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Hamburglar

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Attention League Bowlers...
« on: December 07, 2010, 02:05:30 AM »
Please leave your loudmouth wives and screaming-arse kids at home.  I didn't come to the bowling alley to here this noise.  Thank you and have a nice day!
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #31 on: December 07, 2010, 08:39:17 PM »
It also depends on the type of league you are bowling in.  If its a fun league, then no one should care.  But if you are bowling a classic point league, then you are there for the competition and you want to do your best on every shot.  Some leagues still have decent prize money (not many) and no, we are not pros, although some of the bowlers could be, but a little courtesy is not too much to ask for.  Lets face it, when you are spending $30 or more to bowl that night, you are not there to socialize with your friends.  Occassionally, when one of the bowlers have to bring their kids, they monitor them and they keep them well behaved.  In other words, the parent or parents take care of their kids.  

How many of you bring your kids to the lanes and not know where they are while you are bowling ?  I even seen parents tell their kids to go play at the other end of the center, so not to bother them while they are bowling.  I think this is what the poster is talking about.  Basically, parents not caring enough to watch their own kids.  Why should the other bowlers, center manager or employees serve as you baby sitters ?

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #32 on: December 07, 2010, 09:23:25 PM »
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Guys that are with trash heap, do you want yout kids top hear the stuff said during a league night?

My league night is my time out, I will talk as I see fit, if am telling dirty jokes, and they here to bad. They see the dirty cards to bad, Adult league is for adults.

Th wive thing well if she is loud annoying I just tune it out.


Mainzer, nice try. You know my opinion on this. The OP did not state he was part of an Adult League. My comment was based at those who cannot focus in a bowling alley. So they blame noise of someone's wife or kids.

Come on...you know as well as I do that noisiest people are not kids or a wife. Its the guys that are yelling, screaming, and carrying on (There could be a game on, someones birthday, a lot of drinking, whatever). If the original post is genuine then that bowler needs to work on focusing and not let things he can't control affect his game.



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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #33 on: December 07, 2010, 10:40:36 PM »
not to Hijiack the thread, but this reminds me of a thread on Softballfans.com about guys who bring thier loud mouth wifes' to thier league games and said wifey's end up complaining / yelling @ the umpire anytime HER MAN is upto bat or w/e.....   And usually said guy is probably the worst player on the field @ the time.....  

now back to the OG issue,,, as long as the kids are behaving and the wifey's dont get in the way.... i could careless if they show up to league nite....

Hell last year one of the guys on my team would bring his HOT g/f and every week we'd see what we could say to her to get her to blush / cringe or get her embaressed..   but she was a good sport about it, cuz she kept on comming back lol......  

but after he left ( job reasons ) his replacement and his g/f would actually join in on the raunchyness of some of our talks....  


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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #34 on: December 08, 2010, 02:37:51 AM »
The problem is when the g/f's , wives and/or kids aren't aware of other bowlers expectations, and basically how to behave in a venue other than their own home..
As a bowler, I expect to be able to grab a seat, put my equipment, where I can easily get to it, and not have to dodge kids running out madly and screaming out..It's not too much to expect..

Most, if not all problems can be sorted out by your league president at beginning of season, address this right at the beginning. If needed, have this issue brought up later in season if the problems persist..

Most people are genuinely unaware, or are too ignorant and thoughtless to ponder their own actions, and what effect this causes other bowlers..Sometimes they need to be enlightened, if they take it badly,or their bowler husband is offended, then sadly it is a poor reflection on them..

What about the youngish early to mid 20's HOTTIE, who wear a backless short top during summer, and u can see many bowlers are being pleasantly distracted. I sure know I am.. HMMM, I wonder if she wears it for this very purpose..Seriosuly all of a sudden I'm about to get up on the approach, and then I see her in her top and short shorts, I then proceed to make an average shot...
 Either way, its all good. Giddiup.

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #35 on: December 08, 2010, 09:26:58 AM »
Our Friday night league went as far as to put it in our league rules that if the center has to come find you for a kid behavior issue (running the concourse,smacking the video games,playing sport games in the lobby door, stealing tips out of the snack bar tip jar, etc) then the first time is a warning and the second time you are gone from the league because the center is not going to allow you back for the remainder of the season.

I can remember the season before that rule went into effect one of the desk guys getting on the PA system and loudly having the league stop bowling while he went into a 2 minute tirade about the center not being a babysitting service for the league members brat kids. I thought for sure that would get some ticked off people to the counter ready to fight and argue, but surprisingly it did not. It actually shamed the ones who kids were running around like banshees on sugar fueled highs to leave them home for a few weeks.

This seems extreme, but it was unreal how folks would turn their kids loose in the center and ignore them for the 3+ hours they were there. My wife used to catch a couple of the future thugs-in-making in their tip jar at the snack bar until I scared them off one day by standing there looking mean.
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #36 on: December 08, 2010, 10:22:09 AM »
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Get a life...oh and please find a new hobby.

F**king losers...
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Hey, I love kids but when the little bastages are screaming at the top of their lungs constantly and all the mom can do is yell at the husband (Think of Danny DeVito's mother in "Throw Momma From The Train"....IRWIN!!!), something needs to be said to them.
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #37 on: December 08, 2010, 10:25:30 AM »
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Attention League Bowlers (who think they are Professionals)

Please learn how to play through noise. I didn''t come to bowl for 4 hours because you have to reset yourself every time you hear noise on the approach. Thank you and have a nice day!



Normal bowling alley noise, even sudden yells of excitement from other bowlers, doesn''t bother me.  Its the constant, shrill screaming at the top of their 2-year-old lungs that is the problem.  And I am not the only one in the league who has a problem with it...most everyone does but the league secretary is too nice of a guy to say anything to them.

BTW, I''ve never reset myself in my life that I can remember, at least not due to noise anyway...
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #38 on: December 08, 2010, 10:49:21 AM »
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Get a life...oh and please find a new hobby.

F**king losers...
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Hey, I love kids but when the little bastages are screaming at the top of their lungs constantly and all the mom can do is yell at the husband (Think of Danny DeVito's mother in "Throw Momma From The Train"....IRWIN!!!), something needs to be said to them.
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Look I'm just calling you out for being a complete a**hole....you're full of s**t.  If league is three hours long, the kids don't sit back there SCREAMING the ENTIRE TIME.  I'm sure there is a moment when they make some noise, but it's no louder than the guy who threw a big strike to win a game and the team says "YEAH BABY!!!"....you're just looking for an excuse.

Reality is you're a crappy bowler who needs to blame someone or something other than yourself for how bad you bowl.  If you stick it's the approaches...even if it's the middle of the 3rd game and noone has had an issue all night.  If you tug a shot it's somoene talking in your backswing.  If you leave a 10 pin it's the ball's fault.

There is no way that anyone's kids scream for three hours straight....I have two kids under four years old and they don't do that on their worst days.  You're just trying to make up another rational reason in your head for the 154 you just shot....again.

So quit b**ching and bowl.  Get some lessons and quit finding outside distractions to justify your lack of ability.

Or I'd like to strongly invite you to take up another hobby...bowling has enough complete d**ks....it doesn't need any more.
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #39 on: December 08, 2010, 11:02:16 AM »
We have a 20 team mixed league and there are two teams that have young kids(5-8 years old), and they are very well behaved.  

And if you have a problem with someones kids, do you bring it up to them?  Or do you just come onto ballreviews to complain about it?

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #40 on: December 08, 2010, 11:50:22 AM »
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most everyone does but the league secretary is too nice of a guy to say anything to them.


League Secretary??? Interesting you used that position. The person you should be talking to is the League President or Vice President.
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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #41 on: December 08, 2010, 12:24:40 PM »
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most everyone does but the league secretary is too nice of a guy to say anything to them.


League Secretary??? Interesting you used that position. The person you should be talking to is the League President or Vice President.



How about Sgt at Arms?  That is the individual that is supposed to keep peace in our mens league.

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #42 on: December 08, 2010, 02:37:30 PM »
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Get a life...oh and please find a new hobby.

F**king losers...
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Hey, I love kids but when the little bastages are screaming at the top of their lungs constantly and all the mom can do is yell at the husband (Think of Danny DeVito''s mother in "Throw Momma From The Train"....IRWIN!!!), something needs to be said to them.
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Look I''m just calling you out for being a complete a**hole....you''re full of s**t.  If league is three hours long, the kids don''t sit back there SCREAMING the ENTIRE TIME.  I''m sure there is a moment when they make some noise, but it''s no louder than the guy who threw a big strike to win a game and the team says "YEAH BABY!!!"....you''re just looking for an excuse.

Reality is you''re a crappy bowler who needs to blame someone or something other than yourself for how bad you bowl.  If you stick it''s the approaches...even if it''s the middle of the 3rd game and noone has had an issue all night.  If you tug a shot it''s somoene talking in your backswing.  If you leave a 10 pin it''s the ball''s fault.

There is no way that anyone''s kids scream for three hours straight....I have two kids under four years old and they don''t do that on their worst days.  You''re just trying to make up another rational reason in your head for the 154 you just shot....again.

So quit b**ching and bowl.  Get some lessons and quit finding outside distractions to justify your lack of ability.

Or I''d like to strongly invite you to take up another hobby...bowling has enough complete d**ks....it doesn''t need any more.
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Since you don''t bowl in this league, you don''t have any idea what you are talking about.  Yes, the kids and the wife do scream for the entire "three hours"  they are there.  And to be honest, I don''t hear them when I''m on the lane...I hear them while I''m standing there trying to carrying on a conversation with others in the league, which is damn near impossible with their decible level.  Maybe I should record next week''s "episode" and post it here for the world to see/hear just to prove my point.

And you''re right, I am a crappy bowler but the I''m not using the kids'' and wife''s screaming as an excuse...I''ve sucked at bowling my entire life and have accepted the fact that I''ll never be bowling on TV...maybe you should accept that fact as well...MR. PBA-wannabe...


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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #43 on: December 08, 2010, 02:43:15 PM »
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How would one be able to tell when you are not distracted by shrill voices and kids?  When you are concentrating do you actually bowl over that 190 average?  

Have a nice day.


You're missing the point.  I'm not distracted by the screaming kids...hell, I'm lucky to break 190 when I'm the only one bowling in the house.  They're giving me a flipping headache and making my ears bleed from the constant shrill screaming.  I'd almost rather have someone running nails across a chalk board as to hear these kids scream all night long.

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #44 on: December 08, 2010, 03:10:21 PM »
It's as simple as this
If it's a Men's League then women and children should stay home for the most part. (I don't mind women being there as long as they understand how everyone is most likely going to act and are fine with it)

If it's a mixed handicap league, then the OP needs to STFU and stop being a b1tch.

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Re: Attention League Bowlers...
« Reply #45 on: December 08, 2010, 03:55:08 PM »
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Get a life...oh and please find a new hobby.

F**king losers...
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Hey, I love kids but when the little bastages are screaming at the top of their lungs constantly and all the mom can do is yell at the husband (Think of Danny DeVito''s mother in "Throw Momma From The Train"....IRWIN!!!), something needs to be said to them.
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Look I''m just calling you out for being a complete a**hole....you''re full of s**t.  If league is three hours long, the kids don''t sit back there SCREAMING the ENTIRE TIME.  I''m sure there is a moment when they make some noise, but it''s no louder than the guy who threw a big strike to win a game and the team says "YEAH BABY!!!"....you''re just looking for an excuse.

Reality is you''re a crappy bowler who needs to blame someone or something other than yourself for how bad you bowl.  If you stick it''s the approaches...even if it''s the middle of the 3rd game and noone has had an issue all night.  If you tug a shot it''s somoene talking in your backswing.  If you leave a 10 pin it''s the ball''s fault.

There is no way that anyone''s kids scream for three hours straight....I have two kids under four years old and they don''t do that on their worst days.  You''re just trying to make up another rational reason in your head for the 154 you just shot....again.

So quit b**ching and bowl.  Get some lessons and quit finding outside distractions to justify your lack of ability.

Or I''d like to strongly invite you to take up another hobby...bowling has enough complete d**ks....it doesn''t need any more.
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Since you don''t bowl in this league, you don''t have any idea what you are talking about.  Yes, the kids and the wife do scream for the entire "three hours"  they are there.  And to be honest, I don''t hear them when I''m on the lane...I hear them while I''m standing there trying to carrying on a conversation with others in the league, which is damn near impossible with their decible level.  Maybe I should record next week''s "episode" and post it here for the world to see/hear just to prove my point.

And you''re right, I am a crappy bowler but the I''m not using the kids'' and wife''s screaming as an excuse...I''ve sucked at bowling my entire life and have accepted the fact that I''ll never be bowling on TV...maybe you should accept that fact as well...MR. PBA-wannabe...


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Edited on 12/8/2010 3:44 PM


Yes...you bowl in the ONE LEAGUE that has kids SCREAMING for 3 hours STRAIGHT with no interruption.  I am mentally picturing it and it makes me laugh that you are stupid enough to think we are buying this.  You're just a crabby little brat that needs something to b**ch about.  You're the guy in the league meeting that everyone hates because you want the Tuesday 6 Mixers to put down patterns and have franchise fees.

Good try on the "PBA wannabe" slap...not hardly.  I'm a hack and always have been.  I used to be a douche like you that let little stuff get to me while I was on the lanes.  I realize now how stupid it was and how much fun it kept me from having.  The GAME is about fun...and a**holes like you take away from it.
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