I like the Bowling Pin.
I am not sure why, but I find the Bowling Pin image to be aesthetically appealing as both an icon and a sculptural element. There is something fundamental about the Bowling Pin's shape; being sleek and streamlined and almost proportioned like a human. I find the figure to be endlessly interesting and contemplative.
The odd thing is that I don't really enjoy bowling. It is not that I dislike bowling, "per se." I just never go bowling, and am never tempted to want to go bowling. I just don't bowl.
Perhaps if I was a "Bowler," I would not like the Bowling Pin. I would always be wanting to knock them over and knock them down; with the remaining standing pins mocking me and preventing me from a Strike or a Spare. I might learn to hate the Bowling Pin.
But this is not the case. I like the Bowling Pin and have had little Bowling Pin toys in my collection. And yet, I have no desire to go bowling.
Perhaps it is my subconscious affection for the Bowling Pin that prevents me from consciously wanting to bowl. But then again, perhaps I am just an idiot? Who knows?
Nevertheless, I like the Bowling Pin.
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William Schaeffer
Similarly, I like playing cards, and playing card art; but I don't really enjoy actually playing real card games. Curious.
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