Funny Stuff From Dave Barry

"Petanque was invented in 1907 near Marseille, at a bar. As far as I can tell, it is never played far from a bar. It's sort of like bocce, except it's played with steel balls, called 'boules.' You keep your feet together and throw your ball underhand, palm down, using a motion that I can only describe as 'French.' The object is to get your balls closer than your opponents' balls to another little ball, called the 'point' ball. When a team has scored thirteen points, it's time to go to the bar."