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The worst people in bowling leagues:

-The guy who is never ready when it is his turn.

-The guy who stands still for fifteen seconds before he starts his approach. It's worse if he is not a very good bowler.

-The guy who kicks the ball return, and/or curses at the top of his lungs, when he leaves a split, or misses a spare. Again, it's even worse if the guy isn't a good bowler.

-The guy who walks down to the lanes with his street shoes, during rain or snow.

-The guy who complains about leaving splits, or that his ball isn't taking out the pins in the back row, when he throws a flat, spinning ball.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Yep. Don't even come near the scorer's table in those wet fucking shoes. Take them off in back on the carpet.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I've read the last 3 or 4 pages and I swear I am reading a foreign language. I hope I will be able to remember some of the tips in this thread the next time I bowl.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Was his name Jonathon Martin?

You are. It's Polish.

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I actually know a little Polish. I used to work at Manufacturers Bank on Division and Ashland and was taught quite a bit.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I looked it up and translated it:

Roughly says "bowlers are more sensitive and easily distracted than golfers".

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Got it!

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Is Pete Weber back?

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You know me like that.

People take their fake sports very seriously.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Crap, if I could swap my golf scores and my bowling totals, I could go pro in both...

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"I'm not smiling because I thought what you said was humorous. I'm smiling because one day I know you'll be dead..."

Shit, if I could swap my SAT's with my Triglyceride numbers, I'd have been a two-time Heismann winner.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I must say I am in 100% agreement with JORR when it comes to bowling etiquette.

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-- source

10 strikes by Boyd? I'm impressed,seriously. I always was quite aware of somebody ready to take off next to me. I never had any issues but I'm not in the same league with serious bowlers.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I just figured everyone gave courtesy. Might be a generational thing...

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"I'm not smiling because I thought what you said was humorous. I'm smiling because one day I know you'll be dead..."

With Incognito removed from the team at this point, I wonder why Martin doesn't feel he should return? I know that reports indicate that Incognito wasn't the only one harassing him, maybe that's it. Maybe he doesn't feel he can ever play for the Dolphins again. But I have to believe that violating the sanctity of the locker room and then going AWOL as he has, will not help him get another job in the NFL. He has said that he wants to continue playing Football, but I wonder if he will get the chance?

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Go Cubs!!!!

I was at corporate outing in st Louis when dick Weber died. We stayed in the bar as a league was firing up. Two strange things. First they fire up the national anthem on league night and then they observed a moment of silence for dick. That city reallykknows how to cram heads in asses.

Holy shit!!

I bet you actually wonder why black people don't trust the police.

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If the guy can't return to the team at this point, he's probably not sturdy enough timber to make it in the NFL. Athletes in locker rooms are going to be crass and not always sensitive to all those around them. They test each other to make sure who belongs and who might be a weak link. It's looking like Martin might be one of those.

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Go Cubs!!!!

You wouldn't have lasted an 8 hour shift in a place like Cabrini, Horner or Ickes.

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He was sturdy enough timber (who the fuck says that?) to be starting in the NFL already, he "made it."

Hey, anybody seen Richie?

I heard Mongo talking about this on the radio this morning and he said that Martin was apparently disliked and not respected by everyone on the dolphins O-Line. The final straw was on his last day when he went to sit down for lunch in the cafeteria with the rest of the offensive linemen, they all got up and moved to a different table. He left the team at the end of that day.

As Mongo said, Incognito was definitely wrong in doing some of the things he did. But there is plenty of blame that falls on Martin for leaving his team and exposing what he did. It left the team without 2 of it's starting linemen and that hurts the whole team. He also mentioned how teammates need to test each other from time to time to see how mentally and physically strong the guys are next to them. They need to know they will not crack under pressure and that he felt Martin did just that in this case. It was an interesting take on it. This was at about 11:20-11:30 this morning.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Stupid, as usual. I'll let you decide if I'm talking about you or Mongo.

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The Dolphins players are in damage control mode. This is going to get really bad for them.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Well, if Mongo says so, then it must be true.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way