{"id":130,"date":"2012-07-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2013-05-21T14:23:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T18:23:46","slug":"chip-shots-video-george-carlin-on-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/chip-shots-video-george-carlin-on-golf.html","title":{"rendered":"Chip Shots (Video): George Carlin on Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>We recently posted about <a href=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/was-golf-invented-by-drunken-scotsman.html\">comedian Robin Williams&#8217; take on golf<\/a>. Well, I&#8217;ve run across another well-known comedian with views on the game: George Carlin.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to Carlin, golf courses are a waste of space. In fact, Carlin said it was &#8220;<i>time to reclaim the golf courses from the wealthy and turn them over to the homeless. 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