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Pic Of The Moment: Obama To Congress: Take Action On Jobs (Original Post) EarlG Jun 2012 OP
Now watch this drive....! MADem Jun 2012 #1
That was my first thought. What the hell is up with golf anyway? It's boring to do and to watch. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #3
I have a confession to make. MADem Jun 2012 #5
You're the kind of person, I'd like to hang with LittleGirl Jun 2012 #10
You'd be surprised at how many people would like to golf, but hesitate MADem Jun 2012 #14
If you don't care about keeping score, or losing a few golf balls, it's a lot more fun. tclambert Jun 2012 #17
+1 nt MADem Jun 2012 #27
I thought that was the secret to bowling! HopeHoops Jun 2012 #11
That works for me, too! nt MADem Jun 2012 #13
Oh, yeah, best ball is the most fun I ever had playing golf. tclambert Jun 2012 #18
I think more people would enjoy golf if they only played Best Ball! MADem Jun 2012 #22
I'd like to add .... as soon as we finish taking away womens rights. jillan Jun 2012 #2
I thought a painfully sore back Submariner Jun 2012 #4
Oh, DAMN -- this occasion is one where I REALLY would like to be able to rec a post! nt MADem Jun 2012 #6
Those sissy white shorts don't make his ass look larger Brother Buzz Jun 2012 #7
And his tucked shirt Jamaal510 Jun 2012 #8
He needs some "Manx!" MADem Jun 2012 #23
The MAN from GLAD! LittleGirl Jun 2012 #9
No, it's definitely the Pillsbury Dough Boy. nt TBF Jun 2012 #12
I wonder..do you think his orange color comes from too many Cheetos??? dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #15
LMFAO Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #25
Bonner really is a tub of shit - A elitist, compassion-less, cold-hearted republican slime! GreenTea Jun 2012 #16
Looks like the Boehner could use some time at the gym instead of a tanning booth. Orange and Fat crunch60 Jun 2012 #19
Would live to see Boehner and Karl Rove take a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River magic59 Jun 2012 #20
I like golf Rambis Jun 2012 #21
Do I detect a boner? Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #24
I always remember that line Doc Holliday Jun 2012 #26
Did he follow through to the back of his own head? All that orange needs some untucked shirt. Now lonestarnot Jun 2012 #28
Unfortunately, country clubs require tucked shirts. nt SunSeeker Jun 2012 #32
childbearing hips. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2012 #29
A Fat Drunk kitt6 Jun 2012 #30
Those suits hide a multitude of sins. SunSeeker Jun 2012 #31
Ummm... PavePusher Jun 2012 #33

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. Now watch this drive....!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:45 AM
Jun 2012
And admire my TAN!!!

All I can say is... "Zos shorts are for a younger person...wouldn't you say?"


 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
3. That was my first thought. What the hell is up with golf anyway? It's boring to do and to watch.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:56 AM
Jun 2012

Mini golf is fun, but mostly because kids participate. Full course golf is a cult community. It isn't about the "sport" (if you can call it that) but more about the conformity to the "club" attitude.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
5. I have a confession to make.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:15 PM
Jun 2012

I did a long tour overseas where I and three others did a LOT of golfing. We enjoyed the hell out of it, because we used the time to do a little business, a little networking, a little "gossiping" (yes, indeedy), and a little bit of exchanging jokes, trash talking and acting the fool.

The three of us, though, shared a rather dire secret--the secret was that we ALL SUCKED AT GOLF. We sucked so bad that we didn't keep score. We sucked so bad that we liberally used the "hand wedge" or the "foot wedge" to keep the game moving. We sucked so bad that we'd freely play "best ball" on holes that were just too damn hard to slog through.

Here's the thing, though...we'd turn up in the clubhouse after doing eighteen, laughing, joking, slapping one another on the back, and praising one another's "good" shots (even the worst golfer will have the occasional lucky hit). We'd have a few beverages, every one of us in a GREAT mood, and as a consequence, we would be approached, over and over again, by other (serious, competitive) golfers who knew us, with a plea that if one of us couldn't make it on our regular outings, would we consider calling them to fill out our foursome? "Oh, sure" we'd say, and then we'd cough "Bullshit" to ourselves.

We had a great thing going, and that's because we didn't allow the outing to be a "good walk spoiled." We walked around, we hit the ball and took out our frustrations on it, we laughed and talked, we got up to speed on who's who in the zoo in our respective workcenters...it was a great time. Of course, golf purists would insist that what we were playing wasn't actually golf, but our view of that was "Fuck 'em--we're having fun!" And we did have fun...! Even without the "Now watch this drive!" boasts!

The trick to enjoying golf is this--find three others who suck as bad as you do, and who know how to keep a secret!

MADem

(135,425 posts)
14. You'd be surprised at how many people would like to golf, but hesitate
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 03:01 PM
Jun 2012

because they suck like I do!

They're out there--the trick is to find them and have fun!

Be sure to follow course etiquette (replace divots, let speedy groups play through, stuff like that) and people will think you really know your stuff!

tclambert

(11,080 posts)
17. If you don't care about keeping score, or losing a few golf balls, it's a lot more fun.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:20 PM
Jun 2012

If you want to get good, you have to go to the driving range and hit 10,000 shots with your pitching wedge. Driving's not so important. Get that short club to work. A little putt-putt to hone your skill on the green and pretty soon Tiger Woods will fear you.

tclambert

(11,080 posts)
18. Oh, yeah, best ball is the most fun I ever had playing golf.
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:23 PM
Jun 2012

It can be hilarious. "Why are you guys playing from a sand trap when it's best ball?" "The other three are in the water."

MADem

(135,425 posts)
22. I think more people would enjoy golf if they only played Best Ball!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:59 PM
Jun 2012

In a foursome, over eighteen holes, EVERYONE gets to be a hero.

It's very empowering!

Sure you weren't part of my foursome? That sounds like us!

Submariner

(12,485 posts)
4. I thought a painfully sore back
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 01:03 PM
Jun 2012

would preclude someone from ever playing golf. Twisting of the back and all.

That doesn't look like some warmongering chickenhawk golfer who whined himself out of the Navy after only 6 weeks complaining of a sore back, with an Honorable Discharge no less........but it is. Wimp....

GreenTea

(5,154 posts)
16. Bonner really is a tub of shit - A elitist, compassion-less, cold-hearted republican slime!
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:10 PM
Jun 2012

Complete & total narcissistic sociopaths!!

 

crunch60

(1,412 posts)
19. Looks like the Boehner could use some time at the gym instead of a tanning booth. Orange and Fat
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:28 PM
Jun 2012

ain't so pretty. (Belly over Belt) I wonder if his golf swing is any better that his action on jobs? Na, probably had a few martini's before this game.

 

magic59

(429 posts)
20. Would live to see Boehner and Karl Rove take a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:28 PM
Jun 2012

in those prissy little outfits, meet some of the locals, squeal like a pig.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
21. I like golf
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 04:29 PM
Jun 2012

I can't afford it because it costs to much. Seeing Boner at leisure while the country suffers makes me want to smack the fake tan shithouse with a lob wedge.

Doc Holliday

(719 posts)
26. I always remember that line
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 08:14 PM
Jun 2012

from Tin Cup, Costner to Russo: "Golf is like sex...you don't have to be good at it to enjoy it."

The only golf I'm good at is PS2 golf. Hot Shots 3, anyone?

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
28. Did he follow through to the back of his own head? All that orange needs some untucked shirt. Now
Fri Jun 8, 2012, 10:06 PM
Jun 2012

where are the fucking jobs asshole? Have you created even 1 yet? Nope. Always know the answer to your question before you ask, and I'm no lawyer.

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