"It would be a sad, sad day" if Mr. Obama scrapped the bowling lane, says Jim Sturm, president of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America and owner of two bowling centers in Charleston, W.Va. "I think his political analysts ought to take a long look at removing [it]. It could have a long-term impact on his political prospects."

Aha. Haha. Hahahahahaha...

That's so pathetic it's cute.

It must be a reeeeeeeeeeeeeal slow day.

If that projection is accurate, it doesn't look big (not enough ceiling space) enough for a basketball court.

/facepalm

"I think his political analysts ought to take a long look at removing [it]. It could have a long-term impact on his political prospects."

Really? Are the bowling demographic and accompanying "bowling lobbyists" groups really that powerful and influential?

Back home, bowling was fun, but something usually best done when drunk. Somehow, I don't think it's the type of activity that will make or break a political career.

that's racist?

Bowling can be enjoyed by everyone. Even fat people bowl.

Hmm. Do I want my president working out, or do I want him drinking beer. Hmmmmm.... Hmmmmm..... Michael Jordan or Homer Simpson... hmmmmmm....

I hate basketball, and even I think the bowling alley should be scrapped. Bowling is *funny censorship noise* stupid.

Digeratus: "It would be a sad, sad day" if Mr. Obama scrapped the bowling lane, says Jim Sturm, president of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America and owner of two bowling centers in Charleston, W.Va. "I think his political analysts ought to take a long look at removing [it]. It could have a long-term impact on his political prospects."

Aha. Haha. Hahahahahaha...

That's so pathetic it's cute.

It's even better when you read the above quote in the voice of Walter Sobchak.

Nice D there, White Bread.

Obama has already stated that the ceiling isn't high enough.

ThematicDevice: If that projection is accurate, it doesn't look big (not enough ceiling space) enough for a basketball court.

You are correct. I've seen it, and it's too small for a basketball court.

Nixon rolled on Shabbas.

I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

Fark it, let's go bowling, Dude!

some_wild-eyed_8-foot_tall_maniac: It's even better when you read the above quote in the voice of Walter Sobchak.

You absolutely, positively, NAILED it. I'm giving you a thumbs up right now, dude.

Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

2/10

bowling is able-bodied-ist

Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

/it was a little over the top
//overall it was believable

deevo: Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

2/10

bowling is able-bodied-ist

Not to mention bowling isn't even a sport.

Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

oh jeebus, get over yourself. it was a joke he made after posting a bad bowling score during the campaign. He joked he was terrible at bowling and would probably replace the alley with a b-ball hoop.

/unless your post was snark, can't tell.

manwithplanx: I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

I give you a 10/10 on the yambag-o-meter. I meant everything I said. I realize it's impossible for you Obamatrons to consider the possibility that there are people out there that think different than you, but it's true. Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him. Get over yourselves.

some_wild-eyed_8-foot_tall_maniac: Digeratus: "It would be a sad, sad day" if Mr. Obama scrapped the bowling lane, says Jim Sturm, president of the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America and owner of two bowling centers in Charleston, W.Va. "I think his political analysts ought to take a long look at removing [it]. It could have a long-term impact on his political prospects."

Aha. Haha. Hahahahahaha...

That's so pathetic it's cute.

It's even better when you read the above quote in the voice of Walter Sobchak.



See this Obama? This what happens when you fark a stranger in the ass...

Ceiling too low. Problem solved!



//hotlinked

Screw that. Bowling had it's little chance. Not it's time for hoops in the White House.



Can you dig it, CC?

I'm tired of Obama wanting to rip historic value out of the White House. First, it's the bowling alley. Next thing you know, he'll want to install "electric lighting" and "remove asbestos" because it's somehow more "modern." It's like fishing on the USS Sequoia isn't good enough for him.

Scott Thrust: Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him.

59 million people out of 300 million (or out of approximately 185 million registered voters) isn't "pretty much half". I know you BushBots aren't very good with math, or anything else that requires actual thought.

Relatively Obscure: I'm tired of Obama wanting to rip historic value out of the White House. First, it's the bowling alley. Next thing you know, he'll want to install "electric lighting" and "remove asbestos" because it's somehow more "modern." It's like fishing on the USS Sequoia isn't good enough for him.



I hope he puts solar panels back on the White House roof. It was a real asshole move by that Reagan crook after Jim Carter had put them up there and then Reagan tore them off. Looks like Carter may have the last laugh after all.

Obama's name in high school was "Barry Obomber." lol!

Scott Thrust: manwithplanx: I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

I give you a 10/10 on the yambag-o-meter. I meant everything I said. I realize it's impossible for you Obamatrons to consider the possibility that there are people out there that think different than you, but it's true. Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him. Get over yourselves.

You were serious? That's so...sad.

Snot Monster from Outer Space: Scott Thrust: manwithplanx: I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

I give you a 10/10 on the yambag-o-meter. I meant everything I said. I realize it's impossible for you Obamatrons to consider the possibility that there are people out there that think different than you, but it's true. Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him. Get over yourselves.

You were serious? That's so...sad.

I just put him on Ignore in the Inaugeration Day thread..

Alphax: I just put him on Ignore in the Inaugeration Day thread..

OMG!! What am I going to do?!?!

It's amazing how liberals talk about being open to new ideas and then they censor someone the minute they start saying things they don't agree with.

If I didn't know any better, I'd assume this was an article from The Onion.

Not everyone is excited about basketball's arrival as the semiofficial sport of the White House. The bowling lobby is concerned that talk of removing the White House lane -- which was built under the north driveway -- will have a negative impact on their sport. In an effort to change the president's mind, top bowling associations have offered to refurbish the lane with a state-of-the-art scoring system, high-tech bowling balls designed to grip the lane and a digital surround-sound system.

I hope Obama doesn't give in to Big Bowling.

Scott Thrust: Alphax: I just put him on Ignore in the Inaugeration Day thread..

OMG!! What am I going to do?!?!

It's amazing how liberals talk about being open to new ideas and then they censor someone the minute they start saying things they don't agree with.

Ignoring retards on the internet is not censorship.

When people don't read what I write they're violating my first amendment rights
Its right there in the constitution "You have the right to have everyone listen to you at all times" Page 32.

/ESPECIALLY IF YOU USE CAPS

Halli: Ignoring retards on the internet is not censorship.

Yeah, it's just common sense.

Being wrong and stupid ≠ "things they don't agree with"

Alphax: Snot Monster from Outer Space: Scott Thrust: manwithplanx: I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

I give you a 10/10 on the yambag-o-meter. I meant everything I said. I realize it's impossible for you Obamatrons to consider the possibility that there are people out there that think different than you, but it's true. Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him. Get over yourselves.

You were serious? That's so...sad.

I just put him on Ignore in the Inaugeration Day thread..

Yep, new cliche troll on the loose.

Calls people Obamabots.
Uses the Messiah line
Liberals, liberals, liberals.
Says that NRO is good.

Red flags all around.

manwithplanx: Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

I give you a 7/10 on the troll-o-meter

/it was a little over the top
//overall it was believable

Not just believable - true.

You can be a ranked bowler in the USBC if you're blind, in a wheelchair, and so on. It's the only sport that's co-ed AND open to the handicap. With the addition of PBA-Experience leagues (I'm in the only one in the eastern half of New England, you also can bowl on the same lane conditioning as the pros do.

At the K-12 level, it's the only co-ed sport where everyone on the team plays. No benching, etc. Because the teams are small (3-5 people on a team), you have to work with everyone's skill set.

To REALLY get good at it, you have to understand a fair amount of math and physics - at least conceptually.

/ Alternate for the 2009 Nationals
// On the 2010 team
/// Starting tournament work next month
/\/ Also a coach - happy to give a free lesson if you're in the Boston area...

BTW the cross-section for a 7-10 split is 0.02"... at 60 feet,
that's an angle of only 5.7 arcseconds. That's the diffraction limit of 1.25-inch telescope.

No - I never got a 7-10 - only at this for 6 years...

PBA average: 170 (that's about 190 on a normal bowling house pattern). I still have "release issues"... :-) but I'm working on them.

Death By Monkey: deevo: Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

2/10

bowling is able-bodied-ist

I bowled a game about a month ago, haven't bowled in about 15 years..

good lord, i was in pain afterwards.


Not to mention bowling isn't even a sport.

jbc: Scott Thrust: Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him.

59 million people out of 300 million (or out of approximately 185 million registered voters) isn't "pretty much half". I know you BushBots aren't very good with math, or anything else that requires actual thought.

What you're saying is a bit misleading as well. Might a person assume from your statement then that 241 million out of 300 million did? 126 million out of 185 million registered voters?

Please, put away the smugness; you know what Scott Thrust was getting at. Even with a solid electoral win, Obama still only pulled in a little more than half of the popular vote. Historically, the percentage margin between these two candidates is not unusual (17 presidential elections had bigger electoral tallies for the winning candidate, and 4 percent at the polls is also relatively small). Yet, as Scott says, you would think that Barack Obama were the second coming of Christ considering the way some people are acting.

06Wahoo: jbc: Scott Thrust: Pretty much half the people in the country voted against him.

59 million people out of 300 million (or out of approximately 185 million registered voters) isn't "pretty much half". I know you BushBots aren't very good with math, or anything else that requires actual thought.

What you're saying is a bit misleading as well. Might a person assume from your statement then that 241 million out of 300 million did? 126 million out of 185 million registered voters?

Please, put away the smugness; you know what Scott Thrust was getting at. Even with a solid electoral win, Obama still only pulled in a little more than half of the popular vote. Historically, the percentage margin between these two candidates is not unusual (17 presidential elections had bigger electoral tallies for the winning candidate, and 4 percent at the polls is also relatively small). Yet, as Scott says, you would think that Barack Obama were the second coming of Christ considering the way some people are acting.

True, the ironic part is that people like you and scott are the one's perpetuating it more than anyone else.

Weird, almost as if you're trying to manufacture something to be mad about...

Why is it OK for Nixon to install a bowling alley without outrage? I'd bet all that equipment is expensive to maintain and run.

06Wahoo: Yet, as Scott says, you would think that Barack Obama were the second coming of Christ considering the way some people are acting.

We're not the ones calling him the Messiah, are we?

Go back in your hole dude.

Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

As a Republican, I find your remarks representative of the asshattery that got us kicked out of office. When I read tripe like this, I realize that we have sewn the seeds of our own failure.

Obama is the President-elect. When he moves into the White House, he can do whatever the hell he wants with it. More power to him for turning it into something more interesting than a bowling alley.

johne3819:

Why is it OK for Nixon to install a bowling alley without outrage? I'd bet all that equipment is expensive to maintain and run.


good thing it was funded by an illegal slush fund rather than direct taxpayer dollars

Saborlas: I hate basketball, and even I think the bowling alley should be scrapped. Bowling is *funny censorship noise* stupid.

I have to agree. Especially since they almost never allow you to pull a .45 to pick off that last remaining pin.

I mean, really. Wasn't Nixon the last president to use the bowling alley? Or at least the last president who had ever bowled -- as an adult -- before reaching the White House?

Personally, I would favor replacing it with FDR's swimming pool. Not everyone can shoot a basketball, but anyone can swim. Or should be able to. Excellent exercise.

Goodfella: Looks like Carter may have the last laugh after all.

That is unfortunately true. He does get to have the last laugh, but it is a bitter laugh. The Republican Big Lie and the ensuing demolition of the American economy is hardly a good "told you so."

deevo: Scott Thrust: I guess being "progressive" means going against years of history and insulting a sport that everyone can play by replacing it with something with more "Street Cred". That's change we can believe in.

2/10

bowling is able-bodied-ist



http://www.awba.org/ beg to disagree.

You know who else had an indoor bowling alley?