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Escurumbele

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18. Justin Thomas was very courteous during the interview, but he also excited the crowd, which is OK if the crowd
Mon Sep 29, 2025, 09:15 AM
Sep 29

is not in that nasty, violent mode, but when they are they feel they are just getting approval, and feel they are being encouraged to continue with their bad behaviour, I feel that is how they took it from Thomas.

The USGA, in their quest to bring more people to the game, have broken ethic rules everywhere, and they have attracted crowds who do not even play golf but are there to get drunk, yell profanities, yell stupidities like "get in the hole", "mush potatoes", and other silliness that contributes to the sport loosing its ethics and all the good things they continue to try to sell, and it only happens in the USA.

If there are any golfers in DU they can attest about the behaviour that is encouraged in the "Waste Management" tournament where on hole 16, a par-3, people boo the players whose balls do not land on the green, they are drunk, and they throw beer cups, bottles, cans on the course, it is disgusting, they are very loud, they go there just to misbehave.

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It starts at the top. The President sets the tone and mood of country. Trump is a psychopathic boor. NCDem47 Sep 29 #1
Absolutely!!!! 303squadron Sep 29 #2
MAGAT Republicans disgraced themselves Champp Sep 29 #3
But a majority of voters put him there. yardwork Sep 29 #6
Plurality. TheRickles Sep 29 #19
Not this time they didn't. Eliot Rosewater Sep 29 #51
Gotta spend less time repeating for two hours and more time with who won't recount paper ballots. Festivito Sep 30 #79
Bullseye. Thank you. (nt) Paladin Sep 29 #17
This unruliness at the Rider Cup has been going on for years. Gimpyknee Sep 29 #22
Nope Torchlight Sep 29 #45
Do you not think it was boorish? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #46
There has always been some amount of it, but it was far greater this year than ever before. Wiz Imp Sep 29 #77
Like the MAGAT dentist Farmer-Rick Sep 29 #24
Yes, some people are proud of their cruelty. CharleyDog Sep 29 #62
+1 dalton99a Sep 29 #31
I'm not saying we are not a rude country. (I've made a beeline away from other Americans hlthe2b Sep 29 #4
When I was in Dublin I met a local that told me I multigraincracker Sep 29 #11
I manage to introduce the words "I'm from San Francisco" to mitigate people's perception of me when traveling. NBachers Sep 29 #14
"We live in Seattle" works wonders, too. maxsolomon Sep 29 #60
I worked overseas a lot in the past--including during GWBush* atrocious wars so hlthe2b Sep 29 #15
Americans claiming "Canadian" is stolen valor. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #26
No. MAGAts claiming to be "American" is stolen valor. Aristus Sep 29 #30
That too. But Canada & Canadians have earned our reputation the hard way & don't like Americans stealing it Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #32
I wouldn't call it personal gain as much as protective coloration. Aristus Sep 29 #33
Camouflage for personal gain. Americans don't like being sold fake Nike gear. Don't sell counterfeit Canadianness. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #35
Oh, please. I never claimed to be Canadian. People saw how open I was with locals and assumed hlthe2b Sep 29 #58
I wasn't replying to you. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #59
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If someone "stole the good name of Canada" to hlthe2b Sep 29 #65
Look at that jerkoff wearing a Maple Leaf. BidenRocks Sep 29 #73
Did you even read what I wrote upstream? You are way off base or responding to the wrong person hlthe2b Sep 29 #74
Sensitive? BidenRocks Sep 29 #75
Hardly. Take a look in the mirror, bud and go scold someone else. hlthe2b Sep 29 #76
I lived in Detroit for many years and took the bridge or tunnel to Windsor often. multigraincracker Sep 29 #39
As a fellow Michigander... llmart Sep 29 #56
My dad's grandma was Canadian pfitz59 Sep 29 #40
I always claim Canadian citizenship.... SergeStorms Sep 29 #55
Please don't be a counterfeit Canadian. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #61
No counterfeit identification.... SergeStorms Sep 29 #63
No crime or ID papers, but it is deceitful and counterfeit to trade on someone's reputation. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 29 #64
I wish I had something to say that would refute you. OldBaldy1701E Sep 29 #66
I refuse to alter my behavior because of assholes Skittles Sep 29 #67
Did you not get that I was working in the Middle East during Bush's GULF WAR when many hlthe2b Sep 29 #70
did the asshole Americans do the same? Skittles Sep 29 #71
Shit on that. It was dangerous and there were few working in the region at the time hlthe2b Sep 29 #72
In other words, SilverDawg Sep 29 #5
Yes, but unfortunately, the numbers have gone way up since the buffoon took office. Escurumbele Sep 29 #9
At least Justin Thomas SilverDawg Sep 29 #12
Justin Thomas was very courteous during the interview, but he also excited the crowd, which is OK if the crowd Escurumbele Sep 29 #18
The WM hole 16 is their hook (npi). It's fun to watch, actually. rubbersole Sep 29 #44
Justin Thomas did try to calm things down late on Saturday once things Wiz Imp Sep 29 #78
This is secondary, but I believe it contributed to the disgraceful atmosphere. gab13by13 Sep 29 #7
You are correct on all points. Escurumbele Sep 29 #10
100% perfect reply! bluestarone Sep 29 #41
Very True NewEnglandAutumn Sep 29 #8
No, we are not! Dead do not come back to life, the USA will bounce back from this nightmare, even MAGAts are starting Escurumbele Sep 29 #13
Agree totally Abstractartist Sep 29 #20
Not only that, but I think humans are changing... ananda Sep 29 #23
Devolution 2na fisherman Sep 29 #49
Plus one! ananda Sep 29 #54
I hate giving props to a writer who took a hard right EYESORE 9001 Sep 29 #16
Yea, my feelings as well. I have a love/hate relationship with his work ms liberty Sep 29 #34
Trump is a good symbol of that. ananda Sep 29 #21
Source Please? He has written a lot of stuff. What is this from? Amaryllis Sep 29 #25
Here: Jim__ Sep 29 #52
Thank you! Amaryllis Sep 29 #57
Assholes. Loser assholes. twodogsbarking Sep 29 #27
And these people were generally white upper middle class males Buckeyeblue Sep 29 #28
Piss poor watered down beer and they still lose their shit. harumph Sep 29 #37
So very perceptive and so very true. nt moniss Sep 29 #29
I attended college in Farmingdale Henry203 Sep 29 #36
Seems hypocritical by the people known for racists chants, Renew Deal Sep 29 #38
Quote is from Heilein" novel "Friday" TexLaProgressive Sep 29 #42
I and my friends grew up on Robert. byronius Sep 29 #47
I am like you, Robert is responsible for my progressive views. TexLaProgressive Sep 29 #50
Yesterday we went to a children's birthday party nearby Turbineguy Sep 29 #43
They cannot help exposing themselves for who/what they are. Human Garbage Scalded Nun Sep 29 #48
Lest We Forget... homegirl Sep 29 #53
Someone threw a beer at Rory McIlroy's wife. WTF America? SunSeeker Sep 29 #68
When I first read this in Friday, 40 years ago, I dismissed it as another example of Heinlein waxing philosophical. JoetheShow Sep 29 #69
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