Two Important Questions

[bubba809]

I still don't understand the Iceman references around here.

That's because he's a "Ninja Poster". You get to read his thoughts on life and crawl around in his brain for awhile, then *POOF*, they're gone.
Like a fart in the wind...

[Ishkabibble]

Be consistant. Don't change more than one thing at a time. Trust in yourself and what you can do/are doing.

[Aslan]

I still don't understand the Iceman references around here.

Like em or hate em...(and "em" can be anyone from Iceman to myself or anyone else that has been here awhile)...when a person posts 2000-6000 times and has passion and opinions...heated discussions are bound to pop up from time to time. And some of those topics just keep circling back around endlessly and become "references".

If you even KNEW...how many times people ask what ball to buy...or how many times we've debated wrist braces...or how many times we've debated the value of coaching vs. being "gifted" or how many times we've tackled sandbaggers.... The list could go on and on and on. And when you address these things so many times...they become punch lines or at the least; sources of an

Best example...Benghazi. In the beginning there was interest in whether or not more could be done and what was done and what should have been done...etc... But, after hearing about it over and over and over on Fox News and right-wing radio...when the general public clearly had lost interest...and then 12+ investigative panels...most concluding there was virtually no wrongdoing...it was clear to see that it was mostly just a way to politically go after the opposing party's front runner for the next election. And once that happened, it became a punch line. Likewise, when Iceman first brought up "The Gift", there was an interesting back and forth about the values of inherent talent versus coaching...but Iceman is persistent and not one to "move" on his positions...so he continued to try and insert "The Gift" into many, many discussions. Once that happened, "being gifted" became more of a punch line than a discussion point.

[Blacksox1]

Like em or hate em...(and "em" can be anyone from Iceman to myself or anyone else that has been here awhile)...when a person posts 2000-6000 times and has passion and opinions...heated discussions are bound to pop up from time to time. And some of those topics just keep circling back around endlessly and become "references".

If you even KNEW...how many times people ask what ball to buy...or how many times we've debated wrist braces...or how many times we've debated the value of coaching vs. being "gifted" or how many times we've tackled sandbaggers.... The list could go on and on and on. And when you address these things so many times...they become punch lines or at the least; sources of an

Best example...Benghazi. In the beginning there was interest in whether or not more could be done and what was done and what should have been done...etc... But, after hearing about it over and over and over on Fox News and right-wing radio...when the general public clearly had lost interest...and then 12+ investigative panels...most concluding there was virtually no wrongdoing...it was clear to see that it was mostly just a way to politically go after the opposing party's front runner for the next election. And once that happened, it became a punch line. Likewise, when Iceman first brought up "The Gift", there was an interesting back and forth about the values of inherent talent versus coaching...but Iceman is persistent and not one to "move" on his positions...so he continued to try and insert "The Gift" into many, many discussions. Once that happened, "being gifted" became more of a punch line than a discussion point.

A shorter, than normal, answer and concise. Aslan on point! Could be a thread title?

FWIW, Iceman was more on the gifted side vs. coached side of bowling.

I miss the photos of trailers, motorcycles, ice cream, wood decks or bucks. Come back Ice!

[Tony]

I still don't understand the Iceman references around here.

He was / is / sometimes a poster who has a million thoughts and would write about them...a lot ! So much that the site administrators had a level set that if you reached 5000 posts or something like that you would get the title GOD instead of Sandbagger, Cranker, Ringer, All-star, or member.
He liked to talk a lot about being a bowling god and sparked lots of interesting and entertaining conversations about anything from health to being a coal miner to bowling on the sacred wood lanes of Podunk Missouri .....
He had a slightly different viewpoint than some of the other more prolific posters and he was not afraid to sling some mud toward those that dared to disagree with the god of bowling!
He was just here a month ago or so and then vanished again , possibly because he couldn't get any takers to go to Podonk and bowl against him on the scrappy old wood lanes that he loved.

[billf]

He was / is / sometimes a poster who has a million thoughts and would write about them...a lot ! So much that the site administrators had a level set that if you reached 5000 posts or something like that you would get the title GOD instead of Sandbagger, Cranker, Ringer, All-star, or member.
He liked to talk a lot about being a bowling god and sparked lots of interesting and entertaining conversations about anything from health to being a coal miner to bowling on the sacred wood lanes of Podunk Missouri .....
He had a slightly different viewpoint than some of the other more prolific posters and he was not afraid to sling some mud toward those that dared to disagree with the god of bowling!
He was just here a month ago or so and then vanished again , possibly because he couldn't get any takers to go to Podonk and bowl against him on the scrappy old wood lanes that he loved.

Now let's be accurate. When I took my hiatus over two years ago I was over 5,000 posts and had that title long before Michael. He said he would catch me and even being away for two years, he couldn't. But there are NO Gods here. A few stubborn, older men with one bowling in sandals but no Gods.

[fortheloveofbowling]

Like em or hate em...(and "em" can be anyone from Iceman to myself or anyone else that has been here awhile)...when a person posts 2000-6000 times and has passion and opinions...heated discussions are bound to pop up from time to time. And some of those topics just keep circling back around endlessly and become "references".

If you even KNEW...how many times people ask what ball to buy...or how many times we've debated wrist braces...or how many times we've debated the value of coaching vs. being "gifted" or how many times we've tackled sandbaggers.... The list could go on and on and on. And when you address these things so many times...they become punch lines or at the least; sources of an

Best example...Benghazi. In the beginning there was interest in whether or not more could be done and what was done and what should have been done...etc... But, after hearing about it over and over and over on Fox News and right-wing radio...when the general public clearly had lost interest...and then 12+ investigative panels...most concluding there was virtually no wrongdoing...it was clear to see that it was mostly just a way to politically go after the opposing party's front runner for the next election. And once that happened, it became a punch line. Likewise, when Iceman first brought up "The Gift", there was an interesting back and forth about the values of inherent talent versus coaching...but Iceman is persistent and not one to "move" on his positions...so he continued to try and insert "The Gift" into many, many discussions. Once that happened, "being gifted" became more of a punch line than a discussion point.

So the fact that a US embassy was overrun and US citizens were killed in that 3rd world piece of s**t is not a problem for you. Someone is at fault for the lack of security.

[bubba809]

An Aslan dissertation coming in 3...2...1...

[Amyers]

Guys I think we can do just fine without getting into Benghazi on the bowling site.

[Tony]

Now let's be accurate. When I took my hiatus over two years ago I was over 5,000 posts and had that title long before Michael. He said he would catch me and even being away for two years, he couldn't. But there are NO Gods here. A few stubborn, older men with one bowling in sandals but no Gods.

Yes, what you say is true, but he celebrated the title and often made reference to it. That's why I tried to start a movement to make a new class just for him where second guy to 5219 posts gets to be Grand Poo-bah or something to that effect... lol
Besides bowling in sandals didn't he change water into lemonade or something, and part Otter creek ?