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Re: Down to the short strokes

Posted by R. Berg on October 10, 2008 at 17:17

In Reply to: Re: Down to the short strokes posted by ESC on October 10, 2008 at 10:13:

: : : CNN anchor John Roberts was talking about the rapidly approaching U.S. presidential election on Nov. 4. It's getting down to the short strokes, he said. Does that mean what I think it means?

: : Yes (I hope), it refers to putting in golf.

: Oh. Now I'm embarrassed.

Don't be, ESC. I too would have thought it referred to putting in something else. ~rb