Bowling
phaidenbauer • 24 Feb 2024 •
My mother had her 50th anniversary (thanks to @therealbrandonwilson, I’m not saying birthday any more) yesterday, so we went bowling in a nearby city today with some friends and family.
Interestingly, bowling wasn’t really common over here, there is a similar sport which also translates to bowling but has a different name in German (“Kegeln”) with fewer pins and different rules. But a few years back, that changed when a cinema chain decided to expand their offerings and Brunswick also entered the Austrian market. Now there are at least a dozen of those bowling avenues with 10 lanes each.
Although I’m not really good at it, it was a wonderful afternoon spent.
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Well, I’m turning 29 this year, so my mom got me early :)
Wow didn’t know you’re 29 years young @phaidenbauer !
From what I remember, bowling in the US uses ten pins because nine-pin bowling was seen as unseemly and banned by local ordinances. Thus people added the extra pin to circumvent the laws.
@jasonleow sometimes I feel way older 🙈 Those paramedic shifts definitely let my brain move faster and have a different view on life in contrast to other people “my age”.
@Winkletter Interesting. The typical “Kegeln” over here also got 9 pins, but most of those venues shut down decades ago.
@phaidenbauer I was going to say that. You ‘sound’ older/wiser in your words. It’s a good thing 🙌
@jasonleow Thank you!
Wow, I’m only four years younger than your mom?? You’re a young pup.