A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR THE EFFORT?Byline: - David Kronke I DON'T BEGRUDGE be·grudge tr.v. be·grudged, be·grudg·ing, be·grudg·es 1. To envy the possession or enjoyment of: She begrudged him his youth. See Synonyms at envy. 2. Bill Murray for wanting to play golf for free - unless, of course, it comes at great cost to me. ``The Sweet Spot'' is far too grave a cost. The sardonically avuncular a·vun·cu·lar adj. 1. Of or having to do with an uncle. 2. Regarded as characteristic of an uncle, especially in benevolence or tolerance. Murray, who wrote a winsome win·some adj. Charming, often in a childlike or naive way. [Middle English winsum, from Old English wynsum : from wynn, joy; see wen-1 book on his love affair with the sport, ``Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf,'' has contrived a boondoggle boon·dog·gle Informal n. 1. An unnecessary or wasteful project or activity. 2. a. A braided leather cord worn as a decoration especially by Boy Scouts. b. for him and his brothers Brian, John and Joel in which they travel around the country and play golf and Comedy Central foots the bill. The catch: In order to qualify for Comedy Central, they perform little skits on the links that are charitably described as halfheartedly conceived. They argue over who plays with whom - no one wants to play with John. They argue over Bill's insistence to use a tighter-wound woman's ball. They argue whether Bill's shot qualifies as a draw or a hook. They wear wacky costumes. They try to distract one another when taking their strokes. They make product-placement jokes. They shoot apropos-of-nothing scenes featuring cavorting women in bikinis, mainly just to have women in bikinis hang around them, I guess. Think Chevy Chase's late-night show and you're in the right neighborhood. Nearly unwatchably amateurish, ``The Sweet Spot'' amounts to slapdash slap·dash adj. Hasty and careless, as in execution: slapdash work. adv. In a reckless haphazard manner. celebrity home movies. You'll want to start a collection to pay for their golfing ventures as long as it keeps them off TV. Thank heavens the Murray boys don't share a domination fetish fetish (fĕt`ĭsh), inanimate object believed to possess some magical power. The fetish may be a natural thing, such as a stone, a feather, a shell, or the claw of an animal, or it may be artificial, such as carvings in wood. ; I'd hate to see what kind of show would develop from that. THE SWEET SPOT - One star What: Bill Murray and his brothers Brian, Joel and John play golf on a cable network's tab. Where: Comedy Central. When: 8 tonight. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Murray brothers - John, left, Bill, Joel and Brian - play golf and get someone to pay for it in their Comedy Central series ``The Sweet Spot.'' |
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