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9andaWiggle

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Why do we have to be this way?
« on: March 04, 2005, 07:44:36 AM »
I've seen several posts lately about how honor scores are a joke, awards mean nothing, and people are rediculed for being proud and displaying their achievements be it patches, pins, watches or rings.  If you haven't read BK's post, it is sad that people beginning this game we all claim to love so much are rediculed and/or made ashamed of their personal achievements.

Instead of sneering at someone who is proud of their honor scores and smirking about it being on the house shot, why not congratulate them and encourage them to keep improving?  Wouldn't showing good sportsmanship be the gentlemanly thing to do?  If everyone's achievements are a joke, then why should anyone keep playing the game?

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a_ak57

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Re: Why do we have to be this way?
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2005, 05:00:17 PM »
You guys can't see it, but i hate to say, if there is one thing i've learned from this site and everyone talking on here, that when somebody shoots a 300, yeah it means they did good, but it doesn't mean much.  I've already decided when i do shoot 3 or 8, I'm not going to bother posting it.
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9andaWiggle

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Re: Why do we have to be this way?
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2005, 08:21:19 PM »
Bones - I wasn't trying to be unnecessarily harsh, and I wasn't trying to point fingers at anyone in particular, but I don't think it's right when people who have not shot an honor score already feel it won't mean anything (see AK57's post).  Maybe I could have worded it better, but if the only achievement that will mean anything is a PBA tour win, then what do the millions of us who will never make the tour have to strive for?

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Re: Why do we have to be this way?
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2005, 08:32:24 PM »

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9, I think you are being a bit harsh. I dont think people are making unkindly remarks regarding the honor scores being shot today.


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The only 300 ring that I proudly wear is a PBA 300 ring with 2 diamond stones (1 for each PBA 300)... other than that... forget about it with the candy apple shots that are in today's bowling centers... (AKA Helen Keller Open) LOL

Thank You , Plowboy...

Now suppose I shot my 300's on a difficult pattern (hard patterns can occur in league you know).  Wow, guess my 300 is dirt because of weinie's basic assumption.




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