Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hi…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.265, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.265, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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