Their justification for this was their raisin d'etre.
Odd factoids
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KEEF
Veteran
- Location
- BURNOPFIELD
Raisins are abundant in antioxidant-rich polyphenols
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
I like polyphenols - even Parrots deserve a break
When golf was invented (in Ireland....not Scotland as many mistakenly believe) the balls were square. After 2 years gaining popularity a Welsh scientist did some calculations and decided oblong was a better, more logical shape.
2 years later a scouser reportedly said "sod this for a game of soldiers" and produced round golf balls.
Yet another invention Scousers should be credited with.
2 years later a scouser reportedly said "sod this for a game of soldiers" and produced round golf balls.
Yet another invention Scousers should be credited with.
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
You cannot drink from the World Cup
You can if you are a dog called Pickles
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LarryDuff
Guru
- Location
- Hillsborough Co Down
Wasn't it called Pickles?
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
Didn't biggles like pickles?
classic33
Leg End Member
Stealing the credi from someone elae you mean!
Having asked the Irish where they got those small "ball shaped objects" from. He decided there must be an easier way of getting such shaped objects, whilst regretting asking the question in the first place.
If you've ever watched them hurling, it's easy see which story is true.
Are you actually doubting my factoid?
classic33
Leg End Member
Just the piece about the scousers incentive. It being an idea to stop others sufferring the same fate.
Having seen a golfball hit a quarter mile with very little problem, once seen you'll never doubt it again.
Pnce changed to once in last edit.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The sport golf is actually named after the VW Golf. Following the VW Golf being introduced in 1975, it quickly became the car of tosseurs all across Germany. The drivers were really up themselves and indulged in some dreadfully dangerous antics on the road. Things got so bad petrol stations started selling special bats with a blob on the end so victim could attack the cars of offenders and inflict maximum damage. The son of one driver got hold of his Dads bat, and started to use it to knock a ping pong ball around the garden. As the tool being used was a Golf bat, the name carried and the tiresome sport of Golf was born. Personally, I think the 1975 version was more fun.
