Loose Cannons: Next Game - Staffield Golf Resort- 9th March 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Next Game - Staffield Golf Resort- 9th March 2010

Next Loose Cannons game will be at Staffield Golf Resort and we will be honoured by the return of Mike Smith from his Middle East adventures.

Be there at 7:30am sharp for an 8am tee-off. Post game makan and minum will be at the usual venue in Mantin.

Final players will be as follows:

Barry Cousins 25

Hans Berger 19

Klaus Kretzschmar 24

Mike Hughes 31

Mike Smith 18

Raymond Keys 22

Stuart Taylor 15

Tony Morris 12

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Grumpy Old Men with a Golfing Problem

The expression "loose cannon" or "loose cannon on rolling deck" refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual whose behaviour (either intended or unintended) endangers the group he or she belongs to, or just generally winds them up with their wrong-headed logic.

The term originates in the Age of Sail and wooden men-of-war, apparently first used in Victor Hugo’s's novel Ninety Three in 1874. When a storm began, all Cannon had to be securely fastened and lashed in place. A gun that broke free of its lashings would roll uncontrollably around the deck with the motion of the ship, causing havoc. A loose cannon, weighing thousands of pounds, would crush anything and anyone in its path, and possibly even break a hole in the hull, thus endangering the seaworthiness of the whole ship. If a loose cannon fired in the wrong direction, it could severely damage the ship or kill crew members.

In modern usage, it is used almost exclusively to refer to individuals with largely uncontrollable and thus potentially destructive behavior, but it can also be proudly self-descriptive.

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Next Game - Staffield Golf Resort- 9th March 2010

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