golf & goofs

July 30, 2004 8:54 AM

Thanks to Andre Tolme, now you will know that the capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar, and that a par of 11,880 is possible. (Bonus golf link: Tundra Golf!)
posted by of strange foe (8 comments total)

Whenever you say "Ulaanbaatar", pretend you're a Klingon. It's fun.
posted by jpoulos at 9:07 AM on July 30, 2004

I need a job that affords me more vacation days.
posted by scottq at 9:13 AM on July 30, 2004

That is so amazingly awesome.
posted by Marquis at 9:19 AM on July 30, 2004

saw an article in the nytimes about this a few weeks ago, but it unfortunately is now archived and pay only. this one really captured my imagination.
posted by jcruelty at 1:07 PM on July 30, 2004

nevermind, it's linked off the golfmongolia site.
posted by jcruelty at 1:09 PM on July 30, 2004

Cool stuff. This is the kind of deliciously, wonderfully pointless thing that I wish I had enough free time to do.
posted by Johnny Assay at 1:39 PM on July 30, 2004

I'm sorry. Does that article really say "bubonic plague-carrying marmots," or am I just hallucinating?

That's just a phrase I'd never expected to hear anywhere outside my own recurring nightmares, let alone at ESPN.
posted by chicobangs at 7:09 PM on July 30, 2004

Very crafty of Tolme to have included a google tag like that. Search for bubonic plague carrying marmots and all you get is articles about Tolme. Nifty.
posted by Kwantsar at 7:43 PM on July 30, 2004