help!!
first of all, have work bowling on wed this week. i suck at bowling. really badly. anyone got any tips? other than put the barriers up, which was howled down with mirth by the boys on the team.

second of all, i am trying to buy a new car. i literally cannot decide between the TT soft top, the new A3 cabriolet soft top, or the new facelifted SLK (i love the facelift. but it has knocked about a grand off the non facelifted one that i have to trade in. so thanks for that, merc). what should i get????????
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:36, 26 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

Well for bowling:
If you are right handed, then turn slightly to the right when you bowl, as you will probably naturally spin the ball left. If you're left handed, do the opposite.

Oh, and don't throw the ball. They don't like that very much.

As for the car, I would say no the TT, and most probably the A3, as they are lovely cars.

*edits after reading properly*

I managed to miss the soft top bit. The soft top A3 doesn't look as good, just looks a bit strange when the top is down.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:43, Reply)

don't get the A3
hatchbacks that have been turned into cabriolets are an abomination unto Nuggan.

are you thinking of the new or the old shape TT?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:43, Reply)

re: bowling
If you find your balls always swing to one side (WAHEY!) and end up in the same gutter, approach the lane from the same side during your run up. It should offset your kinky delivery (WAHEY!) and you'll get a pleasantly straight release...

erm... wahey!

re: the car, the SLK, definitely.
( chart cat has an itch, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:50, Reply)

hmmm
bowling - get drunk and laugh a lot. no-one will mind how crap you are.

car - i dunno, put a blindfold on and jab with a pin. then pick the one you didn't scratch.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:51, Reply)

Mercedes build quality
sucks at the moment. Audis are built by VW, so aren't bad.
( Kroney, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:53, Reply)

Car...
You live in London?
Get a Smart Car.
You won't be going above 40 anyway.
( Cawl, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 11:54, Reply)

Don't bother getting a car at all.
Get a bike. Or a pair of Romanian midgets. Paint them gold, dress them up in leather straps, and stand on their backs as they crawl around on all fours to transport you places.
You can even get a couple of midget-sized bridles to place over their heads, so you can steer them properly.
And, being midgets, they're free to park. Just tether them to a nearby lampost.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:02, Reply)

yeah
but neither smart cars nor midgets do so well when i have to whip them up the m40 to go home every few weekends! the gold bling could be good, though.

will put the bowling ball tips into practice. esp the one about getting pissed - ta everyone x
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:08, Reply)

I can't comment on the bowling
as I'm crap too.

But of the three cars, I'd buy the TT, as the new ones are rather nice.

Although to be honest, I'd rather have a Porsche Cayman over any of them.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:21, Reply)

i don't have
snotty nosed brats to overpopulate the overcrowded planet, and i recycle. surely that entitles me to a shiny toy that goes VRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM when i put my foot down?? no?

if money were no object, it'd have to be the maclaren merc sports car or the R8... *drools*

also, the most important thing is the colour. audi are trying to tell me that white is the new black this season. hmmmm. i read a review of the a3 and the journo said that although he really liked it, the first thing he wanted to say on rolling up in it was "I AM NOT GAY!!"
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:32, Reply)

The "I'm not gay" thing
You're fine with that - that's a men in convertables (without big engines) thing. The flip side is the turning up in a 911 turbo - which is the "I've not got a small willy" thing.

Anyway. I saw the A3 Cab a couple of weeks ago and was pleasently surprised. I normally hate cabrios based on "normal" cars, but it actually got me thinking about one myself for next year. All in all though, it would probably have to be the SLK for me too.

Alternatively, save yourself a bundle of cash and get yourself an MX5. I'm coming over all Pistonheads here, but the general feeling seems to be that it's the best handling car (ever!), and while it's not a prestige badge, you'll get approving nods from real petrolheads. You can even get a folding hard-top version, which still gives you a lot of boot space and will keep the noise down a little more (and is better in wider, and in London form soft-top slashing cnuts).
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:43, Reply)

I recommend
You close your eyes and think of England ;)
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 12:47, Reply)

Get the right size ball
put your thumb in and the fit should be snug, but not tight. Then stretch your hand over the two holes and they should line up with your first finger joints.

Failing that just watch The big lebowski and King pin a lot until you get good by osmosis :)
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 13:11, Reply)

Well Swipey love
Speaking purely selfishly, I'd like you to buy the SLK, purely as when you come and pick me up from work in it, it's more likely to make my workmates go "ooooOOOOOoooooh".

:)

I agree with the "get drunk" bit for bowling, no one will give a crap. I actually wanted to go bowling for a work do next week, but we're going to see Wicked. I'd personally rather chew off my own arm and beat myself to death with the wet end than sit through it, but as it's sort of my leaving do, I'm pretty much obliged to turn up.

It's 90 degrees here today. 90. count them. I have...

*melts a bit*
(Rakky (forgot her password) The muffin maverick, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 13:42, Reply)

I used to work at a bowling alley.
If there was a fit girl constantly guttering the ball, i'd flip the bumpers up on that lane to bounce it back on course and then drop them again.

I got a couple of numbers doing that.
( Kroney, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 13:42, Reply)

watching the Big Lebowski a lot
is just a good tip for life in general, not just bowling

soon we can all sit around in dressing gowns all day, drinking white russians and listening to Creedence Clearwater Revival
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 14:14, Reply)

@Vipros
*check* (on weekends)
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 14:19, Reply)

oh no
i thought "big lebowski" was the worst film in the world, i did not understand it! we sat and watched it in increasing dismay and bewilderment...

my brother thinks it rocks.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 14:56, Reply)

Your brother
is spot-on. It does rock. It rocks hard.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:17, Reply)

it is in fact proven
that the magnitude of how much the big lebowski rocks cannot be described using language or symbology as we know it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:29, Reply)

The Big Lebowski
Is a film that must be watched over and over and over...

Caucasian, anyone?
( Moey, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:31, Reply)

The Big Lebowski
rocks harder than autistm
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:50, Reply)

@MM
Ahahaha! *composes self*
*collapses again*
( Boss Keloid Got your mother's maiden name tattooed on my arm, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:59, Reply)

MsSwipe
Do you know anybody with a Wii? Pop round and have a go on the bowling game on that. Then you can figure out your technique a bit more.
As for the car, I'm envious of any of those options.
And get it in Red. I love a good Red car.
*shinies*
(Lucy Van Pelt embracing ginlovers, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 16:06, Reply)

Why don't you ......
Try to get a car that matches your new handbag.
( girlinthehole, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 18:20, Reply)

Nothing can beat the magesty and elegance of a 1998 Ford Mondeo
That's how I be rollin'
innit
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 8 Jul 2008, 11:53, Reply)