That is one hell of a swing.

OCGuy

Lifer
Jul 12, 2000
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I was going to come up with some witty golf/fire pun, but the comments in that article hit them all.

I saw that smoke today.
 

zinfamous

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Jul 12, 2006
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yeah, let's put a golf course in the middle of the fucking desert. funnel shit loads of water and nitrates into an environment that certainly doesn't need it, so yuppy mouthbreathers can get their rocks off. Nothing bad will ever come of this. Oh, and we have water shortages for some reason... :hmm:

Fuck golf.
:)
 

Elias824

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Mar 13, 2007
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I hope the golfers get arrested for arson and are sent the bill for the fire.
 

BrokenVisage

Lifer
Jan 29, 2005
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It was a cigar I heard, no way in the world would a club striking a rock cause such a blaze, it would be easy to stomp out before getting out of control.
 

meltdown75

Lifer
Nov 17, 2004
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i didn't watch the video

but i did see the one of Vijay skipping it over the pond and holing it on #16 @ Augusta... that's some crazy shit right there son
 

destrekor

Lifer
Nov 18, 2005
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yeah, let's put a golf course in the middle of the fucking desert. funnel shit loads of water and nitrates into an environment that certainly doesn't need it, so yuppy mouthbreathers can get their rocks off. Nothing bad will ever come of this. Oh, and we have water shortages for some reason... :hmm:

Fuck golf.
:)

I don't know of any mouthbreathers that can actually golf. ;)
 

darkxshade

Lifer
Mar 31, 2001
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It was a cigar I heard, no way in the world would a club striking a rock cause such a blaze, it would be easy to stomp out before getting out of control.

Bullshit, a burning cigar is not hot enough to set grass on fire, it has to be a spark with a high flash point like from a cellphone or a golf club striking a rock.

[not so]Subtle reference to: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2101791 in case you don't get it.
 

QueBert

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Jan 6, 2002
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It would probably be easier for the people that don't like golf to just kill themselves. You first.

There are more people who hate the game than play it, logic tells me since we vastly outweigh the smug bastards who play it. Let them off themselves. George Carlin was spot on about Golf.
 

BoomerD

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Feb 26, 2006
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yeah, let's put a golf course in the middle of the fucking desert. funnel shit loads of water and nitrates into an environment that certainly doesn't need it, so yuppy mouthbreathers can get their rocks off. Nothing bad will ever come of this. Oh, and we have water shortages for some reason... :hmm:

Fuck golf.
:)

It always amazes me that the Hawaiian Islands have such a limited water supply, (only what rainwater they can catch) yet so much of it goes to water golf courses.

Yes, a BUNCH gets used by the various hotels/condos for the benefit of the tourists...but keeping a golf course green takes a metric shit-ton of water...
 

geno

Lifer
Dec 26, 1999
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You can't fart in that state without causing a 500-acre blaze. It's crazy, I couldn't imagine having to deal with that shit every year.
 

Aharami

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Aug 31, 2001
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It always amazes me that the Hawaiian Islands have such a limited water supply, (only what rainwater they can catch) yet so much of it goes to water golf courses.

Yes, a BUNCH gets used by the various hotels/condos for the benefit of the tourists...but keeping a golf course green takes a metric shit-ton of water...

really? even in Kauai? That is the greenest place I've ever seen
 

BUTCH1

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Jul 15, 2000
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It always amazes me that the Hawaiian Islands have such a limited water supply, (only what rainwater they can catch) yet so much of it goes to water golf courses.

Yes, a BUNCH gets used by the various hotels/condos for the benefit of the tourists...but keeping a golf course green takes a metric shit-ton of water...

A lot of courses now use "gray water", from the local septic system, not potable but fine for a golf course and it would have just been discharged anyway..
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
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There are more people who hate the game than play it, logic tells me since we vastly outweigh the smug bastards who play it. Let them off themselves. George Carlin was spot on about Golf.

Smug? when I play it's at a local municipal course that's $20/round. Sometimes I'll sneak on after 6:30PM and carry my 50lb bag for 2+ hours...sound smug to you??.That's like saying all boat owners are "smug" when boats can be as cheap as a couple grand (used) to 80 million for Tiger woods type yacht..