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A.D. Dirkzwager
Keizersgracht 702,
1017 EV Amsterdam.
James Dyrud
617115 E Shortcut Ave.
Saddlebrooke AZ85739.
U.S.A.
Amsterdam, 28 augustus 2009.
Dear James,
Have you read Winston Churchill's observation about golf? “The rules of the game of golf are to hit a very small ball into even a smaller hole with weapons extremely poorly designed for that purpose,” accoding to Churchill,
I completely agree. I myself will start playing golf, when the size of the holes in the greens will be increased to the size of manholes.
Punchline of the cartoon:
It's much quicker if you just pick up the ball and stick it in the hole. There ! Can we go for lunch now?
The cartoon illustrates the frustration caused by these small holes.
Vera is a dedicated golfer. In Lagos, I played golf only casually twice a week at the Ikoyi Golf Club.
When I was transferred to Britain I played golf occasionally. Once back in the Netherlands, I stopped playing golf. It is a delightful pastime, but for me, it is too time-consuming.
This 'little extra' serves as a covering note for a few photocopies from *The New Yorker", that I couldn't locate immediately when I sent you the first batch from the July 2003 issue. The information is quite revealing. There is a Dutch expression: "Al klinkt het soms raar, maar alles wat gedrukt staat, dat is waar "(loosely translated: all printed matter is true, even if you be fooled!)
Now something completely different.
Mid August 2009 I completed my 69th tour around the sun. The question is: Am I considered to be an old man? I am told that you have become old, when a four letter word for something pleasurable two persons can do in bed is: READ. Filling holes with your balls on greens is not considered to be adultry in Europe. Faites vos jeux !
"Happy landings in your new home" Adriaan DD
