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Article: Pins & puns.
- Article from:
- Bowling Digest
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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TENS OF MILLIONS OF BOWLING balls have been manufactured since the sport's modern era began more than a century ago. Where are they now?
There seems to be an unwritten rule that one does not discard old bowling balls, so most of them hang around for what seems like forever. A million years from now, when that era's archeologists discover balls in lots of places, they may well become a source of both deep mystery and intense study.
Every bowling ball has been loved, hated, petted, booted, honored, and scorned. Each ball has gained heavenly praise and hellish damnation. Some bowlers talk more to their bowling balls than they do to their family and ...