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[chisag]

2 hours ago, SnakeDoc said:

Thank you @Shankster I am glad to be here.

 

 

... I am teaching myself Spanish and have been at it for almost 6 months now. At 67 it ain't easy picking up my first foreign language and I hope I am as close to correct Spaish as you are with your English. 

[xOldBenKenobiX]

44 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... I am teaching myself Spanish and have been at it for almost 6 months now. At 67 it ain't easy picking up my first foreign language and I hope I am as close to correct Spaish as you are with your English. 

As far as my languages go, Portuguese, English, Spanish, I don't consider my self a speaker of either, but I would not go hungry in Italy or France.

[GolfSpy BOS]

As far as my languages go, Portuguese, English, Spanish, I don't consider my self a speaker of either, but I would not go hungry in Italy or France.

I got to travel to Germany one time for work. Not being able to speak a lick of German was tough outside the office but I was able to order lunch at the Italian restaurant we went to because I could at least read the menu since they had it written in Italian!

I was suddenly grateful for all of the restaurants in the north end of Boston that do that with their menus.


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[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

 

... I am teaching myself Spanish and have been at it for almost 6 months now. At 67 it ain't easy picking up my first foreign language and I hope I am as close to correct Spaish as you are with your English. 

I blame spanish classes for why I failed off my baseball team twice in high school 

[xOldBenKenobiX]

30 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

I got to travel to Germany one time for work. Not being able to speak a lick of German was tough outside the office but I was able to order lunch at the Italian restaurant we went to because I could at least read the menu since they had it written in Italian!

I was suddenly grateful for all of the restaurants in the north end of Boston that do that with their menus.


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I remember when I first migrated to the US and everything was new, I had never taken English classes, so my first few days were really interesting.

Those were some good times.

[GolfSpy BOS]

I remember when I first migrated to the US and everything was new, I had never taken English classes, so my first few days were really interesting.
Those were some good times.

I can only imagine. Everywhere that I’ve been (Germany, China, Caribbean) people have been able to point me in the right direction with a little English. I know it’s much more rare for non-English speakers coming here.


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[cnosil]

18 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

I can only imagine. Everywhere that I’ve been (Germany, China, Caribbean) people have been able to point me in the right direction with a little English. I know it’s much more rare for non-English speakers coming here.
 

It is like the old joke..   What do you call someone that speaks three or more languages?  Multilingual.   What do you call someone that speaks two languages?  Bilingual.  What do you call someone that speaks one language?  American.

[silver & black]

16 hours ago, cnosil said:

I love watching birds of prey.   We have lots of hawks, bald eagles, and osprey near me.  When the osprey are nesting, i can go down the street and watch them dive for birds.   One of the most amazing things I saw was an osprey carrying a fish and a bald eagle chased him down,  flipped upside down and grabbed the fish from the osprey.  Wish I had a camera with me to capture that.    My father in law was really into photography and took the below picture of the osprey I mentioned. 

 

That's awesome! I used to Bass fish on a lake that was a state funded sanctuary for Ospreys. Watching the birds was every bit as much fun as fishing.

[BIG STU]

7 hours ago, SnakeDoc said:

Thank you for pointing out, I know my grammar is not the best.

I was not born or educated in the United States, so I fail o basic grammar at times.

Don't worry about your grammar------ I was born and raised in the South and we butcher the English language ------ In fact I do not speak "real" English either I speak Southern Redneck--- Besides if you really want to get technical us in Merica do not speak proper King's English anyhow. So write it how you want to write it and we will figure it out if not we may politely ask " What are you talking about Willis?"

[BIG STU]

2 hours ago, SnakeDoc said:

As far as my languages go, Portuguese, English, Spanish, I don't consider my self a speaker of either, but I would not go hungry in Italy or France.

Funny you mentioned Portuguese. Had a truck driver up at the Steel Mill one day that did not know procedure. He was asking me. I could not figure out what he was saying. I could pick up on some Spanish. Another driver walked up and I knew him and asked if he knew more Spanish than I did. He went to conversing with the guy and got him straightened out. I asked what Spanish dialect he was speaking? He said none--- Portuguese . WTF I asked him? He told me his Mom is Portuguese and he is fluent in the language

[xOldBenKenobiX]

10 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Don't worry about your grammar------ I was born and raised in the South and we butcher the English language ------ In fact I do not speak "real" English either I speak Southern Redneck--- Besides if you really want to get technical us in Merica do not speak proper King's English anyhow. So write it how you want to write it and we will figure it out if not we may politely ask " What are you talking about Willis?"

I don't give much mind about it anyways, I make fun of my accent and grammar all of the time, as well as my best friends try to give me a hard time.

My standard answer is that they have known me for over 10 years and if they do not understand me, it is their own fault, they had plenty of time to learn my "English".

 

[BIG STU]

2 minutes ago, SnakeDoc said:

I don't give much mind about it anyways, I make fun of my accent and grammar all of the time, as well as my best friends try to give me a hard time.

My standard answer is that they have known me for over 10 years and if they do not understand me, it is their own fault, they had plenty of time to learn my "English".

 

 Some of us here on MGS will figure it out like your friends did

[Nolan220]

My biggest cringe is my cousin will slice a ball 45 feet into the trees with no sight of it and walk up and down looking for it for like 15 mins .. Like the ball is gone man ...take a drop keep it moving

[Jmikecpa]

I can only imagine. Everywhere that I’ve been (Germany, China, Caribbean) people have been able to point me in the right direction with a little English. I know it’s much more rare for non-English speakers coming here.


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Beijing is the only place that I have been that I couldn’t get around without a translator. Everywhere else in Asia I have been I was able to get by with English and my limited Cantonese.


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[palvord]

8 minutes ago, Nolan220 said:

My biggest cringe is my cousin will slice a ball 45 feet into the trees with no sight of it and walk up and down looking for it for like 15 mins .. Like the ball is gone man ...take a drop keep it moving

In some respects, it is inspiring to watch the strong belief that these people have that they will find the ball. It's an almost insane level of belief that they have, but it is a selfish mindset when it negatively impacts pace of play for playing partners and potentially the rest of the course.

[Nolan220]

On 4/14/2020 at 10:36 AM, Titleist87 said:

Do you cover you metal woods? Your Scotty Cameron? Why does it bother you so much that I use iron covers?

I never got the hate for Iron covers, I don't use them but who cares if someone does, it doesn't impact my life. I always put my covers back on my putter, driver, hybrid etc so they wont get dinged up. 

[Nolan220]

5 minutes ago, palvord said:

In some respects, it is inspiring to watch the strong belief that these people have that they will find the ball. It's an almost insane level of belief that they have, but it is a selfish mindset when it negatively impacts pace of play for playing partners and potentially the rest of the course.

it is ! I remember I just watching my cousin walk up and down the fairway looking for this ball and I don't even think he was keeping score. He wanted to find that ball so bad... I told him it was a donation to the golf gods and he should thank them for choosing his ball 

[chisag]

46 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Don't worry about your grammar------ I was born and raised in the South and we butcher the English language ------ In fact I do not speak "real" English either I speak Southern Redneck--- Besides if you really want to get technical us in Merica do not speak proper King's English anyhow. So write it how you want to write it and we will figure it out if not we may politely ask " What are you talking about Willis?"

English to Redneck:

Y'all need naught fret bout yer werds ----- I was born and brung up in tha confedaracee an we hawg slawter Anglish. Fakt iz I aint never spoke no "reel" Anglish I speek Bubba. Cauz iffin you rally wanna get awl hoitee toitee, ratcheer en 'Murica we ain't speekin no Kangs Anglish anyhows. So's spe-yell any ole ways ya wanna spe-yell an we gonna cyfer it and iffen we doant, weyell dang we just gonna ask in our sundee best speekin' " What y'all  talkin' bout Willis?"

[GolfSpy BOS]

English to Redneck:

Y'all need naught fret bout yer werds ----- I was born and brung up in tha confedaracee an we hawg slawter Anglish. Fakt iz I aint never spoke no "reel" Anglish I speek Bubba. Cauz iffin you rally wanna get awl hoitee toitee, ratcheer en 'Murica we ain't speekin no Kangs Anglish anyhows. So's spe-yell any ole ways ya wanna spe-yell an we gonna cyfer it and iffen we doant, weyell dang we just gonna ask in our sundee best speekin' " What y'all  talkin' bout Willis?"

I read that too easily.


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[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 hour ago, B.Boston said:

I read that too easily.


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Hanging around my dumbass to much

[BIG STU]

11 hours ago, chisag said:

English to Redneck:

Y'all need naught fret bout yer werds ----- I was born and brung up in tha confedaracee an we hawg slawter Anglish. Fakt iz I aint never spoke no "reel" Anglish I speek Bubba. Cauz iffin you rally wanna get awl hoitee toitee, ratcheer en 'Murica we ain't speekin no Kangs Anglish anyhows. So's spe-yell any ole ways ya wanna spe-yell an we gonna cyfer it and iffen we doant, weyell dang we just gonna ask in our sundee best speekin' " What y'all  talkin' bout Willis?"

Perfect translation------- And I know some boys up your way and they are as big of a redneck as I am

[bens197]

Perfect translation------- And I know some boys up your way and they are as big of a redneck as I am

Real quick, I always loved this joke.

A redneck is on the shore of a private pond fishing around 7pm. The property owner is tired of people fishing there and called the law.

Cops show up and confront Mr. Redneck with his large Yeti cooler full of fish.

Evenin’ Sir, whatcha doing fishin’ here in someone else’s pond?

I ain’t fishin, these here are my retriever fish.

Retriever fish?...yup...I’m just keepin em here with me and then I throw em back. When I whistle, they swim to the shore and we hang out again.

The Cop can’t help but laugh. Sir, fishing on private property is illegal and you’ll be ticketed for each of the...12 fish in this cooler. 12 fish x $100 is a lot of money.

Like I said sir, they aren’t for eatin. The redneck grabs the cooler, dumps the fish into the pond and they all swim away.

A minute goes buy and the redneck starts heading for his truck. The cop says, where do you think you’re going? Go get your fish, I’m not letting you off without a ticket.

What fish, I don’t have any fish in this yeti?

Who says rednecks aren’t smart

[SmoothG]

1 hour ago, bens197 said:

Real quick, I always loved this joke.

A redneck is on the shore of a private pond fishing around 7pm. The property owner is tired of people fishing there and called the law.

Cops show up and confront Mr. Redneck with his large Yeti cooler full of fish.

Evenin’ Sir, whatcha doing fishin’ here in someone else’s pond?

I ain’t fishin, these here are my retriever fish.

Retriever fish?...yup...I’m just keepin em here with me and then I throw em back. When I whistle, they swim to the shore and we hang out again.

The Cop can’t help but laugh. Sir, fishing on private property is illegal and you’ll be ticketed for each of the...12 fish in this cooler. 12 fish x $100 is a lot of money.

Like I said sir, they aren’t for eatin. The redneck grabs the cooler, dumps the fish into the pond and they all swim away.

A minute goes buy and the redneck starts heading for his truck. The cop says, where do you think you’re going? Go get your fish, I’m not letting you off without a ticket.

What fish, I don’t have any fish in this yeti?

Who says rednecks aren’t smart

Reminds me of this...

 

[Brian A]

On 4/14/2020 at 10:09 AM, B.Boston said:

My dad just finally gave up on playing from the Whites... he probably held out a year or two too long but realized he's not having fun golfing when it takes him 3 good shots to reach a par 4 now.  He already told the members in our league he's playing from the next tee's up (green in this case) this year and if they don't like it he won't play.

Being the good son that I am, I will miss teasing him after hitting his second that he's almost to my drive (I'm not really that long of a hitter), but I'll sure be happy to see him hitting more greens and having some looks at birdie.  It will also be good to see him able to get through 18 more easily again.

I read somewhere that playing the tees that gives you an average of 8 iron in on the par 4's is a good spot to be playing from.

First The tees on the course I play most with my dad are set red, (Kids) Gold (Senior) White,  Blue (tips) So on this, I play from the whites (with the distances I can hit the ball, could probably play from back tees, but dont feel I'm skilled enough) My dad plays the golds when he plays with his friends in their weekly game, however when we play our weekly game we usually get paired up with 2 others, if they are both playing white, he will join the 3 of us on whites as he thinks its quicker to hit from there, than drive to golds then hit, etc.

 

What is everyones thoughts on that, should he be playing from the gold. He usually shoots anywhere between 5-10 worse from whites than gold (on 9)

[GolfSpy BOS]

That’s def up to him. But when my dad plays up he usually just takes the cart up to the next tee box after I get my club and hits right after I do. I walk to his tee while he’s hitting. It really takes no extra time as long as he wants to play from those tees.


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[Micah T]

1) Guys playing the wrong tees: dudes always want to play the tips but if your driver doesn’t carry 275 what are you doing back there?

2) People screaming for near misses: save your screams/yells for hole-outs: I’m teeing off 20 yards from you when your group erupts due to someone scaring the hole...

3) Not being ready to hit when it’s your turn

4) taking too much time to put: there better be at least $100 on this putt that you’ve backed off4 times while I wait in the fairway..

I do listen to music while I play, but always on headphones, and not so loud that I can’t converse with my playing partners.

 

 

Edited April 16, 2020 by Micah T

[chisag]

9 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Perfect translation------- And I know some boys up your way and they are as big of a redneck as I am

 

... LOL, no doubt. But to be fair a Chicago translation is"

Yo, who gives a raytz azz about how you taak?  I wuz borned on da Sout-side uv Sheecaago and we taak f****n grate. An not fur nuttin but Eenglish aint alwaaz Eenglish so's I speek Sheecaago.-- An you guyz wannaa akt like sum kinda f****n' skaalur none of uz guys speak college boy Eenglish anyf****nway. So's go ahead say what you gunna say an no f****n dout we knows what da f**k you sed but if its naat ?  " What da f**k  R you taakin bout ya moor-on?" 

(too much time on my hands  )

[chisag]

6 hours ago, Apes44 said:

First The tees on the course I play most with my dad are set red, (Kids) Gold (Senior) White,  Blue (tips) So on this, I play from the whites (with the distances I can hit the ball, could probably play from back tees, but dont feel I'm skilled enough) My dad plays the golds when he plays with his friends in their weekly game, however when we play our weekly game we usually get paired up with 2 others, if they are both playing white, he will join the 3 of us on whites as he thinks its quicker to hit from there, than drive to golds then hit, etc.

 

What is everyones thoughts on that, should he be playing from the gold. He usually shoots anywhere between 5-10 worse from whites than gold (on 9)

 

... I am a firm believer in playing the correct tees for your skill level because that makes the round the most enjoyable experience possible. If you really feel like you want to move up a tee to join a friend or family member, that works but never moving back a tee. I have played with 3 other people and we all teed off from different tees and still waited to hit our approach shots. If you play ready golf and don't spend a bunch of time talking ion the tee box multiple tees is not a problem at all. Especially if walking. But playing the wrong tees can really slow down a round. 

[BIG STU]

26 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... LOL, no doubt. But to be fair a Chicago translation is"

Yo, who gives a raytz azz about how you taak?  I wuz borned on da Sout-side uv Sheecaago and we taak f****n grate. An not fur nuttin but Eenglish aint alwaaz Eenglish so's I speek Sheecaago.-- An you guyz wannaa akt like sum kinda f****n' skaalur none of uz guys speak college boy Eenglish anyf****nway. So's go ahead say what you gunna say an no f****n dout we knows what da f**k you sed but if its naat ?  " What da f**k  R you taakin bout ya moor-on?" 

(too much time on my hands  )

I can talk sheecaggo too. Back in my trucking days I had a delivery to a regular account near Wrigley Field and this is before the days of lights there. Used to go to the games with the receiving crew drink beer etc.I would sleep in the truck inside their big fenced lot with  security. Get up the next morning and unload. Most drivers in those days carried a Cubs schedule because if they were playing you would not get jack done that day. Yeah man drink that Old Style beer. If I was running late I called them and they  left my ticket with the security guard. I think the cab ride down there was only $5 or so. Note: I was also up there the night they shot the pilot for Crime Story with the car chase which started on Cicero Avenue and ended up on 294. The cops had all that blocked off and I think they were as excited as we were.

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[BIG STU]

9 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... I am a firm believer in playing the correct tees for your skill level because that makes the round the most enjoyable experience possible. If you really feel like you want to move up a tee to join a friend or family member, that works but never moving back a tee. I have played with 3 other people and we all teed off from different tees and still waited to hit our approach shots. If you play ready golf and don't spend a bunch of time talking ion the tee box multiple tees is not a problem at all. Especially if walking. But playing the wrong tees can really slow down a round. 

The last sentence says it all---- That is 99.9% the problem with the touron golfers around here---- I bet $100 they do not attempt to play the tips on their home course plus most of them have no clue that they are at sea level. Back before range finders and GPS I have heard some say wow the 150 markers are off. Heard one comment one day that the flight down must have screwed with his range finder. I told him he was at sea level. He replied " what does that have to do with anything?" I said never mind --- clueless