{"id":341,"date":"2003-04-21T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-21T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jmatt.net\/?p=341"},"modified":"2013-11-28T02:42:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T02:42:20","slug":"golf-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.redhorse.me\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"Golf is Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I never have understood why anybody with a sound mind and body would want to waste them playing golf. And watching<\/b> it is even more incomprehensible. Even if you really want a sport with the excitement of watching grass grow, there’s dressage, which at least has the distraction of horses, and pretty women with strong thighs in tight breeches. So, as I’m counting down the hours until Rolex<\/a>, the ultimate sports event in North America, I was surprised to receive email, from someone who I thought had better taste, explaining the virtues of golf.<\/p>\n

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The message listed a number of reasons why golf was growing in popularity, even among spectators who don’t play themselves. As I read it, I realized that most of the “positives” about golf were really “non-negatives”: bad things about other sports that don’t occur in golf. That’s like saying George Bush (either one) is a good president because he doesn’t torture his citizens like Saddam Hussein. I also realized that most of the comments would apply to many other sports.<\/p>\n

\nBut, since I’m having trouble filling this space recently, and I’m always glad to poke fun at jock mania, I’ll use this. I was tempted to rewrite it just a little to apply to equestrian sports instead of golf. But either I’m lazy, or I realized that at least one person would catch my plagiarism (Hi Diane). So I’ll just present it as is, although I can’t resist adding some of my own comments (in italics)<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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\nEver wonder why golf is growing in popularity and people who don’t even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV? These truisms may shed light on reasons why.<\/p>\n