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Easy10pins

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Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« on: February 25, 2005, 02:56:37 PM »
I applaud your number of honor scores.  It is an achievement that alot of bowlers never have the pleasure of experiencing.  

Is is necessary to wear ALL of your rings at once?  4 on your left hand, 3 on your right hand and 4 around your neck on a chain?

With that many, one would think you'd be smoking the lanes every league night.  

BTW, next time you want to roll a few pot games, you may want to remove the rings on your bowling hand.  They may be slowing your arm down a bit.


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NOTHUMB

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2005, 11:03:24 PM »
I personally stopped wearing my rings a couple years back. I used to wear my 1st 300, my 1st 800, and my highest 800 set rings. I didnt have a reason for stopping.

Why have an issue with what someone else does? They earned it, no matter how inflated the scores are now-a-days. They can do what they please with the rings.
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Easy10pins

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2005, 11:15:55 PM »
After a crappy night of league bowling, he challenged me to a few pot games.  I guess he thought he could make a quick $20 or more off me being that I couldn't break 150 all night, (new balls - Absolute and Classic Zone).  In his challenge he made reference to all of the rings he was wearing.  He said, "I don't wear these for nothing.  If you got money to waste, put it up."

I took him for $80.  

It's just my opinion but wearing all of them is kinda tacky.
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2005, 01:17:26 AM »
that many is overkill

i wear my multiple gold 300 ring and my 800 ring, that's all.
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2005, 01:23:33 AM »
The only one I've kept is the PBA one, ABC ones are good for extra cash on E-Bay.
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2005, 10:35:09 AM »
A few different schools of thought come to mind................
 I'm one of those who has a handful of 300 rings. Do I wear them?? Once or twice so that people who saw me throw the game can see the ring. After that,it goes into the jewelry box it came in. Why??? Well let me put it this way.....
 A friend of mine has someone on his team that,while a decent enough bowler, all we hear about is"remember the time a couple of years ago I shot 298 and 707?". While that's nice,it's old news and falls into the category of what have you done for us lately???
 Second,if I wore them,I'd be afraid of giving a high five and hurting the hand of a teammate---and I have seen that happen before.
 Oh, well---to coin the phrase..........
 Rant mode off.............lol
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Easy10pins

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2005, 10:50:59 AM »
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I fail to see any difference from the guy who wears all his rings and brags about them from the guy who insists on coming out here to brag that he beat him for a "big" $80...
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Difference is one is real life and one is e-life.  

BTW, I wasn't bragging, just elaborating on the initial post.
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2005, 10:16:38 PM »
^^Agreed.  I know guys that won't even lace their shoes up for less than $500/game.  Reminds me of the "Bracket Braggers" ("Yeah I won 5 brakets last night")...wow, big 150 big minus whatever tip you left, don't forget to mention the fact that you get in 30 brackets every week and never make it to the finals.  Gotta love league bowling!
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LuvThatWhiteDot

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2005, 10:28:56 PM »
Maybe it's a chick thing, but I always wear my 300 ring because it's stylish and it gives me fond memories of my 15 minutes of bowling fame
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2005, 12:39:06 AM »
I think all jewlery is excessive and retarted.


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Easy10pins

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2005, 10:10:02 AM »
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By the way Bomb why would you keep throwing new balls if you couldnt break 150.When I bowl league I am trying to win games for a team I wouldnt keep throwing new stuff if it was hurting my teams chances of winning.
Even if you won all 3 games you still put your team in danger of losing by not using your older equipment and putting up your best scores. That is unless you only average 150.


My average is 215 in the league I only had the 2 new balls since my old equip is at the shop changing the pitch in my thumbs.  

The team I am on is called TEAM SCRUB, just a bunch of friends I work with in the military.  Plus this league has too many stacked team who ALWAYS win or are always in the top 5.  (not an exaggeration).  So winning isn't our main priority.  Drinking and talking story is.  

I do understand what you are saying tho.  When I was stationed in Charleston, SC, I quit one team because my game had fallen off.  No sense in bringing down the whole ship when I could just jump overboard.  
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2005, 12:43:47 PM »
I don't know that it's that big a deal... The real problem is not the fact that he/she is proud of their honor scores, it is the fact that either they are 1) obnoxious and overbearing about it OR 2)you don't have them and are jealous OR 3)you think only you are good enough to shoot honor scores, and anyone else that has one obviously shot it on a wall and is a house hack. Please note, the "you" mentioned above is not aimed at any ony in particular, just a generalization.

Please remember that 95% of league bowlers are, in fact, what many on this board would call "hacks" - myself included.  I am not a pro, and at this point in my life, I've almost accepted that I'll never be one.  However, if I ever do get my first 300 or 800, I will probably pay for the gold upgrade regardless of whether it was shot on a THS or Sport Compliant Condition.  Seriously, why wouldn't you do that for the first one?  And, I'll probably wear them on my non-bowling hand.  Although, I hope I will have enough class not to bring it up to anyone unless they ask first LOL . If I am lucky enough to slop out 3 or 4 300's or 800's, the successive ones will not be upgraded, and will not be worn.  The first ones, though, I think would be special enough to do so.

I do have another question regarding the display of awards... when did it become uncool to be proud of your accomplishments on the lanes?  I think I only know of one guy who still has bowling award patches sewn onto a bowling shirt who actually wears it to league occasionally - and he's well into his 70's.  Seems like I used to see that sort of thing a lot more 15 years ago.  The attitude now seems to be that if you're not a pro and you're not bowling on an impossibly difficult lane condition, you don't deserve honor scores or awards?  When did this happen?

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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2005, 10:30:41 PM »
9~, I agree, I upgraded on my first's (300 and 800)---after that, base model. Now I get the plaques. I used to give the rings to loved ones (my mom has one, my best friend has one, my wife had one---I took that back).

I agree with everyone that said it looks gaudy...

However the end game of this discussion is that its a free country. He "earned" or earned the 300 games, he can do what he pleases.
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Re: Excuse me, Mr. League bowler.
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2005, 08:13:58 AM »
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I agree, I upgraded on my first's (300 and 800)---after that, base model. Now I get the plaques. I agree with everyone that said it looks gaudy...


I did the same thing...upgrade the first 300 and 800, and I don't even wear those anymore.
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