Rodney Dangerfield News

Most golfers have caught their act. The two practice-swinging, plum-bobbing, lollygagging golfers who invariably slow down the game for others on the course.

Set in an exclusive golf course, Caddyshack, directed by Harold Ramis, follows the pompous members, the young caddys, a loudmouth new member and a particularly destructive gopher.

It's Father's Day, which, at least according to retailers, means it's time for ... A combination toilet paper/iPad holder.

One of the greatest scenes in the classic comedy "Caddyshack" is when Rodney Dangerfield mocks Ted Knight for taking too much time teeing off at the first hole.

You wouldn't expect the stoic United States Golf Association to have anything in common with Al Czervik, the mouthy character played by Rodney Dangerfield in the golf classic, Caddyshack .

Said Rodney, midway through his act, as he sized up his surroundings, "I can take a classy place like this and turn it into a [not very pleasant place]."

But later I remembered something, and I thought I would share it here. Years ago, in 2001 - before 9/11 - I did a piece on Rodney Dangerfield.

As you read this, assuming you're not one of those terribly efficient Type A folks who read things the very second they land on your desk, I should be somewhere in Los Angeles, preparing to go Back to School.

It's more a case of Rodney Dangerfield than revolutionary fervour - more "We don't get no respect" than a to-the-barricades Cambridge Liberation Front movement - but ongoing discontent between the City of Cambridge and the Region of Waterloo continues unabated.

One of the many sad effects of Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings' retirement will be Lt.

Cambridge council knows what its like to be Rodney Dangerfield. They feel they don't get any respect from Waterloo Region and are now seeking a new deal.