Duckpin Bowling

Jan 21, 2007 18:14

Last night I met some friends for bowling. When I got there I found out that it wasn't ten-pin bowling - or "big ball bowling" as they call it - it was duckpin bowling.

Duckpin bowling is popular around here, and I've heard people talk about it for years, but I'd never been ('til last night, that is)...

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new england, fun, duckpin

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inaxismundi January 22 2007, 01:34:40 UTC
We call it Candlepin bowling in Mass.

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enjoybeing January 22 2007, 01:43:06 UTC
I thought candlepin was different than duckpin... (Based solely on my research via Wikipedia - here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlepin_bowling)

I assumed its because the pins look like candles instead of like ducks...
*confused look* hmmm, the pins never really do look like ducks...

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inaxismundi January 22 2007, 04:09:49 UTC
That's very interesting!!!!

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inaxismundi January 22 2007, 01:36:19 UTC
BTW, my parents still watch candlepin bowling on TV every week.

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enjoybeing January 22 2007, 01:43:50 UTC
Seriously? How CUTE is THAT?!

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