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in reply to a message by Viatrix
Someone's illiteracy is showing. Jettison means to discard. Literally, to throw overboard from a ship.
And Golden Bear was the golfer Jack Nicklaus's nickname. Some journalist came up with it as an alternative to Fat jack and Whale Boy, which he was being called at the time, during his early career.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
And Golden Bear was the golfer Jack Nicklaus's nickname. Some journalist came up with it as an alternative to Fat jack and Whale Boy, which he was being called at the time, during his early career.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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Golden Bear was probably deliberate. DH's ex-brother-in-law was quite a good amateur golfer with huge admiration for Gary Player, who was the best South African golfer of all time, and insisted on naming their son Gary after him. Now an adult, Gary plays a little polite golf but prefers mountain biking: luckily for them both, his father now lives in New Zealand.
I have a cousin who was named Hollis after Hollis Stacy (a female American golfer), and I always liked her name...it's more interesting than her siblings' names; she never played golf, but her brother did...
Still, Golden Bear seems ridiculous (and I usually like word names!), even more so if it's deliberately after the media NN.
Still, Golden Bear seems ridiculous (and I usually like word names!), even more so if it's deliberately after the media NN.
This message was edited 4/22/2025, 7:34 AM
at least Gary is an actual name ...
Rather than a media handle, never mind one that was meant to reference the guy's fatness without being actually rude.
Rather than a media handle, never mind one that was meant to reference the guy's fatness without being actually rude.
True! Though I much prefer Gareth. And, what an extraordinary reason for nicknaming someone: golf commentators must be cautious or courteous to avoid the usual style of nning, which is to identify and use an unusual feature ...
True. And what an astonishing reason for nicknaming anyone. Couldn't have happened to Gary Player, who has been an advocate for health and exercise all his long life. I do prefer Gareth, though!