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@very-rusty said
Putt-putt? what is this game?

-VR

miniature golf, Rusty. come on, you know that. hockey with a golf ball lol

@earl-of-trumps said
miniature golf, Rusty. come on, you know that. hockey with a golf ball lol

LOL.....DUH me, I would have understood miniature golf! 🙂

-VR

@very-rusty said
Putt-putt? what is this game?

-VR

I believe they call it mini-golf in the British Isles.

No idea what it's called in Canadian English.

Edit: My explanation was typed too late. I am too slow.

@kevin-eleven said
I believe they call it mini-golf in the British Isles.

No idea what it's called in Canadian English.

Edit: My explanation was typed too late. I am too slow.

Yes, I believe it is also called mini-golf here in Canada. Stees, would know more about it than I would as he is a long time golfer.

-VR

@very-rusty said
Yes, I believe it is also called mini-golf here in Canada. Stees, would know more about it than I would as he is a long time golfer.

-VR

I gather that Stees is more of a real golfer who prefers the wide-open fairways and putting greens sans whimsical decorations.

@earl-of-trumps said
miniature golf, Rusty. come on, you know that. hockey with a golf ball lol

I don't remember having to wear protective gear when I played miniature golf . . .

@kevin-eleven said
I don't remember having to wear protective gear when I played miniature golf . . .

Play with kids…protective gear will, as you’ll find out, be an absolute necessity, unless you decided that no more kids were in your future.😲🤭😉

@great-big-stees said
Play with kids…protective gear will, as you’ll find out, be an absolute necessity, unless you decided that no more kids were in your future.😲🤭😉

I'm a single gay man of 62 with no kids (that I know of -- j/k), who might croak sometime in the next few years or decades, or who might live for centuries or millennia (considering possible med-tech advances).

But so far I never thought of myself having kids. I understand that many people have kids because that's what mammals of Earth do, often encouraged by whatever cultural template they must endure because of poor timing re: their own incarnation.

And looking ahead a few aeons into my own probability clouds, it just doesn't seem like a good idea in my case.

@kevin-eleven said
I gather that Stees is more of a real golfer who prefers the wide-open fairways and putting greens sans whimsical decorations.

Well of course, but we can't exactly offer him all that here at the pub. We have miniature golf, bocci, lawn darts, horseshoes.

@kevin-eleven said
I believe they call it mini-golf in the British Isles.

No idea what it's called in Canadian English.

Edit: My explanation was typed too late. I am too slow.

One of the best dates I ever had was a great meal followed by an arcade with pinball and video games followed by a couple rounds of go-cart racing, topped off with 18 holes of mini-golf. We had so much fun and I ended up dating him for over a year. Good times.

@suzianne said
One of the best dates I ever had was a great meal followed by an arcade with pinball and video games followed by a couple rounds of go-cart racing, topped off with 18 holes of mini-golf. We had so much fun and I ended up dating him for over a year. Good times.

I still date my wife with stuff like this, especially mini-golf and arcade games. We will often lose an hour playing air hockey.

@kevin-eleven said
I'm a single gay man of 62 with no kids (that I know of -- j/k), who might croak sometime in the next few years or decades, or who might live for centuries or millennia (considering possible med-tech advances).

But so far I never thought of myself having kids. I understand that many people have kids because that's what mammals of Earth do, often encouraged by whatever ...[text shortened]... ahead a few aeons into my own probability clouds, it just doesn't seem like a good idea in my case.

Some children can be a wonderful blessing for some people, but your better off without them I feel. We decided, every year in fact, not to have kids and have enjoyed the liberation of that choice. It’s not as though our species is under threat through lack of numbers.

@divegeester said
I still date my wife with stuff like this, especially mini-golf and arcade games. We will often lose an hour playing air hockey.

Air hockey was one of my favs.

@divegeester said
Some children can be a wonderful blessing for some people, but your better off without them I feel. We decided, every year in fact, not to have kids and have enjoyed the liberation of that choice. It’s not as though our species is under threat through lack of numbers.

I've finally decided to do the tubal ligation thing later this year. I'm not bringing a kid into this country so full of hate. Granted, it's probably too late to do it if I did want a kid, but adoption is always a choice to bring love to a child who was not wanted. I don't think I've ever been the mothering type. Way too busy.

@suzianne said
I've finally decided to do the tubal ligation thing later this year. I'm not bringing a kid into this country so full of hate. Granted, it's probably too late to do it if I did want a kid, but adoption is always a choice to bring love to a child who was not wanted. I don't think I've ever been the mothering type. Way too busy.

A good decision unless you really want and feel ready for a family. As you say, adoption is a possibility. The ideal situation of course is two parents sharing the joy and responsibility.