The RIP Thread

[homer]

Ken Higgs went the other day, as well

Brilliant player

 

[Motown Fox]

The King is dead.
Arnold Palmer one of the greatest ever golfers has died at 87.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2016/09/26/golf-legend-arnold-palmer-dies-aged-87/

 

[FIF]

Wahtever happened to the Arnold Palmer's opposite the old Thorn lighting?

 

[spionfox]

Reminds me of the Arnold Palmer golf set I had. A plastic Arnold at the end of a stick that had swinging arms that you could hit a polystyrene ball with.

Hmmm. Polystyrene. Where's that XRay Spex album..............

 

[Motown Fox]

Blimey Spion I had one of those golfers too. Couldn't remember if mine was a particular golfer.
I used to play all over the house by making my own course up. The putter was quite a good iron if I remember. You would drive onto the fairway, which has was the carpet and then iron shot towards the putting surface ( which was a green foam surface with the plastic hole in. But you had to avoid the plastic bunker and the rough (this was my mum's rug that went in front of the fire.) So you then swapped the polystyrene ball for a white solid one once on the putting surface so you could control the putt.
Yes I think the 1972 and 1973 Open's were replayed in my house.

 

[spionfox]

And for those who don't know what Motown and I are on about.....

 

[Mawsley]

Thank **** I was born in an age of Atari.

 

[homer]

It was a fabulous game - I had one too

Big polystyrene balls for the fairway, and a little white marble for the greens

Absolutely loved it

 

[SJN-Fox]

It was a fabulous game - I had one too

Big polystyrene balls for the fairway, and a little white marble for the greens

Absolutely loved it

Yep, me too brilliant game.

 

[FIF]

we were too poor for that.

 

[camberwell fox]

we were too poor for that.

Didn't the game help you improve?

 

[Blaarev]

King of Thailand.

http://da1lymail.com/derry-breaking-news-thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-dead/

 

[Matt_B]

King of Thailand.

http://da1lymail.com/derry-breaking-news-thai-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-dead/

Wonder how this will affect our owner's position.

 

[Cate Fox]

Wonder how this will affect our owner's position.

In what way would it affect it? Just a question, not a snipe...

 

[Matt_B]

In what way would it affect it? Just a question, not a snipe...

They aquired a lot of their power through a cosy relationship with the king by my understanding. Isn't that how they got their new surname?

 

[FIF]

They aquired a lot of their power through a cosy relationship with the king by my understanding. Isn't that how they got their new surname?

So why would his death affect them?

 

[Matt_B]

So why would his death affect them?

The replacement is currently unknown apparently and any change in leadership could result in a change in support. Wasn't there a military coup attempt earlier in the year/last year? If the new monarch is less favourable to their (allegedly) suspicious dealings then their excess wealth could be impacted.

 

[FIF]

I thought the crown prince took over but isn't the military the real rulers of Thailand?

 

[Motown Fox]

He's not at all liked or trusted though.
Sandy Shaw song coming to mind

 

[Blaarev]

He's not at all liked or trusted though.
Sandy Shaw song coming to mind

Spion playlist trigger!