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Mark Hainsworth [Visitor] in response to: Elvis Presley could have (should have?) been a golfer

Mark Hainsworth [Visitor] — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:00:21 +0000

As quirky and funny as ever Clive, Ive always enjoyed reading your stuff.
The mental image of Hitler learning the banjo is great.

putting god [Visitor] in response to: The Chips Are Down (Or: The greatest long-distance putter in the game)

putting god [Visitor] — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:30:31 +0000

Silky (that is your name is it not ?)
As a fellow scribe of some standing I find it hard to believe what you have writtten about your chipping. I have witnessed many a time your protestations of pure confidence wafting across the course and as we all know confivdence is key with most things in life.May I suggest something that might help? Have a lesson. Even you have to admit you need one. Imagine the mirth generated on ranges across the country as you try and find someone to give you advice after a brief assessment of your failings.
Having said that, your main point regarding putting holds water. I challenge you to a putting contest at the course of your choice (no doubt we will be hosted for such a marvellous spectacle). I suspect this event won't happen because as PG Wodehouse so aptly put it "The least thing upsets him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows" (The Clucking of Cuthbert 1922. Or indeed this other one from the same "Mortimer , you must choose between golf and me" "But darling, I went round in a hundred and one yesterday. you can't expect a fellow to give up golf when he is at the top of his game"
I await your reply with the anticipation of a striking sloth.

Mortimer Merriweather [Visitor] in response to: Loving and hating the Yanks (and a fervent Ryder Cup wish)

Mortimer Merriweather [Visitor] — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:57:37 +0000

Brilliantly witty blog, old chap. Must dash now for a quick game of cricket followed by a stiff gin and tonic. Tally ho!

Tony Two Turns [Visitor] in response to: Loving and hating the Yanks (and a fervent Ryder Cup wish)

Tony Two Turns [Visitor] — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:57:03 +0000

Sir Clive, old boy, great to see you have a stage on which to blather on endlessly about any subject that takes your fancy. The Yanks bore the brunt of your exceptional wit this time and I for one agreed with virtually everything you said. As you know, I have been living in the US of Stateside for nearly five years now and am enjoying it very much. Yes, my neighbours drink fizzy pop beer (which tastes more like sugar solution than beer), give the environment nary a second thought, and take five hours to get round 18 holes (get a bloody move on will you), but you know what - I luv'em.
That said, one can't put into words how utterly relieved I am the US are out of the World Cup. After 2002, I was a little afraid they might actually win the thing...and that would never do.

three-putt [Visitor] in response to: Loving and hating the Yanks (and a fervent Ryder Cup wish)

three-putt [Visitor] — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:54:01 +0000

Oh, and by the way, I'm a Skoal man myself. I was in Ireland and Scotland recently, and turned a couple of Scots on to it. They were chewing like Earl Campbell -- "Skoal, brother" -- when I left and I'm hoping it spreads to England.

three-putt [Visitor] in response to: Loving and hating the Yanks (and a fervent Ryder Cup wish)

three-putt [Visitor] — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:51:15 +0000

Clive, good, funny blog. The best humor always comes from an honest place, no matter where it leads, and it's obvious you're that kind of writer. Keep it up, there are many of us who appreciate it, despite what the Americanos above say. I'm an American, and that Olympic basketball loss to the Russians -- yow! -- is one of my most painful moments in sports, but I'm not paranoid about it.

It's funny how Americans and Brits, with whom we are so closely allied, can enjoy seeing each other humiliated so much. I confess I'm pulling against the Brits in the World Cup -- which to my horror and against every instinct I find myself following -- and I'm not sure why. Of course, I enjoy seeing the U.S. lose, too, but the reason for that is more obvious: I don't want to see soccer catch on here, like the soccer snobs have been predicting for decades.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

GT [Visitor] in response to: Loving and hating the Yanks (and a fervent Ryder Cup wish)

GT [Visitor] — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:42:57 +0000

What happened in group E again?

Mortimer Merriweather [Visitor] in response to: Elvis Presley could have (should have?) been a golfer

Mortimer Merriweather [Visitor] — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:09:49 +0000

Brilliantly funny. I laughed and laughed, then stopped; then read it again and then laughed and laughed.