Swing It Around Haaard
To underscore the fact that we at Gossip on Sports aren’t the only ones who indulge in schadenfreude—a nifty German term roughly translated as “joy through other people’s misery”—here’s a fun 40-second clip from YouTube. (We’re YouTubeCrazy around here, so keep those mouse fingers quick-at-the-ready when you visit).
See? Even the good folks at TNT did a slow-mo replay. And not only that, but as it happens, you can hear the crowd go “Oooh! Oooh? Ha ha ha ha!” So, don’t feel guilty for laughing. And besides, Woody Austin did A-OK at the Presidents Cup despite the “dip” at the 14th hole: He followed it up with three birdies. Credit for the post title goes to Bacchus, a key member of the Phalanx of Fun surrounding us here at Gossip on Sports. (If “phalanx” made you shout “WTF?” you should either Google it, rent 300, or watch the History Channel more often). “Swing is around haaard” should be said with a Southern drawl (see the film Kelly’s Heroes for reference). Other phalanx members include The Bee and Prospero, so you may see their names—changed to protect the innocent and guilty alike—pop up from time to time. Consider yourself warned.
Spot a YouTube video you think we should post here? Give me a heads up via email. If we like it, we’ll link it. If we don’t, we’ll laugh at you for trying and hit “delete.”
Kidding—we won’t laugh. We might smirk a little, though.
Tags: Golf, Humor, phalanx, YouTube
6 opinions for Swing It Around Haaard
Mike Pedersen Golf
Oct 17, 2007 at 5:52 pm
I think Woody should get an Oscar for that one :) There are tons of funny golf videos on YouTube.
Jodie
Oct 18, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Thanks for the heads up, Mike. We always enjoy a good laugh at golf’s expense. (And baseball’s, and football’s, and tennis’, etc. . . .)
Mike Stramba
Oct 19, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Mildly, amusing, though I found the recent comments posted there funnier than the video, so I couldn’t resist thowing in my own two cents.
The subject of the comments was the rules of golf, (always a hugely entertaining subject for the whole family ;),) and whether it is a penalty for a player to attempt a shot with a ball that is completely submerged.
If you read the last few comments, you can tell from the skillful use of street profanity, that both authors are indeed experts on the rules of golf, so it was difficult to decide which of those “gentlemen” was correct.
Welcome to the YouTube zoo ;)
Mike
Jodie
Oct 19, 2007 at 10:45 pm
What, you mean STFU and expert golf commentary don’t go hand in hand??
I think BOTH Mikes should consider using such colorful language in their blogs. Or maybe I’ll show up and toss in a STFU every now and then. ;) Kidding! Or maybe not . . . :)
Mike Stramba
Oct 20, 2007 at 5:11 pm
I guess I really am starting to become an “old fogie”, (don’t know the “modern” term … I looked up “old fogie” on urbandictionary, and it wasn’t even listed ; ) But fogie
is, with one of the definitions being “someone who likes the beetles
While I find “WTF”,and STFU fairly annoying, if they are only used once in a while, by a masterful and fantastically skilled wordsmith like yourself, they have their place. :)
But I find the explicitly spelled out words, while technically meaning the same thing as the ‘net ‘brevs, almost always give me the impression that the writer has the I.Q. of a neanderthal or a 17 year old “net surfer” (is there a difference ? ;) ),
Mike
Jodie
Oct 20, 2007 at 10:35 pm
OMG, STFU! ROTF LMAO!
Just kidding. ;) Actually I did laugh, but I didn’t roll on the floor (that reminds me, why isn’t there a FOMCLAATMA acronym for “fell off my chair laughing and almost twisted my ankle”?).
Thank you for the kind words, Mike. And remember, anyone hip enough to use Urban Dictionary isn’t an old fogie! :)
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: