Posted on 04/04/2012 7:58:09 AM PDT by rawhide
The photo you see to your right would be one of Russ Berkman's four tickets to Wednesday's Masters practice round. The Seattle resident hit the jackpot and was all set to enjoy some time golfing and hanging out with a couple of buddies before heading to Augusta to take in the course and the Par-3 Contest.
It sounded like a perfect plan ... until Berkman came home to find his dog, Sierra, had eaten all four of his tickets. I guess his dog didn't appreciate being left out of the trip.
As Berkman told sports radio station KJR in Seattle, he was at a loss for words when he came home to find the strings from the tickets — and only the strings — lying on the floor.
Masters trip canceled, right? Wrong. Berkman ended up feeding his dog Hydrogen peroxide — it's safe for animals to ingest — in an effort to get his dog to puke the tickets back up. The trick worked, leaving Berkman with a pile of puke and ticket pieces.
But the story gets better. Instead of cleaning up the mess, the guy went through the puke, piecing the tickets back together in an attempt to keep to the trip on track. That's what you call dedication.
With the pieces of the tickets and photographic evidence, Berkman made the call to see if Augusta would consider giving him new passes. Thankfully, tournament officials had a sense of humor and made it easy on Berkman, reissuing him four new tickets.
If you take only one thing away from this story, make sure you never leave your Masters tickets in a spot where the family dog has access to them. Doing so could leave you with a real headache ... and lots of puke.
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Point out where I actually posted the quote you are falsely attributing to me or ask the mods to delete it as Obama-like tactics and lies are not appreciated on FR.
Can’t be that toxic if dogs eat it all the time. Mine has only lately taken to it in the last year!
Do you believe in magic?
If it were a sport, none of them would be fat. We see plenty beer bellies.
OTOH, there are many fat (yet muscular) footballers. And the Chicago White Sox were full of fatties in the ‘80s.
Anyway, it’s a game, not a sport.
I used to have to walk 1.5 mi every day in college. I thought it would be good for me (I am historically a skinny-minnie - weight is not the issue). It never helped my endurance and I kept huffing and puffing any time I had to walk around that much, including my 1st real job which made me walk that long from subway to office. It’s not enough of a work-out.
(BTW- an 18 hole round is about 5 1/2 miles of walking)
Cats do too. That’s *maybe* one possible reason why many cats and dogs develop various cancers much too early in their lifespan. Just guessing...
Quit FReepmailing me.
We have nothing in common as I am not a Romney supporter and I am straight.
You are probably right about your limp wrist preventing you from playing golf well and getting a Glock to cycle rounds though.
Eighteen holes is only five or so miles for those who walk, which are fewer and fewer.
That’s not what you said in your gushing FReepmail ‘lil feller.
Oh, and when I said to work on the limp wrist I meant light weight lifting not bathhouse shenanigans. But I guess you fellers gotta do what you fellers gotta do.
Just leave me out of it and no more FReepmails.
The only freepmailing going on is from people who frequent dog threads telling me what an asshat you are.
LOL!
Is an “asshat” useful in keeping you wee fellers from hitting on straight men? At least you stopped FReepmailing me. That is something.
I often play in charity tournaments where carts are included with registration and stocked with complimentary goodies, box lunch etc. I load up my bag, but leave the cart to the player I’m paired with and walk the course, anyway. Removing myself from the course by not walking disconnects me from the game and I never play well. The walk is part of the game and the experience of the environment. With the exception of those who are handicapped, I look at using a cart for golf much like using a cart to go hiking.
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