Skip (curling) Skip (curling) In the sport of curling, the skip (also called a "skipper") is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the "house" (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling "sheet" (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position. Overall, the skip leads the team and provides strategic direction. The skip calls shots teammates to play, through verbal direction and physical gestures. In many cases, skips communicate the planned
The Name Game A verse can be created for any name with stress on the first syllable, with "X" as the name and "Y" as the name without the first consonant sound (if it begins with a consonant), as follows: And if the name starts with a "b", "f", or "m", that sound simply is not repeated. For example: "Billy" becomes "Billy Billy "bo-illy""; "Fred" becomes "bonana fanna "fo-red""; "Marsha" becomes "fee fi "mo-arsha"" The song gives no indication of what to do with names where the stress falls on a syllable after the first, like Renee, Maria, or Lebron. The Name Game