ROFLMAO: Michelle Wie Goes Pro

For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
kicking ass in the golf world.

She's 15.

CBS had a report on her turning pro. in the package including endorsements
from Sony and Nike was a $10M paycheck. Yeeeee Haaaaa!

Well, a sports 'expert' warned that she may burn herslef out before her
time. (1)

A woman on the LPGA said she thinks it's too soon and the girl should
perhaps hold back. (2)


1. WHO CARES?! The girl has $10M RIGHT NOW, and will probably earn another
5-10M before she 'burns herself out'!

2. You mean YOU want a chance to retire before she KICKS YOUR ASS?!?!

Too funny!

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
> kicking ass in the golf world.
>[/color]

FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
her game.

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:07 -0700, ToMh wrote:
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> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...[color=green]
>> For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
>> kicking ass in the golf world.
>>[/color]
>
> FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
> consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
> her game.[/color]


Sorry. I meant Chinese decent. Must be Yao's cousin? ;)

Hachiroku wrote:
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> 1. WHO CARES?! The girl has $10M RIGHT NOW, and will probably earn another
> 5-10M before she 'burns herself out'![/color]

That's the same argument that comes up when some kid gets $10,000,000 to
jump to the NBA or NFL from college.

"He should stay in school and finish his degree!" <G>

Like he can't go back to school if he gets hurt in his rookie year.
He's LOADED, he's not going to have to work at McDonalds!

It would be a shame for an athlete to pass up such an offer, and then
get injured as a amateur and never make the big bucks.

Hachiroku wrote:[color=blue]
> On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:07 -0700, ToMh wrote:
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>>"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...
>>[color=darkred]
>>>For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
>>>kicking ass in the golf world.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
>>consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
>>her game.[/color]
>
>
>
> Sorry. I meant Chinese decent. Must be Yao's cousin? ;)[/color]
News report on ABC this morning says "Korean"

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 11:04:14 +0000, B a r r y wrote:
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> Hachiroku wrote:
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>> 1. WHO CARES?! The girl has $10M RIGHT NOW, and will probably earn another
>> 5-10M before she 'burns herself out'![/color]
>
> That's the same argument that comes up when some kid gets $10,000,000 to
> jump to the NBA or NFL from college.
>
> "He should stay in school and finish his degree!" <G>
>
> Like he can't go back to school if he gets hurt in his rookie year.
> He's LOADED, he's not going to have to work at McDonalds!
>
> It would be a shame for an athlete to pass up such an offer, and then
> get injured as a amateur and never make the big bucks.[/color]


I think perhaps there is some jealousy going on here, although the MAN
that made the comment had nothing to lose/gain.

Absolutelt...$10M will buy one HELL of a degree!

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:31:51 -0400, mnm wrote:
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> Hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:07 -0700, ToMh wrote:
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>>[color=darkred]
>>>"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>>news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...
>>>
>>>>For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
>>>>kicking ass in the golf world.
>>>>
>>>
>>>FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
>>>consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
>>>her game.[/color]
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry. I meant Chinese decent. Must be Yao's cousin? ;)[/color]
> News report on ABC this morning says "Korean"[/color]

Ah, they all look the same to me!

(Not really, I was married to a Chinese girl, and after years of shopping
for groceries in Chinatown, you can spot the differences. She did look
Chinese, though...)

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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>On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:31:51 -0400, mnm wrote:
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>> Hachiroku wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:07 -0700, ToMh wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>>>news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...
>>>>
>>>>>For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
>>>>>kicking ass in the golf world.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
>>>>consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
>>>>her game.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry. I meant Chinese decent. Must be Yao's cousin? ;)[/color]
>> News report on ABC this morning says "Korean"[/color]
>
>Ah, they all look the same to me!
>
>(Not really, I was married to a Chinese girl, and after years of shopping
>for groceries in Chinatown, you can spot the differences. She did look
>Chinese, though...)[/color]

Any other differences?...perhaps in a directional sense?... :)
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

Anybody can have one of mine for only $5M ;-)

Odd thing about it is she's to young to join the LPGA..

CP

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 19:26:51 +0000, Gord Beaman wrote:
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> Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:31:51 -0400, mnm wrote:
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>>> Hachiroku wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:07 -0700, ToMh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>>>>news:pan.2005.10.05.23.21.46.306138@ae86.gts...
>>>>>
>>>>>>For those who DON'T know, Wie is a 6 foot Chinese (I think..) girl who is
>>>>>>kicking ass in the golf world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>FYI she's American. It is pretty humbling seeing a 15 year old girl
>>>>>consistently drive almost 300 yards. Not to mention the rest of
>>>>>her game.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry. I meant Chinese decent. Must be Yao's cousin? ;)
>>> News report on ABC this morning says "Korean"[/color]
>>
>>Ah, they all look the same to me!
>>
>>(Not really, I was married to a Chinese girl, and after years of shopping
>>for groceries in Chinatown, you can spot the differences. She did look
>>Chinese, though...)[/color]
>
> Any other differences?...perhaps in a directional sense?... :)[/color]

OK! Get your mind BACK up into the gutter!

I just told this joke to the guys tonight after practice:

A young man joins the Navy, and after he gets assigned to a ship their
first port is Singapore. Knowing the kid is a little wet behind the ears,
his Chief tells him, "Stay away from these Asian girls...their pussies are
sideways!" So off the kid goes.

He's in a bar and an Asian guy approaches him and says, "I get you good
pussy, only $10US!" The kid says, I don't know, and tells him what the
Chief said.

The guy snaps his fingers and a cute Asian girl comes running over. He
says something briskly to her in Chinese and she goes running to the top
of the stairs, mounts the bannister and slides down. "See", says the Asian
guy, "No difference" The kid looks at hm and says, "Whaddya mean?" The
Asian guy says, "If it sideways, it go blblblblblblblblbl!"

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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> The Asian guy says, "If it sideways, it go blblblblblblblblbl!"[/color]

Good one!... :)
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:02:09 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
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>Absolutelt...$10M will buy one HELL of a degree![/color]


We a had a local AHL hockey player "retire" @ 20 with a knee problem.
The insurance the New York Rangers contractually had on his body paid
him $2 Million, which paid for his UCONN education nicely. <G>

If he had forgone a ~ $1.5 million signing bonus and two years of top
level minor league play @ $350,000 / year to go to college, he may
have gotten the knee injury in college. Thinking of the flip side, I
can't see how staying in school would have ever been the right choice.

On the other hand, Mike Richter, the recently retired New York Rangers
NHL All-star / Stanley Cup winning, future hall-of-fame goaltender is
now attending Yale University as a late-30's, non-traditional student.
He volunteered as a student-assistant hockey coach. Think he gets
"work / study" credits toward tuition? <G>