Linda says write about tea and what else comes to mind but the Boston Tea Party which is kind of ironic since I’m about the farthest thing from a history buff you’ll find this side of the Mississippi. Seriously, Boston Tea Party, that’s all I’ve got.
Things I know about the Boston Tea Party:
- It happened in, you know, Boston.
- No taxation without representation.
- You’re not listening to our objections? Let’s get louder. And organized.
- Tea was a big freaking deal.
I’m not a huge fan of hot tea, except hot lemon tea with honey when my throat hurts. That’s some magic voodoo right there when I’ve lost my voice and want to sing. I used to could (I swear that phrase just jumped in my head and I can’t even right now…) drink my weight in sweet tea. It got stripped out of my diet once I changed eating habits last year but Bear took my sweet tea habit and tripled it so I’m not worried about the tea industry.
I just looked down and realized I’m sporting a t-shirt with a coffee mug in the middle of an EKG line. Too bad coffee doesn’t start with a t. Lucky that t-shirt does, huh?
You know what’s always sort of bothered me? The dress code on golf courses. Yeah, yeah, BrightSide says it’s all part of the game or the golf culture or whatever, but you’re telling me the world’s gonna come to an end if you tee off wearing a t-shirt instead of a collared one? Give me a break. I can’t help but wonder – was there a rash of raggedy people showing up in holey t-shirts wanting to play a round of golf? Or were the powers that be heading off some sort of golf revolution with a dress code? “I know what’ll keep out the riff raff, Roger – khakis and collared shirts!”
Tosh.
Linda’s stream of consciousness drives our Saturday fun. This week’s prompt is “T, tea, tee. Theme your post around “tea” or “tee,” or find a word that starts with “T” and talk about that. Bonus points if you manage to incorporate all three.”
The Boston Tea Party, LOL. I know next to nothing about them, not even all the things that you do. I love this piece and how you spun in all three types of “T” words.
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You’re very kind, Astrid, thank you!!
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Nice one, Laura.
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Thanks, John!
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Golf is an elitist sport and golf courses desire people who appreciate style and they insist on well mannered behavior that must be adhered to.
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These are interesting points but I wonder how dependent they are on one another. Golf can be elitist. Are behavior expectations linked to being elitist? Are we assuming people dressed in “style” are always well behaved? Because I have to say I’ve run into people wearing khakis and collared shirts who may be outwardly polite but are distinctly ill mannered. Just some food for thought.
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Golf can be a frustrating sport and I have seen many people throw clubs around after hitting a bad shot and people can get hurt when stuff like that happens. They need to enforce all of the rules to keep people safe an to prevent the club from law suits as this is the kind of world that we live in. It is not really about the style as much as it is about attitude and good behavior is the attitude that they are seeking. I enjoy playing golf because of its rules and it is the only sport where a person can call a penalty on themselves, so this is the most honest sport ever invented.
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I know that, back in the day, golf courses had dress codes. And many had restrictions against blacks and Jews. I didn’t realize that some still had dress codes. Do they still have those other restrictions?
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I betcha some have just switched to using code words instead…but no firsthand knowledge of it so I can’t really point fingers.
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By the way my middle son plays a lot of golf and wins a lot of trophies… He very often wears T-shirts and shorts usually polo shirts in competitions 😱😊😊💜💜
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Well that was fun too.
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I had no idea they had dress codes on golf courses! I guess they don’t play much when it’s hot out with having to wear collared shirts. That’s ridiculous. They might as well drop the word, “play,” from playing golf.
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It is most definitely NOT my cup of tea, so to speak. The hubby doesn’t get to play as much as he used to. There was a time when he took the kids out to introduce them to the “game” (not my idea of a game) and I just about fell over with my son having to meet dress code to swing a club at a little white ball. Sheesh! 😆
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Really!
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Nicely done! Bonus points for you.
Dress code – another reason I’m not sorry I don’t golf.
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I will take those bonus points, friend!
There are quite a few reasons I’m good with not playing golf and yes, dress code is one of them…
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And some of the stuff they wear – oh my goodness – thank God I don’t live near a golf course. #myEyes
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#myEyes #itburns 😂
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