Is bowling a sport?

I enjoy bowling but I don't consider it a "sport". Okay, I sweat sometimes when I bowl but that can be attributed to too many beers & cigs (fags, for the Brits) and the busted (again!) A/C. Whatcha think?

Originally posted by IronPawn
I enjoy bowling but I don't consider it a "sport". Okay, I sweat sometimes when I bowl but that can be attributed to too many beers & cigs (fags, for the Brits) and the busted (again!) A/C. Whatcha think?

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Crown green or ten pin? Not that it makes a great difference to the argument? 🙂

Originally posted by IronPawn
Ten pin. No sport, right?

Originally posted by jimslyp69
My mind instantly says 'No Sport'
Just as it does with chess. People can argue definitions until they're blue in the face, but definately 'NO SPORT!'

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Definitions are what tell you what a word means. Otherwise, rain on your wedding day is ironic and yes does mean no.

You are confusing athletics with sports.

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If it's not a sport then what is it??

A hobby? no
A past time? no


It's a conundrum

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Definitions are what tell you what a word means. Otherwise, rain on your wedding day is ironic and yes does mean no.

You are confusing athletics with sports.

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Originally posted by IronPawn
I enjoy bowling but I don't consider it a "sport". Okay, I sweat sometimes when I bowl but that can be attributed to too many beers & cigs (fags, for the Brits) and the busted (again!) A/C. Whatcha think?

Originally posted by Ice Cold
Bowling is of Scottish origin. Like the Highland Games, it is based on obese men throwing heavy objects.

Originally posted by jimslyp69
Crown green or ten pin? Not that it makes a great difference to the argument? 🙂

Edit: we tend to call 'cigs' 'cigs' as well. Unless we're feeling frisky. 😉

It's more of a sport than professional wrestling.

Originally posted by ark13
I'm feeling frisky 😳