Strip clubs vs golf
theDirkDiggler
Illinois
What do you think is the more time consuming and expensive hobby on average? I never could get into golf (just a very unathletic person), but the older folks are often crazy about it. Heck even the older ladies really like it. Just like strip clubs there is wide variety of how much you can spend, how often you go, how expensive the place is, etc. Some clubs charge dues, while most people pay per round. Then you have equipment (various clubs and balls), apparel, carts, fees (green fees, lockers, etc.), food and drink, and tips. Basically a lot of similar costs and expenses as strip clubbing, lol. Although the actual playing time is much less expensive for golfing, and if you're pretty bad you can spend most of your day on one round, lol. I know you could compare it to any other hobby, like skiing, fishing, audiophiles, collecting, hardcore gaming, but golfing seemed like a more natural choice being very popular and a nearly year-round hobby, weather permitting.
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You can go the $30 LDK82 route or you can blow your entire life savings and even go in the hole over a stripper like Gawker.
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I don't know how accurate that is, but if he's right, it could be hard to give up and not that different from strip club high...
The only legal drinking and "driving" allowed (although it probably shouldn't be), and i'm not talking about the golf cart...
More time-consuming? Golf. Nine holes of golf takes about three hours. If I'm spending three hours at a club, I'm either not finding what I want or waiting too long to get it.
Costly? Clubbing. I say this because the fall-off between a really good golf course and your local muni in terms of enjoyment is far less steep than the fall-off between a 9 and a 3 at a club. I get much the same enjoyment from golf whether I'm playing a really good course or a not-so-good one, and it's not hard to find a few deals here and there to play halfway decent courses without breaking the bank. I'm also OK with using my 10-year-old clubs and the el-cheapo balls, since I'll lose them eventually, anyway. Clubbing, even the most seasoned mongers will end up paying at least $100 a trip for decent service, and I tend to like good service.
Easier to give up? Golf, no doubt. I gave up golf for a few years of my life, then picked it back up the last few. I think the longest I've gone without clubbing as an adult is a few months. Most of us are biologically wired to want to be sexual. Hitting a good 3-iron is enjoyable, but our species' survival has never depended on it.
Here's my thing: I have a pretty strong introverted bent. One of the things I like about the club is that it gives girls a straightforward motivation -- money -- to come to me rather than me having to take the initiative to come to them and try and play the game of "what do I have to say/be/do to get what I want, which is really just sex, some intimacy and for you to leave me alone after I get that" like I would at a bar. If I had my way in a club, only the girls I make eye contact with or tip on stage would approach me for dances, and they would do the approaching. The rest would leave me alone.
I like golf because it gives me the chance to be alone, with nature, with a challenge to make myself better. I love that golf gives me the chance to be alone with my thoughts for stretches, even when I play with others (though I most prefer to play alone).
The club gives the chance to be alone until I want companionship, to get the companionship I want for the time I want with the level of privacy I want, then to be left alone after that. That's why I like both.
The man looks around and doesn't see anyone. "Ribbit. 9-Iron." He looks at the frog and decides to prove the frog wrong. He puts his other club away, and grabs a 9-iron. Boom! he hits it 10 inches from the cup. He is shocked!
He says to the frog, "Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?" The frog replies "Ribbit. Lucky frog." The man decides to take the frog with him to the next hole. "What do you think frog?" the man asks. "Ribbit. 3-wood."
The guy takes out a 3-wood, and boom! A hole in one.
The man is befuddled and doesn't know what to say. By the end of the day, the man has golfed the best game of golf in his life and asks the frog, "OK where to next?" The frog replies, "Ribbit. Las Vegas." They go to Las Vegas and the guy says, "OK frog, now what?" The frog says, "Ribbit. Roulette."
Upon approaching the roulette table, the man asks, "What do you think I should bet?" The frog replies, "Ribbit. $3000,black 6." Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game, the man figures what the heck. Boom - tons of cash come sliding back across the table.
The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the hotel. He sits the frog down and says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this money and I am forever grateful." The frog replies, "Ribbit, Kiss Me."
He figures, Why not? After all the frog did for him, it is a small price to pay. With the kiss, however, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
"And that, your honor, is how the girl ended up in my room."
I don’t enjoy playing golf much at all now. It’s difficult to act like I’m having a good time with business colleagues I’d rather avoid. Spending several hours with certain folks just isn’t my idea of fun.
Clubbing is fun for me. I do it alone. I can relax. I almost step out of my comfort zone - and it’s great.
My simple view is - golf creates frustration for me - and strip clubbing relieves frustration - so I prefer clubbing.
For me, as 25 said, it helps with an innate competitiveness I have. I think it comes from growing up playing sports. Even as I get old, I can play something at a competitive level, and helps blow off some steam.
@jack Great story!
I have a 2nd job/hobby that gets me out of the house 9 months a year, makes a little money for me, and can be used as a convenient excuse for days/evenings out and even the occasional overnight. It's better than golf, since there's absolutely no chance my wife will ever decide to take it up, or come along when I'm working (or pretending to work).
I prefer to golf with friends and haven't been able to do it as much recently. I love competing and I love challenging myself to get better.
Nah, just shooting the shit on TUSCL as usual...
Manager told us they were angry but let us play on. My boss told him we waited on them for several holes and they wouldn't let us play through. Some people get all bent out of shape. I have an in law that no one wanted to play with because he used to throw golf clubs around when his shot was off. I rarely see guys get that pissed off and annoying at strip clubs.