Loose Cannons: inter-society

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Inter Society Golf Tournament - Templar Park Golf Club - 1st June 2014

For anyone interested in participating in the Inter Society Golf Tournament on 1st June at Templar Park please see the details below:

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Intersociety Golf Tournament - Bukit Unggul - 20th May 2012

CALLING ALL GOLFERS!

WE NEED YOU ON THE ST PATRICK’S SOCIETY TEAM AT THE

INTERSOCIETY GOLF TOURNAMENT

SUNDAY 20^TH MAY 1PM – BUKIT UNGGUL

RM200 per player includes:

- Green fees, caddy, buggy and insurance

- Dinner and drinks

Team and novelty prizes up for grabs.

Minimum 12 players required, but no limit.

Contact:

Lorraine 017 280 6287 / lorraine_gordon6@hotmail.com

Monday, March 21, 2011

Inter-Society Golf Tournament

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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