FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Gray Fox]

  Dear Friends,

         
          Many of you may not know it, but I have been very busy over the last 4 years putting my thoughts and ideas together in a  book.  I am very proud of the results and to assist with the marketing, I am asking friends and family to help me out.
         
          I believe my new book on GOLF gives the reader valuable playing tips and insider information that I have gained through my years of struggle and experience. I'm hopeful you find this a useful tool to help you enjoy your game that much more as you enjoy the great outdoors.
         
          The cost is only $9.95 and can be ordered by simply sending certified funds to my address.  Don't wait until they're all gone !!!!
         
          Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Fourth Putt.
         
          Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough, when you Hit a Titleist from the tee.
         
          Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a bunker.
         
          Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance off the Shank.
         
          Chapter 5 - When to Give the Course Ranger the Finger.
         
          Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings.
         
          Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management.
         
          Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9:00 a.m.
         
          Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round.
         
          Chapter 10- When Does A Divot become classified as Sod.
         
          Chapter 11 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the water.
         
          Chapter 12 - Why your Spouse Doesn't Care That You Birdied the 5th..
         
          Chapter 13- Using Curse-words Creatively to Control  Ball Flight.
         
          Chapter 14-When to Let a Foursome Play through Your Twosome.
         
          Chapter 15 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting five off the Tee.
         
          Chapter 16 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent.
         
          Chapter 17 - God and the Meaning of the Birdie-to-Bogey Three Putt.
         
          Chapter 18 - When to Re-grip Your Ball Retriever.
         
          Chapter 19- Throwing Your Clubs: An Effective  stress-Reduction Technique.
         
          Chapter 20 - Can You Purchase a Better Golf Game?
         
          Chapter 21 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 a Beer  from the Cart Girl and Give her a $3 Tip, but will balk at $4.50 at the 19th Hole and stiff the Bartender.
         
         
          Thanking you in advance for your order

snoop dawg

Gee s d, I thought you could TAKE a GOLF joke.

[snoop dawg]

I can take a.....joke, when it is intended as one.

[retagent]

Let me be the first to wish Paris Hilton a Happy Birthday.

Snoop - I'm sure you've heard the story about how Seve responded to a writer in the press tent when asked to recount what happened when he four putted a particular hole. I recount it every time I'm with someone who has this misfortune fall upon him.

I read in a golf magazine a few weeks ago that there were about a hundred four putts recorded on tour last year, to go along with about 10 five putts, and even one six putt. I can't remember who recorded that ignominious deed.

[D O.C.]

A fun off-season read - for me - from Wildcat 11 where 2003 AA WILDCAT quarterback, Tyler Matthews, has a few choice things to say about those Gagliardi teams.

http://catdomealumni.blogspot.com/

[DuffMan]

A fun off-season read - for me - from Wildcat 11 where 2003 AA WILDCAT quarterback, Tyler Matthews, has a few choice things to say about those Gagliardi teams.

http://catdomealumni.blogspot.com/

That said, the 2002 team probably was the best team I've played on, and no doubt was one of the best in Linfield history. Our offensive line was flat-out dominant, and I believe there wasn't a team in the country that we couldn't handle on the line.

Hmmm, I think I might argue that point

That being said, Tyler was a great QB and a good guy.  I played against him in 2002 and chatted briefly with him after the 2003 game, and I came away with a good amount of respect for him in both situations.

[snoop dawg]

Let me be the first to wish Paris Hilton a Happy Birthday.

Snoop - I'm sure you've heard the story about how Seve responded to a writer in the press tent when asked to recount what happened when he four putted a particular hole. I recount it every time I'm with someone who has this misfortune fall upon him.

I read in a golf magazine a few weeks ago that there were about a hundred four putts recorded on tour last year, to go along with about 10 five putts, and even one six putt. I can't remember who recorded that ignominious deed.

Retagent......the greens at my club are running at 13.5 right now.  The pros play at 12.  I 4 putted from 4 feet on Saturday.   I was 4 feet above the hole putting for birdie, just started the ball on its way and was then 35 feet away.  The funny part of the story is that the cart girl was stopped nearby, watched the debacle and put my favorite beer in the cart and left.  That eased the pain quite a bit.

[tmerton]

One last post on a local outrage, not unrelated to Iowa's need to reduce prison TP expenses...

"Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet"

"It would encourage people to reduce their sewage output by taking shorter showers,recycling washing machine water or connecting rainwater tanks to internal plumbingto reduce their charges,''Professor Young said.

"Some people may go as far as not flushing their toilet as often because the less sewage you produce, the less sewage rate you pay.''

I just love that friggin' idea.  Encourage the citizens to leave their toilets filled with waste.  Any idea how many flushes a day are OK?  Maybe just one at night before we hit the hay?  Socially disfigured college students, such as those attending St Thomas, would have a huge advantage here as they may be able to go three or four days in between toxic flushes.

Oz, you've obviously never lived through a drought situation. 

The mantra of the mid 70s drought in the San Francisco Bay area:

If it's yellow let it mellow
If it's brown flush it down

Words to live by in a drought.

[BDB]

BDB;

I crossed paths two days ago with a former Stout hockey player.  Probably a mid-90's graduate.  Small world.  I need to move to Mars to get some anonymity back.

Interesting. The D-3 playoffs begin this weekend. #3 Stout hosting UW-Eau Claire.

Should be a rockin' house.

I'm throwing around some +k stimulus, as it seems the chatter around here has died off with the economy. 

[DustySJU]

A fun off-season read - for me - from Wildcat 11 where 2003 AA WILDCAT quarterback, Tyler Matthews, has a few choice things to say about those Gagliardi teams.

http://catdomealumni.blogspot.com/

Nice work CatDomeAlumni!  I hope we see a resurgence from both squads this season.

Are you out there TDT?

[repete]

One last post on a local outrage, not unrelated to Iowa's need to reduce prison TP expenses...

"Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet"

"It would encourage people to reduce their sewage output by taking shorter showers,recycling washing machine water or connecting rainwater tanks to internal plumbingto reduce their charges,''Professor Young said.

"Some people may go as far as not flushing their toilet as often because the less sewage you produce, the less sewage rate you pay.''

I just love that friggin' idea.  Encourage the citizens to leave their toilets filled with waste.  Any idea how many flushes a day are OK?  Maybe just one at night before we hit the hay?  Socially disfigured college students, such as those attending St Thomas, would have a huge advantage here as they may be able to go three or four days in between toxic flushes.

Oz, you've obviously never lived through a drought situation. 

The mantra of the mid 70s drought in the San Francisco Bay area:

If it's yellow let it mellow
If it's brown flush it down

Words to live by in a drought.

I was there for that. They even had it on billboards.

Meanwhile, I was impressed in Australia with all the two-button johns, one half and the other full flush.

ret -- seve's quote is a classic. one of the best, although my favorite is the one attributed to noted a-hole (and Aussie)  bruce crampton to his assigned female golfer in a pro-am.

"Well Mr. Crampton the girls at the club bet me that you wouldn't say five words to me all round," she said.

"Sorry, lady, you lose."

[retagent]

Snoop - That's much to fast. If it's by design, you should get your superintendant fired. Golf is not meant to be played that way. That being said, on one of our courses, the #1 green is fast and sloped back to front. If you get above the hole in summer, you may be off the green for your next shot. Funny thing, more often than not I'm short of that green, chipping for birdie and hoping for an up and down.

[OzJohnnie]

Six years ago the Australian Open was suspended in the middle of the first round and non-stop watering of the greens for 24 hours was undertaken to try and ease them up a bit.  Eventually the first round was replayed on the Friday and the two post-cut rounds were played on Sunday.  Organizers had decided to toughen up the play at Victoria a bit.  From an article I googled on the event:

Defending champion Stuart Appleby, who shot a three-over 73 Thursday, described the greens as "Teflon-coated," "diabolical" and resembling "five o'clock shadow"...

Rich Beem didn't think adding a little water would help the greens.

"You'd be better off spitting on them a couple of times," the PGA champion said.

[snoop dawg]

Snoop - That's much to fast. If it's by design, you should get your superintendant fired. Golf is not meant to be played that way. That being said, on one of our courses, the #1 green is fast and sloped back to front. If you get above the hole in summer, you may be off the green for your next shot. Funny thing, more often than not I'm short of that green, chipping for birdie and hoping for an up and down.

Not by design.  Because of the frost in the mornings, the greens are not growing very fast, so rather than cut them, they roll them to smooth them out.  When the mornings warm a bit, they will cut them and they will slow down.  They like to keep them at 11.  Yeah, we have the roll off happen to.  How about this, my buddy was above the hole, putting down hill, misses the hole, ball rolls off the green across the first cut and into the sand trap. Of course he heard remarks like, "good shoulder turn there", "you really got a hold of that one" and on and on.  I won the hole so I loved it, good sportsman that I am.

[OzJohnnie]

Snoop - That's much to fast. If it's by design, you should get your superintendant fired. Golf is not meant to be played that way. That being said, on one of our courses, the #1 green is fast and sloped back to front. If you get above the hole in summer, you may be off the green for your next shot. Funny thing, more often than not I'm short of that green, chipping for birdie and hoping for an up and down.

Not by design.  Because of the frost in the mornings, the greens are not growing very fast, so rather than cut them, they roll them to smooth them out.  When the mornings warm a bit, they will cut them and they will slow down.  They like to keep them at 11.  Yeah, we have the roll off happen to.  How about this, my buddy was above the hole, putting down hill, misses the hole, ball rolls off the green across the first cut and into the sand trap. Of course he heard remarks like, "good shoulder turn there", "you really got a hold of that one" and on and on.  I won the hole so I loved it, good sportsman that I am.

You know what makes that story unbelievable?  The words "my buddy." 

[snoop dawg]

My buddy as long as I win and he pays.