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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 10:51:30 GMT -5
Some of you may now know this, but Chad Thundercock has an Arabian cousin called Osama Bin Flopin. He heard about the BCT and wasn't sure if he wanted to commit just yet, so he paid the organisers 8 barrels of oil and 5 camels (equivalent to 6 months' salary for the BCT CEO) to shut the entire course down and postpone the main tour by a day, so he can have a practice by himself on the 4 pins (well, himself plus his harem of bellydancing caddies). He managed -46 without much effort and even managed an eagle on a par 5, at which point he shouted his signature victory yell, "Abu Dhabi Dooo!!". Now he can't (ku)wait to sign up to the BCT permanently next week, as he thinks he may be able to seriously sheikh things up on this tour.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 12:23:34 GMT -5
My rounds were a load of absolute crap. 95% shots, bad tempo, shakiness, missed putts. Had a double bogey on the short par 3 in round 4.
Glad it is over to be honest. I will enjoy it much more just watching you guys shoot it out and me sitting in the sidelines from now on.
Good luck to everyone playing!
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Post by toddfather on May 19, 2019 12:27:59 GMT -5
Some of you may now know this, but Chad Thundercock has an Arabian cousin called Osama Bin Flopin. He heard about the BCT and wasn't sure if he wanted to commit just yet, so he paid the organisers 8 barrels of oil and 5 camels (equivalent to 6 months' salary for the BCT CEO) to shut the entire course down and postpone the main tour by a day, so he can have a practice by himself on the 4 pins (well, himself plus his harem of bellydancing caddies). He managed -46 without much effort and even managed an eagle on a par 5, at which point he shouted his signature victory yell, "Abu Dhabi Dooo!!". Now he can't (ku)wait to sign up to the BCT permanently next week, as he thinks he may be able to seriously sheikh things up on this tour. Darryl can't decide how he feels about this news. He's been seen pacing around his RV while talking to himself. On one hand, he loves having more rivals on tour. On the other hand, he feels that his game may be on the level of Osama Bin (Poopin). None the less, there's nothing he can do about it. Except maybe alert the proper authorities to check Osama for proper documentation (work permit, Visa, etc.) These tricks are not above what Darryl would do to preserve victories. Darryl will also be sending over a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin to welcome Osama. Even though Osama isn't competing this week, Darryl will definitely have some nerves going to the tee. Not only is he hoping for back to back to back wins, but the mere shadow of a newbie that could take over this tour will certain be weighing on his mind. It's kinda like being the cool kid in school, and then the new guy moves to town that is better looking, a better athlete, a cooler car that makes all the mermaids, I mean girls, quiver with excitement. Nonetheless, we'll see how it sheikhs out!
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Post by Doyley on May 19, 2019 23:40:30 GMT -5
Guys, I know you're having fun with this but let's keep the names realistic. Larry's name will not be approved.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:54:33 GMT -5
Guys, I know you're having fun with this but let's keep the names realistic. Larry's name will not be approved. bruh... it's just a pun like that Michael Floppernick guy on tour, but fair enough I'll think of something else Does it have to be an English name then? Can I have something like a Russian oligarch character with a golfing pun in his name or something just to make things a bit more fun?
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2019 23:57:48 GMT -5
Wowee. Fun police much???
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 0:46:14 GMT -5
Guys, I know you're having fun with this but let's keep the names realistic. Larry's name will not be approved. bruh... it's just a pun like that Michael Floppernick guy on tour, but fair enough I'll think of something else Does it have to be an English name then? Can I have something like a Russian oligarch character with a golfing pun in his name or something just to make things a bit more fun? Actually scratch that, this was a last desperate shot in the arm to have some fun with TGCT again (I was inspired by the hilarious Hector Vasquez alter-ego and just wanted to join in that fun), so I think this is the end of the line for me. hammers1man please take over the USE reins, I'm going cold turkey on this game. Latest ranking stats are updated so those just need to be added to each week, the leaderboard is scored as 100 for the winner, 90 second place then down in 5 point increments to 20th place. Cheers.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 6:21:54 GMT -5
It's such a shame that the fun is leaking away. I understand the name situation but at the end of the day it is what was making it fun for some people. I'm sure others don't really care about the unusual names.
I have to admit the fun has mostly gone for me now too. I treat it way too seriously and I am way too competitive to enjoy it anymore. It's not fun when you physically can't move the joystick due to trembling.
Good luck to everyone competing on this tour for the rest of the season. The only way I will be able to play again is by getting rid of the shaking. I don't think there is a way. I love the atmosphere with the likes of Curtis and Eric around which I would miss greatly. They are such great guys along with a lot of others.
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Post by paulus on May 20, 2019 8:23:38 GMT -5
The whole point is to mirror real life tours - and the pressure that brings. If TGCT had a mission statement, the word "serious" would probably be in it...
"Amusing" names would eventually make the real names on the leaderboards look stuffy and pompous, which they're obviously not. Made especially worse if those fun names are at or near the top.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 8:26:23 GMT -5
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Post by katana22 on May 20, 2019 9:00:19 GMT -5
OK I'm new around here so take what I say with a grain of salt if you wish, what did I think of his name? pretty silly tbh but I'm guessing that was the point, was it rude? NO, Offensive not that I can see. Now I have only been playing this game since JAN and only been on TGCT since FEB so I really can't comment beyond that but I can say one thing and that was that the BCT thread was DEAD, 6 foot under DEAD and now were going to start pushing the likes of these guys who have come over here and given the BCT life away. Maybe it's just me being a 53 year old grandfather from Australia but I just don't get it. I'm mean this world is fast becoming a nany state where you just can't say anything without some getting pissed about something meant be about something else that someone said was really about something else that we all should stand up against. If that didn't make sense it wasn't meant to and neither is banning Osama Bin Flopin. just one old farts two cent's worth.
One other note. In no way am I trying to criticize the admin on this board as I know the amount of work it must take to run things providing us with this board and everything else that comes with it.
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Post by paulus on May 20, 2019 12:00:15 GMT -5
Before anyone else decides to jump on the "nanny state" "anti-fun" bandwagon, I'd encourage them to understand the original vision for TGCT... www.operationsports.com/an-interview-with-the-creators-of-tgc-tours-an-online-career-mode-for-the-golf-club-2019/The very reason this place draws so many players is because most of us wanted a place that felt like a real life golf club, with some serious & well moderated competition. That principle is worth holding fast to imho. If there is a greater desire for fun and amusement beyond that... and why wouldn't there be... the societies sub-forum is a great place to start a new fun league
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Post by toddfather on May 20, 2019 12:11:30 GMT -5
Before anyone else decides to jump on the "nanny state" "anti-fun" bandwagon, I'd encourage them to understand the original vision for TGCT... www.operationsports.com/an-interview-with-the-creators-of-tgc-tours-an-online-career-mode-for-the-golf-club-2019/The very reason this place draws so many players is because most of us wanted a place that felt like a real life golf club, with some serious & well moderated competition. That principle is worth holding fast to imho. If there is a greater desire for fun and amusement beyond that... and why wouldn't there be... the societies sub-forum is a great place to start a new fun league In no way am I trying to start an argument here but I will quote this from the “general info” page on the main site. “TGC Tours encourages you to use your real name, but we do not require that you do so. An alias is acceptable as long as it is appropriate and not a copy of a popular professional golfer (ie Tiger Woods).” I agree that the admins don’t want names to get out of hand, but this statement allows us to use aliases plain and simple. If they want to require real names, I’m happy to go back, but I don’t think trying to have a little fun with it is over the line.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2019 12:19:25 GMT -5
I'm in the process of planning/creating a Beginner Club society on PC at the moment. Would probably be the only person playing in it.
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Post by Trayys on May 20, 2019 12:44:21 GMT -5
So here are my thoughts:
This is frustrating, so tired of the drama seems impossible to escape at this point. We came to this tour to have a good time with others seeking to either get a feel of the game just starting out or coming here to get a boost back into loving TGC again. The 2 weeks playing here have been an absolute blast.
Wasn't the 1st person to be asked to change their name, sure it was funny but could've picked a different alias name if he wanted too, and we know eventually Larry would come up with something funny and acceptable. Chose to delete his account. Really hate to see him go, and hope he comes back, kinda seems like he had a foot out the door already teetering on the edge of leaving before this. Just sucks it had to happen here.
So I wish and hope this will blow over and we could continue enjoying ourselves here on the BCT.
On that note, for this week on the BCT: Chantres just left "Play it Again Sports" with refurbished pro v1s after spending half of the $50 earnings from last week, ready to take Darryl and the rest of the field down this week, Keopke style!!
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