Bingo

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Mrs Zeal and I decided to head up north to Luton yesterday, for a spot of 10-pin bowling, and, unbeknown to me, Mr Zeal decided to dig out her old Gala Bingo membership card.

 

So, I spent two hours around lunchtime in the company of about 200 'old dears' who obviously fritter away their pension every day on this pointless passtime, in the hope of making a few quid to buy 20 B&H and some fish and chips on the way home.

 

I mean, not only are they gambling money on what numbers come out of the bag first, they don't even get to choose their numbers. It's even more pointless than doing the Pools.

 

Did I win? Not a sniff!

 

 

[CANV EFM]

im not with you on this one C.Z. i love bingo, mind you ive only ever played it about 10 times ever, i dont think i could handle it weekly..

whats your best score 10 pin bowling?

[Colin Zeal EFM]

I got my best score yesterday - just 144, I'm afraid. Mind you, I only play about once a year.

 

re: Bingo - it was okay. I mean, there was a bar there, so that kept me occupied. Just found the whole experience a bit 'Northern'.

 

 

[CANV EFM]

heheh 'bit nothern' .. great analogy

145 my p.b on bowling i normally average 120 something tho i did throw down a 84 recently

[Colin Zeal EFM]

I'm normally somewhere around the 110 mark, so I was quite chuffed with the 144. It was the three consecutive strikes that did it!!

 

 

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I'm very inconsistant, I'll get 3 strikes then 2 down the gutter.

 

I quite like bingo, it's quaint.

[CANV EFM]

3 strikes 'the turkey' .... top tips from the experts here are

1. if you dont spin it and just lob it straight look at the arrows on the lane which are about 1/5 of the way down and aim for them, not the skittles

2. use a gay light ball not the 16 pounder

[Colin Zeal EFM]

I use a gay 12 ball - and no, I don't spin it!!

 

How was Wimbledon??

 

 

[EFM's Librarian]

You 2 are so similar, its uncanny <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Which two? Me and Thornsy, or me and CANV??

 

Actually, more than one person has commented how similar me and Thornsy are!!

 

 

[Little Miss Urchin]

You make it sound as though you've taken it as a compliment!

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Blimey - I didn't mean to!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

 

 

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

Me Neither <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

[CANV EFM]

wimbledon was surprisingly good.. saw both the williams games its all very well organised.. got spastically drunk.. i am now trying to get hold of some tickets for saturday

[Little Miss Urchin]

Will you be streaking?

[Laz]

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I mean, not only are they gambling money on what numbers come out of the bag first, they don't even get to choose their numbers. It's even more pointless than doing the Pools.

Isn't the lottery a bit like that? The choice of numbers is completely arbitary: one set has just a much chance of winning as any other. The only advantage to choosing your own is that you could pick less likely combinations that no one else would.

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Yep. And that's the reason why I don't do the Lottery!! Well, that and the fact that I'm not a working-class northerner!!

 

 

[CANV EFM]

nope streaking is something that should only be undertaken by well endowed women.. cant go saturday will have to try to get some tickets for sunday.... mmm this could prove expensive

[Laz]

I think the lottery prizes should be limited to say, 10 times an annual charity. That way those that work harder can win more, but lazy northern people can't. Furthermore, the unemployed should not be allowed to enter, as they can't afford it, and don't deserve to win anyway.

[CANV EFM]

agreed Laz