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Let the Big Dog Eat!: A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Golf

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Authors: Hubert Pedroli, Mary Tiegreen
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 1099195

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 6.4 x 0.7

ISBN: 0688175767
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352014
EAN: 9780688175764
ASIN: 0688175767

Publication Date: June 1, 2000
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Condition: Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy!

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A Dictionary of Golf's Colorful Vernacular

There are things they don't teach you in golf school. You may come away knowing how to play a reasonable game of golf, but if someone said to you that he was snake bit ever since his beagle, would you have a clue what he was talking about? There is a secret language of golf that goes far beyond par and birdie. How much of it do you actually know?

... On the 18th tee, Jimbo decided to let the big dog eat. Feeling the pressure, he foozled and hit a wormburner into the mahoofka. His mulligan turned into a culligan when he launched a lateral into the drink. The rest of the hole was all military golf. On his approach, he chili-dipped and landed on the beach, where he found himself facing Yasir Arafat. Jimbo grabbed his spatula and escaped from the cat box and onto the froghair, only to fall prey to a case of the yips. Jimbo ended up carding a snowman by the time he left the dance floor. His buddies went straight to emergency room, but Jimbo got back in the BIPmobile and headed for murderer's row...

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Delightful book! December 2, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

All golfers will enjoy this book , but non-golfers will laugh a lot. I did - I loved this book so much I'm giving it to all my golfing and non-golfing friends and relatives. Christmas shopping solved!

4 out of 5 stars

Very Funny Book May 16, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is money well spent. Anyone who plays golf will get a lot of mileage out of the witty phrases in this book You're guaranteed to get some laughs - just don't use more than 3 or 4 per round, or you'll drive the others berzerk...