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Offline CellarDweller

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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #60 on: May 25, 2011, 02:44:27 pm »
Is this supposed to be a face, or does it just look like one?

I thought I could see a face in it, too!  There's a guy's profile (the nose pokes out to the left), and above the eyes is what looks like a shock of hair.  :)


Lovely.  Now I'll be thinking of a face that I'm gouging the eyes out of, while he's biting my thumb.


 :laugh:


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #61 on: May 25, 2011, 02:51:40 pm »

Lovely.  Now I'll be thinking of a face that I'm gouging the eyes out of, while he's biting my thumb.


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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #62 on: May 25, 2011, 07:00:47 pm »

Lovely.  Now I'll be thinking of a face that I'm gouging the eyes out of, while he's biting my thumb.


 :laugh:

But there is a face in it!  The face of a Halloween mask.   :laugh:
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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #63 on: May 25, 2011, 09:32:26 pm »
It's a witch!

Maybe you should turn the ball around and show us a picture of its mostly green side, that might give us a different perspective.
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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #64 on: May 26, 2011, 12:43:08 am »

Lovely.  Now I'll be thinking of a face that I'm gouging the eyes out of, while he's biting my thumb.


 :laugh:


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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #65 on: May 29, 2011, 07:32:38 pm »
So today was the first time for me bowling with the new equipment.  The shoes felt stiff for the first game, but after that, they felt very comfortable.

However, I am going to need to "relearn" my bowling.  LOL  I had many highs and lows for these six games.  It was weird.  Also, I need to get the thumb hole redrilled.  My thumb fit into it, but after the games, I had a blister on my thumb.  I need to get the hole enlarged a bit, so I won't have recurring blisters there.

And now, here I am with today's scores.

98 - 120 - 87 - 127 - 104 - 148


Two games that were under 100, and the last game was my highest score since I started practicing again.  Game #3 (score of 87) the first three frames were grand total of 11.  :o  The last game (score of 148) I had a turkey.  For those who don't bowl, that means I got three strikes in a row.

So, as you can see, I still have consistancy issues.  I'm hoping that as I adapt to the new ball and shoes, the scores will steadily improve.

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                 3/12/11   3/20/11  3/27/11  4/3/11  4/10/11   4/17/11  5/1/11

Game 1          109         96            89       125     127        113       112
Game 2          121       115           113      134      93         142       122
Game 3          146        110           125     103      133        140        90
Game 4                       115           132     101      124          88      109
Game 5                       112           117     121      116        100        92
Game 6                       129           118     125      132        147      138
_________________________________________________________________
Average:         128        112           115     118      121        121      110


              5/8/11 5/15/11 5/22/11 5/29/11


Game 1     122       115     111        98
Game 2     122       125       96      120
Game 3     112       113     108        87
Game 4     117        98      134      127
Game 5     110       103     114      104
Game 6     126       127     121      148
___________________________________________________________________
Average:   118      113      114      114


Average is still over the 100 mark, and I hope this trend improves.



Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #66 on: May 29, 2011, 08:48:13 pm »
Good luck with the new ball, Chuck.

That 148 game was great.
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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #67 on: June 12, 2011, 10:10:14 am »
Ok, time for my update!

I did bowl last weekend while in Boston, but it was only two games.  Since I usually bowl six games when I practice, I decided to throw out last week's scores.  Getting back to my usual lanes felt strange at first, and the first game reflected that.  I managed to get back into the groove of bowling there, the scores went up.

Here are this week's scores.

93 - 114 -137 - 126 - 136 - 123

Inconsistancy is still the name of the game, but it's slowly improving.  I managed to get double strikes in the third game, so I was happy about that.


                 3/12/11   3/20/11  3/27/11  4/3/11  4/10/11   4/17/11  5/1/11

Game 1          109         96            89       125     127        113       112
Game 2          121       115           113      134      93         142       122
Game 3          146        110           125     103      133        140        90
Game 4                       115           132     101      124          88      109
Game 5                       112           117     121      116        100        92
Game 6                       129           118     125      132        147      138
_________________________________________________________________
Average:         128        112           115     118      121        121      110


              5/8/11 5/15/11 5/22/11 5/29/11 6/12/11


Game 1     122       115     111        98        93
Game 2     122       125       96      120      114
Game 3     112       113     108        87      137
Game 4     117        98      134      127      126
Game 5     110       103     114      104      136
Game 6     126       127     121      148      123
___________________________________________________________________
Average:   118      113      114      114       121


Overall average has gone up 7 pins this week, it's good to be in the 120s range. 


Tell him when l come up to him and ask to play the record, l'm gonna say: ''Voulez-vous jouer ce disque?''
'Voulez-vous, will you kiss my dick?'
Will you play my record? One-track mind!

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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #68 on: June 12, 2011, 10:22:38 am »
Good games today, Chuck. 

Congratulations on the double strikes; that's hard.
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Re: Striking Out
« Reply #69 on: June 17, 2011, 09:38:33 pm »
Bowling can be dangerous!