Bowling is NOT my cup of tea

Is BOWLING really a sport?
I will bet that if you line up 300 people, MAYBE one person could name a bowler who has won a PBA tournament.
It isn't an Olympic Sport.
It is rarely on TV and that happens only when a lonely cable station had The Frying Pig Chef cancel his 345th ranked show to go play putt-putt.

Why is it that almost everyone has tried bowling but rarely do people do it for an extended period of timee.

I believe it is because there are a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is the dress code.

1) Clown shoes. Now come on...have you ever seen a pretty pair of bowling shoes?
NO ONE wants to rent those 25 year old foot cradles. The diseases harboring inside a bowling rental shoe could destroy the most wholesome cheerleading squad this side of Bar Harbor. The bacteria is just lying in wait for the annual visit from bored teenagers who have nothing else to do but hit the lanes.

2) Bowling shirt with obnoxious name. Does ANYONE look good in a bowling shirt?
They haven't changed since bowling began in the 1800's.
And once you have your silly team name embroidered on the shirt with your nick-name splashed even bigger, can you go dancing in that shirt?
How can "Pin-Head" play on the team of "Up Your Alley" sober?

3) The ball....with the 3 holes drilled in this 14 pound sphere, one can and does break fingernails on a regular basis. All bowling alleys would do well to have a nail salon next to the bar. And don't forget to have an orthopedic surgeon on call to Doctor the torn rotator cuff injuries.

Someone just tapped me on the shoulder asking me why I appear to have anger "issues" with bowling.....

I swear it is NOT because I was kicked off our bowling team when,for the third year in a row, I averaged 86.