• @disguy_ovahea
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    812 months ago

    I like to remember him as one part lemonade and one part iced tea.

    • @RapidcreekOP
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      2 months ago

      That’s a good one.

      Around central Florida we remember the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. Kind of a Mayo Clinic but for kids. Then there’s the Arnold and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women just around the corner from there…

      • @fluxion
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        92 months ago

        Do people remember his giant penis? Are there statues or anything?

      • @Hugin
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        32 months ago

        Yup my niece was born at Arnold Palmer and my wife had surgery at Winnie.

    • hope
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      -82 months ago

      Incidentally, has anyone ever done less to become famous? I mean, yay for me I mixed two drinks together!

      • @MimicJar
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        242 months ago

        To clarify, he is a world famous golfer.

        It’s like saying Tiger Woods is famous for cheating on his wife.

        Michael Jordan is famous for playing baseball.

        Babe Ruth is famous for the candy bar.

        Arnold Palmer just happened to like lemonade and iced tea. It is weird what people are remembered for, but it’s not like he was just a dude who ordered a unique drink.

        • @meeeeetch
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          42 months ago

          Baby Ruth bars were named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter. Nothing to do with the famed Boston pitcher.

          • @MimicJar
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            32 months ago

            I had no idea. I looked it up and the truth is even stranger still. Officially it’s named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, but seemingly to avoid having to make a proper deal with Babe Ruth.

            It just “happened” to have the name of a famous baseball player who was experiencing a nation wide rise in popularity. It was named after the daughter of a president, a girl who A, was relevant 20 years ago, B, is no longer a baby, and C had passed away.

            https://www.history.com/news/babe-ruth-v-baby-ruth

        • hope
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          121 days ago

          It was a quote from the TV show Scrubs about Arnold Palmer.

      • flicker
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        42 months ago

        JD, your username is also a woman’s name.