Turkey bowling

For the term "turkey" in the general sport of bowling, see Strike (bowling) § Consecutive strikes.
Miss Ohio 2006 bowls a turkey in Willowick, Ohio

Turkey bowling is a sport which is based on ordinary bowling. A frozen turkey serves as the bowling ball and 10 liquid-filled plastic beverage bottles are used for bowling pins. The turkey is bowled down a smooth surface such as ice or a soap-covered sheet of painters plastic.[1] The sport is commonly associated with Thanksgiving.[2]

The original variant involves turkey bowling in an aisle of a grocery store. A Derrick Johnson claims to have invented turkey bowling in 1988 when he worked as a grocery clerk at a Newport Beach Lucky's branch while observing a manager slide a frozen turkey across the floor and accidentally topple a soda bottle.[3]

Derrick became a self-appointed commissioner of the "Poultry Bowlers Association" and codified the rules and terminology, such as "the fowl line" (cf. "foul line"), "the gobbler" (three strikes in a row; cf. turkey (bowling)), "the Butterball" (a gutterball) and "the wishbone" (a 7-10 split).[3]

Controversy

Animal rights proponents, who oppose the use of animals in sports, claim that turkey bowling is disrespectful to animals and sends mixed messages which may encourage violence to animals or people.[4] Another objection is perceived disrespect to the central attribute of Thanksgiving.[4] In 2003, an upcoming event for the title of UK Great Turkey Bowling Champion at Manchester Evening News Arena was protested against by animal rights campaigners; as a result, plastic turkeys were used instead of real frozen turkeys.[1] In 2007, an animal sanctuary rescued a live turkey, which was in a cage, from a turkey bowling event in New York state.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Protestors cry foul at turkey bowling", Manchester Evening News, 3/11/2003
  2. ^ Genovese, Peter (November 23, 2023). "Turkey bowling? N.J. bar keeps wacky Thanksgiving tradition alive". NJ.com.
  3. ^ a b "Derrick Johnson's Unique Bowling Style Is Pure Poultry in Motion", People Magazine, October 01, 1990 Vol. 34 No. 13
  4. ^ a b "Group hopes to stuff turkey bowling". Cjonline.com. 1998-11-18. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  5. ^ "Norman the turkey will live past Thanksgiving, rescue group says". Dailyfreeman.com. 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

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