# Tonight I will bowl, and it will be good!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 30, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-will-bowl-and-it-will-be-good/301864 "2005-04-30T15:41:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Unkempt\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-will-bowl-and-it-will-be-good/301864/1 "2005-04-30T15:41:08Z")

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This evening after work my fiancee and I are going bowling with my boss, his wife, and a few other coworkers. Since this outing was planned several weeks ago, I have been doing a lot of trash talking. More trash talking than is prudent I think. :smack:

Usually when I go bowling, I am doing good to break 100. However, for some completely insane reason I have been telling everyone at work, in glorious detail, by just how much I am going to beat them…this usually amounts to quite a few pins.

I was stressing out about this until last week when ESPN and several of the other ESPN channels started showing various PBA bowling events. I feel that by watching these shows, studying proper form, and trying to get a combover that looks _just right_, I stand a fighting chance of kicking some serious ass in bowling tonight.

Sure, actually going bowling and _practicing_ might have been a better way to improve my skills, but who actually has time to practice? So, I am going into this evening with positive thoughts and fresh images of pro bowlers burned into my mind. I may not bowl a 300 tonight, but I am optimistic that bowling victory will be mine!

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**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-will-bowl-and-it-will-be-good/301864/2 "2005-04-30T15:43:21Z")

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I’ve noticed that the consumption of a few beers usually improves my game. 😉  
Maybe it will do the same for you.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-will-bowl-and-it-will-be-good/301864/3 "2005-05-01T00:45:17Z")

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Watch for nihilists.

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**Author:** ![The\_Unkempt\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonight-i-will-bowl-and-it-will-be-good/301864/4 "2005-05-01T13:07:05Z")

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The bowling was…disappointing.

The first game I bowled a 98, coming in second place to my boss.

The second game is bowled a 78, coming in last out of six people.

I did dominate the third game, bowling a 136, handily beating my boss who only scored 132.

All in all, not as strong of an outing as I was hoping for. Perhaps I simply didn’t drink enough beer…