Re: Misc observation

[RonB]

Tiger is the VICTIM here.

> > These score-a-celebrity tarts are the villains!

Oh horse-shit!

We went through this a month or two ago.

He ran into a tree and a bunch of women fell out of it because the SOB can't keep his pants zipped. It's his zipper and his dick and don't try to convince anyone that he wasn't trolling. In addition to screwing a bunch of bimbos, he screwed his family, his friends, his fans, his sponsors and himself. If feel sorry for the others but not him.

As I said earlier. Tiger was among the last larger-than-life sports celebrities that our youth could look up to. It appeared as though he had his act together.

Now what do you tell you kids or grandkids.

RonB

[Swingman]

Get all you can, while you can??

[J. Clarke]

That jocks suck, poorly.

[ChairMan]

In news: [e-mail], RonB spewed forth:

NOT to look up to athletes or celebrities. Find someone that actually contributes to society

[Lew Hodgett]

========================= Athletes or Celebrities can be low hanging fruit.

Some of them do a lot of dumb things; however, many of them also have established foundations to address problems that otherwise would probably fall thru the cracks.

Those efforts definitely qualify as positive contributions to society.

Even Tiger, with his follies, some remarkable foundations.

Lew

[Ed Pawlowski]

Exactly ! ! !

We put too much stock in celebrity status. Its a GAME they are playing. You want heroes and role models? Look to your hard working family and friends that are doing a lot to help others. Sure they are good at what they do, but being a great pitcher or fantastic actor does not make you a good person.

We have a Hall of Fame for every sport, but we have no Nurses Aid Hall Of fame. Which person is really more important in every day life?

[Jack Stein]

I'd tell my kids if you want to play golf, look at Tiger, if you want to look up to someone, look at me! Why would anyone tell there kids to look up at celebrities for anything?

[Martin H. Eastburn]

Kids without a Male or strong Male parent. Kids with a poor mentor parent or missing one might idolize and learn to much.

Mart> R>

[Leon]

There are thousands of better choices other than celebrities.

[Charlie Self]

True. How many of us grew up thinking John Wayne was a hero?

[HeyBub]

Or that I would have more girlfriends than Rock Hudson?

[Larry Jaques]

On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:12:35 -0800 (PST), the infamous Charlie Self scrawled the following:

Me! (he wore a _white_ hat ;) I've never looked up to an athlete, 'cept in the Olympics. _Never_ a jock, especially today.

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