I’m Gonna Miss That Duke Nukem Attitude May 11, 2009
Posted by Joey in Art, Games, Software.Tags: Duke Nukem Forever, Vaporware
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Cheating in Golf Taken to a Whole ‘Nother Level November 8, 2008
Posted by Joey in Games.Tags: Golf
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I’m calling bullshit on Curt Hocker’s claims of multiple aces and double eagles found in the Journal Star article The wonder of it all.
Curt Hocker continues to defy the odds.
If any spaceships land or any crop circles are discovered near the border of Woodford and McLean counties, it might have something to do with the out-of-this-world phenomenon happening at El Paso Golf Club.
Eighteen months ago, Hocker – a 22-year-old from El Paso – was just like most golfers. An avid player with solid game, he was still looking for his first career hole in one. Then it happened, on May 31, 2007. Then, a week later, it happened again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.
Twelve times in all Hocker has allegedly made a hole in one, a double eagle or both. In August, the Journal Star published a story about Hocker, who apparently made an ace on a par 4 and a double eagle on a par 5 in the same round of golf.
Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Bigfoot all showed up to play with Curt. I wonder if Jacqueline Gagne was in the neighborhood?
What I Want for Xmas: My Own Golf Course November 5, 2008
Posted by Joey in Games, Sports.Tags: Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Neiman Marcus
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In a post on Golf Club Atlas, I stumbled across the perfect gift for me, my very own 3-hole golf course, designed by Jack Nicklaus.
Go ahead, re-read it. Yes, THE Jack Nicklaus, Golfer of the Century turned world-renowned course designer. Yep, your very own custom-designed three-hole course. Uh-huh, for your backyard. Jack will study topography, aerial photos, and landscape maps for the site, then send his team to survey the property. He'll create a formal design plan and color renderings for up to three holes and a practice area, depending on the size of your back forty. Your construction crew builds from it, with supervision from Jack's world-class design team the same team pursued by premier club owners worldwide. Now to sink the winning putt; when your course is finished, the Golden Bear himself will stop by to play the first round with you, personally. More? He'll sign his club and ball for your collection and throw in a custom set of Nicklaus clubs, including a personalized bag.
A veritable bargain at $1,000,000!
Winged Foot Now the Best 17 Hole Golf Course October 15, 2008
Posted by Joey in Games.Tags: Golf, Winged Foot
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Via Geoff Shackelford is the news that a judge has stopped play on the 6th hole at Winged Foot, making it America’s Best 17 Hole Golf Course. The NY Times explains in the article Winged Foot Is Sued Over Errant Golf Balls.
Boasting famous members like Donald Trump and Frank Gifford, the Winged Foot Golf Club in Westchester has played host to multiple U.S. Opens and is one of the world’s most renowned courses.
On the club’s East Course, the sixth hole is a seductive par 3 with a few private houses off to the right of the green, so that a towering slice might find its way into someone’s property, or even plunk a house.
One neighbor, a restaurant owner named Anthony Pecora who owns one of those houses, says far too many people playing Winged Foot have a propensity to hit such a towering slice.
Mr. Pecora is suing Winged Foot, claiming that the club has opened him up to so many errant golf balls that it has caused a “life-threatening condition” for him, his two young children and his dog, according to court papers.
The lawsuit was reported on Tuesday on Page Six of The New York Post.
Last week, a State Supreme Court judge in Westchester issued a temporary restraining order against the club, banning play on the sixth hole until further notice. Outings have been disrupted, as has competitive play among members at what has become, in effect, the most famous 17-hole championship golf course in the country.
Squirt-Gun Assassins September 26, 2008
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The NY Times reports on assassination games in The Shadowy, Wet World of StreetWars’ Squirt-Gun Assassins.
But first he had to get there alive. He parked his car a couple of blocks away and started the treacherous walk, his only friend of late tucked under his black shirt, a curiously damp bulge.
His yellow-and-orange Uzi-style squirt gun.
Mr. Deane, a freelance audiovisual technician, was becoming a player to be reckoned with in this year’s StreetWars tournament. With only a few days left, he stood a fighting chance at being the last person standing, the $500 prize in one hand and his dripping gun in the other. But with the pool dwindling, his own would-be killer could not be far.
When StreetWars started on Sept. 7, each of the 250-plus contestants was handed a black envelope marked “Shadow Government,” with the name, home address, workplace, e-mail address, cellphone number and photograph of a player to kill by squirting. After each kill, the shooter acquires the dead rival’s target and begins stalking this new person, all the while looking over a shoulder for whoever is hunting him. It is permissible to shoot in self-defense.
Sounds like fun! Start an assassin guild near you.
