Lost Discs (ad nauseum threads)

[Geoffro]

The question of lost/found discs: this issue has been discussed so much, in different iterations and on numerous threads. I offer the following analogy, at risk of being viewed as sexist (or just nuts), but with the intent to resolve the issue for many golfers:

Consider a lost disc like an ex-girlfriend. She might have your name tattooed on her or not, but she’s still your ex. You’ve had good times with her, and not-so-good times. Maybe you’ve thrown an ace with her, or you can’t imagine ever having such great sex (or a great round or throw) with anyone (thing) else. But for now she’s gone. Whether she left because she lost her way and you couldn’t help her find her way back, or she just got fed up with your lousy ways (throws) – it doesn’t matter – she’s gone. You grieve and you move on.

Now you discover another version of your ex, maybe she’s another weight or color, or even race (brand) – and find this works better than what you had before. You start to develop a relationship with your new favorite, and the history starts to develop. More throws, situations (good and bad); and the relationship grows.

If you get a call from some guy saying “I found your lost …” What do you do? Do you disregard your familiar in favor of your last? Do you take her back into your bag? Because the analogy is breaking down, I guess most of us would take the disc back, but I’m not sure how important the disc recovered compared to the disc lost. If no one ever calls, you figure she's gone on with her life, and try to imagine her either positively or negatively (whether that's successful with another thrower, or disregarded in a muddy ditch).

Bottom line, we move through discs like we move through relationships. If it’s gone, we find a new one. If she comes back, it’s never like it was before. We never know how many times she’s been thrown, nor by whom, while she was gone. Can it ever be the same?

I’m sure there are healthy marriages that exist following periods of diversion in the relationship – but I would guess they are few. Once lost, most often, it can never be the same. I would suggest the same approach to lost discs…

[REDARMY]

an interesting take on the situation, and i agree wholeheartedly.

[Greg Layton]

With all due respect, Geoffro... you've thought about this way too much.

[blang]

Of the two issues that have been "discussed so much, in different iterations and on numerous threads" it would be disc other players taking discs from other players and big government taking more money from tax payers. Both issues are actually related.

I am starting to see that the majority of people are OK with taking discs from my bag as well as taking more money from my wallet. The whole idea of "disc redistribution" seems like a microcosm of the changing views of the U.S. in the respect for private property.

(this is not a political rant but a sociological rant)

[Brokensaint]

If my name and number is on the disc, its mine. He who finds it can throw it once or twice, but I damn well better get a call that day to come and get it.
Same holds true for ex-girlfriends.

[REDARMY]

If my name and number is on the disc, its mine. He who finds it can throw it once or twice, but I damn well better get a call that day to come and get it.
Same holds true for ex-girlfriends.

do you sharpie your name and # on your girlfriends????

[Brokensaint]

you have to look for it. :)

[nicfit]

do you sharpie your name and # on your girlfriends????

Brilliant idea!

:)

[sidewinding]

I offer the following analogy, at risk of being viewed as sexist...Consider a lost disc like an ex-girlfriend.

The analogy breaks down when you consider that one leaves involuntarily, while the other leaves voluntarily, probably because you think of her as your property.

[Lewis]

Sometimes it pays to be a pessimist. Let me explain.

When I lose a disc, I'm disappointed, and maybe upset for a while. However, once I give up looking for it, get in my car, and head home, I assume it's lost and gone forever. I assume I'll never get a call about it, and maybe that it will never be found.

Of the last 5 discs I've lost, I've only gotten a call back for one. Since I didn't expect to ever hear from it again, I was able to be excited, and I'll always feel that I owe Redan Randy a favor. If I'd expected to get a call for all of them, I would be four times bitter, and Randy's act of kindness wouldn't have made an impression.

Expecting the worst makes you appreciate it when things go your way. In other words, pessimists are the people most likely to see the glass as half full. :D

[borndasaur]

This is what happens late on a dateless friday night, isn't it Geoffro.

[zud00]

With all due respect, Geoffro... you've thought about this way too much.

I agree:D

[valkyriefb11]

I agree:D

wow, I third that ;)

[hycard]

Hey Geoffro

I seriously found your girlfriend/disc at the park today - but I don't know how she ended up in North Carolina. If you can positively identify her/it I will gladly return, after a few uses.

[Geoffro]

Okay, okay. I figured I'd get beat up on this one.

Too much thinking? Probably yes, but how many of you have been posting endlessly on these issues for months? I was trying to start a thread that would end these threads. I would challenge those of you posting along the lines of too much thought, how many posts do you have racked up on this issue?

Born, you're right, it was a Friday night without a date - I've been married for ten years :eek:

Hycard - Yeah. I remember that one - thanks, but don't bother.

To all - the next time you post on a thread regarding lost discs, think to yourself - haven't we already talked about this enough? Are we really changing anyone's mind on this? And do you really want to continue to grieve the lost when you can embrace the new?

humbley, Geoff

[discinator]

To all - the next time you post on a thread regarding lost discs, think to yourself - haven't we already talked about this enough? Are we really changing anyone's mind on this? And do you really want to continue to grieve the lost when you can embrace the new?



......until the next batch of new members joins and starts it all over again. Remember Groundhog Day.

[Donovan]

Hey Geoffro

I seriously found your girlfriend/disc at the park today - but I don't know how she ended up in North Carolina. If you can positively identify her/it I will gladly return, after a few uses.

Dude, did she give good "throw"?

[Donovan]

Geoffro,

I have to say this after my smart-ass comment just a second ago.

I loved your analogy! I laughed so much I cried and printed it off and had my fiancé's read it. She laughed really hard too. I want you to know that was a great read bro. It belongs in the "DGCR Post Hall of Fame". I can totally say that no matter how true it all is, makes no difference, because it feels true.

Thanks for writing that and making my week bro! :D

[Geoffro]

Thanks a lot for that, Don. I don't know about the hall of fame; but it feels true to me, too.

[Huff]

you planned to end this debate with a terrible analogy? lol


Ok, I'll play along with this line of thinking. My disc, much like my gf, tries to find its way back to me when we get separated. Also like my gf, I consider someone taking my disc against its will and forcing it their car as 'kidnapping'*
















*note: there is a 4-5 day time frame each month when taking the gf away will be considered an act of kindness as opposed to kidnapping. Unlike the gf, my disc has no grace period of this kind.

[magictenor1]

I kind of agree with Geoffro. I don't even put my name on discs. If I lose them I move on. It's only a disc.

[Donovan]

*note: there is a 4-5 day time frame each month when taking the gf away will be considered an act of kindness as opposed to kidnapping. Unlike the gf, my disc has no grace period of this kind.

Wow! That is just plain wrong. Even putting all P.C. aside, I can't believe you wrote that.:( If the girls on here read this, I don't want to be in your shoes.

[The Valkyrie Kid]

Dude, did she give good "throw"?

Was she a great putt?

[Huff]

Wow! That is just plain wrong. Even putting all P.C. aside, I can't believe you wrote that.:( If the girls on here read this, I don't want to be in your shoes.

lol if me vaguely referring to the hormonal shift women go through during their period is enough to cause any of the female members on here get bent out of shape then I suggest that:

a) they arent actually old enough to have had a menstrual cycle or
2) they're too sensitive to be online

[magictenor1]

I'm thinking it's a good thing we don't have many female members. (no pun intended )

[DiscChainBasket18]

Sometimes it pays to be a pessimist. Let me explain.

When I lose a disc, I'm disappointed, and maybe upset for a while. However, once I give up looking for it, get in my car, and head home, I assume it's lost and gone forever. I assume I'll never get a call about it, and maybe that it will never be found.

Of the last 5 discs I've lost, I've only gotten a call back for one. Since I didn't expect to ever hear from it again, I was able to be excited, and I'll always feel that I owe Redan Randy a favor. If I'd expected to get a call for all of them, I would be four times bitter, and Randy's act of kindness wouldn't have made an impression.

Expecting the worst makes you appreciate it when things go your way. In other words, pessimists are the people most likely to see the glass as half full. :D
you are a wise man

[solomon.trenton]

an interesting take on the situation, and i agree wholeheartedly.

that makes two of us

[Midnightbiker]

I kind of agree with Geoffro. I don't even put my name on discs. If I lose them I move on. It's only a disc.

You never know , you might just get it back. I found a disc today, and called the number. The guy was surprised, because he said he had lost that disc 2 months ago. He said he had already replaced it, and that I could have it. I am still happy that I called. I like to try to return disc to their owners.

[discflinger]

Was she a great putt?

Ha, ha! Right in the puter!

[Hamilton]

You never know , you might just get it back. I found a disc today, and called the number. The guy was surprised, because he said he had lost that disc 2 months ago. He said he had already replaced it, and that I could have it. I am still happy that I called. I like to try to return disc to their owners.

true that, i found a star roadrunner on Friday, call the guy right then, he said "oh yeah, well go ahead and keep it, and thanks for calling"...like he was amazed that i called...i guess i'm a bit of an optimist, but i still like to think there are good people left in this world...

[Fore]

I have also heard of people giving extra disc out when they get one back that they really like. It never hurts to write your info on it because there are some good people out there that will call.

[Jimb]

Wasn't sure which lost disc thread to post on so this one is the winner.

I lost my first Champion disc on 5-6-08 at Middletown Park in Middletown, MD, about 2 hours from home. It went into a fenced in maintenance area and I couldn't get in. My name and number were there and a guy called me the next week and said he'd send it back. I never got it back and then lost his number so I couldn't check on it.

This past Tuesday, a guy in the club in the area was going through the lost and found at the course and found my disc. He called me up and got my address. I got my disc back today. That's almost a year after I lost and my baby made it back to me.

All I can say is thanks Dan. I really appreciate it.

[Marty McFly]

Not going to lie... I lost someone (KC Pro Roc) very special to me today and this thread helps. Time to move on.

This is a very underrated thread lol.

[JR Stengele]

My best to you and your disc. My thoughts are with you. = )

[Huff]

Yay to people not stealing! Congrats on the return of your plastic man:)