#901 – Split
Posted on November 24, 2009 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comics
I lived in Boston for a few years after college. One of the craziest things I discovered there was candlepin bowling. I had known about ten pin bowling for most of my life and I played it a lot as a kid. I couldn’t believe that this alternate version had existed this whole time without me knowing. My one regret is that I never got to play it when I had the chance.
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I’m guessing something along the lines of “wrong equipment/outfits” week.
Or just something like “not so good situations” week.
Who knows.
@Madness:
That’s just Biff in general, though.
See, I grew up about an hour North of Boston. The only bowling alley in a large radius was candlepin. It was all I knew for the longest time.
Now I just bowl on Wii. Hahaha.
Woah. Never heard of candlepin bowling before now. Gotta try that sometime.
If candlepin blew your mind, wait’ll you hear about the great Canadian pastime of five-pin bowling. Confuses every single person I mention it to.
The Duck Has Spoken.
Don’t worry, you didn’t miss much. Candlepin bowling is a pale, annoying imitation of real bowling.
Biff will be banned from the bowling courts forever.
Well, if anyone needs some wood shavings…
And more still, there is also Duckpin Bowling!
The pins for this variation are rounder, and roll around real silly like. I am pretty sure it is also a New England thing. They need every kind of ball throwing sport imaginable!
I personally have never gone bowling, so i have no real input for this comic, save to say that biff shouldn’t drag his feet.
Every time! Every time I look at the newest comic, I have to clamp my mouth shut so I don’t wake up I sleeping roommate. Biff isreally good at catching me off guard.
Also: At least he has some guidelines for his steps next frame.
@Beege – Awesome 🙂
I spent several years being baffled by the lack of candelpin bowling (which … i thought is the same as duckpin) when I moved out of New England, so I guess it all balances out
i grew up 5-pin bowling, candle-pin style (without the funny-looking pins, but same rules). i’ve still never 10-pin bowled – we just don’t have it around here
I think that the situation for this week calls for one word: Oops…
@Raya; there’s a certain amount of ‘slide’ inherent in bowling.
I’m just wondering how it is that Biff hasn’t broken his ankles…
Chris, I have read every single comic you have posted thus far. All I have to say is”You are comic GOD”. Just thought i’d put that out there.
@ PsychoDuck
I know someone who scored 300 in 5-pin. It was not her best score but now that 10 pin is way more well known here she likes to brag about it.
did he throw a golf ball?
@MaskedMan: well, maybe his ankles are broken, but taking into account the massive head injuries Biff has survived, maybe he justs shrugs broken ankles off
they still have candle pin bowling.
it might just be over in Nova Scotia only tho
I suck at bowling IRL. But give me some Wii Sports Resort 100 Pin Bowling…