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John Daly
5 Things to Know About John Daly 1. Born John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) and is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. 2. He’s famous for his Diet Coke and Marlboro Light diet. 3. He remains one of the most... [more]
5 Things to Know About John Daly
1. Born John Patrick Daly (born April 28, 1966) and is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
2. He’s famous for his Diet Coke and Marlboro Light diet.
3. He remains one of the most popular figures in golf despite no major recent wins (his first was in 1991).
4. He got his nickname “Long John” from his massive driving ability off the tee.
5.He once tore ligaments in his ribs, back and shoulder trying to stop his 125MPH backswing after he was distracted by a fan taking his picture.
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And no, I'm not referring to Udorn Duangdecha getting his stomach stapled and surviving solely on Diet Coke and cigarettes - check out those slacks. Crap, they're so loud that Marlee Matlin heard him trying them on. [Devil Ball Golf]
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The Sportress of Blogitude made a good catch on John Daly's Twitter feed the other day. The Amazing Shrinking Daly posted the secret to his weight loss success following lapband surgery. He termed it the Daly Workout.
via www.sportressofblogitude.com
That's some nice work, John. The guy is just shedding pounds thanks to a lapband, a self-constrictive diet to 500 calories per day, a packet of smokes, and resting in the arms of a butterfly...
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From waggleroom.com
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LAS VEGAS, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran television host and journalist John Daly has been named vice president of broadcast operations for the World Series of Golf (www.worldseriesofgolf.com).
Daly, best known as the longtime host of "Real TV," will oversee all of the company's television and Internet productions and serve asread more
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From freshnews.com
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Wow, Robert Allenby got a little bit testy after being demolished by Anthony Kim at the President's Cup. Allenby criticized AK for coming back to the hotel the night before at 4 a.m., a little "sideways." Allenby called AK a "loose cannon" and the "new John Daly." (More)Hmm... we don't know all the facts, but even if Allenby's allegations are true, they seem totally out of line. Unless it's established that AK has a drinking problem, then...
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From blogger.com
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The Presidents Cup ends with handbags at five paces between Aussie Robert Allenby and the American team's 'reformed bad boy'. That's more like it ladsTired of all those anodyne stories of how the Presidents Cup was not so much a golf tournament but a festival of team bonding with a dash of "hands across the oceans" global unity thrown in? Then you will love this cracking story in Golfweek revolving around comments made by Robert Allenby about...
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From guardian.co.uk
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Some especially ignorant people are suggesting that Egypt has never contributed to global culture. It might be about time that someone put a list together of the people who lived and worked in Egypt and contributed to world culture, from Archemides, to Ibn Kaldun and Ibn Battuta, Maimonides, to Cafavy, Forester, Durrell and Mahfouz. Perhaps Ursula Lindsey should do it.
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From arabist.net
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An archer named John Daly accompanied Henry V to France in 1415, and thus is likely to have fought at the battle of Agincourt. Apparently English archers of the time may have been largely recruited from Ireland, Scotland and Wales and were often yeomen rather than landless peasants. I wonder how many Dalys there were 600 years ago?
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From stconsultant.blogspot.com
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