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Arugula Latte

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35. Yeah. It's in sharp decline here, too, which I consider a great trend.

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 02:22 PM

Oct 2015

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/05/why-america-fell-out-of-love-with-golf/

And here's a surprisingly progressive article about this in Forbes, of all places.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2014/05/23/how-a-declining-middle-class-is-killing-golf/

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That's my perspective. hunter Oct 2015 #59

Feel the same way Marty McGraw Oct 2015 #50

Golf... hmmmmf. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #2

Yeah. It's in sharp decline here, too, which I consider a great trend. Arugula Latte Oct 2015 #35

Thanks for the links. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #56

Forbes editor must have been asleep at the wheel to let someone get that in. lonestarnot Oct 2015 #57

California, are ya listening? n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #5

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Well, one of my clients put panels on a tennis court he never used. NV Whino Oct 2015 #21

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Mr. Boner must be so upset... SoapBox Oct 2015 #7

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Another dumb question: Would the arc Ilsa Oct 2015 #15

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That's what had occurred to me: Ilsa Oct 2015 #47

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Yeah, that's just a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #42

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I like this but I have a question.. haikugal Oct 2015 #27

That's a digital image. nt Codeine Oct 2015 #40

Yeah, I realized that after reading the thread...Thanks Codeine haikugal Oct 2015 #44

I had the same immediate question. bvar22 Oct 2015 #45

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Weird. Are the panels elevated so animals can move underneath? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 #37

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