Paula on Steroids? Caption This

Is Paula Creamer on steroids? She apparently now has a mustache, and has developed huge, cauliflower ears.

Write a caption in comments.

What the ...

I have no idea what's going on here, and it's probably better that way.

Caption This: Joe Durant

Damn. You don't want to mess with Joe Durant. The dude has powers. This reminds me of that creepy old guy in "Star Wars." Can Joe shoot lightning bolts out of his fingers, too?

Urban Legend: Mrs. Palmer on "The Tonight Show"

Is an urban legend about golf actually a suburban legend?

There's a story that's told about Arnold Palmer's wife appearing on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. This would be Winnie Palmer, and the time was the late '60s. According to this legend, the following snippet was part of the conversation between Winnie and Johnny:

Johnny: Do you do anything for Arnold before a tournament as a sort of good-luck charm or superstition?

Mrs. Palmer: I kiss his balls.

Johnny: Well ... I bet that makes his putter flutter.

I've heard many people tell this story. Even had one friend who insisted that he watched it in real time.

But there are a couple problems with the story. First, why would Carson have Arnold Palmer's wife on the show? Winnie Palmer was not herself famous. Second, nobody who knew Winnie can imagine her going on a talk show, nor - especially - coming anywhere near such a double-entendre.

And, sure enough, a check of the Johnny Carson archives confirms that it never happened. Winnie Palmer was never a guest on "The Tonight Show."

Urban legend. Never happened.

But something similar did happen, according to Palmer himself. Arnie appeared on The Tonight Show after Jay Leno took over as host, and Jay asked him about the story.

What Arnie told Jay is that Arnie himself appeared with Carson, and Johnny asked him, "Does your wife kiss your balls before you go to play?" Arnold told Jay that he replied, "I don't even go to bed without pajamas."

So Arnold Palmer himself says that the story about his wife appearing on Carson and saying that she "kiss(es) his balls" never happened. Those quotes from the Leno show, by the way, are taken from the Snopes.com entry on this subject. If you read the Snopes story, you'll learn that very similar stories have been told about golfers and comments by their wives, some pre-dating Palmer.

Classic urban legend.

Golfing Bra and Panties

No, the bra-and-panties set above is not for playing golf in (although I suppose one could try). It's a lingerie set from the UK company Mio Destino. It's golf lingerie, exactly what the world needs!

Hat tip to Golf Babes.