Oh, I know, I know… groan… Ten Pin Bowling is soooooo lame, right? Yes, you’re absolutely right. But the fact that it is so daggy is what makes it a whole lotta fun!
I must admit, Den did look pretty dubious when he realised where I was leading him. In fact, he seemed so unimpressed that I nearly aborted the entire mission and headed home. But, pressing on, we bought a game each and headed to the bar for some $5 cocktails (know how to pick your night, people. Know how to pick your night) in the hopes they would make the entire experience a little more bearable. Meanwhile I’m chanting in my head “Please don’t let this suck, please don’t let this suck” because then Den would forever tell stories to all our friends about the Time I Insisted He Come Ten Pin Bowling because I am a Complete Loser Who Likes Things Like That and we would all have a good laugh about it.
It didn’t suck!
We had a great time. Den completely wiped the floor with me, which I maintain I let him to do to protect his sensitive male ego (when in reality I just happen to be really unco), we had lots of laughs, we shared a few cocktails, we played some pool (again, I was obliterated. I just for the life of me can’t understand the stupid “angles” concept) and we all went home feeling happy and perky because we hadn’t sat on the couch all night, nor been glued to our computer screens.
I agree with your final point - “we all went home feeling happy and perky because we hadn’t sat on the couch all night”. Just getting out of my usual rut is enough; it doesn’t matter what I end up doing
I think ten pin bowling is always going to be a fun activity, it gets you active, you have a laugh and best of all it’s going to be a comfortable experience.