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Jeffrevs

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Work Outing
« on: March 17, 2010, 04:22:09 AM »
Ok, ...our work area is having an afternoon bowling event tomorrow.

Question:
99% of the people just bowl for 'fun' ....

Do I:
A) Bring what I have (3 ball roller, 2+spare ball)
B) or...tranfer just 1 ball and my plastic to an over the shoulder tote, so I don't look like a 'bowler' ...
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2010, 01:13:09 PM »
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I can't wait to hear about how some no-bowling dude in house shoes throwing a 12lb, Pink house ball shoots 170 and beats Jeffrevs with his 20 custom bowling balls and fancy interchangeable soled bowling shoes!  LOL You know it's going to happen!

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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #17 on: March 17, 2010, 01:32:43 PM »
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Ok, ...our work area is having an afternoon bowling event tomorrow.

Question:
99% of the people just bowl for 'fun' ....

Do I:
A) Bring what I have (3 ball roller, 2+spare ball)
B) or...tranfer just 1 ball and my plastic to an over the shoulder tote, so I don't look like a 'bowler' ...
We do that here on a monthly basis,  I'd say roughly a quarter of the 25 or so participants are serious bowlers so I bring 2 balls and my spare ball with me.

Depends on which group I'm bowling with as to whether I'll use resin or plastic.

A couple of months ago, I did make an unusual wager on a game with one of the regular bowlers.  

We would pick a house ball for the other to bowl with, the only provision being that we had to be able to hold on to the ball and actually throw it.

He thought he was being cute, after I picked out for him an old beat up, chewed up Inferno, he hands me a 8LB plastic kids ball, I could just barely get my fingertips into.  Being the bet was only for a brew, I said I'd go with it.  

Don't ask me how, but going thumbless (something I've never tried before), I whupped him good 225 - 148.

Only thing is, he won't go for it again.
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #18 on: March 17, 2010, 01:32:43 PM »
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Listen pencild!ck!


You didn't hear that from YOUR MOM!

Linds when they were made in USA... Nice, can't fault you for that.  Kinda wish I still had mine, but synthetic approaches made a switch necessary for me to get adjustable soles/heels.  My Linds were way too slick most of the time on synthetic approaches.

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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #19 on: March 17, 2010, 01:48:31 PM »
Get there before everyone else Jeff & change into your shoes & just leave one of your 3 balls in your bag unless you need it, or pretend it's someone elses...  Good luck, sounds like you need it....
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2010, 03:10:21 PM »
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I have 3 total, ...See my profile (2 Hercules), ....+1 spare ball. And, I have 15+ year old black, made in USA Linds  Nothing fancy here!


Isn't that 4 total
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2010, 03:25:41 PM »
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I have 3 total, ...See my profile (2 Hercules), ....+1 spare ball. And, I have 15+ year old black, made in USA Linds  Nothing fancy here!


Isn't that 4 total
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No douchebag, 2 Hercules, +1 spare ball = 3 total, yes?  The above was telling 9~ that I don't have fancy shoes ....


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Jeffrevs

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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2010, 03:25:59 PM »
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Take 'em all and put on a scoring show.  Then when they ask "Are you a God?" you can say "yes. please line the virgins up over here."


LMAO!! NICE
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2010, 05:44:30 PM »
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No douchebag, 2 Hercules, +1 spare ball = 3 total, yes? The above was telling 9~ that I don't have fancy shoes ....


Are your sure??? We got some new math going on around here. I thought in this case it applied.

Save the Dbag for Friday!!
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2010, 05:53:41 PM »
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Bowl well but lose to the boss


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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #25 on: March 17, 2010, 06:53:59 PM »
Okay Jeff,

So carrying 3 balls makes you look like a bowler, but 2 doesn't? If you are dealing with people who don't bowl in leagues..I don't think it matters.

Take all three and show no mercy!!! If they know you are bowler, you better live up to that expectation or you will never hear the end of it.



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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #26 on: March 18, 2010, 06:11:26 AM »
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Okay Jeff,

So carrying 3 balls makes you look like a bowler, but 2 doesn't? If you are dealing with people who don't bowl in leagues..I don't think it matters.

Take all three and show no mercy!!! If they know you are bowler, you better live up to that expectation or you will never hear the end of it.



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The douchebag comment was meant to have a next to it, ....sorry!

I just brought all 3, it was easier than swapping stuff into a duffle. Good point by the way, 2 vs. 3, doesn't matter, does it?  We had friends over for dinner last night, and I just didn't have time to mess with it.

Only 2 people know I used to bowl a lot, so, ....there's not that much 'expectation' to live up to .  This is a large group,... 25 (5) person teams!  And, only  a handful know me, so, I'm safe!

Will report back tomorrow!
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #27 on: March 18, 2010, 11:42:34 AM »
That big a group, and that many people you don't know... Be careful who you bet money with, there could be a few sharks in the pool with you.

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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #28 on: March 18, 2010, 12:58:11 PM »
I have bets it lost...

Blame it on the Alcohol..  lol
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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #29 on: March 18, 2010, 01:14:06 PM »
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That happened to me..

Lanes were toast and I couldn't keep my ball out of the gutter.

Needless to say, I didn't do very well..





I was going to say, bring plastic.  I did one of these once at a "Fun Fest" center.  They had a "party room" with music videos going above the pinsetter faces.  Lanes were dry as dust, I was hooking a blue dot edge to edge with a broken wrist release.  

The others were trying to show me how to throw a straight ball so I wouldn't have all those strange leaves.  

Do take your good shoes, however, as the approaches are iffy.  


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Jeffrevs

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Re: Work Outing
« Reply #30 on: March 18, 2010, 02:38:57 PM »
Outing is over, ...

And...guess who got first high game mens/overall ???

Yours truly!! KING DOUCHEBAG!!

254!

First time throwing a ball in 12+ months!!

Yeah baby!!!!

p.s. And before some douchebag says it, ...NO ...it WAS NOT NO TAP!
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