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Lines that turn a bowling alley into a metaphor and a memory.

The bowling alley shows up here as more than a place to bowl: one quote uses it as a childhood memory involving a run-in with a soda machine that left a scar on an eyebrow, while others turn it into a political symbol. Ronald Reagan is credited with giving his party a bowling alley image, set against the country club alternative.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Country Club
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Nov 07, 2020

Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on Thursday night, and they were understanding what we were saying.

Quotes by Pete du Pont

Country Club
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Nov 07, 2020

The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus the bowling alley Republican. Colin Powell brings us back to the country club image. He's an insider. He's a moderate.

Quotes by Pete du Pont

Kid
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Nov 07, 2020

When I was a kid, I was at a bowling alley and I ran into a soda machine. I still have the scar on my right eyebrow obviously.

Quotes by Luke Perry

Friend
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Nov 07, 2020

One of the first shows I ever did was 'Laverne & Shirley.' I played this sleazy guy that came into town with a friend and was going to date Laverne and Shirley, but we really wanted to get into the bowling alley because it was next to the bank we wanted to rob.

Quotes by Fred Willard

Know
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain.

Quotes by Brian Schweitzer

A third quote traces that same divide within the Republican Party, contrasting an insider country club figure with the more relatable bowling alley crowd. Another recalls an early TV role built around trying to get into the bowling alley, showing how the setting works equally well for comedy and political commentary.

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