Why is Bowling for Soup called Bowling for Soup???
611978
The band originally wanted to name themselves "bowling for s-h-i-t (if I didn't do this, it will appear as shit)", after a fictional band from Steve Martin's comedic album (wild and crazy, but decided that the name "bowling for shit" would be too hard to advertise cos' of the censorship on TV and stuff (like Yahoo answers), so they changed it to soup instead.
198169
I know you're looking for jokes, I just wanted to be serious a second and point out that golf doesn't actually stand for anything.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm\n\n(Cool, I'm glad it wasn't a bringdown from a joke post.)
629592
why is the food automatically free. Does getting up automatically give up ownership rights to said food stuffs?  Why are people eying the food like that? Am I supposed to be a homeless wino in a mall with a bunch of other homeless winos. So if I am a homeless wino...free food or free sex. Well I would take food...If I am thinking about it that much I must be starving to death. And I better take it before all the other poor bastards get it before me. As for the sex...I can take care of that part later by myself if needed...should be lots of free sex under in the subway where I live.
157240
I used to be a server and we used to say that all the time but I had no idea where it came from.  So...  I tried to find some info and this is a website I found.  I hope it answers your questions.  I found it interesting.  \n\nhttp://www.dinermuseum.org/culture/culture-slang.php
36094
In a sexul term "salad tossing" is eating/licking someones a_s_s_h_o_l_e for sexual pleasure. Hope that what you ment
746182
Bowling for Dollars. Come on, Chick Hearn as the Host and people getting up and bowling for about $80 bucks? Hilarious! Or that other old show, Dialing for dollars, where they grab the phone book and call people up and if you knew the correct amount you won! How stupid was that? I know, most of you are way too young to remember the good ole days of TV!
153102
There is a mental disorder that causes this but the name is escaping me at the moment. If you are asking because you know someone who does this get help! This can be treated but swallowing non edible objects can kill kids. Get help fast ok!
453024
isn't it "Play Ball"?  im not sure but thats what i always thought it was.  I like it when they play Sweet Caroline.  Whoa Whoa Whoa.  \n\nGO SOX!!
31572
I know the game! The bean-bag tossing game, right? But I'm with you, everytime I bring it up no one knows what I'm talking about. We played in Indiana. Maybe it's just a midwest thing.\n\nBut still, I tend to think of "A" when I hear it.\n\nUPDATE: According to the following article, it may have originated in Cincinnati and has spread throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee ans West Virginia. So it is a midwest thing. \nhttp://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/14/spt_worlds_best-kept.html\n\nDid you know there is an American Cornhole Association? I think that's hilarious.\nhttp://www.playcornhole.org/
920481
It is called the alphabet soup.
1185698
Rumor had it the band name was inspired by comedian Steve Martin's unwritten but scatalogically titled book, "Bowling For S**t," the BFS name actually has its genesis in the writings of Harvard International Affairs professor Robert D. Putnam, whose 1995 essay, "Bowling Alone," struck a chord (a C, it's said) in the singer/songwriter.
509212
Bowling isn't a common enough sport? Come on....pluh-eez. \n\nIf they have a category for curling for crying out loud, they should have a category for bowling. I've always thought that was ridiculous.
923453
The term was originally used in cricket, and was connected with the custom of giving a hat or cap to a bowler who achieved the feat of taking three wickets in a row.  It is said that the hat would then be passed around the crowd who would put some money in the hat.
23995
America is also called a "salad bowl," because we are made up of people from many different cultures and nations, but each people group retains its own flavor, so to speak. Like RDonaldson said.
1100820
Current popularity probably came from the Booyah Tribe (rap group). Before that it was used as a slang exclamation or expression of excitement and victory. Long before that and current today, it is a delicious chicken soup originating in Belgium!\nBOOYAH M*****F*****!!
212879
Possibly, looks like they're redone right before the games start--\nOU KNOW WHAT THE MOST difficult part about bowling can be? Success doesn't always have anything to do with you, the ball, or the pins. If we could bowl in a vacuum, life would be easy--but bowling is a matter of constantly adjusting to new conditions, equipment, and game situations. You might think that it's only the touring pros who are constantly dealing with new oil conditions from week to week. But think about your own center, whether you've been playing on it for one season or 20. Has it played the same way, week after week, season after season? If it has, you're bowling in the most unique center on the planet.
915418
It's a corruption of the word 'haddocks'. Think it started in the thirties. Charlton always treated the opposition to fish & chips, they didn't bother to ask everyone what they wanted, just ordered haddock & chips for all. The visiting team would call them the haddocks, ie; ''we're playing the haddocks next''. Over time it became corrupted to 'addicks'.