HOW EMPTY WOULD LIFE truly be WITHOUT BOWLING

[MICHAEL]

Put into words,,,, ( if it does not cause to much pain, and suffering), what you think life would be to YOU, without bowling!!! I will be awarding an imaginary gift to THE WINNER! I will be the sole judge, and the winner will be granted anything reasonable, that can be produced at the North Pole by imaginary elves!!!
Put it into words, make Santa feel the pain,,,, imagine,,, no more bowling as of NOW!!! burrrrrrrr,,,,, Santa/ICEMAN!!

[billf]

Life would be simple. On any given day all that would be left is working until I'm about to drop then going home to listen to the wife complain, yell at her adult children who still expect her to do everything for them and the constant honey-dew list. The stress relieving sanctuary of bowling now gone, I would revert back to the way I was before. The lonely, dark days of VA shrinks trying to determine if I would snap and become a mass murderer. The PTSD controlling me instead of me controlling it ruin any life I happen to cross. All because I couldn't hurl a 15 pound, round object at 4 pound sticks. To hear the sickening thud of a DV8 produced object of destruction driving through the wooden sticks, sending them flying in every direction.

[MICHAEL]

Life would be simple. On any given day all that would be left is working until I'm about to drop then going home to listen to the wife complain, yell at her adult children who still expect her to do everything for them and the constant honey-dew list. The stress relieving sanctuary of bowling now gone, I would revert back to the way I was before. The lonely, dark days of VA shrinks trying to determine if I would snap and become a mass murderer. The PTSD controlling me instead of me controlling it ruin any life I happen to cross. All because I couldn't hurl a 15 pound, round object at 4 pound sticks. To hear the sickening thud of a DV8 produced object of destruction driving through the wooden sticks, sending them flying in every direction.

SWEET BILL so far you are my choice!!! That brought tears to my eyes!! Or should I say icicles!! We are all glad that you have bowling in your life!!! LOL....lol!!!

[ArtVandelay]

We wouldn't know. There are countless things that dont exist, so do we miss them? Humans are adaptable by nature, there would be something else.

[Rdmonster]

I would be an empty hollow shell...rocking and clutching myself as I mumble gibberish. Every once in a while I would longingly look at round objects and imagining them gracefully arcing into imaginary pins....then it would get warm and I would have golf...and be OK....until it got cold again...as cold as my soul would be without bowling.


howd I do.

[billf]

Until it got warm!??! I signed up for three summer leagues yesterday!

[75lockwood]

Quite simply? i would just invent the sport

[MisterSinister]

I don't know what I would do without bowling. If I lived in Canada, maybe curling.

[MICHAEL]

We wouldn't know. There are countless things that dont exist, so do we miss them? Humans are adaptable by nature, there would be something else.


Art,,,, I am talking this happens tomorrow!! NOW time period!! Not (never has existed!!) LOL

[MICHAEL]

I don't know what I would do without bowling. If I lived in Canada, maybe curling.

YOU KNOW, I never thought about curling!!!! I think that sport could be a good replacement!! I remember having it on one of my game stations, and LOVED it!! Close to bowling, and in some ways much more skill needed, and NO Ringing TEN PINS!!!! LOL

[MICHAEL]

Quite simply? i would just invent the sport


Come up with one!!! Bowling,,,, is a part of my DNA now!! It can't be a spin off of bowling.

[MICHAEL]

[QUOTE=Rdmonster;73061]I would be an empty hollow shell...rocking and clutching myself as I mumble gibberish. Every once in a while I would longingly look at round objects and imagining them gracefully arcing into imaginary pins....then it would get warm and I would have golf...and be OK....until it got cold again...as cold as my soul would be without bowling.

That was beautiful!!! ,,,, very nice,,,, wow,,,, took Iceman's breath away!! Are you a poet??? (by profession)

[Zothen]

Life without bowling would be BORING! How would I relieve stress and laugh my *** of watching drunk people bowl. I would miss the comaraudery(sp?)I get with my fellow bowlers,not to mention the help they give me on improving my game. No bowling means miniture golf and that by far is more stressfull trying to get a ball into a hole,then getting a ball into a pocket. My world would be shattered without bowling for bowling is my life and will always will be for as long as I can bowl.

Zothen

[e-tank]

Without bowling my crossroad would be just a heavy air freshener!

[MICHAEL]

Life without bowling would be BORING! How would I relieve stress and laugh my *** of watching drunk people bowl. I would miss the comaraudery(sp?)I get with my fellow bowlers,not to mention the help they give me on improving my game. No bowling means miniture golf and that by far is more stressfull trying to get a ball into a hole,then getting a ball into a pocket. My world would be shattered without bowling for bowling is my life and will always will be for as long as I can bowl.

Zothen


VERY ,,, very moving!!! gulp!! Well said Zothen!!!

[MICHAEL]

Dig, deep my brothers.....deep into your soul,,,, to that area where bowing resides, and from the heart, tell Iceman what it would really be like without bowling in your life!! I want to feel your PAIN!!

[billf]

Pressure mounting, like an elephant on your chest. Each breath is harder to take in than the last. Slow, ever so slow, the darkness creeps into your heart. Cold ice fills your veins. Like the sun setting and the darkness creeps in, the memories of glory past, of ringing ten pins, powerful strikes, all vanish from your memory. Nothing left but dark, cuel, ever hating sense of dread.

[cane]

Life would be how it was about a week ago! The humanity!

[Zothen]

Thx Michael! I don't know if I can dig any deeper then I already have. I will have to sit and meditate on this!

Zothen

[MICHAEL]

Pressure mounting, like an elephant on your chest. Each breath is harder to take in than the last. Slow, ever so slow, the darkness creeps into your heart. Cold ice fills your veins. Like the sun setting and the darkness creeps in, the memories of glory past, of ringing ten pins, powerful strikes, all vanish from your memory. Nothing left but dark, cuel, ever hating sense of dread.


Wow Bill,,,,

Absolutely, without a doubt, very good writing!! All you thoughts have a twist to the DARK SIDE,,, which is very interesting!! Did you have a good childhood? Who were you closer to,,, Your Mother, Father, or commanding officer???

[MICHAEL]

Life without bowling would be BORING! How would I relieve stress and laugh my *** of watching drunk people bowl. I would miss the comaraudery(sp?)I get with my fellow bowlers,not to mention the help they give me on improving my game. No bowling means miniture golf and that by far is more stressfull trying to get a ball into a hole,then getting a ball into a pocket. My world would be shattered without bowling for bowling is my life and will always will be for as long as I can bowl.

Zothen

Put it in prose, dig deep into the heart, and give me your heartfelt feelings on how dismal like, or living would be without a bowling ball in your hand!!! Dig,,,dig,,, it’s in you …. Put it into words!! I want to Feel your pain!!!

[J Anderson]

Put it in prose, dig deep into the heart, and give me your heartfelt feelings on how dismal like, or living would be without a bowling ball in your hand!!! Dig,,,dig,,, it’s in you …. Put it into words!! I want to Feel your pain!!!

Sorry Mike, but but there are enough real life horrors, I refuse to contemplate imaginary ones.

I may not be doing everything that I can to keep this great game/sport going for future generations, but I am doing something.

[backlasher]

This isn't imaginary for me! I had a total left hip replacement on December 28th and won't be cleared for bowling until September when the league starts again. Right now, I'm at home alone because my wife went bowling. So if the question is what would YOU do if bowling didn't exist, the answer is live vicariously through others who do. If there were no such thing as bowling, I'd have to find another way to fill the hours.

[scottymoney]

How about less depressing thoughts and more talk about bowling instead of what it would be without bowling. Let's appreciate what we have than to think of what it would be like without.

[Mike White]

On a semi-related note, many years ago ('80s) I asked the question... If you would never get another strike for the rest of your life no matter how well you threw the ball, how long would you continue bowling?

I mean how much disappointment can you put up with?

[swingset]

I mean how much disappointment can you put up with?

I've been married 20 years, so....quite a bit.

[J Anderson]

On a semi-related note, many years ago ('80s) I asked the question... If you would never get another strike for the rest of your life no matter how well you threw the ball, how long would you continue bowling?

I mean how much disappointment can you put up with?

Random Positive Reinforcement. Hey, I must have actually learned something in one of the psychology classes I took at UCONN!

Seriously, If you knew you'd never throw another strike, you'd probably quit right away. Likewise, if you're a serious bowler expecting to improve, you would probably quit after a number of games with no strikes. But, if you're a casual bowler, who is used to getting strikes randomly, you'll go much longer since you're always hoping but never really expecting a strike.

[MICHAEL]

How about less depressing thoughts and more talk about bowling instead of what it would be without bowling. Let's appreciate what we have than to think of what it would be like without.

I am going to have to give you an F ,,,,, on that answer!! NO PRIZE! Sorry! Santa....

[billf]

Wow Bill,,,,

Absolutely, without a doubt, very good writing!! All you thoughts have a twist to the DARK SIDE,,, which is very interesting!! Did you have a good childhood? Who were you closer to,,, Your Mother, Father, or commanding officer???

Commanding officer. My father was an abusive alcoholic. Mother was a manipulative, guilt trip giving psycho. Them splitting up was the best thing that could have happened to my brother and I. Luckily he was young enough to not realize how poor we were. I stayed in school but worked full time since 12 and have worked steadily since age 8 just to try to help out. But my upbringing was not really different than anybody else's. We've all had our share of hardships and dysfunctions.
It's not the tragedy that defines who we are as a person but how we handle the tragedy. --- An excerpt from the eulogy I gave at my granddaughters memorial service and something I really believe.

[Greenday]

I'm going through getting a security clearance right now. They kept asking people what I did in my spare time and everyone just responded that I bowl...a lot. Pretty accurate. I bowl nearly every day since I've got nothing else to do with my life at the moment.

[billf]

My security clearance took quite awhile. Seems that an uncle I didn't associate with was involved with organized crime. When they asked me about Francisco, I said "who?" It was my grandfather's brother. I think I saw hime 3 times in my entire life. Luckily I finally obtained my clearance.

[75lockwood]

My security clearance took quite awhile. Seems that an uncle I didn't associate with was involved with organized crime. When they asked me about Francisco, I said "who?" It was my grandfather's brother. I think I saw hime 3 times in my entire life. Luckily I finally obtained my clearance.

Well then.... this makes me wonder what random people I'm semi related to lol

[scottymoney]

I am going to have to give you an F ,,,,, on that answer!! NO PRIZE! Sorry! Santa....

Good I wanted an F!

[MICHAEL]

Good I wanted an F!

YOU wanted an F??? YOU know Scotty,,,, I re-read your thoughts, and it hit ME,,,,, JUST what you were wanting to get across!! Must have read your thread without my reading glasses!! I read it now and with out a doubt and no uncertainty its a C PLUS!! Sorry,,,, I hope your not MAD that you did better then you thought!! Santa!

[scottymoney]

Sorry I just hate thinking negative like this. Why should we debate something that will not happen? It is like sitting around wondering what life would have been like if you married the "other" girl. In the end it gets you nowhere. I try to stay positive and think only about what I have and how I can get better. Banter and discussion is good, I just don't see anything good from this thread.

[MICHAEL]

Sorry I just hate thinking negative like this. Why should we debate something that will not happen? It is like sitting around wondering what life would have been like if you married the "other" girl. In the end it gets you nowhere. I try to stay positive and think only about what I have and how I can get better. Banter and discussion is good, I just don't see anything good from this thread.


Scotty, (this is just a make believe thread)! We all know that bowling will be here until the power grid goes down! I doubt when getting power back the leaders will say: “ make sure them bowling lanes are up and operating!”

I just wanted to find out Scott, how much LOVE IS THERE in the bowler for bowling, and would it be as bad to some as it would be to others?
Get where I am coming from?? Are you happily married? Was there another girl? Tell me you have never thought about it! All women and men have regardless of how happily they are married!
This web site, in my humble opinion scott, should cover all aspects of bowing including the fact that one day in the near future it might not be there!!! many military types saying that an attack on the Power Grid could happen in the near future!! I just wonder how this would effect many of my fellow bowlers!
Thanks for your thought Scotty, and I hope it doesn’t bother you that I am an inquisitive person, and care deeply for all my fellow bowlers! BE PREPARED for any and all circumstances, both physically, and mentally!

Scott ,,, what was that other girls name…………come on,,,, everyone if THEY ARE HONNEST, have thoughts about “THE GIRL THAT GOT AWAY”! Or might have been! I am sure my wife thinks that every morning when she looks at me!
Of all sad words of tongue or pin, the saddest are these,, what might have been!

[scottymoney]

I have enough love of this sport to never think of a day that it doesn't exist. I think that sums it up, I would never want to think of the day where we didn't have bowling.

And for the record there was a few other girls! ;)

[MICHAEL]

I have enough love of this sport to never think of a day that it doesn't exist. I think that sums it up, I would never want to think of the day where we didn't have bowling.

And for the record there was a few other girls! ;)

FAIR REPLY Scotty,,,, ((I LIKE THAT NAME, HUGE Star Trek FAN))!!!!!!!!! I am upgrading your score to a B plus ,,,,, !! LOL........ I agree, I hope that day never happens also!!!!!! FOR I WAS BORN TO BOWL,,,,, (((((( just got started to damn late!!)))))) 61 years old before I discovered the Excitement, thrill, electrifying experience called BOWLING!!! Like fellow bikers, born to ride, I was born to Bowl!!! LOL..... (:)

[billf]

Sorry I just hate thinking negative like this. Why should we debate something that will not happen? It is like sitting around wondering what life would have been like if you married the "other" girl. In the end it gets you nowhere. I try to stay positive and think only about what I have and how I can get better. Banter and discussion is good, I just don't see anything good from this thread.

I don't think about marrying the other girl. Instead I wonder why I kept this one so long and why did I get married for anyway lmao

[scottymoney]

I don't think about marrying the other girl. Instead I wonder why I kept this one so long and why did I get married for anyway lmao

Valid point Bill, guess I need to think through my analogies a bit better!

[MICHAEL]

I don't think about marrying the other girl. Instead I wonder why I kept this one so long and why did I get married for anyway lmao

wow,,,

Wow,,, wouldn’t it be funny if she thought the same about you Bill?? Lol….lol!!! ( How did we get into the subject of ,,,,,,,,OOOO ,,, Scotty,,, it was your analogy!! LOOK WHAT you have started!! Now I am taking that B plus, back to a C!!!!

[GeoLes]

I finished up a the gym early and stopped by the lanes to do a quick practice game last night, but leagues were still in session, so no lanes available. I walked around and watched the leagues play. Here it is Tuesday night and instead of at the club or the bar, I am at the lanes checking out the action.

(different kind of action, wiseguy. Cheking out the bowling, not the bowlers :) )

If I had nothing else to do, I would be content to watch the bowling for a while.

[MICHAEL]

HOW would it be without bowling, now that I have touched its sexy pins, and felt its inviting lure! I dream of bowling in ways that I cannot even put into words and keep at a G rating! Its more than love of a sport,,,, its much deeper,,, it runs deep into my psyche, my soul, my design, its my intendment!

A 300 game, or 800 series is like,,,, LIKE climbing a mountain that few have ever climbed! Its like that first kiss, back when you were young and in love with the girl next door! It’s like jumping on a rocket and shooting into space!!

To be without bowling would be like no toy in cracker boxes, a beautiful plate with no food on it, a jack in the box, without Jack, a Twinkie without that deep rich white creamy filling, life would be empty,,, bare,, , stark, vacant, destitute, null, bad, invalid, did I say null and void???,,,hollow,,, an empty cavity,, a black hole, vacuous, blackness!! Bowling is my LIFE, God HELP ME, and maybe Jason and Manic too!!