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EyeSeeYou Posted 19 years ago
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The meaning of the word 'bowling'

0What is the meaning of that word in the context of the title to Michael Moore's controvertial documentary 01i01u00Bowling 02u00for Columbine?02i02br
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0Just the [url=05000]GAME[/url]. It is considered a lowbrow sport by some. org/wiki/Bowling

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Just the [url=05000]GAME[/url].
  • It is considered a lowbrow sport by some.
  • org/wiki/Bowling
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0Just the [url=05000]GAME[/url]. It is considered a lowbrow sport by some. 0240hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling
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0G'day EyeSeeYou,02br
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00According to the documentary, the boys who perpetrated the hideous offence went Ten Pin Bowling before the massacre.02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10Just the [url=15010]GAME[/url]. It is considered a lowbrow sport by some. 12blockquote
10I do not understand why you would need to pass such a judgemental comment about Ten Pin Bowling.02br
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00According to the documentary, the boys who perpetrated the hideous offence went Ten Pin Bowling before the massacre.12blockquote
10Thanks, Stannum-- I had forgotten that germane point.01blockquote
00I do not understand why you would need to pass such a judgemental comment about Ten Pin Bowling. How is Ten Pin Bowling lower brow
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10I do not understand why you would need to pass such a judgemental comment about Ten Pin Bowling. How is Ten Pin Bowling lower brow than soccer or gridiron or rugby or any of the many sports resulting in pain and injury? What is a highbrow sport?22blockquote
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00the prep FOR confuses me a bit there too10The title is one of many variants on Bowling for Dollars.12br
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11i21b20Bowling for Dollars22b22i20 was a 1970s-era TV game show on which ordinary people could try their hand at the sp
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10the prep FOR confuses me a bit there too20The title is one of many variants on Bowling for Dollars.22br
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21i31b30Bowling for Dollars32b32i30 was a 1970s-e
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20the prep FOR confuses me a bit there too30The title is one of many variants on Bowling for Dollars.32br
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A game is a game and nothing more. Tis the players and the governing body that make it either high-brow or low-brow. The players have the most say in its positioning around the brow. Ten Pins is but a mere other name for bowling. Then again, Skittles comes into play too - just another name.
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AnonymousA game is a game and nothing more. Tis the players and the governing body that make it either high-brow or low-brow. The players have the most say in its positioning around the brow. Ten Pins is but a mere other name for bowling. Then again, Skittles comes into play too - just another name.
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