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From: Dene on 6 Dec 2007 00:02 On Dec 5, 8:43 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > If it bother's him, why would he be so willing to explain this insult so > that those who had no clue what it meant (such as myself) are now in on > it? > > > That should be considered > > off limits even in the world of usenet, yet it seems that Koenig gets a pass > > from almost everyone concerned. If it didn't bother him, I'd think that > > something was wrong, and I hope that others have called Koenig on the > > behavior. > > But his behaviour shows that it doesn't bother him. It doesn't bother Koenig in the least bit. He's that type of person. Picture the bullying jock in middle school. That's Koenig, who never grew up. There's one like him at every reunion......usually drunk.....reliving the glory days. The issue is whether it bothers you, the reader. That's the answer to your question, Alan. I knew his latest insult would require some context to the reader so I gave it. It isn't his first time insulting my wife or another. Providing his history allows everyone to be on the same page and personally deciding whether it's ok to disparage somebody's wife. -Greg
From: Bobby Knight on 6 Dec 2007 00:03 On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 04:45:29 GMT, assimilate(a)borg.org wrote: > >On 5-Dec-2007, Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> He travels at least an hour to play golf with >> this group. Kinda strange, since most people play at nearby courses >> or clubs, but his decision. > >Not strange for someone who values quality company. I have one home course >20-30 min away and another 1h15. Different guys, both quality groups. I surmise that these posts were regarding the explanation of my current schedule at this time. Thanks for making note of your similar experience Bill-O. I've belonged to the same club for 26 years, and I do value my friendships there. Hell, I don't even bring my clubs home, and leave them there, unless I have an outside tournament. I'm sure that there will be a "yeah, but" response from Greg to your post. It's a shame that my full life is such a problem to him. He obviously wishes that it were not so. -- ___, \o | / \ . "Someone likes every shot"! bk
From: Alan Baker on 6 Dec 2007 00:12 In article <78b68e1c-e784-4755-bd17-103c7e93f8d2(a)s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > On Dec 5, 8:43 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > > If it bother's him, why would he be so willing to explain this insult so > > that those who had no clue what it meant (such as myself) are now in on > > it? > > > > > That should be considered > > > off limits even in the world of usenet, yet it seems that Koenig gets a > > > pass > > > from almost everyone concerned. If it didn't bother him, I'd think that > > > something was wrong, and I hope that others have called Koenig on the > > > behavior. > > > > But his behaviour shows that it doesn't bother him. > > It doesn't bother Koenig in the least bit. He's that type of person. > Picture the bullying jock in middle school. That's Koenig, who never > grew up. There's one like him at every reunion......usually > drunk.....reliving the glory days. No, Greg. *Your* behaviour shows that it doesn't bother *you* that much. If it bothered you so much, why did you identify to whom Tex was referring? > > The issue is whether it bothers you, the reader. That's the answer to > your question, Alan. I knew his latest insult would require some > context to the reader so I gave it. It isn't his first time insulting > my wife or another. Providing his history allows everyone to be on > the same page and personally deciding whether it's ok to disparage > somebody's wife. And remaining silent would have left what he said something so innocuous that many wouldn't have even known it was an insult... -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
From: Robert Hamilton on 6 Dec 2007 00:26 assimilate(a)borg.org wrote: > On 5-Dec-2007, Dene <gdstrue(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > He travels at least an hour to play golf with > > this group. Kinda strange, since most people play at nearby courses > > or clubs, but his decision. > > Not strange for someone who values quality company. I have one home course > 20-30 min away and another 1h15. Different guys, both quality groups. > The group Bobby play with sounds pretty good to me. I used to play at a club with a large group like that, and it was a lot of fun. There were enough people to let them really do some fun things. One reason I hate all the cheting so much and the slow play is that is what killed that group, especially the cheating, and it was a 5 buck nassau, which is a piece of change for the winning team when you have 60 guys ponying up the 15 bucks. Since that group died out in the late 1990's, there really hasn't been one that is worth getting up at 6:30AM or so on weekends. The good thing is I have learned to find my own games just about anywhere if I want them, and to really enjoy playing as a single...to get back to the topic of the thread! I have met a lot of different people, and played a lot of different courses, especially over the last 4 or 5 years. I regret spending even the time with the large group. It's like a rut. Same old same old, and there is a lot more out there, but you need to develop the social skills to interact with people that you are not that familiar with, which is golf terms boils down to realizing no one really cares how good a golfer you are, most people are no different than you, just looking for a game. The greatest benefit is that now I play when I want to, when I have the time, and where I want to. I got some coupons for Pelican Point from nasty spammers who no doubt got my email addy from this group...and I'm thinking of heading down there in the next little while...tomorrow, maybe Wolf Hollow. I don't know if I could go back to the same old guys week in and wek out and the same old course all the time. Back to Bobby though, when I get into my 70's, the same old group might look pretty good, especially if it is a good group, but right now, I really enjoy meeting different people and playing different courses.
From: Dene on 6 Dec 2007 00:38
On Dec 5, 8:45 pm, assimil...(a)borg.org wrote: > On 5-Dec-2007, Dene <gdst...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > > He travels at least an hour to play golf with > > this group. Kinda strange, since most people play at nearby courses > > or clubs, but his decision. > > Not strange for someone who values quality company. I have one home course > 20-30 min away and another 1h15. Different guys, both quality groups. I have the similar situation with my groups. The men's club I miss is the one I moved away from. It's an hour away now. But....I'm just not willing to get up at 5 am to play with them at 7 am. and conversely, be back by 3 pm. -Greg |