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Darts Trivia Update One of the more popular stories is of darts emerging as a game developed by soldiers during the reign of King Henry VIII in England. Basically, archers decided to throw their arrows with their hand instead of the bow. Eventually they moved it to the pub and started shortening their arrows and that’s how the whole game of darts got started. This lore is further supported by the fact that King Henry VIII was gifted with a pair of darts during his reign. Darts is more than just a hobby played in pubs or bars by middle aged men after work. Darts is also for women and children. There is a darts youth league and a darts women’s league. Darts is also popular to the point where they have their own televised league like the premiere league, called premier league darts. Darts is much more popular in England. There is no doubt that that’s where the game was created. It is believed to have moved to America during the latter parts of the nineteenth century because of an increase in travel between England and the United States. Darts has an almost non-existent entry barrier. Unlike other sports that have certain physical requirements. Originally, man would throw steel-tipped darts in to circular blocks of elm, which the bar owners would have to soak overnight to close the holes up. Nodor is the oldest dart brand credited with producing the first dartboard made of clay. Currently they are one of the most successful darts brands. They are in possession of the famous dartboard company Winmau. They also own the Red Dragon Darts Brand. Originally, darts were made from cut down arrows or crossbow bolts. The primary purpose of the flights is to prevent the rear of the dart from overtaking the front of the dart. Dartboards are made from the sisal plant – this grows naturally in only a few countries with the best quality found in Kenya, which is backed up by its premium market price – so if it’s made in China it probably hasn’t got the best quality fibre. The first man to sell matched sets of brass darts was a Hungarian salesman of boiler linings named Frank Lowy. He went on to found Unicorn darts, still the largest darts manufacturers in the world. In November of 1989, Tony Jones recorded 28 perfect 180 scores in just one hour and 25 minutes for a charity event in Manchester, England. An impressive 7-man superstar line up consisting of Bob Anderson, Eric Bristow, John Lowe, Chris Johns, Martin Phillips, Alan Warriner, and Ritchie Gardner established a 15-minute fast-scoring mark of 8,806 points in a charity throw at the 1988 British Professional Championships. Big Cliff Lazarenko fired his first 9-dart perfect 501 game at an exhibition at the Aberlynon Leisure Centre. Using 25-gram titanium tungsten darts, he threw two 180s and a T20, T19, D12 for the 141 out in the last match of the night. A lessor known fact is that the first book about darts was published in 1936 by a writer named Rupert Croft-Cooke. The first major organized tournament the “News of the World”, nicknamed NOW for short was held in 1927 – 1997. with over 100 entries. Shanghai apart from being a game on its own can also refer to a player hitting the single, double, and treble area of a number in any game. Paul Lim of San Bernardino, California. Threw a perfect 9-dart 501 leg at the 1990 Embassy World Championships. Because he did it before the TV cameras, he received £52,000 ($88,000 US) for his remarkable achievement. Jim Pike, a darts legend in England before most of you even threw one, was such a marksman that he could shoot a cigarette from someone's mouth with a dart - AND STICK IT IN ANY DOUBLE. The average speed of a dart hitting a board is around 64kph (40mph). On March 28-29, 1986, Graham Innis, Graham Miller, Graham Parker, and Richie Davis scored 1,003,769 points in 24 hours at the Maxilla Club in London, England. During that period, they hit 152 perfect 180s. London, 1937. The great Jim Pike went around the board on doubles, retrieving his own darts, in the time of 3 minutes 30 seconds. He did this shooting from the old distance of 9 feet. At an exhibition match at the Gipsy Stadium, in England, in July 1977, Muhammed Ali faced former Welsh champ Alan Evans. With Evans scoring only on triples, Ali won hitting a bullseye on the way out and immediately proclaimed himself darts champion of the world. On February 21st., 1989, at Buckingham Palace, London, Eric Bristow became the first dart player to receive the coveted Member of the British Empire award (M.B.E.). Mr. Bristow admitted he was nervous meeting the queen, saying, "It was more nerve-racking than any TV final." This gives him the right to have the letters M.B.E. present after his name. In June of 1978, All-World John Lowe captured a 1001 leg in 22 darts: 140-180-140-100-140-140-125-D18. John averaged 137 per throw or a grand 45.6 per dart en-route to this memorable game. Pat Irwin of the Mitre hotel, playing in a double start/double finish 501 match, hit a 170 in (Dbull-60-60) and a 170 out (60-60-Dbull) in the same leg, in April of 1987. Probably the most notable individual effort occurred on October 13, 1984 in the quarter-finals of the MFI World Matchplay Championships. The match featured British stars John Lowe and Keith Deller with Lowe hitting the first televised nine-dart perfect 501 game in the history of the sport. Darts has two governing bodies the BDO and the PDC. The BDO were formed in 1976. The PDC (originally WDC) formed in 1992 following a disagreement between the leading players of the time and the BDO hierarchy. Phil Taylor has won the most world darts championships a record 16 times among other impressive dart feats. He is also the first darts player to hit two nine dart finishes in one match. In the British Dart Organization (BDO), Indian Sikhs are exempt from the rule forbidding headgear. Eric Bristow got his nickname "The Crafty Cockney" not from his accent, as some may think, but from a T-shirt he picked up in a California darts pub. Apparently there 3,944 possible ways to hit a 9-dart finish in a game of 501. On 17 December 2019, Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to beat a man at the PDC World Championships, beating Ted Evetts 3–2 in the first round at the 2020 World Championship. (Sherrock has faced hateful comments online after her PDC matches of 2019, but said she learned how to use the feeling to perform better; "If I’m feeling a bit slouchy, I’ll look at some of the comments and I’ll be like: ‘OK, now I need to prove you wrong.)

Why don’t aliens celebrate Christmas……Because they don’t want to give away their presence.

What do you say to your single friends on Valentine's Day……Happy Independence Day.

Where would an astronaut park his space ship……A parking meteor.

What is the snake’s favourite subject……Hiss-story.

Where does a waitress with only one leg work……HOP.

How do you measure a snake……In inches……they don’t have feet.

Missing God A group of young boys were always getting into trouble on the estate so the local vicar decided to intervene and speak to each of them about their behaviour. When it was Johnny’s turn to go in, he sat down nervously wondering what was going to happen. As with the other boys, the vicar decided to find out how much the boy knew about God and whether he understood the difference between right and wrong. The vicar began with the question, “Where is God?” Johnny stared at him in amazement but did not answer. Again, the question was asked, this time more forcibly. “I said, where is God,” he bellowed. Frightened out of his skin, Johnny raced from the room, ran all the way home, and hid in the wardrobe. His older brother followed him upstairs and shouted through the door. “What’s happened?” “Oh Tom, we really are in trouble this time. God has gone missing and they think we did it.”

Suggestive Passenger The four passengers get talking and the chat soon takes an erotic turn. The young woman proposes: “If each of you give me $1, I will show you my legs”. The men, charmed by the woman, all pull a dollar out of their wallet and she proceeds to pull up her dress a bit to show her legs. The woman then says: “If each of you gentlemen give me $10, I will show you my thighs”. Again, the men pull out their wallets, hand over the money the money and the woman pulls up her dress to show her legs. The woman continues: “If you give me $100, I will show you where I was operated on for appendicitis”. All three hand over the money. The woman then turns to the window and points outside at a building they’re passing: “See there in the distance, that’s the hospital where I had it done!”

Sale A man was walking one day, when he came to this big house in a nice neighbourhood. Suddenly he realised there was a couple making love out on the lawn. Then he noticed another couple over behind a tree. Then another couple behind some bushes by the house. He walked up to the door of the house, and knocked. A well-dressed woman answered the door, and the man asked what kind of a place this was. "This is a brothel", replied the madam. "Well, what's all this out on the lawn?" queried the man. "Oh, we're having a yard sale today."

Why shouldn't you fall in love with a pastry chef……A. He'll dessert you.

I entered ten puns in a contest to see which would win……No pun in ten did.

What do you call lending money to a bison……A buff-a-loan.

What kind of shorts do clouds wear……Thunderpants.

Why did the bullet end up losing his job……He got fired.

When does a joke become a ‘dad’ joke……When it becomes apparent.

48 Signs You're Getting Older Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals. You feel like the morning after and you haven't been anywhere. Your little black book contains only names that end in M.D. Your children begin to look middle aged. You finally reach the top of the ladder and find it leaning against the wrong wall. Your mind makes contracts your body can't meet. You look forward to a dull evening. Your favourite part of the newspaper is "20 Years Ago Today." You turn out the lights for economic rather than romantic reasons. You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going. Your knees buckle, and your belt won't. You're 17 around the neck, 42 around the waist, and 95 around the golf course. Your back goes out more than you do. Your Pacemaker makes the garage doors go up when you see a pretty girl. The little old Gray haired lady you helped across the street is your wife. You sink your teeth into a steak, and they stay there. You have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet. You get your exercise acting as a pallbearer for your friends who exercise. You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions. You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. You buy a compass for the dash of your car. You are proud of your lawn mower. Your best friend is dating someone half his age...and isn't breaking any laws. Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper. You sing along with the elevator music. You would rather go to work than stay home sick. You constantly talk about the price of gasoline. You enjoy hearing about other people's operations. You consider coffee one of the most important things in life. You make an appointment to see the dentist. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. Neighbours borrow your tools. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?" You have a dream about prunes. You answer a question with, "because I said so." You send money to PBS. The end of your tie doesn't come anywhere near the top of your pants. You take a metal detector to the beach. You wear black socks with sandals. You know what the word "equity" means. You can't remember the last time you lay on the floor to watch TV. Your ears are hairier than your head. You get into a heated argument about pension plans. You got cable for the weather channel (sometimes referred to as "Old Folks MTV"). You have a party and the neighbours don't even realize it. When you bend over, you look for something else to do while you're down there.

Headache It was a beautiful warm spring day and a man and his wife were at the zoo. She was wearing a cute, loose-fitting, pink spring dress, sleeveless with straps. As they walked through the ape exhibit and passed in front of a very large gorilla, the gorilla went nuts. He jumped up on the bars, holding on with one hand (and 2 feet) grunting and pounding his chest with his free hand. He was obviously excited at the pretty lady in the wavy dress. The husband, noticing the excitement, suggested that his wife tease the poor fellow. He suggested she pucker her lips, wiggle her bottom, and play along. She did and Mr. Gorilla got even more excited, making noises that would wake the dead. Then the husband suggested that she let one of her straps falls. She did and Mr. Gorilla was just about to tear the bars down. "Now try lifting your dress up your thighs," the husband suggested. This drove the gorilla absolutely crazy! Quickly the husband grabbed his wife by the hair, ripped open the door to the cage, slings her in with the gorilla and said: "Now, tell HIM you have a headache."