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BUMP TO YOU GRAMMY!
that bump looks like it is hurting as much as this freepathon thread is hurting...
"onyx" got burned out -- will she ever come back (just to visit?). People are avoiding this thread real bad...
18 Hole Golf Courses - Why?
Why a tee shot of Scotch works well for a golfer...
Why do golf courses have 18 holes - not 20, or 10, or an even dozen? During a discussion among the club's membership board at St. Andrews in 1858, a senior member pointed out that it takes exactly 18 shots to polish off a fifth of Scotch. By limiting himself to only one shot of Scotch per hole, the Scot figured a round of golf was finished when the Scotch ran out!
[The following is not intended to offend fans of tennis, basketball, football, or baseball. It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in its proper perspective. However, if you are offended because of your favorite sport, please tell someone who cares...]
Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don't even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV? The following may shed some light:
1. Golf is an honorable game, with the overwhelming majority of players being honorable people who don't need referees.
2. Golfers don't have some of their players in jail every week.
3. Golfers don't kick dirt on, or throw bottles at, other people.
4. Professional golfers are paid in direct proportion to how well they play.
5. Golfers don't get per diem and two seats on a charter flight when they travel between tournaments.
6. Golfers don't hold out for more money, or demand new contracts, because of another player's deal.
7. Professional golfers don't demand that the taxpayers pay for the courses on which they play.
8. When golfers make a mistake, nobody is there to cover for them or back them.
9. The PGA raises more money for charity in 1 year than the NFL does in 2.
10. You can watch the best golfers in the world up close, at any tournament, including the majors, all day every day for $25 or $30. The cost for even a nosebleed seat at the Super Bowl costs around $300 or more, unless you buy it from scalpers, in which case it's $1,000+.
11. You can bring a picnic lunch to the tournament golf course, watch the best in the world, and not spend a small fortune on food and drink. Try that at one of the taxpayer funded baseball or football stadiums. If you bring a soft drink into a ballpark, they'll give you two options-get rid of it or leave.
12. In golf, you cannot fail 70% of the time and make $9 million a season, like the best baseball hitters (300 batting average) do.
13. Golf doesn't change its rules to attract fans.
14. Golfers have to adapt to an entirely new playing area each week. Golfers keep their clothes on while they are being interviewed.
15. Golf doesn't have free agency.
16. In their prime, Palmer, Norman, and other stars, would shake your hand and say they were happy to meet you. In his prime, Jose Canseco wore T-shirts that read "Leave Me Alone."
17. You can hear birds chirping on the golf course during a tournament.
18. At a golf tournament, (unlike at taxpayer-funded sports stadiums and arenas) you won't hear a steady stream of four letter words and nasty name-calling while you're hoping that no one spills beer on you.
19. Tiger hits a golf ball over twice as far as Barry Bonds hits a baseball.
20. Golf courses don't ruin the neighborhood.
Either that or somebody shoot me now!
BUMP
We go to the FBR open in Phoenix every year. It’s all so TRUE! I have a more fun, relaxing, comfortable time at a golf course than any other sporting event. Sit on the grass, have a picnic, bring a sandwich and watch professional golfers all day long... perfect.
Last time we went we saw Sutherland chip ~100 yard out for an eagle... incredible.
Is there anything like a Back-bra???????????............
Actually, I'm hurting. Fell and hurt my back and leg 3 weeks ago. Been going to a chiropractor and still hurt like hell. Besides that, I can't get comfortable ANY way. I'm exhausted and in excruciating pain, praying that I can make into Boston tomorrow to see my regular dr and pray he'll stick a needle where the sun don't shine and stop this agony.
Either that or somebody shoot me now!
Sounds like you should of gone to your Doctor 2 1/2 weeks ago. I hope that you will be able to see your regular Doctor and that they will be able to help you.
Even like right now, can't you go to the emergency room? 3 weeks is a long time...
(I stole your graphic -- thank you)
There's a groin pull bra...
Yes. It’s like going to a well manicured park and having entertainment.
The pain in the back of the leg makes it most painful to drive and my dr. is a decent driving distance. I was getting a little improvement from the chiro and hoping one more treatment and I’d be able to drive. That almost worked till the setback Sunday.
Two friends said they went to the ER and waited mucho hours only to be sent home for bed rest, same with one who saw her dr. Another said take it easy but keep moving to get as comfortable as possible.
Maybe tomorrow I’ll find out who I should have listened to.
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