Back into the gutter at TAM8

[Hutch]

Well, I decided last year's event went well enough, so I've chartered 16 lanes and we'll try TAM Bowling II.

It'll be the same time (Thursday, 9-11PM) at the South Point bowling lanes, and the cost will remain the same, $10.00 for 2 hours bowling and a voluntary (which means I won't twist your arm...much) $10.00 donation to the JREF.

No more than 4 per lane, so 64 people are needed for yours truly to break even, and I will be recruiting from non-Forumites to fill out the roster, so let me know by PM or on this thread if you are interested.

I also note that Drinking Skeptically is also starting at 9PM. For those conflicted I would note (1) Drinking and bowling are often paired together (2) You don't have to stay for the entire 2 hours and (3) I rather think the drinking will last past 11PM.

Besides, we're raising money for the JREF and having some fun (and drinking).

But please, Marquis, in the sacred names of Earl Anthony and Dick Weber, please don't try it--the memory of your bowling last year is not pleasant for me to contemplate.....:eye-poppi;):)

[MLynn]

Oh, last year was so much fun - once I know I can attend TAM, I'll sign up for bowling!! yay

[Chris H]

I reckon that sounds cool! As long as it doesn't interfere with whatever the Penn & Teller event that is apparently happening on Thursday is, I'll be there!

[phyz]

Me2

[HawaiiBigSis]

Oh, me too! (If I get there... but I'm inching towards certainty, so sign me up!)

[Dicon]

The Pin Worms will roll again.

[katetbetrue]

I'm definitely down for this. Sign me up. I'm a non-Forumite (at least up until very recently) and this is my 1st TAM.

[Hokulele Mom]

Do you need any help with running the tournament? Hokulele (Yes, you are!) and I are happy to help.

Hokulele Mom

[arthwollipot]

Bowling was fun last year. And although I won't be there this year, I wish everyone the very best of...






WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? I CAN'T BE THERE!! WAAAAAHHHH!!

[The Central Scrutinizer]

My favorite part of bowling is handling the balls.

[Tsukasa Buddha]

Will there be bumpers :p ?

[RSLancastr]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best...

[Horatius]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best...



Well, if you shout "Whee!" each time you bowl, I'm sure we could overlook any other problems. [/InsensitiveBastard]

:D

[arthwollipot]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best...Almost any sport can be played from a wheelchair. American Wheelchair Bowling Association (http://www.awba.org/).

[CriticalThanking]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best...We strap you into your chair with the ball on your lap and take turns accellerating you down the boards and jerking you to a stop while you hang on for dear life. The ball flies out of your lap and hopefully goes in the direction of the pins. Think of it as extreme therapy.

And yes, I'm in for bowling *cough* and defending my title *cough*.

CT

[exarch]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best...

I'm sure we can find a larger chair for you to bowl from.
;)

I had a lot of fun last year, but I think I overdid it by playing the full two hours.

[Hutch]

I had a lot of fun last year, but I think I overdid it by playing the full two hours.

That's a fair point, would it be better to shorten it to 90 minutes? Still a bargain at $10.

But then, you could try less bowling and more drinking during the 2-hour period.....:cool:

[Hokulele]

Do you need any help with running the tournament? Hokulele (Yes, you are!) and I are happy to help.

Hokulele Mom


Hey! Mom has volunteered to fill in for rusty as a gutterslut! :D

Yes, count me in and I would be more than happy to help with registration/score-keeping/whatever again.

And if metallus plays this year, I promise not to mess with his mojo...

[Fitter]

<snip>

And if metallus plays this year, I promise not to mess with his mojo...
What about Mojo's mojo?

[Hokulele]

What about Mojo's mojo?


If I were to nominate anyone to mess with Mojo's mojo, it would be paperskater with her 14 LB BALLS.

[Chicken Pot Pie]

My back is better, so I can bowl this year if I make it there!

[cStyle]

My favorite part of bowling is handling the balls.
You do know you only get one at a time, right?

[MattusMaximus]

My favorite part of bowling is handling the balls.

Hey, stop that! :mad:

*slaps away Scrut's hands*

[zooterkin]

I reckon that sounds cool! As long as it doesn't interfere with whatever the Penn & Teller event that is apparently happening on Thursday is, I'll be there!

Same goes for me. :)

[Cuddles]

Are we expected to actually be able to hit the pins lane? If not, I'll be there.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

How many people are on a team?

[rustypouch]

Hey! Mom has volunteered to fill in for rusty as a gutterslut! :D

Yes, count me in and I would be more than happy to help with registration/score-keeping/whatever again.

And if metallus plays this year, I promise not to mess with his mojo...

But can anyone truly fill in for me?

I know several people who can fill me, but that's not the same.

[MattusMaximus]

How many people are on a team?

I'll be on your team, Scrut... just stop touching my ball(s)

[hcmom]

Oh, I need to show off my mad bowling skillz again!!

And if I have my way, Terry and El Spectre and my son will bowl with me.

[Terry]

Oh, I need to show off my mad bowling skillz again!!

And if I have my way, Terry and El Spectre and my son will bowl with me.

But you're actually good at bowling, you don't need someone to make you look good by comparison.

[HawaiiBigSis]

Oh, I need to show off my mad bowling skillz again!!

And if I have my way, Terry and El Spectre and my son will bowl with me.

Put your sister on the team -- if she actually ever books attendance -- and you'll likely take team honors. ;)

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Put your sister on the team -- if she actually ever books attendance -- and you'll likely take team honors. ;)

Robin, if you want, you can join me and my hubby, and then we'd need a 4th! :)

[Cethis]

Count me in for Bowling! I can at least play one game, then head off to Drinking Skeptically.

[HawaiiBigSis]

Robin, if you want, you can join me and my hubby, and then we'd need a 4th! :)
Well, no doubt there'll be other single folk along the way too. I'd be pleased to be on your team!

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Well, no doubt there'll be other single folk along the way too. I'd be pleased to be on your team!

Meh! Hubby just said he thinks he hurts too much for bowling this year! I'm not too good, so we need two more bowlers!

[HawaiiBigSis]

Meh! Hubby just said he thinks he hurts too much for bowling this year! I'm not too good, so we need two more bowlers!

Truth is, I haven't bowled for over 10 years, and although I imagine it's like falling off a bike -- you never forget how -- I'm not sure I'm that good anymore either. But hey, maybe the other folks on our team will be ringers! (Heh. No pun intended! :D)

[cStyle]

I am game for bowling. This is my first TAM, so I am can join anyone's team that needs an extra person.

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Welcome to my team, then, cStyle! We just need a name and a 4th bowler!

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Truth is, I haven't bowled for over 10 years, and although I imagine it's like falling off a bike -- you never forget how -- I'm not sure I'm that good anymore either. But hey, maybe the other folks on our team will be ringers! (Heh. No pun intended! :D)

Funny, HBS! ;)

No pun in ten pins! ;)

[MLynn]

Yay, I will be there so please sign me up for bowling - thanks, Hutch!

[cStyle]

Welcome to my team, then, cStyle! We just need a name and a 4th bowler!

Thanks for adopting me to your team! My name is Mathew, but I can't help with the 4th bowler (yet anyways.)

You play bowling like golf, right? lowest score wins??

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Thanks for adopting me to your team! My name is Mathew, but I can't help with the 4th bowler (yet anyways.)

You play bowling like golf, right? lowest score wins??

cStyle, of course! ;)

I love your name. :)

[hcmom]

All right, it's ON!!!

My team vs. CPP and HBS's team!!

[HawaiiBigSis]

All right, it's ON!!!

My team vs. CPP and HBS's team!!

...but...but...but...

Your team has people who've actually bowled in the last decade! No fair!

[hcmom]

...but...but...but...

Your team has people who've actually bowled in the last decade! No fair!

HA!!! And we all live close enough together that I could try to get some practice in before TAM.

To be fair, as far as I know, Terry has indeed bowled in the last decade, but I think it may have been the only time in his life...

[HawaiiBigSis]

HA!!! And we all live close enough together that I could try to get some practice in before TAM.

To be fair, as far as I know, Terry has indeed bowled in the last decade, but I think it may have been the only time in his life...

Oh good. A small equalizer. We won't even notice that you have the 2020 Pro-Bowler of the Year on your team...

[hcmom]

Oh good. A small equalizer. We won't even notice that you have the 2020 Pro-Bowler of the Year on your team...

He goofs around too much to be a threat to you.

[Chicken Pot Pie]

Since I had to go and break my arm, my team will have to replace me. All our TAM savings have gone to the doctor.

[JamyeJ]

I had a ton of fun bowling last year, will be happy to bowl again this year! :)

[Hutch]

OK, so since Penn and Teller apparently will be at the reception Thursday and not anything later than that, I've signed the contract for bowling from 9-11PM that night.....

Now, to find 60 or so folks who like bowling....maybe I can get a notice on the TAM7 site....

[The Central Scrutinizer]

OK, so since Penn and Teller apparently will be at the reception Thursday and not anything later than that, I've signed the contract for bowling from 9-11PM that night.....

Now, to find 60 or so folks who like bowling....maybe I can get a notice on the TAM7 site....

I'm signed up for Johnny Thompson. I don't think it starts until 8:00. :(

[SkepticScott]

I'm signed up for Johnny Thompson. I don't think it starts until 8:00. :(Yes, the Great Thomsoni and Company are scheduled from 8 to 9:30.

[MLynn]

I'm in for bowling. Thanks, Hutch!

[HawaiiBigSis]

Since half my bowling team has dropped out of TAM attendance (:( ) will there be some team assigning going on?

[TsarBomba]

I suggest that all teams must have the word "Godzilla" in the team name, with a special prize awarded for the most creative name.

Some suggestions:

Godzilla on a hot tin roof.

What if they had a war and Godzilla came.

[Agatha]

Bowling from my whee chair sounds iffy at best... I am not very good at it but it's great fun. If you don't have enough movement in your arm/hand to do it like this video, you can roll the ball down a ramp.

ZON1ZJUCa0E

[Chris H]

I suggest that all teams must have the word "Godzilla" in the team name, with a special prize awarded for the most creative name.

Some suggestions:

Godzilla on a hot tin roof.

What if they had a war and Godzilla came.


Love it! Now, who wants to join my team, 'Brokeback Godzilla™'? ;)

If bowling doesn't clash with the Penn and Teller gig, I'll be up for it.

[Cuddles]

you can roll the ball down a ramp.

Or the wheelchair! :D

[Agatha]

I once decided to roll up to the line and forgot to stop! My "perfect" bowl was disqualified.

[Hutch]

Just a quick bump for anyone who hasn't see this yet.

For those who want to bowl, a question: Should I shorten the time from 9-11 PM to 9:30-11PM?

Reason the first is that there is a show on 8-9:30 and this would give folks going there the chance to join us and reason the second, I wonder if 2 hours of bowling (especially people who don't bowl much) might be a bit to much.

Right now I'll hold at 9-11, but would appreciate feedback.

[Horatius]

Just a quick bump for anyone who hasn't see this yet.

For those who want to bowl, a question: Should I shorten the time from 9-11 PM to 9:30-11PM?

Reason the first is that there is a show on 8-9:30 and this would give folks going there the chance to join us and reason the second, I wonder if 2 hours of bowling (especially people who don't bowl much) might be a bit to much.

Right now I'll hold at 9-11, but would appreciate feedback.



9:30 would also give Hokulele more time to lose at poker. me more time to win at poker.

[GeekyAtheist]

I'm up for a night of bowling. No team, but this is my second year at TAM.

[Ziggy66]

I am going to the show and would like to bowl, so I vote for 9:30.

[Hokulele]

For those voting for starting time, please note that this doesn't have to be terribly strict, and I am more than willing to stay at the registration table as long as people want to register. Those with children may want to start earlier, and those attending shows may want to start later. I would recommend that the "official" starting time be 9:00, but anyone can show up to bowl later, if they want.

[Ziggy66]

That sounds good. There will hopefully be a group of us arriving after the show, we can probably bowl together.

[exarch]

Considering I could still feel the bowling experience two days after the actual event took place last year, I think about an hour of bowling is probably sufficient to get in about two games in a 2v2 system.
Folks with kids may want to leave earlier, folks who attended Thompsoni may want to arrive later. If there's not too much overlap, you won't even have lanes remaining empty for too long.

[LadyMitris]

My son, who will be 5 years old then, and I will be bowling. We'll be happy to welcome anyone who likes skeptikids on our team.

[SkeptiKhatt]

brainlesssteel and I are interested in signing on for the bowling, but we missed this last year so we are clueless as to how this works. Does someone assign us all to teams, or what?

[hcmom]

Nope. If you have people you want to bowl with, pick them. Otherwise, just show up, pay your money, and Hokulele will tell you where to go.

[gerdbonk]

I enjoy the violence of bowling and would like to attend this year's carnage.

[Horatius]

Nope. If you have people you want to bowl with, pick them. Otherwise, just show up, pay your money, and Hokulele will tell you where to go.



But be careful; after losing to me in poker the second year in a row, she may be in a foul mood when she "tells you where to go"!


:D

[Hokulele]

"Hcmom, you are on lane #12. Horatius, please stand just to the right of pin #5."

[Dicon]

I enjoy the violence of bowling and would like to attend this year's carnage.


Be sure to request placement on one of the overhand teams.

[Horatius]

"Horatius, please stand just to the right of pin #5."


I'll start worrying when I see you with a trebuchet. (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?postid=6045963#post6045963)

[rikzilla]

Well, I decided last year's event went well enough, so I've chartered 16 lanes and we'll try TAM Bowling II.

It'll be the same time (Thursday, 9-11PM) at the South Point bowling lanes, and the cost will remain the same, $10.00 for 2 hours bowling and a voluntary (which means I won't twist your arm...much) $10.00 donation to the JREF.

No more than 4 per lane, so 64 people are needed for yours truly to break even, and I will be recruiting from non-Forumites to fill out the roster, so let me know by PM or on this thread if you are interested.

I also note that Drinking Skeptically is also starting at 9PM. For those conflicted I would note (1) Drinking and bowling are often paired together (2) You don't have to stay for the entire 2 hours and (3) I rather think the drinking will last past 11PM.

Besides, we're raising money for the JREF and having some fun (and drinking).

But please, Marquis, in the sacred names of Earl Anthony and Dick Weber, please don't try it--the memory of your bowling last year is not pleasant for me to contemplate.....:eye-poppi;):)


Excellent! A venue to wear my "Nobody ****s with The Jesus" T-shirt!! Or should I just wear sunglasses and a robe?
-z

[rustypouch]

This is bowling! There are rules!

But I think drinking white russians should be mandatory.

[MLynn]

9:30p - 11p is fine with me. When you're out of shape like moi, 2 hours of bowling can be exhausting (really!). And, I'm happy to be on any team who will take me. :D

[MLynn]

Bump, and I still vote for 9:30p - 11p.

[stephenenelson]

Sign me up! I've suddenly realized: I'm supernaturally bad at bowling. This could win me a million bucks!

[zooterkin]

Is there a list of who's in? I'll play! (I think I was not completely sure before, but it seems Penn & Teller won't be around.) I've seen The Big Lebowski several times, so I think I know what it's all about...

[RSL's better half]

I'm in for bowling, and Robert will lead the cheerleading squad. As we may be attending the Thomsoni show, we probably will not arrive at the bowling alley until after 9:30. I need someone to absorb me into their team, please. I used to do league bowling and had several lessons . . . when I was 20-something. I could probably count on one hand how many times I've been bowling in the last 25-30 years. Don't expect me to be a "ringer."

[zooterkin]

I'm in for bowling, and Robert will lead the cheerleading squad. As we may be attending the Thomsoni show, we probably will not arrive at the bowling alley until after 9:30. I need someone to absorb me into their team, please.

I've just checked what I signed up for (nearly everything, it appears), and I'll be at the Great Thomsoni show too, so I'll be a late joiner, and looking for a team that needs a handicap. :) (I have bowled a few times, but never seriously; I generally score around 100.)

[zooterkin]

I've just checked what I signed up for (nearly everything, it appears), and I'll be at the Great Thomsoni show too, so I'll be a late joiner, and looking for a team that needs a handicap. :) (I have bowled a few times, but never seriously; I generally score around 100.)

Looks like I may have to duck out, as the Great Thomsoni show now doesn't start until 9pm.

[RSL's better half]

Where did I get the idea Thomsoni was from 8 - 9:30? Check that then! I'm bowling with my friends! Socializing with this bunch is the best part of TAM! Count me in, Hutch. Robert and I will be there right on time.

[HawaiiBigSis]

Where did I get the idea Thomsoni was from 8 - 9:30? Check that then! I'm bowling with my friends! Socializing with this bunch is the best part of TAM! Count me in, Hutch. Robert and I will be there right on time.

I think it was, at one point. It's been inching later and later every update!

[Miss_Kitt]

I have to work the Thomsoni show, but I will put in an appearance at the bowling alley afterward. I cannot really bowl at this time, due to my hip problems, but I will be happy to socialize, cheer, and maybe have a drink.

I am assuming if I throw my $10 for JREF I can just be social in the lane area??

Regards, Kitt

[Ziggy66]

I'll be going to the bowling alley after the Tomsoni show at ~10:30. If others show up at that time we can maybe get a game together then.

[kmortis]

I know I'm on a team, I just don't know which. I had been on CPP's team, but she decided that injury was preferable to that ignominy.

[HawaiiBigSis]

I know I'm on a team, I just don't know which. I had been on CPP's team, but she decided that injury was preferable to that ignominy.

That means you're on my team too, kmortis!

And I think we had somebody named Chris, but not the Chris from Australia (I don't think), but somebody else...

I should point out that there's some sort of grudge match between hcmom and me related to bowling, but I don't know what the stakes are, if there are any.

[kmortis]

That means you're on my team too, kmortis!

And I think we had somebody named Chris, but not the Chris from Australia (I don't think), but somebody else...

I should point out that there's some sort of grudge match between hcmom and me related to bowling, but I don't know what the stakes are, if there are any.
Ahh good. I thought that was the case, but I couldn't recall for sure.

[hcmom]

That means you're on my team too, kmortis!

And I think we had somebody named Chris, but not the Chris from Australia (I don't think), but somebody else...

I should point out that there's some sort of grudge match between hcmom and me related to bowling, but I don't know what the stakes are, if there are any.

What grudge? My team is going to win, why would we hold a grudge? :halo:

[zooterkin]

I'll be going to the bowling alley after the Tomsoni show at ~10:30. If others show up at that time we can maybe get a game together then.

Depending on what my body-clock is doing at the time, I may join you.

[phyz]

Thanks for putting that together, Hutch. Did we manage to raise a little jingle for JREF?

[hcmom]

Gee... I don't want to brag or anything, but it was a back-to-back for me...

I think Hal said we made $350 for JREF.

[CriticalThanking]

Sounds right. We blew the doors off the poker tourney donation. And congratulations to Phyz, who I believe won the men's title this year. grumble grumble grumble

[hcmom]

I'm practicing for next year:
19056

:)

[HawaiiBigSis]

I'm practicing for next year:
19056

:)

Wow! I'm impressed.

[CriticalThanking]

Hey! That's cheating! No one is allowed to practice.

Oh yeah - congrats. :)

[HawaiiBigSis]

Hey! That's cheating! No one is allowed to practice.

Oh yeah - congrats. :)

That's why she wins year after year, because she's the only one who bowls in between TAMs.

[hcmom]

Yeah, I bowl about one time a year between TAMs, that makes ALL the difference!

[phyz]

Sounds right. We blew the doors off the poker tourney donation. And congratulations to Phyz, who I believe won the men's title this year. grumble grumble grumble

Five strikes in a row, yet failed to break 200. I blame Hutch's beard.