"We had a few beers. I fed a calf with a big bottle. That went alright . Then we went bowling. . ."

[EffieBlack]

"I'm having a great time. We played some basketball with Bob Casey and neither of us got injured. We stopped by some sports bars and had, I admit, a few beers. I fed a calf with a big bottle and that went alright and then we went bowling, which didn't go so well. There was an 8-year-old giving me tips."

The bowling was funny. His description of it, drop dead hilarious.

:rofl:

(sounds like a couple of my Friday nights in high school)

[Lautremont]

1. It's a real good story,

but is this the proper forum to relate your buddy's weekend?

[EffieBlack]

2. My bad . . .

:spank:

[Lord Helmet]

3. I like people that can laugh at themselves

[EffieBlack]

5. Apparently, he IS someone that people want to have a beer with . . .

But I don't want him on my bowling team . . .

[Debi]

33. Actually he'd help with your team's handicap

I was the 'drag' for my team (but I was around a 130 bowler ... would have kicked Obama's butt!)

[joshcryer]

4. Reminds me of a certain Presidential candidate from a few years ago.

His policies, weak as they are, do too.

[Yael]

7. Good to know he will have your support in November

:thumbsup:

[Yes We Did]

10. Stop talking about Bill Clinton like that. This is DU.

[woolldog]

16. Bill Clinton?

[Forkboy]

26. "Do you have anything other than pointless flamebait to contribute?"

:rofl:

[cali]

30. Only one thing is clear: You know jackshit about his policies

And comparing him to bush is stupid even for hillbots. wait, I rescind that. Nothing is too stupid or two in the slime for hillbots.

:hi:

[bilgewaterbill]

39. What a putz! Lay off the Big Dog willya?

[krkaufman]

42. Re: your post... there's little anyone can do ...

... to help you out, if you see any correlation between Bush and Obama.

Re: your signature... You *do* realize the difference between caucuses and primaries, that both are spec'd within the DNC rules, and that both candidates had equal opportunity to fight for those caucus wins? The candidates are seeking to be the nominee of the Democratic Party, not the nominee of the Democratic Primaries. Your numbers are both irrelevant.

[sandnsea]

6. I know rural white guys

This is perfect. There is nothing a rural white guy likes better than a greenhorn who can laugh at himself.

[krkaufman]

45. And the ones I know wouldn't think much of petty criticisms of Obama's effort

... nor the distortions of his score, from just 6 frames of bowling. (Did he not take any warm-up bowls?)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5344425&mesg_id=5355666

[Condem]

8. Effie

This deserves a much better response-I love it! There's no sense of humor here. People just want to bicker. Nice job!

[ericgtr]

9. LOL.. he's a pretty down to earth guy

and his ground campaign is doing great from the sounds of it.

[Barack_America]

11. I wish I could let him know that I once scored a 19.

No shit. And I wasn't drunk or anything. I was trying!

I wonder if he's a bit ambidextrous. Bowling can be a bitch for the ambidextrous.

[EffieBlack]

12. Well, there go your presidential aspirations . . . and I was planning to vote for you!

Oh, well . . .

:-)

[Cha]

15. He's left handed...all this makes

me want to go bowling..I haven't bowled since the '60's but, I'd been thinking about it even before Obama's bowling score hit the m$$$$m. Poor mediawhores don't have anything like Fake Bosnian Sniper Fire on Obama so they have to rag on his bowling score.

[Barack_America]

22. I am too.

But I do some things with my right hand, which is the case for a lot of lefties.

For some reason with bowling I can never figure out which hand I should throw the damn ball with. Unfortunately, I'm equally bad with both! lol.

[Cha]

24. That could explain..I don't care..

just curious 'cause I would think bowling is about "focusing" and we know Obama can do that. :)

Anyway knowing what I do about Obama and the campaign they'll turn this into bowling lemonade somewhere down the road.

[krkaufman]

44. Ouch. Note that Obama's score was for only 6 frames ...

... the first two of which were abysmal (and he scored a spare in the 7th, which wasn't accounted for in the widely reported "37")

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5344425&mesg_id=5355666

[Olney Blue]

13. It was a fun story. He's a better bowler than I am!

(I took bowling lessons in college and nearly failed- but got better over time)

[splat]

14. He bowled a 37.

[Barack_America]

23. He's better than me.

I shit you not.

And my father was a big bowler.

I'm too ashamed to ever let him see me bowl. :blush:

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[walldude]

20. ...and your response

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[scheming daemons]

21. Your soul needs healing....

....

[Bongo Prophet]

25. And his sigline is so ironic it can warp the space/time continuum.

No light can escape.

[Forkboy]

27. Nah, a lobotomy is more in order. His soul is already too far gone.

[cali]

32. what soul?

[Megahurtz]

29. I think YOU need a beer....

[eridani]

18. Of course, bowling is one of the three essential cornerstones of civilization

--the other two being polka and kielbasa.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_n33_v14/ai_21239831

The Funniest Celebrity Contest wasn't the first event to get Kucinich onstage. In January 1997, he wowed the crowd at the Washington Press Club Foundation dinner. According to the Chicago Tribune's James Warren, that night was "filled with senators and congressmen, lots of journalists cozying up to sources, a few lobbyists and assorted other bootlickers." Kucinich had the unwelcome task of coming on after several other freshman legislators had bombed. So he satirized House Speaker Newt Gingrich's college course, "Renewing American Civilization." His Clevelandian variant was written on an easel next to him in blue block letters: POLKA, BOWLING, KIELBASA.

[EffieBlack]

31. Sen. McCaskill said that in her small town, you learned to bowl and learned to rollerskate

Thank GOD he didn't try rollerskating!

[Danger Mouse]

19. I'm a better bowler than Barack Obama!

...not that that's saying much.
i just wanted to have my moment.

[hendo]

28. awesome!

although I must say, it sure is great that being a great bowler isn't a prereq of being a great president.

On a side note, I would bet Hillary isnt much better than Obama at bowling, her people are just smart enough to not let her show off her lack of skills in that area.

[dchill]

46. "her people are just smart enough ..."

What could it hurt, at this point? ;)

[EffieBlack]

34. Kicking - because it makes me laugh out loud everytime I hear it again . . .

This is just funny.

[Skip Intro]

35. He blamed an eight year old?

For his bowling skills?

wtf?

I know, I know, he's soooo cool. How could I possibly say such a thing?

Except he said it too.


Wow, and he drank beer.

Beer and bowling.


Whooooweee. I'm gonna vote for him now.

[tabasco]

36. Get on some medication.

Your diarrhea of the keyboard is totally inappropriate in this thread.

Take a break and get a life.

[Skip Intro]

38. Wow, no deflection there at all.

and nobody noticed, they were so overwhelmed by your cutting sarcasm

you must tell me how you do it

[krkaufman]

47. Those with basic reading comprehension skills interpret the statement ....

... as him saying his bowling was so atrocious that an 8-year-old felt the need to provide him tips.

Of course, had it been Hillary getting tips from an 8-year-old, she'd have spun it into some sort of Rambo experience, ducking sniper fire and dodging mortar rounds.

[Lisa0825]

37. Crappy Bowlers Unite!

:rofl:

I begged my mom to let me quit the bowling league she signed me up for in 8th grade. Everyone in my whole family had multiple bowling trophies. I was the youngest, and when I joined a league, I STUNK! I bowled on pure luck. Usually my score sucked, but occasionally by random, I would get a few strikes in one game. Once I won "most improved" purely because my average was SO LOW that when I finally had a truly average game, it was a 50 point improvement!

I have been talked into going bowing a couple dozen times as an adult, knowing full well I'd be the low scorer. You can't voluntarily do that if you don't have a good sense of humor about yourself!

[krkaufman]

40. Now *that* is funny. See how he didn't make a political statement ...

... or try to smear Hillary? No one would care how long the Dem race lasts, if HC weren't such a negative political hack.

[hedgehog]

41. But after hitting the sports bars for a few beers, did he go back

and try cow tipping?

[EffieBlack]

43. Maybe he thought feeding a calf with a big bottle was kind of the same thing?