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the ancient mariner 10 years, 10 months ago.
Needles and Pins—-wait till they have the downhill ballroom dancing at the next winter olympics.
CTF—you stand corrected—–for what indiscretion pray tell ?
Brookes—–Acorn-ny profession that !
Mosca—the Notre Dame Dart Team is competing with State Penn U. at a pub in South bend friday Night —–don’t miss it. The whiskey ‘ll flow like buttermilk.
Capt and Michael—-Pete Reiser was a sad story for us Dodger fans—–lead the league in batting as a rookie—stole home 7 times in one season and invented padded outfield walls. He was a great player. I spoke with him out in centerfield–me in the bleechers, he on the field—as the pitcher warmed up. Lovely guy.
Paul—The greatest chess match of all time was played by McQueen/Dunaway in the Thomas Crown Affair—-even with libations.
What the heck is a 43 man squamish ?
You know something–polo must be tough also, controlling a horse while chasing a little ball with a mallett. Even Royals get dumped now and again don’t you know.
The most difficult technical item to master is hitting a well-thrown major league fastball. I’m thankful that surgeons aren’t held to a 300 average as excellent and 400 as the record best to strive for.
Competitive spelling is exhausting, and if competitive gluttony is a considered a sport, then spelling is as well. I’d rather watch 5 hours of that than one minute of soccer, but that’s just one man’s opinion.
Michael
The old Buntline Special goesn’t stand a chance I guess. But by the time these free pistol guys get the gun out and aimed old Wyatt would have 6 holes in them. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear.
Chef Boyardee
Playing golf in Alaska must mean a very short season with very long days. You could lose some balls in the snow drifts also.
Saps Old Boy— I agree
Soccer players should be forced to play Irish Hurley for a year. They would find out what pain is all about—or a few weeks on ice against the Broad Street Bullies in Philly-dell-phi-A.
To me it has to be golf. I picked up the game in my early thirties and still I have not shot a round better than 90. Before I was married, I used to play once or twice per week. No matter how many balls I hit I could not get better. I tried some instruction with limited success and now I play just for S.&G. I found that I enjoy it more when I don’t keep score. The occasional birdie or par is enough to keep me in the game though. A great drive or putt is a thing of beauty.
JMHO
David O.
Apparently, it looks like soccer is the toughest sport to play. If someone just touches you, you flop to the ground, writhing in immense pain.
Wow! I am impressed. One comment. Without hours of daily range time, and excellent coaching, there’s no way to master it.
By the way, the reason I posted the URL for that particular pistol is because it was the first one up when I googled. [:D]
Not so popular (perhaps because of how tough it is to play), 43-Man Squamish has been the most difficult game for quite a few years (over 50?). jmho, pb
Anybody ever tried to play chess after a few shots of your favorite libation?
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN
Dad was a Brooklyn fan, although he grew up in L.A. He loved his Dodgers, even more so once they move out West.
I admired that rotten guy who played for the hated Dodgers and crashed into fences. [:D]
Dad admired Pete Reiser for not being scared of the fences and walls when going back to catch a long ball.
Then I’m sure you remember Sal Maglie. The Barber.
As a Giants fan since the days of Mel Ott and Bill Terry I do, indeed, remember Sal Maglie.
(Channeling my late Dad here:) “Son, that was back in the days of hard-nosed baseball.”
Absolutely!
… because half the time you’re gonna get screwed.
Hmm. I think I’ll take up darts.
The gold standard for free pistol has been the Russian Toz-35. It’s really not a very expensive pistol either and I think I paid in the mid $300’s during the mid 90’s. The fit and finish is horrible and the grips are dismal in a stock unit. During the late 80’s I bought a used Hammerli 150 which was a very finely crafted (and expensive) pistol. Both are similar falling block Martini actions, but the Toz is much more forgiving. The Pardini K-22 above and many of the later generation such as the Steyr and Walther haven’t been very successful. Only new free pistol of recent note is the Morini CM-84 that’s on equal terms with the older Hammerli’s and Toz. I shot ISU Air for 16 years and trained FP, but never was good enough to go live. Without daily range time, it’s a very difficult discipline to master.
Please, nobody tell him how he mangled humiliated… he might jump off a bridge.
Damn if I didn’t do exactly that, I lucked out, it was the “Bridge to Nowhere”
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