“Everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to somebody else.” (Will Rogers) A friend of mine was playing golf for the first time. Without him knowing it, I substituted a “goofy” golf ball for his. He couldn’t figure out why his drives were veering right or left…and why the ball was taking awkward bounces on the green. We laughed and he cheered when one of the bounces landed in the hole. But Ray was a good sport, we all had a fun day and it wasn’t even April 1st. ;-) Jack
FROM DS IN SOCAL: Ha ha....that's funny. You "bad" doing that to a NEW golfer. Once he got a good ball
he probably wondered why it was so hard for people. Years ago I had purchased a couple of GE Silicone golf balls that were supposed to go "a mile". I kept it in my locker for years thinking of a time I would play them and the guys would think I really found the secret to hitting the ball a long way. Well, that day came, and I put it down and took out an iron to hit the ball on a long hole. When I hit it....it broke into a thousand pieces. The joke was on me and we all had a great laugh.===JACK: Good friends can enjoy a joke in a group. I had lots of fun at the "Y" when I was a kid. ===DS: Yes, I loved the "Y". Mr. Murphy gave us our towels and I really loved him too. Later, got to know his son Joe, who you probably did, too.===JACK: Joe was a very good friend and a classmate of mine. I once wrote an essay about "Murph" as an English project at Augustana. The Moline Dispatch published it, along with a picture of Murph handing out a towel. I worked at the Y as his replacement on his days off. I also handed out towels at night .
ROM BLAZING OAKS: So True! We've had some of those goofy golf balls, too; Always a good laugh! I wonder if our league season will ever get going this year...the answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind....HA! Hangin' in there with all the rest!===JACK: Do you play golf in a league or with a group of older youngsters? Maybe one of the others should drive the cart.
FROM RS IN TX: So THAT's why my golf shots go where they go and do what they do. Whew....I thought it was my bad golf swing! Hmmm.....I think I'm beginning to sound like Trump.....blame something else for bad results and take no responsibility. Sorry.===JACK: Tip! Be careful who you play golf with...especially if I'm anywhere around.
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