Product Description

Nowhere in our society are standards upheld so rigidly as at the great British golf club. But will they stand firm in the face of a stream of letters ranging from bizarre accusations to unreasonable requests? Assuming the identities of Colonel Arthur J. Lindsay-Bird (ret), his wife Mrs Julia S. Lindsay-Bird, and their son Dave Lindsay-Bird (Senior Development Producer, Mental Productions), Dom Joly bombards the country's most conservative institutions with increasingly preposterous demands. Will the Club Secretary clamp down on ilicit dog-fighting on their premises? Will the Board allow Snoop Dogg to be filmed golfing on drugs? How will the groundsman cope with accusations of dwarf-tossing? Trickster extraordinaire Dom Joly engages Britain's golf clubs in the most bizarre and hilarious correspondence you will ever read...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18093 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Synopsis
Nowhere in our society are standards upheld so rigidly as at the great British golf club. But will they stand firm in the face of a stream of letters ranging from bizarre accusations to unreasonable requests? Assuming the identities of Colonel Arthur J. Lindsay-Bird (ret), his wife Mrs Julia S. Lindsay-Bird, and their son Dave Lindsay-Bird (Senior Development Producer, Mental Productions), Dom Joly bombards the country's most conservative institutions with increasingly preposterous demands. Will the Club Secretary clamp down on ilicit dog-fighting on their premises? Will the Board allow Snoop Dogg to be filmed golfing on drugs? How will the groundsman cope with accusations of dwarf-tossing? Trickster extraordinaire Dom Joly engages Britain's golf clubs in the most bizarre and hilarious correspondence you will ever read...

About the Author
Dom Joly first rose to fame as the creator and star of the Channel 4 series Trigger Happy TV. He writes a weekly column in the Independent on Sunday as well as regular travel pieces. His other television credits include Dom Joly's Happy Hour for SKY and World Shut Your Mouth for the BBC.

Customer Reviews

Certainly not Henry Root
I agree with the reviewer who said that most of the jokes have the same premise - they have. On the rare occasions when the recipient gets the joke or realises the letter is a hoax (e.g. the Polar Bear incident) Jolly simply labours his point and the joke is lost. If you think the idea sounds good then buy Henry Root instead - if you're a fan of Root this will disappoint.

not funny
This attemtpts to be as funny as The Timewaster Letters. Quite simply, it is not.

A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO HENRY ROOT
Taking on the authorities of your local or far distant golf club is a worthy pursuit for any man of letters and Dom Joly has written more than most! Dwarf tossing and gangsta rap may not figure in the majority of member`s complaints to the greens committee, but who are we to sniff at these fanciful exploits which would enliven some of the most conservative institutions in the land?

Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute.