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« on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:03:12 » |
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As a man who likes to play golf,or try....i wondered ware the origin of the word GOLF came from...after much searching it appears golf clubs first appeared at clubs ware ladies were not allowed into so Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbiden clubs were first formed,i know a bit boring have you lot got any worthwile trivia....or not as the case may be!
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JPC82
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:05:00 » |
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miguel floored pooky with 1 punch in training a few months ago
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:05:07 » |
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I think it is derived from a dutch word for club
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:05:45 » |
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miguel floored pooky with 1 punch in training a few months ago where to? |
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DV
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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:08:01 » |
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miguel looks like he was would be a hard man
he would have destroyed leigh barnard saturday
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flammableBen
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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:09:21 » |
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I'll bet you money that that's a myth.
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flammableBen
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:10:04 » |
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the golf one that is.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:11:27 » |
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You don't have any money
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 23:13:21 » |
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yeah but I'm right so it doesn't matter.
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STFC4LIFE
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 14:13:32 » |
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miguel floored pooky with 1 punch in training a few months ago Pook tell your mum that while she was pouring his pint? |
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 14:14:16 » |
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JPC82
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 14:22:44 » |
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miguel floored pooky with 1 punch in training a few months ago Pook tell your mum that while she was pouring his pint? yeah mate, good one |
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 17:07:53 » |
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Carrots helping you to see better in the dark is a myth.
In fact it is a myth that was spread during WWII just after our planes where fitted with radar, allowing them to "See" in the dark, and the British government started the rumour that the pilots where eating carrots to aid their nightime vision because radar was a "Secret weapon" at the time.
There's a random trivia fact for you.
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Nomoreheroes
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 17:12:55 » |
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Does it Stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden"?
Did the word "golf" originate as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden"? That's a common old wives' tale. Or, in this case, more likely an old husband's tale.
No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true.
Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots.
The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf."
By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged.
Sources: British Golf Museum, USGA Library
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, March 27, 2008, 17:30:11 » |
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miguel floored pooky with 1 punch in training a few months ago Pook tell your mum that while she was pouring his pint? pillow talk, more like. |
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