{"id":19447,"date":"2020-04-29T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T07:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=19447"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:00:56","slug":"strolling-bowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/strolling-bowling\/","title":{"rendered":"Strolling Bowling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Just a quick post on one of my favorite games as a child&#8230; well, as an adult, too! Sometimes, the simplest toys bring back the absolute best memories.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Since I&#8217;m currently not able to go real bowling, I decided to bring out the ultimate backup plan: my vintage portable bowling alley. If you grew up in the 80s, you probably remember the sheer joy of Tomy&#8217;s pocket and wind-up games. There&#8217;s just something incredibly satisfying about setting up those ridiculously tiny plastic pins and winding up the mechanism.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">However, things didn&#8217;t go quite as smoothly as I remembered. Everything started great, but by the 6th frame, tragedy struck. The poor ball just couldn&#8217;t make it down the entire lane without some serious manual assistance. I guess its little mechanical legs are feeling their age just as much as we are! You have to respect the effort, though. #GenX<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Playing with it immediately got the old commercial jingle stuck in my head. If you were a kid back then, you know exactly how these catchy songs permanently embedded themselves in your brain. I&#8217;m pretty sure these are the lyrics\u2014let me know in the comments if I missed a line!<\/p>\n<blockquote data-path-to-node=\"7\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Strolling Bowling<br \/>\n<\/b> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\">Strolling Bowl<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"33\">When you open the game<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"56\">There\u2019s a little bowling alley right there<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"99\">You wind up the ball<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"120\">It\u2019s got little bowling shoes to wear<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">Strolling Bowl<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"173\">Strolling Bowling<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"191\">It\u2019s a little bowling ball that walks right down the lane<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"249\">It\u2019s funny<\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"260\"><span class=\"citation-140 citation-141 citation-end-141\">It\u2019s great<\/span><\/i> <i data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"271\"><span class=\"citation-138 citation-139 citation-end-139\">This little ball and game<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"p-rc_edc5dd159f061e05-20\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"><span class=\"citation-136 citation-137 citation-end-137\">Strolling Bowling is a little portable bowling alley from Tomy, and even with a tired wind-up motor, it\u2019s still an absolute strike in my book. Do you still have any of your favorite childhood wind-up toys?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a quick post on one of my favorite games as a child&#8230; well, as an adult, too! Sometimes, the simplest toys bring back the absolute best memories. Since I&#8217;m currently not able to go real bowling, I decided to bring out the ultimate backup plan: my vintage portable bowling alley. 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