Editor in Chief Bill | 15 Nov 2018 8:30 p.m. PST |
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Allen57 | 15 Nov 2018 8:34 p.m. PST |
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Bashytubits | 15 Nov 2018 8:38 p.m. PST |
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jrbatso | 15 Nov 2018 8:42 p.m. PST |
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JimSelzer | 15 Nov 2018 8:48 p.m. PST |
not since I tore my rotator cuff stopped my darts too |
miniMo | 15 Nov 2018 9:11 p.m. PST |
The one true style — Candlepin! |
Twilight Samurai | 15 Nov 2018 9:32 p.m. PST |
I sense many sad tales of ex bowlers are about to unfold. |
FoxtrotPapaRomeo | 15 Nov 2018 10:00 p.m. PST |
I assume you are talking cricket so yes. ….. 8^) |
377CSG | 15 Nov 2018 10:36 p.m. PST |
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Oberlindes Sol LIC | 15 Nov 2018 11:38 p.m. PST |
I have bowled, and I'm sure that I will bowl again. I don't think that makes me a bowler, however. I did once have the opportunity to be the first American (probably the first person from more than 50 miles away) to bowl at a just-opened bowling palace in a small city in northern China (a snmall city of about 2 million inhabitants). All eyes in the place, not just those of my immediate group, were on me as I selected a ball and readied my bowl. I held the ball up, walked three determined steps forward, reached back, swung forward, and released. The ball rolled nicely down the middle of the lane. Strike! Applause. Everyone was happy that it turned out to be true that all Americans spend their youths in bowling alleys and pool halls. I was happy that I could spend the rest of the evening drinking Chinese whisky, smoking Chinese cigarettes, and giving advice about stances, steps, concentration, and chi. |
Glengarry5 | 15 Nov 2018 11:51 p.m. PST |
I was in the Misspent Youth punk rock 5 pin bowling league for three years some time ago. |
Legion 4 | 16 Nov 2018 3:02 a.m. PST |
No … Why bowl when you should use that time for painting minis ! |
korsun0 | 16 Nov 2018 3:08 a.m. PST |
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ZULUPAUL | 16 Nov 2018 3:39 a.m. PST |
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Gwydion | 16 Nov 2018 3:50 a.m. PST |
Used to – Right arm off spin |
Patrick R | 16 Nov 2018 3:52 a.m. PST |
I was banned for throwing overhand … |
JimDuncanUK | 16 Nov 2018 4:04 a.m. PST |
My mum and dad were champion bowlers in their day but I've never taken to outdoor sports since I stopped playing football in the 90's. |
COL Scott ret | 16 Nov 2018 4:26 a.m. PST |
Well lets see; bowl of cereal – check, bowl of soup – check, bowl of ice cream – check. |
advocate | 16 Nov 2018 4:28 a.m. PST |
Not a bowler, nor do I wear one |
PzGeneral | 16 Nov 2018 5:11 a.m. PST |
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FusilierDan | 16 Nov 2018 5:20 a.m. PST |
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Joes Shop | 16 Nov 2018 5:28 a.m. PST |
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David Manley | 16 Nov 2018 5:37 a.m. PST |
Crown green, many years ago |
Vigilant | 16 Nov 2018 5:58 a.m. PST |
Occasional crown green, cricket (slow right arm) and 10 pin, oh and once 9 pin in Germany. |
Frederick | 16 Nov 2018 6:10 a.m. PST |
Very rarely and only as part of social events like family birthdays |
Kevin C | 16 Nov 2018 6:14 a.m. PST |
While I am a horrible bowler (I do well to score 100), bowling is my favorite sport. The two factors that make bowling my favorite sport are air conditioning and all the greasy food that you can eat. Kevin |
Ferd45231 | 16 Nov 2018 6:17 a.m. PST |
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etotheipi | 16 Nov 2018 6:23 a.m. PST |
Was. Got hurt in the Navy. Can't anymore. |
Ragbones | 16 Nov 2018 6:26 a.m. PST |
Occasionally with wife and grandson. |
redbanner4145 | 16 Nov 2018 6:31 a.m. PST |
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Gone Fishing | 16 Nov 2018 6:49 a.m. PST |
Honestly, I never cared for the noise, and the fact that most bowling alleys locally are smelly, run-down places with sticky floors hasn't helped. Bocce and lawn bowling, however, are tremendous fun. |
KSmyth | 16 Nov 2018 7:05 a.m. PST |
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79thPA | 16 Nov 2018 7:27 a.m. PST |
I going bowling every once in awhile, but I certainly don't consider myself a bowler. |
mad monkey 1 | 16 Nov 2018 7:29 a.m. PST |
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Cyrus the Great | 16 Nov 2018 7:44 a.m. PST |
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20thmaine | 16 Nov 2018 7:56 a.m. PST |
Bowler – like in cricket ? Or Crown Green ? Or 10Pin ? |
Old Wolfman | 16 Nov 2018 7:58 a.m. PST |
Been a while ,since my neighborhood alley closed and was turned into a theater. But still interested, Best game,rolled a 229 and rolled a clean 10 in another(marked in all ten frames). Was working on slowing my approach to the line(I've had a tendency to rush the foul line)Usually use a 13# Brunswick w/urethane cover,also have used a 14# Hammer Norm Duke signature ball. Right hander. |
22ndFoot | 16 Nov 2018 7:59 a.m. PST |
Yes, military medium, though if I really put my back into it, usually over the wicket, I could squeeze out a bit more. Getting on a bit now, but I can still turn my arm over. |
Parzival | 16 Nov 2018 11:12 a.m. PST |
Only casually. Not opposed to doing it again, but it's just a "day out" kinda thing. |
rmaker | 16 Nov 2018 12:18 p.m. PST |
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Tgerritsen | 16 Nov 2018 12:43 p.m. PST |
I'm more of a fedora than a bowler. |
Texas Jack | 16 Nov 2018 1:38 p.m. PST |
Yep, and so is my 12 year old daughter. Great father-daughter activity. |
shirleys painting | 16 Nov 2018 3:16 p.m. PST |
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robert piepenbrink | 16 Nov 2018 3:46 p.m. PST |
Are you a bowler? I prefer to think of myself as a top hat, a tricorn or possibly a helmet. |
Rudysnelson | 16 Nov 2018 9:01 p.m. PST |
When I was in college decades ago. |
Mooseworks8 | 16 Nov 2018 9:35 p.m. PST |
I have but not in 15 years or longer. |
Zeelow | 17 Nov 2018 11:04 a.m. PST |
Only when getting a hair cut. |
manyslayer | 18 Nov 2018 1:58 p.m. PST |
I have a Chaos team, a goblin team, a dark elf te… We're not talking about Blood Bowl are we? |
platypus01au | 18 Nov 2018 8:12 p.m. PST |
Spin. Not very good, but better than others. JohnG |
Old Contemptibles | 19 Nov 2018 12:57 p.m. PST |
I actually took bowling in college. But I haven't bowled in a long time. |