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  • Shades of bowling-alley lawyer Ed but minus the charm, this low-rent loser of a show sets up shop in a shoe-store law firm in Cincinnati, as the show nearly pulls a muscle ladling on the quirkiness.

    Roush Review: Remakes and a Retread 2011

  • The bikers maintained their bowling-alley vee formation, not about to back down from colliding with a despised “boat” like a vintage Caddy giving them a challenge.

    Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010

  • From recycled bowling-alley tables to energy-saving LED stage lights, style, function, and eco-friendliness are all rolled into one at the spacious alley.

    Brooklyn Bowl is the World's Only LEED Certified Bowling Alley! | Inhabitat 2010

  • The early-morning boozers bought bears out of guilt, the frustrated young bowling-alley operator fed his ambition a folder.

    David Murray: Chicago For Dummies: What Our Newest Residents Can Expect 2009

  • The very first thing I ran into was "Funland", a bowling-alley/movie theatre/video games gallery near Piccadilly Circus.

    London! melted_snowball 2007

  • Many have written, with opinions both positive and negative, and the bowling-alley conclusion and its either fiercely dark and depressing or unexpectedly farcical.

    Archive 2008-02-01 2008

  • At the age of 18, he was sentenced to five years in prison for his part in a bowling-alley brawl.

    Going Hard To The Hoop 2008

  • Many have written, with opinions both positive and negative, and the bowling-alley conclusion and its either fiercely dark and depressing or unexpectedly farcical.

    Milkshakes, Reviews, and Assorted Things 2008

  • “And I,” said the citizen, “do nominate the bowling-alley behind the house for place, the present good company for witnesses, and for time the present moment.”

    The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

  • Of the company, all of whom seemed highly delighted with the approaching fray, some ran to the windows which overlooked the bowling-alley, and others followed the combatants down stairs.

    The Fortunes of Nigel 2004

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