Herding cats - an apt description
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340019)
Rockingham, Australia
March 3, 2017 7:34am CST
Vince and seven mates get together once a week for a very informal game of golf. Four or five of the eight are Vietman vets and at least three are on TPI pensions (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated), mostly with mental health issues. They are all around 70 and have a wild time, abusing each other, no doubt belching and farting.
They play mates' rules. It's very bad etiquette to throw a golf ball out of the rough but it is okay to kick it out. One man carries four balls in his pocket. If his first hit isn't very good, he just had another go with the next ball. Afterwards they have coffee and fries although the latter isn't recommended for any of them.
Plans are in hand to travel to Denmark on the south coast of Western Australia. Yes, we have a Denmark too. It's like herding cats to try to get a consensus from them but now the date has been set and we will each book on our own.
Herding cats is, I think, a great description for the problems involved in trying to get eight men to concentrate long enough to agree on anything. I'm sure we'll have a great time. The men will play golf and the ladies will shop, drink coffee and eat cakes. What could possibly go wrong?
Photo is of pelicans practising their dance routine in Denmark.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
3 Mar 17
What can go wrong?? Just because you asked the question I think alternative plans are in order lol. And what's with the belching and farting anyway, my men folk are like that too.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
@LadyDuck I may need to develop a very bad headache - Plan B. I hurt my back putting up the caravan annex - Plan C. I have food poisoning - Plan D (that one is always foolproof to get me out of some event). That should be enough, don't you think? 
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
As soon as I say what could possibly go wrong, I feel I need to cross my fingers and toes! We don't really have a B plan but maybe we'll have to walk dogs all day. Two couples have no dogs, one couple has two, another couple has one, another couple has a new dachshund that they paid $1,000 for (more money than sense I think) and another couple has a new little puppy. The last couple - the wife is allergic to almost everything, including dogs, so yes, we might need a plan B! Maybe I'll just stay home. After writing all that down - I hadn't thought of it before - home is beginning to look really good. And we haven't even left yet!
And we haven't even left yet!2 people like this
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
Anything and everything. Asking what could possibly go wrong, sounds like an invitation.
. Asking what could possibly go wrong, sounds like an invitation.2 people like this
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
4 Mar 17
@JudyEv I'll look forward to hearing about it.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
It does doesn't it? And commenting to Anna, I've just realised there will be five little dogs tagging along and one lady is allergic to dogs and just about everything else. Oh well, at least it will make an interesting post perhaps.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
@Morleyhunt I'm thinking I might need to feign a head-ache and stay in my caravan! 
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Mar 17
Crazy pelican dance party!
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@Ronrybs (19281)
• London, England
3 Mar 17
There is a video on Youtube of an old advert about cowboys herdings cats. These things amuse me! Just say at this point that I don't trust pelicans after one was busy eating pigeons in St James' Park
A 2000 US commercial for EDS. Cats Cat cowboys. Untold story of the West More commercials : http://www.youtube.com/CulturePub .. All rights reserved. For all...
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
I have seen this before. It's great isn't it? I should think there'd be plenty of pigeons for everyone. 
Are pelicans common in St James' Park? I wouldn't have any idea really but I've never thought about pelicans in London's parks. And have you heard this before:
Are pelicans common in St James' Park? I wouldn't have any idea really but I've never thought about pelicans in London's parks. And have you heard this before:
http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Lehrer-Collection-CD-DVD/dp/B0039TD73G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1284930177&sr=8-3 Use the above link and get the uninterrupte...
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
4 Mar 17
@JudyEvThis sounds almost like a story.. Coffee and fries once in a week? Well,And the ladies shopping,drinking coffee and eating cakes.I am sure all of you will have a grand time.
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
Yes, we'll be putting a lot of effort into having a great time. :)
@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
3 Mar 17
Sounds exactly like something I would love to do with 7 girlfriends. lol I know you will have a great time.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
3 Mar 17
I thought that you would have to play golf too and I didn't think that would be very much fun... but the shopping, drinking coffee and eating cake... sounds good to me!!
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
With a different group of friends, another wife and I went along for the walk. At least we thought we were going for the walk but the men thought we were caddying. We got the sack as we kept looking at birds instead of where the ball went. Coffee and cake sounds much more fun anyway. :)
Coffee and cake sounds much more fun anyway. :)
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
Sometimes I think I'd like to take videos but then I'm too lazy really.
@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Mar 17
Sounds like fun to me, or just a regular day around here
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@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Mar 17
It should be a lot of fun. There will be a camp kitchen at the caravan park so we can have our evening meals together too.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
3 Mar 17
Sounds fun. I haven't played golf in years.
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