Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=3150" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Wide World of Sports to get bowling alley</b></a> The Orlando Sentinel is reporting a huge bowling alley will be added to the Wide World of Sports that will start hosting tournaments in 2011. <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-bk-bowling-disney-060908,0,884236.story" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read more.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Wow, I wonder if Reno will do anything to respond? Having been to Reno during a national tournament, please remind me not to go when these things are on. Pop, Al Stars and the Western Beltway should do well from it.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 "Disney's Wide World Of Sports" "United States Bowling Congress" In a conversation about "games" versus "sports" once, a friend of mine gave what struck me as one of the wisest and most pithy opinions of all time: "If you can smoke while you're doing it, it's not a sport." WOW! #1: Osceola County plans to collect enough on room taxes that it will rebate $13 MILLION dollars to the USBC over the 18-year contract. That is one heck of a room tax! WOW! #2: Disney World doesn't plan to offer any kind of promotional rate to the participating bowlers. Ouch. Disney World wins. Osceola County wins. The Bowling Congress wins. And all at the expense of the Jane and John Doe's of Everywhere, USA, who are part of "the world's largest participatory sporting event." Thanks, John and Jane, for paying rack rate and funding that $13 million dollar kickback! But... Hey! Look at the bright side. Maybe while you're on property you'll win a FastPass in the "Year of a Million Dreams IX" giveaway!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< In a conversation about "games" versus "sports" once, a friend of mine gave what struck me as one of the wisest and most pithy opinions of all time: "If you can smoke while you're doing it, it's not a sport." >>> This reminds me of a line from one of my favorite movies of all time, Mr. Baseball. In it, Tom Selleck, playing MLB player Jack Elliot, says "We're not athletes - we're baseball players!"
Originally Posted By DAR <<If you can smoke while you're doing it, it's not a sport>> You can smoke playing golf and that's definitely a sport.
Originally Posted By X-san Nope, because it's not a sport if you ride around in little carts either. ;p
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I've seen baseball and basketball players smoke. does that mean it's not a sport. What about athletic adult relations?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo FWIW here in the Uk Snooker (like a version of pool) and Darts are shown on sports channels, and they are sometimes voted sportspeople of the year, and yet they call baseball a kids game! Lol
Originally Posted By X-san You've seen basketball players smoke WHILE PLAYING? That would be quite a challenge (baseball seems doable as long as you're in the outfield or maybe 1st base ).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo If I remember correctly, didn't Dennis Rodman used to smoke at games?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> What about athletic adult relations? << Wouldn't that also fall under the category of in-between shots, innings, quarters or in-between.... Anyway I just consider bowling another way to drink beer.
Originally Posted By sharon2 We have a disco version of bowling here in MA. The bowling establishment drenches everything with a type of day-glow paint and turns on black lights and hangs those mirrored disco balls from the ceiling. The pins glow the balls glow, you glow!! It's like Peter Pan with a bowling ball.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP I do love bowling, even though I'm not that good. However, even on a good day classy is not how I would describe it.
