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    Over-Competitive Seniors Fight for Wii Bowling Trophy, Vow to Destroy Each Other

    We knew senior citizens were using Wii Sports to exercise without the risk of breaking a hip. What we didn't expect were retirees with names like Lefty, Six Pack or The Hook vowing to destroy each other in a promotion video for a Wii Bowling championship, which looks produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for the World Wrestling Federation. Weak of heart? Sensitive eyeballs? Naphthalene balls? Then by all means don't miss this promo, with the announcer shouting: "Who will RISE to the top and who will get LEFT in the DUST?" (Tip to the scriptwriters: when it comes to senior citizens, mentions of "rise" and "left in the dust" are a big no no no. NO.)

    I mean, God bless these people, their energy and their happy Nintendo Wii times, but for the love of all that is good and sacred: "who will rise to the top and who will get left in the dust?" Are the producers of this video on a cocktail of blue, green, yellow, orange and purple pills? We don't know. The real question is:

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    Greenspring's Strikers
    Dick "8 ball" Pelkey
    Margaret "Magpie" Simpson
    Ted "Gimpy" Campbell
    Marge "Giggles" Krape

    Oakcrest Mighty Oaks
    Cliff "Lefty" LaMason
    Charlotte "Sure-Chot" LaMason
    Carolyn "Little Sib" Sibley
    Louise "Queen of Spares" Ross

    Sedgebrook Alley Cats
    Otto "6 Pack" Rehm
    Ginger "Ginger Snap" Kotz
    Flora "Flora Dor"a Dierbach
    Charlie "The Hook" Dierback

    Texas Springs Texas Highanders
    Bob "Stryker" Kaplan
    Pete "Sidewinder" Robertson
    Sally "Highroller" Pendergast
    Phyllis "Fearless" Dunkin

    [Thank you Steven]


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