Lebowski Fest Forum : The History of Bowling http://lebowskifest.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Lebowski Fest Forum : Everything Else : The History of Bowling Copyright (c) 2006-2008 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:45 +0000 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.55 360 lebowskifest.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6246 Lebowski Fest Forum http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://lebowskifest.com/forum/ The History of Bowling : On the whole, the British did... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228777#228777 Author: Asian-Malaysian
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Posted: 29 October 2009 at 7:48pm

On the whole, the British did do better with their colonies (except for a few notable catastrophic foobars). A little too well. When I did my masters in commercial and securities law in the Kings College London, I made sure that every paper I did had a comparison between English and French law. Even did a half thesis on it which proved to be my best grade in the course. God for Harry, England, and Saint George! ]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228777#228777 The History of Bowling : New Colonies , mmmm, take a peak... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228771#228771 Author: carlthepirate
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Posted: 29 October 2009 at 8:52am

New Colonies , mmmm, take a peak at this;

One of the places whereskittles was played early in the 20th century was the Drayton CourtHotel in West Ealing.In 1919 a Vietnamese man called Nguyen Van Thanh worked there as acook.It is fascinating to speculate whether he saw or even played the gameof London Skittles.More fancifully, did what he learned from the game aid his militarystrategy when, in 1954 and now known as Ho Chi Minh, he kicked theFrench out of his native country?

sometimes theres a man..........

More french colony catastrophes! Dien Ben Phu etc, seems some buds died face down in the mud........

I was wondering about the actual name 'Lebowski', its very hard to find any accurate info, 'owski' on the end of a word indicates an 'inhabitant of', the only place I can find in Poland is 'Leba', maybe theres a historic connection? after all it is in Pomerania! on the baltic, favourite hunting ground of my favourite pirate, 'klaus Stortebecker!',
I'll be away for a while,
catch ya down the trail......
]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:52:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228771#228771 The History of Bowling : Originally posted by carlthepirate--One... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228762#228762 Author: Ramblin' agin
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Posted: 28 October 2009 at 11:02am

Originally posted by carlthepirate

--One of the Jamestown excavations has uncovered a bowling alley! [true!]

This was a new colony. There are rules.

]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:02:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228762#228762 The History of Bowling : I was wondering how they would... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228758#228758 Author: carlthepirate
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Posted: 28 October 2009 at 6:39am

I was wondering how they would set up the head with only nine pins? square or diamond maybe?
One of the Jamestown excavations has uncovered a bowling alley! [true!]
]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:39:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228758#228758 The History of Bowling : Heres a little more, seems lawn... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228751#228751 Author: carlthepirate
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Posted: 27 October 2009 at 6:15am

Heres a little more, seems lawn bowling  was the  inspiration behind ten-pin.In England there are many pubs with bowling green connections, its a different game admittedly, but game-playing and sportsmanship are common to all peoples. lawn greens are square[for any in the square community perhaps!]Ten-pin has a triangle 'head', hit with a round ball! mmmm, something 'zen' in that symbolism!
And lets not forget dudes, lets not forget! the DUDE is a liar[to Brandt] as well as a thief!

History of Lawn Bowling

The history of bowls has been traced back to the ancient Egyptians. Itis believed they played with stones - probably selecting the smallround ones that weren't any good for building pyramids with anyway. TheEnglish, of course, wanted to machine perfectly spherical ones fromfine lumber they obtained from remote parts of the empire.

Until one day someone's bowl split in two. And he put a simpleknob to replace the broken half which lead him to immediately discoverhe could bowl curved shots and sneak around other bowls near the jack.Today all bowls have a certain built in bias.

In Italy it became Bocce Balls. In France it became Boile. InEngland it became Lawn Bowls or simply Bowling. In the USA it becameten pin bowling after someone lost the instructions and rules on theway over :)

But we do know Sir Francis Drake played bowls - and in onefamous game - told his men not to worry - he would finish the gamebefore taking up arms against the Spanish Armada.

Nowadays most bowls and bowling equipment comes from Australia where the sport is very popular.

History of Lawn Bowling in the United States

The sport of lawn bowling can trace its North Americanbeginnings to the 17th Century when English Colonists brought the gameto the new land. A bowling green was built at Williamsburg VA in 1632,and the game is still played there today on a beautiful green behindthe Williamsburg Inn. A Colonel Hoomes built a green on his estate atwhat is now Bowling Green VA in 1670. Many other of the new statesnamed a town after this ancient sport played in England since the 12thCentury.Smile
]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:15:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228751#228751 The History of Bowling : Originally posted by carlthepirateEither... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228750#228750 Author: Jacky Treehorn
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Posted: 26 October 2009 at 10:20pm

Originally posted by carlthepirate

Either way, the game fell into disrepute before long as it tended
        to attract crowds of undesirables and to be played by gamblers.  
       


Nothing changes.]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:20:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228750#228750 The History of Bowling : Far out, Jim - his name is Walter... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228749#228749 Author: Ramblin' agin
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Posted: 26 October 2009 at 12:17pm

Far out, Jim - his name is Walter as well!
I'm renting him shoes, AND buying him a fucking beer!

]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:17:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228749#228749 The History of Bowling : Stranger horseshoe playere due... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228748#228748 Author: The Real Liam
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Posted: 26 October 2009 at 8:25am

Stranger horseshoe playere due quite well at bowling..One of the all time Bowling Champions is Walter Ray Williams Jr.He is also a 6-7 time Horseshoe World Champion..

Obviously He was not a Golfer..]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:25:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228748#228748 The History of Bowling : Interesting! here's a little... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228747#228747 Author: carlthepirate
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Posted: 26 October 2009 at 6:45am

Interesting! here's a little more I found;

Ten Pin bowling is the North American version of Skittles and is believed to be based upon the Skittles game from Holland.  It was probably the Dutch who took their version of skittles to America in the seventeenth century although another theory believes it is of English origin. Either way, the game fell into disrepute before long as it tended to attract crowds of undesirables and to be played by gamblers.   Consequently, a law was introduced to ban the game but since the law only mentioned "nine pin bowling", people simply added another skittle and called the game ten-pin bowling to avoid penalty!

Modern Ten Pin Bowling is a bit of a travesty of the real thing; having been sanitised, automated and turned into a money-spinner rather than a competitive pastime for its own sake - in the same manner that many US sports such as American Football and Ice Hockey have evolved into games that are flawed and compromised by the requirement to generate profit. From a game-play point of view, the main difference is quite subtle - in most genuine skittles games, the pins are set quite some distance apart and it's often possible to roll the ball right through the pin diamond and miss all the pins. In Ten Pin Bowling the pins are much closer together resulting so that it is relatively easy to score a floorer (called a strike) and the best players can score a maximum of 300 points for their ten turns in a game.

Parallel to the alley skittles developments, the phenomenon of miniaturisation must have also been occuring, as it did for so many other old English games.  This would tend to happen so that pub landlords could retain the enjoyment of the game while no longer requiring the space-consuming skittles alley in order to play.  Some of these table-top versions of skittles are still enormously popular - especially the version known as "Devil Amongst the Tailors" or "Table Skittles".

That Egyptian link has got me curious, pyramids and bowling? mmmm, very strange, but in TBL 'Busby Berkely' scene, space imagery, ie stars etc, predominate, its a known fact that those old egyptians were interested in space/time type stuff, stairways to heaven and such,......
Lets not forget Dudes, lets not forget, the DUDE is a thief! he stole the rug! TBL was the innocent victim! yet, for me, this clip made me laugh the most!
The DUDE is fond of his freebies, in the alley or the undertakers! Kleptomaniac perhaps?
certainly, getting a job would help him. Metallica lyrics and drugs can screw your mind!
Do you work sir? the bums will always lose!LOL
]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:45:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228747#228747 The History of Bowling : Wal, a friend pointed out that... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228745#228745 Author: Ramblin' agin
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Posted: 25 October 2009 at 8:59pm

Wal, a friend pointed out that a lot of bowling terms are common to the game of horseshoes,
which was introduced by the Romans - who called the game 'Quoits'.
A score is called, of course, a 'ringer'.

And, in the 14th century the Rambam, he like...he....
]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:59:00 +0000 http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228745#228745 The History of Bowling : In England, in certain mid-country... http://lebowskifest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6246&PID=228744#228744 Author: carlthepirate
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Posted: 25 October 2009 at 2:44pm

In England, in certain mid-country 'shires', a form of bowling is played in pubs. some use a round ,wooden disc, to knock down 'skittles', this disc is known as a 'cheese'.
Interestingly, cheese is a word used in the present day [in Liverpool] for marijuana!
As the word pornology means 'study of fruit',[as everyone knows], and as, words are of interest to me, and as you know, I tend to go a little deeper into meanings!, I was wondering , has anyone got any unusual words connected with the sport of bowling? or any 'quirky' -type trivia ?
Here's a little I found , to start the ball rolling, so-as -to speak.


Interesting facts about Tenpin!

  • Located in an Egyptian tomb were stone pins and balls, the tomb dated back to 5200BC.
  • Martin Luther King was referred to as an enthusiastic bowler.
  • It is estimated that over 40 million people bowl worldwide.
  • Legend suggests that in the 1840’s a tenth pin was added as nine pin bowling was against the law.
  • Early Polynesians played a game which rolled a polished stonealong a concrete path at objects 60 feet (18.3m) away.  This is thedistance used today from the foul line to the head on pin.  The pinsare placed a foot apart and are organised in an equilateral triangle. The ball must be non-metallic and weigh no more than 16lb and no lessthan 6lb.
  • In the USA alone there are more than 150,000 lanes in 10,000 centres, which are certified by the American Bowling Congress.
something to keep me busy would be appreciated, thanks.Tongue
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