Aslan
09-22-2021, 08:40 AM
This is inspired due to what happened last night (read more; next post);
10. The Guy That Never Has Any Money
I understand times are tough. I've been there. But, ya don't join a league if you can't pay each week. Awhile back I was on a team with a kid that virtually never had enough money with him to bowl...so it was a constant struggle to get the envelope right and get him caught up.
9. The "I Don't Care" Bowler
As someone who is the opposite, it might just be not understanding this mindset...but it gets aggravating when a person walks up and tosses a ball...almost without looking...grabs a second one off the rack and tosses it...again, almost without looking...then comes and sits down. We had a female bowler that used two different balls, I think they were even two different weights; and she would throw one...then wait for the gate to come up and immediately throw the other...and seemingly didn't care about the results. VERY AGGRAVATING to bowlers that care.
8. The Drunk ****
I'm not sure if I can use the last word that describes a "loose woman"...so I'll air on the side of caution. I had this girl on my team one time that was mostly bowling to get drunk and flirt with the entire bowling center. She would flirt, they would buy her drinks, she would get loaded...and she averaged just shy of 100. The average didn't bother me as much as trying to locate her when it was her turn to bowl.
7. The Old Man and His Stories
I bowled recently with a guy that loved to jab me with his elbow and tell me stories about his bowling feats from the 1960s and 1970s. Like; "Ya know, back in 1968 at the old AMF Lanes down on 6th Avenue...I picked up a 6-7-10 twice in one night!" Then, less than a minute later...I'd get jabbed in the arm again with an elbow..."Ya know what...I had an all spare series back in 1972...but then struck in the 10th in the last game!"
First of all...STOP JABBING ME! Second...there's no way you can remember all these stories...so stop making up nonsense!
6. The Know-It-All...That Doesn't Know Anything
I bowled with a really good bowler back awhile...who was an elite high school bowler. He used one ball...an Ebonite Cyclone. He could average around 200 on tough lane conditions with that one ball. He had excellent form and execution. BUT...he didn't know ANYTHING about bowling and bowling balls and modern advances in bowling. Everything he learned...he learned 35 years ago. Yet, he thought because he averaged 200...he was the expert.
5. The Hall-Of-Famer Know-It-All...That Doesn't Know As Much As He Thinks He Does
My current anchor is a very good bowler. BUT...he prescribes to many outdated ideas. Because he is so good...and has had so much success over the years...he hasn't had much need to "learn" new things. And, while he tends to reserve his "suggestions" concerning other bowlers...he is a little more forthcoming with me (more in the next post).
4. The Mocking Mockers
I keep notes while I bowl. I also track my scores in Pinpal. Most of my teammates love to make fun of me for this. And, while I'm used to it...it can get old.
3. The Prankster
A current teammate likes to "mess with me" sometimes. Mainly he'll grab my iPhone I use for Pinpal and he'll enter in nonsense scores while I'm up bowling and then I gotta come back and erase everything...or he'll write on my notes...just little nonsense. He used to put hot tamale candies in people's beers but one of the guys got mad one night so that little game stopped. More on this in next post.
2. The Stubborn, Angry Teammate
We got one teammate that used to be a 200 average bowler...had an injury...now he's more of a 160 average bowler. Well, he can't really accept that and refuses to take any advice on how to modify his current game. He'll ask for help, then ignore the advice. He threatens to quit every night that he doesn't throw a 570+ series. He blames the lanes...the balls...the noise in the center...prettty much everything and everybody. It sucks the fun right out of bowling.
1. The Over-Sensitive Drama Queen
This one still ranks #1 only because...even though it happened a long time ago...it was very traumatic. Despite my often-times "confrontational" online demeanor...I'm a fairly nice guy and a good guy to bowl with. Even Iceman told me so...and we're sworn enemies. So, it was very rough when I joined a league with a person (who will remain nameless) I met online and her husband and we had a good season...but then just before the second season I made a comment online that she took offense to...an innocent comment that I felt she TOTALLY over-reacted to...and it led to me having to her leaving the team.
Dishonrable Mention: The Music Man
I had a teammate that insisted on listening to a music player while bowling. Not only did this lead to him catching the ear bud wire once and flinging the unit down the lane once...but it also meant we had to wave our arms at him every time we needed his attention or it was his turn to bowl. It kinda felt like we were missing a teammate when one teammate wasn't "really there".
10. The Guy That Never Has Any Money
I understand times are tough. I've been there. But, ya don't join a league if you can't pay each week. Awhile back I was on a team with a kid that virtually never had enough money with him to bowl...so it was a constant struggle to get the envelope right and get him caught up.
9. The "I Don't Care" Bowler
As someone who is the opposite, it might just be not understanding this mindset...but it gets aggravating when a person walks up and tosses a ball...almost without looking...grabs a second one off the rack and tosses it...again, almost without looking...then comes and sits down. We had a female bowler that used two different balls, I think they were even two different weights; and she would throw one...then wait for the gate to come up and immediately throw the other...and seemingly didn't care about the results. VERY AGGRAVATING to bowlers that care.
8. The Drunk ****
I'm not sure if I can use the last word that describes a "loose woman"...so I'll air on the side of caution. I had this girl on my team one time that was mostly bowling to get drunk and flirt with the entire bowling center. She would flirt, they would buy her drinks, she would get loaded...and she averaged just shy of 100. The average didn't bother me as much as trying to locate her when it was her turn to bowl.
7. The Old Man and His Stories
I bowled recently with a guy that loved to jab me with his elbow and tell me stories about his bowling feats from the 1960s and 1970s. Like; "Ya know, back in 1968 at the old AMF Lanes down on 6th Avenue...I picked up a 6-7-10 twice in one night!" Then, less than a minute later...I'd get jabbed in the arm again with an elbow..."Ya know what...I had an all spare series back in 1972...but then struck in the 10th in the last game!"
First of all...STOP JABBING ME! Second...there's no way you can remember all these stories...so stop making up nonsense!
6. The Know-It-All...That Doesn't Know Anything
I bowled with a really good bowler back awhile...who was an elite high school bowler. He used one ball...an Ebonite Cyclone. He could average around 200 on tough lane conditions with that one ball. He had excellent form and execution. BUT...he didn't know ANYTHING about bowling and bowling balls and modern advances in bowling. Everything he learned...he learned 35 years ago. Yet, he thought because he averaged 200...he was the expert.
5. The Hall-Of-Famer Know-It-All...That Doesn't Know As Much As He Thinks He Does
My current anchor is a very good bowler. BUT...he prescribes to many outdated ideas. Because he is so good...and has had so much success over the years...he hasn't had much need to "learn" new things. And, while he tends to reserve his "suggestions" concerning other bowlers...he is a little more forthcoming with me (more in the next post).
4. The Mocking Mockers
I keep notes while I bowl. I also track my scores in Pinpal. Most of my teammates love to make fun of me for this. And, while I'm used to it...it can get old.
3. The Prankster
A current teammate likes to "mess with me" sometimes. Mainly he'll grab my iPhone I use for Pinpal and he'll enter in nonsense scores while I'm up bowling and then I gotta come back and erase everything...or he'll write on my notes...just little nonsense. He used to put hot tamale candies in people's beers but one of the guys got mad one night so that little game stopped. More on this in next post.
2. The Stubborn, Angry Teammate
We got one teammate that used to be a 200 average bowler...had an injury...now he's more of a 160 average bowler. Well, he can't really accept that and refuses to take any advice on how to modify his current game. He'll ask for help, then ignore the advice. He threatens to quit every night that he doesn't throw a 570+ series. He blames the lanes...the balls...the noise in the center...prettty much everything and everybody. It sucks the fun right out of bowling.
1. The Over-Sensitive Drama Queen
This one still ranks #1 only because...even though it happened a long time ago...it was very traumatic. Despite my often-times "confrontational" online demeanor...I'm a fairly nice guy and a good guy to bowl with. Even Iceman told me so...and we're sworn enemies. So, it was very rough when I joined a league with a person (who will remain nameless) I met online and her husband and we had a good season...but then just before the second season I made a comment online that she took offense to...an innocent comment that I felt she TOTALLY over-reacted to...and it led to me having to her leaving the team.
Dishonrable Mention: The Music Man
I had a teammate that insisted on listening to a music player while bowling. Not only did this lead to him catching the ear bud wire once and flinging the unit down the lane once...but it also meant we had to wave our arms at him every time we needed his attention or it was his turn to bowl. It kinda felt like we were missing a teammate when one teammate wasn't "really there".