What game involves throwing rings to get them on or near a pin?
Quoits Quoits Quoits (/kɔɪts/, /kwɔɪts/) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin). The sport of quoits encompasses several distinct variations. The history of quoits is disputed. One theory often expressed is that the sport evolved as a formalized version of horseshoes, which is a sport that involves pitching a horseshoe at a spike in the ground. A more likely explanation, however, is that horseshoes evolved from the sport of quoits, which in turn has its
Not a Pin to Choose Between Them Not a Pin to Choose Between Them "Not a Pin to Choose Between Them" ("Somme kjerringer er slike", i.e. "Some womenfolk are like that") is a Norwegian folk tale about tolerating one's spouse despite his or her flaws. It is collected in "Best-Loved Folktales of the World" (1982). "Not a Pin to Choose Between Them" is a story about a husband and a wife who try to trade some goods from their farm in town. First, the wife goes to town and loses her money and livestock (a hen and a cow). At home, the husband calls her "mad" ("gal",