to Babylon? In the 1824 edition of "The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia" there's a description of the rhyme and the game, giving the distance as "six, seven or a lang eight". The rhyme was originally accompanied by a singing game in which two lines face each other, with one player in the middle. At the end of the rhyme the players have to cross the space and any caught help the original player in the middle catch the others. The game seems to have fallen out of use in the twentieth century. In literature In film In music How Many Miles to Babylon?
2009 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game 2009 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game The 2009 Casino Rama Curling Skins Game on TSN was held on January 10 and 11 at the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Rama, Ontario. The total purse for the event was CAD$ 100,000. Four teams were invited to participate. They played one semi-final each on January 10, and the winners played in the final on January 11. For the first time ever, a women's team participated in this event. World Women's Champion Jennifer Jones and her team were invited. They joined defending men's world champion, Kevin Martin, four time world champion Randy Ferbey