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LET’S GO BOWLING!by by Kathy Wolfe

During the past 12 months, about 66 million people in the United States have bowled at least once. Join Tidbits as we study the ins and outs of this popular sport.

• During the 1930s, British anthropologist Sir Flinders Petrie discovered an assortment of items in a child’s grave in Egypt. This collection indicated an early form of bowling, dating back to around 5200 B.C.• German historians place the emergence of bowl-ing popularity in that country at 300 A.D. Early Ger-mans rolled or hurled stones at nine wooden clubs that they called kegles. For this reason, present-day bowlers are occasionally referred to as keglers. • Early Germans bowled in kegelbahns, which were covered sheds containing lanes of wood or sun-baked clay. • If you’re among the thousands of people who’ve rolled a bowling ball down a darkened alley, then you’ve competed in the “Moonlight Doubles.” This interesting form of tournament originated in 1943 during World War II and was appropriately dubbed the “Blackout Tournament.” The only lights allowed in the alley are at the scoring table and on the pins.• Gobble, gobble! Three strikes in a row in the game of bowling are called a turkey. Don’t confuse a turkey with a triplicate, which is the term for three identical scores in a three-game series.

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• Simon and Garfunkel first appeared together in their school play “Alice in Wonderland” in 1953, in which Simon starred as the White Rabbit and Gar-funkel as the Cheshire Cat. They attended middle school together and went on to Forest Hills High School, where in their junior year, they started per-forming together. • The pair called themselves Tom and Jerry, with Garfunkel using the name Tom Graph, and Simon dubbing himself Jerry Landis. They launched their songwriting career in 1955, and in 1957, made their first professional recording, “Hey, Schoolgirl,” which landed them a performance on “American Bandstand” as high school seniors. The duo split up for the first of their many times shortly afterward, and Simon composed a few minor hits using the stage name Tico, writing and singing with Tico & the Triumphs. • Paul Simon received a B.A. in English from Queens College and entered law school, only to drop out to chase his music career. Art Garfunkel received a B.A. in Art History and a Masters of Sci-ence in Mathematics from Columbia, recording sev-eral singles as “Artie Garr” while in school. The two met up again in 1962, reuniting as Simon & Garfun-kel. “The Sound of Silence” (the lyrics of which took Simon six months to pen) was a megahit for them and was a statement about humans’ lack of com-munication with each other. It was followed closely by “Homeward Bound” and “I Am a Rock.” • When their music was featured in the 1967 film “The Graduate,” the album quickly rose to No. 1, earning them Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Contemporary Pop Performance for “Mrs. Robinson.” • Artistic differences and tension in their deteriorat-ing relationship tarnished their 1969 tour and led to a delay in the release of their final album “Bridge over Troubled Water” in 1970. The colossal title track was No. 1 on the charts for six weeks, and the album was at the top for ten weeks. Rolling Stone ranked the song No. 47 on their list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” It was the Grammy choice for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as well. Their breakup came shortly afterward. • Each went on to solo careers, and Simon had hits with “Mother and Child Reunion,” “Still Crazy after All These Years” and “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.” Garfunkel acted in a few films and brought us “All I Know” and “I Only Have Eyes for You.” The duo reunited in 1972 for a benefit concert and again in 1981 for a free Concert in Central Park, with 500,000 attendees. Central Park’s success triggered a world tour in 1982-1983. It wasn’t until 1990 that they sang together again, this time for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 1993, they paired up again for 21 sold-out con-certs.

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TV SERIES

“Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection” (Ultimate Col-lector’s Edition)“It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas Giftset”“The Office: Digital Shorts Collection”“Glee” Season 1 Giftset “The Twilight Zone” Season 2“Heroes” Complete Series“Hoarders” Season Two: Part One“Ancient Aliens” Season One “SpongeBob SquarePants: Legends of Bikini Bot-tom”“Gangland” Complete Season Six“Perry Mason” Season Five, Volume 2 “Wycliffe” Series 4

TOP TEN MOVIES1. Paranormal Activity 2 (R) Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat2. Jackass 3D (R) Johnny Knoxville, Ryan Dunn3. Red (PG-13) Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman4. Hereafter (PG-13) Matt Damon, Cecile De-France5. The Social Network (PG-13) Jesse Eisen-berg, Justin Timberlake6. Secretariat (PG) Diane Lane, John Malk-ovich7. Life As We Know It (PG-13) Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel8. Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (PG) animated9. The Town (R) Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm10. Easy A (PG-13) Emma Stone, Penn Badg-ley

TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD of October 30, 2010Top 10 Video Rentals1. The Karate Kid (PG) Jaden Smith 2. Get Him to the Greek (R) Jonah Hill3. Iron Man 2 (PG-13) Robert Downey Jr.4. Robin Hood (PG-13) Russell Crowe5. A Nightmare on Elm Street (R) Jackie Earle Haley6. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13) Jake Gyllenhaal7. Splice (R) Adrien Brody8. Killers (PG-13) Ashton Kutcher9. Letters to Juliet (PG) Amanda Seyfried10. Just Wright (PG) Queen LatifahTop 10 DVD Sales1. The Karate Kid (PG) (Sony)2. Iron Man 2 (PG-13) (Paramount)3. Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (G) (Buena Vista)4. A Nightmare on Elm Street (R) (Warner)5. Bones: The Complete Fifth Season: Beyond the Grave Edition (NR) (20th Century Fox)6. Get Him to the Greek (R) (Universal)7. Robin Hood (PG-13) (Universal)8. Bee Movie (PG) (Paramount)9. Splice (R) (Warner)10. Spookley: The Square Pumpkin (NR) (Lion-sgate)

PICKS OF THE WEEK

“Avatar” -- Three-Disc Extended Collector’s Edi-tion (PG-13 ) -- Fans of James Cameron’s bajil-lion-dollar-grossing sci-fi epic finally are getting the mega-release they’ve been waiting for. This three-disc set contains more than three hours of special features; 45 minutes of deleted scenes and three versions of the film: The original theat-rical release, the special edition re-release and an extended cut of the film featuring an alternate opening sequence that is exclusive to this DVD set. Also worth noting: Both the original and special edition edits come with a family-friendly soundtrack where all objectionable language has been removed.

“RoboGeisha” (NR) -- From the makers of “To-kyo Gore Police” and “The Machine Girl” comes the latest swell in Japan’s new wave of gory, low-budget, gonzo grindhouse flicks. The plots are ridiculous, the violence and gore is so over-the-top that it ceases to be shocking and be-comes hilarious. Add to the mix some bad acting and laughable effects, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for good ol’ cheesy fun.“RoboGeisha” has all of those elements in spades. This story of two sisters recruited by a shadowy corporation that transforms the girls into cybernetic assassins features a duel fought with butt-blades, machine-gun boobs, a chick with a sawblade face, and in the finale, a sky-scraper that morphs into a killer robot. Seriously, who needs drugs when we have Japan?

“Modern Times” (Criterion Collection) (NR) -- Made in 1936, well after sound had been estab-lished as the industry standard, “Modern Times” is considered the last, best silent film -- and one of Charlie Chaplin’s finest motion pictures. Set during the Great Depression, this romantic com-edy about a factory worker driven mad by the soul-crushing tedium of his job and his infatua-tion with a beautiful homeless girl (Paulette

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¥ It was British playwright Tom Stoppard who made the following observation: “Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”

¥ You’ve probably had some experience with hail at some point in your life, but probably not with hail like this: The heaviest recorded hailstone in the world fell in Bangladesh in 1986; it weighed a whopping 2.25 pounds. The largest hailstone, which fell earlier this year in South Dakota, mea-sured 8 inches in diameter. Be glad your car -- or your head -- wasn’t in the way. ¥ William Henry Harrison, the country’s sixth com-mander-in-chief, had the shortest tenure of any United States president. He died of pneumonia just 32 days after taking office. ¥ In 1666, the Great Fire of London destroyed 13,200 homes, 87 parish churches and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and it left some 70,000 people home-less. It also provided the impetus for the beginning of the insurance industry. After the conflagration, Nicholas Barbon, a well-to-do doctor, realized how much of his wealth was flammable. A year after the Great Fire, he began the world’s first insurance company. ¥ The men and women who venture into space have to adapt themselves to changing environ-ments both when they enter space and when they return home. Many astronauts and cosmonauts say that one of the most difficult things to adjust to when returning to earth from space is the fact that when you let go of something, it falls to the ground.¥ If you’re a longtime football fan, you might not be surprised to learn that between 1983 and 2006, the average weight of NFL players rose by 10 per-cent.

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LET’S GO BOWLING! (continued):• If three strikes in a row are a turkey, three consec-utive open frames (those without a strike or spare) constitute a “buzzard.” Four consecutive strikes are called a four-bagger, five are called a five-bagger, and six in a row are referred to as a six-pack. • It takes 12 strikes in a row to score that perfect 300 game, which includes three in the tenth frame. • Most folks think of Brooklyn as a borough of New York City, but to a bowler, a Brooklyn occurs when a right-handed bowler’s ball strikes the left side of the head pin or when a left-hander’s ball strikes the right side of the head pin. • The “pocket” for a right-handed bowler is that space between the 1 and 3 pins. The left-hander’s pocket is between the 1 and 2.• Bowlers say they’ve been robbed when a “tap” occurs. That’s when a pin stubbornly remains standing following a seemingly perfect hit. • If you keep your eyes on the pins during your en-tire approach and delivery and aim directly at those pins, you are a “pin bowler.” A “spot bowler” picks a spot on the lane over which his ball must pass, and aims the ball at the spot and not at the pins. • Every bowler’s nightmare, the split, is also called a “railroad.” Bowlers call a narrow split, such as the 2-7 or the 3-10, a “baby split” or a “Murphy.” A wide split, such as the 7-10, is called “bedposts” or “mule ears.” Bowling borrows a term from football to denote a missed split. When the ball rolls be-tween a split without touching a pin, it’s known as a field goal.• In bowling jargon, a “barmaid” isn’t the lady serv-ing drinks, but rather one pin hidden behind anoth-er pin. Other terms for the same thing are “dou-ble wood,” “one in the dark” and “sleeper.” When a bowler talks about the “maples” or the “wooden bottles,” he’s referring to the pins.• Have you seen grandma’s teeth at the bowling alley? That’s when a random array of pins remains standing after the first ball of the frame. And if a bowler leaves a “mother-in-law,” the 7 pin wasn’t toppled.• Reed Townley of Gadsden, Alabama, bowled an unusual three-game series in January of 1989. Townley’s first game had an “in-the-cellar” score of 89. He dipped even lower his second game to 87. For his third game, he changed either his style or his attitude because he bowled a perfect 300 game.

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Can you think of ten words that start with the let-ter “X?” This week, expand your vocabulary as Tid-bits x-amines several words you’ve probably never heard of! • Her name was Xanthippe, and she was the wife of Greek philosopher Socrates and bore him three sons. You have to wonder what her temperament was like, since the word xanthippe is now a term for a scolding shrew. Unusual synonyms are terma-gant and virago, all meaning a nagging woman.• Xanthin and xanthein are very close in spelling and have related meanings. Xanthin is the yellow nonwater-soluble coloring matter present in flow-ers, while xanthein, the same yellow coloring, is water-soluble. The “xan” root is present in many words related to the color yellow. That beautiful yel-low color of autumn leaves comes from the pres-ence of xanthophyll, a pigment found in the leaves. Some butterflies have yellow wings due to the pig-ment xanthopterin. If your girlfriend has blond hair and a pale complexion, she is scientifically known as a xanthochroid. If you suffer from xanthoma, you have a disease that plagues you with yellowish patches on your skin.• A different type of skin ailment also begins with “X” — xeroderma, which creates extreme skin dry-ness. Likewise, if a living thing is xerophilous, it is adapted to a dry climate. Making copies of letters, photographs, manuscripts, etc. through a dry print-ing process is called xerography.• If you’re absolutely crazy about the customs, man-ners and fashions of foreign countries, you’re said to have xenomania. On the other hand, if you hate or are afraid of foreigners, you’re a xenophobe. And if you’re afraid of going to a foreign doctor, you may suffer from xeniatrophobia.• Xyst is an unusual word that refers to the en-tryway of an ancient Greek gymnasium where the athletes exercised during the winter months. • Everyone is afraid of something, but those indi-viduals with the rather odd fear of unfamiliar ac-commodations are called xenodochiophobics. Similarly, the word xenial is a term that refers to anything having to do with hospitality. • Xylo- is a prefix that means wood. The most famil-iar related word would be xylophone, that musical instrument with two rows of wooden bars that are struck with small wooden hammers. The crystalline sugar you’ll find in woody plants is called xylose, and a person skilled in the art of engraving on wood is a xylographist. A creature that feeds on wood is known as xylophagous, and a vendor who sells wood products is a xylopolist. • If you adhere to a diet of bread and water, you are following the principles of xerophagy. If you xe-rtz (pronounced ZURTS) those items, it means you gulp them down quickly and greedily. • Anything resembling an anteater, armadillo or sloth is said to be xenarthral. These three animals all belong to the scientific classification super-order Xenarthra, which translates to “strange joints,” be-cause their vertebral joints are distinctly different from all other mammals.• The letter X all by itself can refer to an unknown quantity in an algebraic equation or be a multiplica-tion sign, or refer to a person whose true name is unknown or being withheld.

TRIVIA1. TELEVISION: What was the first name of Mr. Spock’s mother in “Star Trek”?2. U.S. STATES: What is Florida’s official state flower?3. FAMOUS QUOTES: Who once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else”?4. ARCHITECTURE: Which architect’s winter residence was called Taliesin West?5. MATH: How many sides does an octagon have?6. HUMAN ANATOMY: Where is the humerus bone located?7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is a “one-armed bandit”?8. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin prefix “lacto” mean?9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president said, “I’m the president of the United States, and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli”?10. SCIENCE: What is a more common name for “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”?

ANSWERS1. Amanda2. Orange blossom3. Yogi Berra4. Frank Lloyd Wright5. Eight6. Upper arm7. Slot machine (gambling)8. Milk9. George H.W. Bush Sr.10. Laser

SPORTS QUIZ1. How many times, through 2010, had New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera recorded 40-plus saves in a season?2. Name the last pitcher before Mike Mussina (Yankees in 2008) to win 20-plus games in his final season in the majors.3. Who had more field goals during their NFL career: Morten Andersen or the Bahr brothers (Chris and Matt)?4. Name the last first-year Kentucky men’s bas-ketball coach before John Calipari in 2009-10 to start a season 10-0.5. When was the last time before a New Jer-sey-Chicago game in 2010 that the NHL had a penalty-free contest?6. In 2001-02, Arizona’s Jennie Finch set the NCAA record for most consecutive pitching vic-tories in softball. How many was it?7. Name the last golfers before Rory McIlroy in 2010 to have a score of 63 during a round at the British Open.

ANSWERS1. Seven times, with a high of 53 in 2004.2. Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers won 27 games in 1966.3. Andersen had 565 field goals, while the Bahrs combined for 541.4. Adolph Rupp, in 1930-31.5. Boston and Toronto played a penalty-free game in 2001.6. She had 60 consecutive victories.7. Nick Faldo and Payne Stewart each shot 63 in 1993.

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• Professional bowlers use the word “logs” to refer to heavy pins used for practice. They can be up to four pounds each.• It was rather a profitable vacation for 25-year-old Brett Wolfe. In January of 2002, Wolfe be-came only the sixth amateur in 52 years to win the American Bowling Congress Masters. He took a few days off from work to compete, snatching the $500,000 prize from hundreds of more seasoned, professional bowlers. • Jeremy Sonnenfeld was a 20-year-old college sophomore when he became the first person in history to roll a perfect 900 series — three “300” games. “Mr. 900,” as he came to be called, ac-complished this feat in February of 1997. Although a fellow named Norm Duke had bowled three consecutive 300 games the previous year, they weren’t in the same series, and Sonnenfeld’s 900 score went on the books.• The European version of bowling, called Bocce, originated in Italy and is played on the lawn. Each of the two competing teams has four 4.5-inch (11.4-cm) diameter balls and shares one 1.75-inch (4.45-cm) diameter target ball known as the “Jack” or “Pallino.” The target ball is thrown out onto the field, and then the teams alternately toss or roll their Bocce balls, hoping to land closest to the Jack, while displacing their opponent’s ball. The ball closest to the target scores a point, and the first team to reach 12 points wins.• Don Carter, a bowling great of the 1950s and 1960s, has earned the title “Mr. Bowling.” This six-time Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) “Bowler of the Year” was the first professional bowler to reach a six-figure annual income. In his younger years, he played on a professional base-ball minor league farm team but asked to be re-leased from his contract after a year because he felt he wasn’t major league material. As a teen, he had played legion baseball with Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola. • Bowling legend Earl Anthony was the 1970s “Bowler of the Decade” and “Master of the Mil-lennium” and was the first bowler to break the $1 million mark in earnings. He racked up 41 career PBA titles and 42 second-place finishes and was in the top five finishers 144 times, as well as being named the PBA’s “Player of the Year” six times. • Dick Weber has the distinction of being the first bowler to win a PBA title in five different decades, including two out of the first three PBA tourna-ments ever held.

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