09-27-2016, 02:48 PM
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I love that commercial!
Arnold Palmer brought the game of golf to a larger presence for the general public. Even folks totally clueless about golf knew his name and how it connected to golfing.
Hell he even made it into one of the very few decent CLEAN jokes I know.
An avid golfer died and went to heaven. At the Pearly Gates he asked St Peter if he could golf in the after life and was told that heaven could give him the best holes from the best courses all mixed into one if he wanted. The golfer was delighted and St Peter mentioned that he was going to play a round the next day and needed a partner. He asked the golfer if he would join him. Of course the fellow accepted.
The next day after a wonderful breakfast St Peter came to get him and off to the links they went.
They were having a wonderfully great time on the course and when they reached the tee for the 5th hole a pair came from behind and asked if they could play through. The gent and St Peter said they could.
The first of the pair teed off with a rather nice shot down the fairway. The second walked up and set his ball then asked the caddy for his 9 iron. The caddy advised that it wasn't a good choice for this hole and recommended a 3 wedge but the golfer said "Arnold Palmer could make this with a 9 iron!" The caddy relented and the golfer ended up slicing the ball deep into the rough.
At the 9th hole the scene repeated and again the second man of the pair requested a sketchy choice of club. Again the caddy advised against it and the man repeated "Arnold Palmer could make this shot....." As expected, another terrible shot.
Later on the insistant golfer wanted a 3 iron to get out of the sand trap rather than the pitching wedge and yet again the Arnold Palmer statement.
After the 18th hole our recently deceased golfing friend turned to St Peter and asked "Who does that guy think he is? Jesus Christ?"
St Peter replied "That's the problem. He IS Jesus Christ but he THINKS he's Arnold Palmer!"
Arnold Palmer brought the game of golf to a larger presence for the general public. Even folks totally clueless about golf knew his name and how it connected to golfing.
Hell he even made it into one of the very few decent CLEAN jokes I know.
An avid golfer died and went to heaven. At the Pearly Gates he asked St Peter if he could golf in the after life and was told that heaven could give him the best holes from the best courses all mixed into one if he wanted. The golfer was delighted and St Peter mentioned that he was going to play a round the next day and needed a partner. He asked the golfer if he would join him. Of course the fellow accepted.
The next day after a wonderful breakfast St Peter came to get him and off to the links they went.
They were having a wonderfully great time on the course and when they reached the tee for the 5th hole a pair came from behind and asked if they could play through. The gent and St Peter said they could.
The first of the pair teed off with a rather nice shot down the fairway. The second walked up and set his ball then asked the caddy for his 9 iron. The caddy advised that it wasn't a good choice for this hole and recommended a 3 wedge but the golfer said "Arnold Palmer could make this with a 9 iron!" The caddy relented and the golfer ended up slicing the ball deep into the rough.
At the 9th hole the scene repeated and again the second man of the pair requested a sketchy choice of club. Again the caddy advised against it and the man repeated "Arnold Palmer could make this shot....." As expected, another terrible shot.
Later on the insistant golfer wanted a 3 iron to get out of the sand trap rather than the pitching wedge and yet again the Arnold Palmer statement.
After the 18th hole our recently deceased golfing friend turned to St Peter and asked "Who does that guy think he is? Jesus Christ?"
St Peter replied "That's the problem. He IS Jesus Christ but he THINKS he's Arnold Palmer!"
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