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Sunday 6 November 2011
Stop press - Great Triumvirate to Join Anglos
Great Triumvirate to Join Anglos
East Lothian Courier
Thursday 3rd November 2011
The shape of the 2011 Anglo Ryder Cup squad has finally been revealed.
Rumours that have abounded in recent weeks linking big-name signings
to an English ?dream team? were finally confirmed last night at a
packed meeting in the Mallard Hotel, Gullane. Three rising stars of
the Boomers - Monty, Gok and Lofty ? all Ryder rookies, have been
lured south of the border by the prospect of joining one of the finest
sides ever selected to contest this famous old trophy.
Anglo Captain ?On Fire? Foxy expressed his delight at the news.
?Obviously it?s a great day for us?, commented the wily campaigner,
?not only in terms of this particular fixture but for Anglo golf more
broadly. Each one of these boys brings something to the party and in
every case it tastes good?. But the English gaffer maintained that he
wasn?t complacent. ?We?ve got to stay patient?, he insisted, ?take
one shot at a time, and remain in the present?.
The Courier asked him how he had engineered three such brilliant
recruitments. ?Well?, he said, ?I realised Monts ? or ?The Full
Monty? as he?s known to the lads ? had some Anglo leanings. All those
hickory clubs he?s sold down south have shown him how the other half
live. He?s long been suspected to like vegetables and when I saw him
eating a piece of fruit I knew that he couldn?t be completely
Scottish. Monts is a winner and the thought of a Ryder debut on the
losing side was just too much for the poor lad. He wants to be
sipping pink gin from the cup on Sunday night?.
?As for Gok, he?s been on my radar for some time. I followed him down
to London Fashion Week earlier this month and we had a long chat about
the use of the spandex in golfing underwear. Obviously I was already
aware of his views on the merits of chiffon head covers and that tight
golf gloves just aren?t sexy, and I?m happy to swing both ways on
that. I realised he was worried about the coarse russet sported by
the Jocks and the thought of being made to wear tartan trews with
nothing underneath was probably the last straw. When he said that he
could make the high-street Anglo team kit look better than designer I
was delighted to welcome him aboard.
?Lofty adds a touch of class to the Anglo ranks. He?s a craftsman:
the kind of guy who holds up a blade of grass in a force ten gale just
to be sure which way the wind?s blowing. Class: you just can?t teach
that kind of instinctive golfing brain?.
Asked about Lofty's worrying tendency to collapse on the back nine
after a severe tippling at the turn, the Anglo gaffer was adamant.
?Listen?, he said, ?that was an aberration. He was a new kid on the
block at that point, unschooled in the indelicate ways of the Jocks
around the turn. He?s used, as are all Englishmen, to Bombay Saphire
49%, to Taylors ?63, and Bollinger ?52. Caught off guard by something
called a ?Dark n? Stormy? (I believe) served in a pint glass, he
naturally made a bogey or two coming down the stretch. But he?s
forewarned now. A delicate Montrachet ?82 has been summoned from his
cellar for the front nine on Saturday, and the ripe fruit of Gevrey
Chambertin ?76 should see him safely back to the clubhouse.
With a full two dozen Boomers assembled for battle this weekend, the
2011 Ryder Cup promises to be the biggest ever. Amid all the
speculations and uncertainties one thing?s for sure: the Anglos are in
rude health and ready for the fray.
East Lothian Courier
Thursday 3rd November 2011
The shape of the 2011 Anglo Ryder Cup squad has finally been revealed.
Rumours that have abounded in recent weeks linking big-name signings
to an English ?dream team? were finally confirmed last night at a
packed meeting in the Mallard Hotel, Gullane. Three rising stars of
the Boomers - Monty, Gok and Lofty ? all Ryder rookies, have been
lured south of the border by the prospect of joining one of the finest
sides ever selected to contest this famous old trophy.
Anglo Captain ?On Fire? Foxy expressed his delight at the news.
?Obviously it?s a great day for us?, commented the wily campaigner,
?not only in terms of this particular fixture but for Anglo golf more
broadly. Each one of these boys brings something to the party and in
every case it tastes good?. But the English gaffer maintained that he
wasn?t complacent. ?We?ve got to stay patient?, he insisted, ?take
one shot at a time, and remain in the present?.
The Courier asked him how he had engineered three such brilliant
recruitments. ?Well?, he said, ?I realised Monts ? or ?The Full
Monty? as he?s known to the lads ? had some Anglo leanings. All those
hickory clubs he?s sold down south have shown him how the other half
live. He?s long been suspected to like vegetables and when I saw him
eating a piece of fruit I knew that he couldn?t be completely
Scottish. Monts is a winner and the thought of a Ryder debut on the
losing side was just too much for the poor lad. He wants to be
sipping pink gin from the cup on Sunday night?.
?As for Gok, he?s been on my radar for some time. I followed him down
to London Fashion Week earlier this month and we had a long chat about
the use of the spandex in golfing underwear. Obviously I was already
aware of his views on the merits of chiffon head covers and that tight
golf gloves just aren?t sexy, and I?m happy to swing both ways on
that. I realised he was worried about the coarse russet sported by
the Jocks and the thought of being made to wear tartan trews with
nothing underneath was probably the last straw. When he said that he
could make the high-street Anglo team kit look better than designer I
was delighted to welcome him aboard.
?Lofty adds a touch of class to the Anglo ranks. He?s a craftsman:
the kind of guy who holds up a blade of grass in a force ten gale just
to be sure which way the wind?s blowing. Class: you just can?t teach
that kind of instinctive golfing brain?.
Asked about Lofty's worrying tendency to collapse on the back nine
after a severe tippling at the turn, the Anglo gaffer was adamant.
?Listen?, he said, ?that was an aberration. He was a new kid on the
block at that point, unschooled in the indelicate ways of the Jocks
around the turn. He?s used, as are all Englishmen, to Bombay Saphire
49%, to Taylors ?63, and Bollinger ?52. Caught off guard by something
called a ?Dark n? Stormy? (I believe) served in a pint glass, he
naturally made a bogey or two coming down the stretch. But he?s
forewarned now. A delicate Montrachet ?82 has been summoned from his
cellar for the front nine on Saturday, and the ripe fruit of Gevrey
Chambertin ?76 should see him safely back to the clubhouse.
With a full two dozen Boomers assembled for battle this weekend, the
2011 Ryder Cup promises to be the biggest ever. Amid all the
speculations and uncertainties one thing?s for sure: the Anglos are in
rude health and ready for the fray.
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Monday 29 September 2008
World Population Clock
Many of you have been interested in the world clock we've been showing in class over the last few weeks. Click on the link below to take you to the site.
Thursday 17 April 2008
A Level - Essay
Examine the factors influencing land use in the rural-urban fringe.
Having looked at this as a recent essay I decided to post one way of dealing with the question on the blog. Remember there are more ways than this to tackle it.
Go to
and hunt for the slide presentation there.
Thursday 10 April 2008
A Level - United Nations development animations.
A Level - Food Aid
This is another article linked from the Worldwatch site.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-food1apr01,0,5185698.story
"The U.N.'s World Food Program is struggling as costs of food and fuel skyrocket while the numbers of people needing help surge across the globe. Millions are in danger."
This quote would be a great starting point in an essay!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-food1apr01,0,5185698.story
"The U.N.'s World Food Program is struggling as costs of food and fuel skyrocket while the numbers of people needing help surge across the globe. Millions are in danger."
This quote would be a great starting point in an essay!
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