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From: BAR on 19 Jul 2010 20:21 In article <alangbaker-72C511.16351119072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > In article <MPG.26aeaa107e9992f698a12d(a)news.giganews.com>, > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > In article <alangbaker-522FFA.10254819072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > In article <MPG.26ae009a7601a1ae98a12c(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <alangbaker-50070D.02182719072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > <0683d450-0dd1-42c7-acd6-3ceade5f7b7f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > crapyking <crapyking1(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Not my cup of tee either. Golf is about hitting greens in regulation > > > > > > then taking TWO strokes to roll it in, that's how the scorecard was > > > > > > designed. Any course that has a 50yrd putting green is ridiculous. And > > > > > > 5-6 foot deep bunkers, get real. Not fun to play or watch in my > > > > > > opinion. We do play/watch the game for enjoyment don't we? > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how stupid you come across from saying that? > > > > > > > > > > Scotland is where the game was *invented* and to suggest that a > > > > > scorecard is "designed" to tell you what strokes to play is just... > > > > > ...idiotic. > > > > > > > > There is debate as to origins of the game. > > > > > > There always will be... > > > > > > ...but it doesn't change the fact that they've been playing golf in > > > Scotland for nearly three times as long as there has been a country > > > called the United States of America. > > > > Have you bowed to your Queen lately? > > No. Have you? We don't have one.
From: Alan Baker on 19 Jul 2010 20:24 In article <MPG.26aeb63414f907d398a12f(a)news.giganews.com>, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > In article <alangbaker-72C511.16351119072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > In article <MPG.26aeaa107e9992f698a12d(a)news.giganews.com>, > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <alangbaker-522FFA.10254819072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > In article <MPG.26ae009a7601a1ae98a12c(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article <alangbaker-50070D.02182719072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <0683d450-0dd1-42c7-acd6-3ceade5f7b7f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > crapyking <crapyking1(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not my cup of tee either. Golf is about hitting greens in > > > > > > > regulation > > > > > > > then taking TWO strokes to roll it in, that's how the scorecard > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > designed. Any course that has a 50yrd putting green is > > > > > > > ridiculous. And > > > > > > > 5-6 foot deep bunkers, get real. Not fun to play or watch in my > > > > > > > opinion. We do play/watch the game for enjoyment don't we? > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how stupid you come across from saying that? > > > > > > > > > > > > Scotland is where the game was *invented* and to suggest that a > > > > > > scorecard is "designed" to tell you what strokes to play is just... > > > > > > ...idiotic. > > > > > > > > > > There is debate as to origins of the game. > > > > > > > > There always will be... > > > > > > > > ...but it doesn't change the fact that they've been playing golf in > > > > Scotland for nearly three times as long as there has been a country > > > > called the United States of America. > > > > > > Have you bowed to your Queen lately? > > > > No. Have you? > > We don't have one. Wow. And you're not very bright. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: BAR on 19 Jul 2010 20:25 In article <wclark2-53187E.19564619072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- state.edu>, wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > > In article <MPG.26aeaa107e9992f698a12d(a)news.giganews.com>, > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > In article <alangbaker-522FFA.10254819072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > In article <MPG.26ae009a7601a1ae98a12c(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > > > In article <alangbaker-50070D.02182719072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > <0683d450-0dd1-42c7-acd6-3ceade5f7b7f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > crapyking <crapyking1(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Not my cup of tee either. Golf is about hitting greens in regulation > > > > > > then taking TWO strokes to roll it in, that's how the scorecard was > > > > > > designed. Any course that has a 50yrd putting green is ridiculous. And > > > > > > 5-6 foot deep bunkers, get real. Not fun to play or watch in my > > > > > > opinion. We do play/watch the game for enjoyment don't we? > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how stupid you come across from saying that? > > > > > > > > > > Scotland is where the game was *invented* and to suggest that a > > > > > scorecard is "designed" to tell you what strokes to play is just... > > > > > ...idiotic. > > > > > > > > There is debate as to origins of the game. > > > > > > There always will be... > > > > > > ...but it doesn't change the fact that they've been playing golf in > > > Scotland for nearly three times as long as there has been a country > > > called the United States of America. > > > > Have you bowed to your Queen lately? > > Alan wins. > > By a mile. Isn't the Queen of England also the Queen of Canada?
From: Alan Baker on 19 Jul 2010 20:39 In article <MPG.26aeb722a87defe498a130(a)news.giganews.com>, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > In article <wclark2-53187E.19564619072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > state.edu>, wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > > > > In article <MPG.26aeaa107e9992f698a12d(a)news.giganews.com>, > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <alangbaker-522FFA.10254819072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > In article <MPG.26ae009a7601a1ae98a12c(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article <alangbaker-50070D.02182719072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <0683d450-0dd1-42c7-acd6-3ceade5f7b7f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > crapyking <crapyking1(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not my cup of tee either. Golf is about hitting greens in > > > > > > > regulation > > > > > > > then taking TWO strokes to roll it in, that's how the scorecard > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > designed. Any course that has a 50yrd putting green is > > > > > > > ridiculous. And > > > > > > > 5-6 foot deep bunkers, get real. Not fun to play or watch in my > > > > > > > opinion. We do play/watch the game for enjoyment don't we? > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how stupid you come across from saying that? > > > > > > > > > > > > Scotland is where the game was *invented* and to suggest that a > > > > > > scorecard is "designed" to tell you what strokes to play is just... > > > > > > ...idiotic. > > > > > > > > > > There is debate as to origins of the game. > > > > > > > > There always will be... > > > > > > > > ...but it doesn't change the fact that they've been playing golf in > > > > Scotland for nearly three times as long as there has been a country > > > > called the United States of America. > > > > > > Have you bowed to your Queen lately? > > > > Alan wins. > > > > By a mile. > > Isn't the Queen of England also the Queen of Canada? Yup. But you still can't figure out why asking me if I'd bowed to my Queen makes you the loser in a discussion about what constitutes how golf was "designed", do you? -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia <http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>
From: William Clark on 19 Jul 2010 20:48
In article <MPG.26aeb722a87defe498a130(a)news.giganews.com>, BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > In article <wclark2-53187E.19564619072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio- > state.edu>, wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says... > > > > In article <MPG.26aeaa107e9992f698a12d(a)news.giganews.com>, > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <alangbaker-522FFA.10254819072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > In article <MPG.26ae009a7601a1ae98a12c(a)news.giganews.com>, > > > > BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > In article <alangbaker-50070D.02182719072010(a)news.shawcable.com>, > > > > > alangbaker(a)telus.net says... > > > > > > > > > > > > In article > > > > > > <0683d450-0dd1-42c7-acd6-3ceade5f7b7f(a)z10g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > > > > > > crapyking <crapyking1(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not my cup of tee either. Golf is about hitting greens in > > > > > > > regulation > > > > > > > then taking TWO strokes to roll it in, that's how the scorecard > > > > > > > was > > > > > > > designed. Any course that has a 50yrd putting green is > > > > > > > ridiculous. And > > > > > > > 5-6 foot deep bunkers, get real. Not fun to play or watch in my > > > > > > > opinion. We do play/watch the game for enjoyment don't we? > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have any idea how stupid you come across from saying that? > > > > > > > > > > > > Scotland is where the game was *invented* and to suggest that a > > > > > > scorecard is "designed" to tell you what strokes to play is just... > > > > > > ...idiotic. > > > > > > > > > > There is debate as to origins of the game. > > > > > > > > There always will be... > > > > > > > > ...but it doesn't change the fact that they've been playing golf in > > > > Scotland for nearly three times as long as there has been a country > > > > called the United States of America. > > > > > > Have you bowed to your Queen lately? > > > > Alan wins. > > > > By a mile. > > Isn't the Queen of England also the Queen of Canada? She is not as much of a queen as you are :-) |