LOCKED AND LOADED: THE MADNESS BEGINS! — A Pre-Match Locker Room Interview with The Shooting Stars
- Jasper Foust
- Aug 11
- 3 min read

*Hosted by the legendary, slightly intoxicated, and dangerously questionable *Shooter McDouble* — who claims he's “the best shot in the league, except when I’m not.”* --- **Shooter McDouble** (leaning into a mirror adorned with golf ball stickers and a neon "FORE!" sign flickering in the background): Alright, folks, welcome back to the hallowed, slightly sticky locker room of the Digital Dunes Golf League! Today, we’ve got the *Incredible Flamingo Fudge* taking on the *Soggy Sock Swashbucklers.* I've got two of the team's finest—if you can call ‘em that. First up, from the Flamingo Fudge: Captain *Percy "The Putter" Peanutbutter*! Percy, why the nickname? **Percy "The Putter" Peanutbutter** (adjusting a neon pink visor adorned with a tiny flamingo): Shooter, it’s because I putt like a flamingo standing on one leg—balanced… occasionally falling flat on my face, but stylish all the way. Plus, I got a superstition that if I wear my lucky shrimp shoes, I won't shank the ball into the gorilla enclosure again. **Shooter**: And the gorilla enclosure—how’s that going? Any new injuries? **Percy** (grimacing): Let’s just say I now have a restraining order from the local zoo. But hey! Shoutout to Shrimp Shoes Inc, the sponsor who believes in “putts as steady as a crustacean on a rock.” Use promo code: *FlamingoFudge* for 10% off your own lucky shrimp shoes—only if you’re not afraid of a few angry zoo animals. *Percy then mimics flipping a golf club with exaggerated flair, accidentally knocking over a bucket of digital golf balls that proceed to bounce wildly off-screen.* **Shooter** (laughs maniacally): Alright, Percy. Next, from the same team, we have *Jolene "The Troll" Tiddlywink*. Jolene, tell us about your strategy. **Jolene "The Troll" Tiddlywink** (crossing her arms, eyes darting suspiciously): Strategy? Shooter, I just glare at the hole until it gives me evil looks back. Works more often than you’d think. Also, I moonlight as a professional cheese sculptor—so if you see me gnawing on a wedge mid-round, just know I’m mentally practicing for the World Cheese Carving Championships. **Shooter**: And how about that superstition where you only wear mismatched socks because it confuses the universe? Does that actually work? **Jolene**: Of course! The universe is all about chaos, Shooter. The more mismatched, the more unpredictable the ball’s dance. Plus, I have a pet llama named Sir Fluffington who ghosts me during important shots but is insistent I keep him in my bag. *Suddenly, a prancing llama wearing sunglasses and a bowtie skitters across the locker room, startling everyone—except Jolene, who nods as if this is normal.* **Shooter** (chuckling): There you have it, folks! The Flamingo Fudge and the Soggy Sock Swashbucklers—two teams of champions, weirdos, and probably the only league players who can make a golf match feel like a scene from a circus. **Before we send them out, tell me—what’s your secret weapon today?** **Percy** (grinning): Mine’s the shrimp shoes. If I don’t shank, I shoot like a pro. If I do… well, I blame the universe and Sir Fluffington’s ghost. **Jolene** (smirking): My secret’s the mismatched socks. Nothing beats confusing my own approach, and if I miss, at least I can blame Sir Fluffington for distracting me with his llama glare. *The locker room door swings open and a drone crop-dusters in town, delivering a “special offer” for glow-in-the-dark golf balls that leave trails of glitter—great for that holiday round when you can’t see your own shot, or when you’re just trying to blind your opponent.* --- **Ready, folks? Tune in tonight at 6:00 pm to see if the Flamingo Fudge can keep their shrimp shoes on, if Jolene can out-mismatch her way to victory, and if the llama somehow earns MVP. Don’t forget to follow the chaos on the league’s official Discord, where the real shenanigans happen—dozens of digital golf memes, conspiracy theories about alien golf coaches, and a standing invite to the weekly *Bathtub Golf Tournament* (don’t ask).** **Until then, stay chaotic, swing wild, and remember: in DDGL, the only thing guaranteed is confusion.** *This is Shooter McDouble—signing off and reminding you: *“If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying,”* and I definitely am. Good luck out there!* ---