Loose Cannons: Next Game - Staffield Golf & Country Resort

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Next Game - Staffield Golf & Country Resort - 26th November 2013

5 flights have already been booked at STAFFIELD for the November trophy game on the 26 th. Tee off from 2 boxes at 0745 hrs. Please be at the club by 0720 hrs.

Changes and additions , please let Ray Funnell know by next Monday morning 1000 hrs latest. 012 20 30 510

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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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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Next Game - Staffield Golf & Country Resort - 26th November 2013

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