The fat turd.

The fat bastard

Why not? This is precisely why golf is not a sport and is instead a hobby.

I believe there was a guy on the PGA who used a cart to ride everywhere.

Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK. When I lived in London for a few years, I would see ads on all bus stops and billboard warning that the people who lied about getting benefits were watched all the time.

can you be unemployed and go around winning golf or whatever tournaments? or is that considered a "job" by then

Golf is for old people, fat people, and people with a low threshold of entertainment.

lantawa: The fat turd.

fedexrico: The fat bastard

The fat basturd.

I can't find a better pic, but I think you know where I'm going with this.

The B/W picture looks like Alfred Hitchcock

/just sayin'

What's the problem?

Didn't we all learn in the 1980's that we should all be able to get paid to sit on our ass and play golf?

He's just trying to live the corporate dream.

To quote my favorite President (yes I know he's fictional): "Okay, well, golf's not a sport. It's fine -- don't get me wrong -- but let's not you and I confuse it with things that men do."

/WW !

Cut off his arms and legs then lets see if he improves his handicap.

Isn't golf supposed to be for hardworking worldbeaters who always follow the rules? This chap seems to be quite the contradiction.

roflmaonow: Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK.

and when you see that

"Dorman was given 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 18 months and was ordered to pay £1,000 costs."

are you that surprised?

Seriously, if you are close to retirement age (and therefore don't need to concern yourself with keeping your job), why woulnd't you try it on?

Inflatable Rhetoric: Golf is for old people, fat people, and people with a low threshold of entertainment.

You sound like you can't hit a drive.

They don't call it a handicap for nuthin!

*embarassed that I went for the low-hangin fruit*

--- even god can't hit a two iron. Obscure?

glenlivid: They don't call it a handicap for nuthin!

*embarassed that I went for the low-hangin fruit*

Well, they don't call it low-hanging fruit for nothing!

Crudbucket: glenlivid: They don't call it a handicap for nuthin!

*embarassed that I went for the low-hangin fruit*

Well, they don't call it low-hanging fruit for nothing!

You'll wish the fruit wasn't hangin' when the bloke hits you with his driver.

Crudbucket: glenlivid: They don't call it a handicap for nuthin!

*embarassed that I went for the low-hangin fruit*

Well, they don't call it low-hanging fruit for nothing!

Well, it is often tasty!

(not this time...I feel dirty and ashamed)

UsikFark: You'll wish the fruit wasn't hangin' when the bloke hits you with his driver.

Okay, that pic is goddamn hilarious!

My best friend worked in the benefits department of Chrysler for 14 years. You wouldn't believe the stories she heard from disability recipients calling to complain about late checks - "I need my check by Friday because I'm going on a water-skiing trip this weekend." (I'm not making that up.) The company followed up when she reported such calls, but between the UAW and then claims of racial discrimination, they often didn't get very far.

roflmaonow: Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK.

In the UK? Hell, I'm a deaf social worker in South Florida... you can't swing a cat without hitting some farker who is claiming disability benefits so they don't have to get a job. As long as you don't earn more than $950/month at whatever job you have (if you are even employed), Uncle Sam can send you up to another $800 a month if you can prove a disability. It's a lifetime ticket to party for those who can live cheap!

Ouisch: My best friend worked in the benefits department of Chrysler for 14 years. You wouldn't believe the stories she heard from disability recipients calling to complain about late checks - "I need my check by Friday because I'm going on a water-skiing trip this weekend." (I'm not making that up.) The company followed up when she reported such calls, but between the UAW and then claims of racial discrimination, they often didn't get very far.

Unions suck. Try firing a teacher in Chicago.

I could be on disability right now. Two ruptured discs and permanent nerve damage. But I'd go nuts with nothing to do. I could also be blissfully bombed on pain killers too, but that's just not acceptable. So I'm working on being a certified welder. I love to fabricate things, and I'll be damned if a little pain and numbness in my hand is gonna slow me down.

LittleSmitty: I'll be damned if a little pain and numbness in my hand is gonna slow me down.

Too easy.

"That's the farkin way she goes"

DefGuy: roflmaonow: Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK.

In the UK? Hell, I'm a deaf social worker in South Florida... you can't swing a cat without hitting some farker who is claiming disability benefits so they don't have to get a job. As long as you don't earn more than $950/month at whatever job you have (if you are even employed), Uncle Sam can send you up to another $800 a month if you can prove a disability. It's a lifetime ticket to party for those who can live cheap!

Hmmm, a lifetime party huh? I am on disability, borke my back in 3 places on the job. And how right you are, the small check I get every month certainly replaces the 80k a year I made working. If I didn't save while I worked I wouldn't be able to make it. Disability is a good program for those of us who are truly disabled, but please don't make it out to be something it isn't. And a decent living it isn't.

SeamusFerrell: LittleSmitty: I'll be damned if a little pain and numbness in my hand is gonna slow me down.

is inability to masturbate worth a disability claim?

OBBN: DefGuy: roflmaonow: Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK.

In the UK? Hell, I'm a deaf social worker in South Florida... you can't swing a cat without hitting some farker who is claiming disability benefits so they don't have to get a job. As long as you don't earn more than $950/month at whatever job you have (if you are even employed), Uncle Sam can send you up to another $800 a month if you can prove a disability. It's a lifetime ticket to party for those who can live cheap!

Hmmm, a lifetime party huh? I am on disability, borke my back in 3 places on the job. And how right you are, the small check I get every month certainly replaces the 80k a year I made working. If I didn't save while I worked I wouldn't be able to make it. Disability is a good program for those of us who are truly disabled, but please don't make it out to be something it isn't. And a decent living it isn't.

No offense intended and I'm sorry if I caused any. You're right, it's not nearly enough to earn a living... I know because I had to live on it for a while when I couldn't find work while trying to finish school.

Just pointing out that, for some, it's an easy way to make money and have an excuse to be lazy. I see clients trying to manipulate the system every day and they don't care that they're taking from the people who truly do need that money. You have an honest reason for needing this program, they don't.

Even if I had a severed spine, two busted out knees, half an arm with only a couple of fingers grafted at the elbow, I'd still figure out a way to play golf. Work? Probably not so interested. And by the way, he is the club champion. That pretty much makes you untouchable.

spartacus_prime: I believe there was a guy on the PGA who used a cart to ride everywhere.

Close but not quite. He made it as far as the minors of the PGA, the Nationwide Tour), but there's a rule that you can't use a cart on the PGA. He had tried filing an injunction saying that he needed a cart because of some disorder that made it very hard to walk.

His appeals were rejected. I'm embarrased I know this much about Golf. What a boring game.

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When I was handling workers comp claims, I just loved catching these guys out.

We had one guy who claimed to be permanentlhy and totally disabled from a back injury yet got featured in his hometown paper with a six point buck he brought down bow hunting and then dragged two miles through heavy woods to his truck.

klobbersaurus

Came here for Trailer Park Boys reference. Leaving satisfied.

Shhh. Don't tell them how to not get caught. We need more headlines.

UncleStumpy: spartacus_prime: I believe there was a guy on the PGA who used a cart to ride everywhere.

Close but not quite. He made it as far as the minors of the PGA, the Nationwide Tour), but there's a rule that you can't use a cart on the PGA. He had tried filing an injunction saying that he needed a cart because of some disorder that made it very hard to walk.

His appeals were rejected. I'm embarrased I know this much about Golf. What a boring game.

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I'd be even more embarassed because you were wrong about what you know about golf. SCOTUS ruled 7-2 in favor of Casey Martin that it was a violation of the ADA, so he was able to use a cart on tour. It just turns out that he's not a good enough golfer stay on tour.

I've been on disability for almost 20 years now and a party it ain't. Try comparing it to a nightmare!
Since I was young, about 23 when I started on disability I didn't have much $$$ put in to the system and I'm still living at that level.
Some days I could likely work as hard or harder than any other worker but then be laid up for another month before getting up and out again.
I realize that most Farkers aren't the dirtbags who think everyone on disability is looking for a free ride but many of us just don't have a choice.
The Americans With Disabilities Act can never cover all the accommodations I would need to return to work full time. I just moved to a new city in a new state with excellent doctors in hopes that there will be someone who can help me return to a fully functional life. Most of us are too proud to have to be taking a hand out..... just offer me a hand up.
And to those bungholes who are making the system rock thinking they deserve a "free ride"...... my 12 years of Catholic School does not permit me the words to define them.
It's not the "living cheaply" that's so hard..... it's the lack of self respect that comes with that monthly check that really sucks.

I remember in my old guard unit (combat engineers... the guys who usually find the IEDs before EOD gets there most of the time), we had a guy who left with 100% disability, getting thousands a month, and got caught working... fighting in Toughman contests... and winning. While the VA cut most of it, he still gets some disability payments to this very day.

Bastard.

Did anyone else notice that this turd burglar was given cars because he was disabled? I've been on disability for almost 4 years now and there is no end to it in sight. I wanna know where the hell my car is!

DefGuy: OBBN: DefGuy: roflmaonow: Benefits abuse is so rampant in the UK.

In the UK? Hell, I'm a deaf social worker in South Florida... you can't swing a cat without hitting some farker who is claiming disability benefits so they don't have to get a job. As long as you don't earn more than $950/month at whatever job you have (if you are even employed), Uncle Sam can send you up to another $800 a month if you can prove a disability. It's a lifetime ticket to party for those who can live cheap!

Hmmm, a lifetime party huh? I am on disability, borke my back in 3 places on the job. And how right you are, the small check I get every month certainly replaces the 80k a year I made working. If I didn't save while I worked I wouldn't be able to make it. Disability is a good program for those of us who are truly disabled, but please don't make it out to be something it isn't. And a decent living it isn't.

No offense intended and I'm sorry if I caused any. You're right, it's not nearly enough to earn a living... I know because I had to live on it for a while when I couldn't find work while trying to finish school.

Just pointing out that, for some, it's an easy way to make money and have an excuse to be lazy. I see clients trying to manipulate the system every day and they don't care that they're taking from the people who truly do need that money. You have an honest reason for needing this program, they don't.

My fiance spends his days freaking out about having to go on disability. This is in part because his disability is freaking out about everything (severe anxiety and OCD that keep him from most forms of employment, coupled with bipolar disorder that gives him random dramatic mood swings), but also because the first thing people say about disability is never "most people need it, but some abuse the system," it's "shiatloads of people abuse the system!"

And trust me, $800/month is NOTHING. It's scrimp and save territory. IF you also get subsidized housing, AND food stamps, AND you share housing with others, AND you never go out and never spend money, you can have food, water, shelter, and essentials. The only way you could party it up on it is if you were doing something else to get the money, like drug dealing, in which case why are you on disability?

Basiorana: My fiance spends his days freaking out about having to go on disability. This is in part because his disability is freaking out about everything (severe anxiety and OCD that keep him from most forms of employment, coupled with bipolar disorder that gives him random dramatic mood swings), but also because the first thing people say about disability is never "most people need it, but some abuse the system," it's "shiatloads of people abuse the system!"

He sounds like quite a catch. Congrats!

/just kidding

BlankSlate: I've been on disability for almost 20 years now and a party it ain't. Try comparing it to a nightmare!
Since I was young, about 23 when I started on disability I didn't have much $$$ put in to the system and I'm still living at that level.
Some days I could likely work as hard or harder than any other worker but then be laid up for another month before getting up and out again.
I realize that most Farkers aren't the dirtbags who think everyone on disability is looking for a free ride but many of us just don't have a choice.
The Americans With Disabilities Act can never cover all the accommodations I would need to return to work full time. I just moved to a new city in a new state with excellent doctors in hopes that there will be someone who can help me return to a fully functional life. Most of us are too proud to have to be taking a hand out..... just offer me a hand up.
And to those bungholes who are making the system rock thinking they deserve a "free ride"...... my 12 years of Catholic School does not permit me the words to define them.
It's not the "living cheaply" that's so hard..... it's the lack of self respect that comes with that monthly check that really sucks.

You have made many declarations here, without revealing *anything* about yourself. Supposedly, you have a Catholic background. Okay. apart from that, give me an idea of why you're on disability, and I'll give you my best take on a good-feel empathetic viewpoint that I can muster.

//I am empathetic to a number of disability sub-types

SeamusFerrell: Basiorana: My fiance spends his days freaking out about having to go on disability. This is in part because his disability is freaking out about everything (severe anxiety and OCD that keep him from most forms of employment, coupled with bipolar disorder that gives him random dramatic mood swings), but also because the first thing people say about disability is never "most people need it, but some abuse the system," it's "shiatloads of people abuse the system!"

He sounds like quite a catch. Congrats!

/just kidding

Most women don't look for a guy who can support them, whatever Cosmo and angry Farkers say. He'll be off disability once I'm out of school and able to support both of us. Maybe eventually the things he CAN do, like writing, will pay the bills; whatever, I don't care. If you marry for love and respect, you get a lifetime partner and friend. If you marry for money, you're a whore.

Basiorana:
Most women don't look for a guy who can support them, whatever Cosmo and angry Farkers say. He'll be off disability once I'm out of school and able to support both of us. Maybe eventually the things he CAN do, like writing, will pay the bills; whatever, I don't care. If you marry for love and respect, you get a lifetime partner and friend. If you marry for money, you're a whore.

I like that! From personal experience, I'm going to warn you: be ready for a long string of idiocy when it's time to stop those checks. It is the government, after all... It's a lot easier to get ON disability than it is to stop the checks. Nearly two years after coming off disability, I'm STILL dealing with Social Security telling me I never reported my job (did so four times because some idiot doesn't know how to submit paperwork) and sending me checks that they force me to send back because I'm not supposed to keep checks I'm no longer collecting. Kind of makes me feel like a fat kid with a candy bar dangling just out of reach.

Basiorana I did say that I was just kidding and I also said, "Congrats!" I meant both. And I hope that your future husband's writing does not involve a lot of sentences starting with "I" and "and." That would just be a sign of not knowing how to write. Doh!

DefGuy: I like that! From personal experience, I'm going to warn you: be ready for a long string of idiocy when it's time to stop those checks. It is the government, after all... It's a lot easier to get ON disability than it is to stop the checks. Nearly two years after coming off disability, I'm STILL dealing with Social Security telling me I never reported my job (did so four times because some idiot doesn't know how to submit paperwork) and sending me checks that they force me to send back because I'm not supposed to keep checks I'm no longer collecting. Kind of makes me feel like a fat kid with a candy bar dangling just out of reach.

I figured. Our real problem is going to be that he won't HAVE a job, and they don't believe he ever can have one (I and his doctor disagree, but we know it'll be a while), so I know they'll fight the idea of him going off without any clear evidence he has income except a marriage certificate.

SeamusFerrell: Basiorana I did say that I was just kidding and I also said, "Congrats!" I meant both. And I hope that your future husband's writing does not involve a lot of sentences starting with "I" and "and." That would just be a sign of not knowing how to write. Doh!

I know. But a lot of people believe that.

So all of you here on disability, sitting at a computer, why aren't you working a computer job. You obviously are able to operate one.