Re: ?Computerworld? article (an extreme example of thread shift)

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> here in indy, there's been an incredibly disturbing trend - the non-smoking
> bowling alley (shudder).  bowling had always been a weeknight refuge to let
> you smoke and drink beer in peace (if not quiet).  They've even quit
> serving pitchers of beer!
>
> It's just one step closer to communism!  ;)
>
> rick

Well, we've had non-smoking bowling alleys for a couple of years 
now. (Actually, almost all public places here are that way now.) For 
those of us who rather dislike the smell of cigarette smoke, it does 
make the game much more enjoyable. If I had my way, I wouldn't even 
allow smoking in cars on the road. Some of us can even smell that 
evil weed in other cars!

On the other hand, if you want to talk about disturbing trends in 
bowling, they just installed (brrrr) automatic scoring to my alley! 
Sacrilege, I say! Sacrilege! Perhaps 10-pin bowlers need mechanical 
help in adding their scores, but those vile computer monitors have 
no place in the 5-pin alley.

;-)

Cheers! Hans