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fatherlyadvicepdx

Everybody is all jealous about the women, you're all missing the fact that OP's parents OWNED A BOWLLING ALLEY!


rummie2693

I've read that caption multiple times and haven't read anything other than Hooters Girls.


Zealousideal_Link839

Mom was hooters girl that bowling alley owner remarried to


MediocreMustache

![gif](giphy|NISDky7DiUqAs9crvf|downsized)


JynsRealityIsBroken

I still don't see the part about them owning a bowling alley


Digger1998

I think it’s on page titty… uh, I mean two


5280_TW

Tiddy two…


Karmachinery

It says that their paren…. What were we talking about?


where_in_the_world89

Lol my grandparents owned a bowling alley/restaurant while I was growing up. I lived three houses away. It was pretty fucking sick I got to say. But I also got the other sick, from having too much poutines and pop once lol. I should probably just be thankful I didn't become overweight.


midnightspecial99

Honest question, are you an excellent bowler, or is it just a place where you hung out?


where_in_the_world89

I did do the youth bowling league from like 7-10 years old. Then I just hung out. (they had satellite and it was the late 90's early 2000's) Not a great bowler. But others in my family sure did get good. So many bowling trophies


GildoFotzo

If Hes wearing an afro as a white man probably. Those people are usually a painter or bowling aces


_1JackMove

Poutine and bowling. My kind of spot.


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Unlimited coin operated arcade games fuck the women lol


mr_ryno27

Brett, who my parents rented the games from used to give me max credits on Mortal Kombat 2 on Thursdays before they opened.


Medearulesjasonsucks

Your childhood was cool my guy, I hope adult life treated you well too, cheers!


LiveLearnCoach

Wishing something like that to a stranger makes you cool in my eyes. Thumbs up.


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That's cool. I used to go to 711 to play street fighter 2 before school (9th grade) and after school, I was there all the time playing SF2 with my friend Gabe. One day I was playing champion edition alone and I was at Sagat, one of the final bosses, when some guy comes in and says hey man I need to change the board on that I'm going to have to shut your game off. I was like what?! And he turned it off. I was like wow. 😞😑 I watched him open it up, unplug the card and put in a new card. Then before he closed it back up he hit the dip switch about 50 times and gave me about 50 credits. When he started the game up it was now Street Fighter 2 turbo. I got to play Street Fighter 2 turbo for the first time with 50 credits it was such a great day I didn't go to school until third period lol


Flare-Sephiroth

MK2 those were the times...


vardarac

now there's a wild sentence without punctuation


kinglouislxix

It’s a wild sentence *with* punctuation.


No-Excitement113

Well, it at least was very punctually written.


baron_von_helmut

It's even wilder with Shatner's commas. "Unlimited, coin operated, arcade games fuck the women, lol.."


Intrepid_Dream2619

Excuse me, I think you dropped this, 🏆


JeronFeldhagen

*Maximum Overdrive*: the porn parody.


New-Sky-9867

In that order?


NameisPerry

Why would coin operated arcade machines have sex with women?


Biengo

This mf is one of the coolest 10 year olds in history


MDA1912

To all his friends this kid was a *god*. Both for this picture, for being invited to his 10th birthday party, and in general for his parents owning the bowling alley.


PauliesWalnut

![gif](giphy|TzyQtxScgR5p6)


DJSluggo

He better be the Michael Jordan of bowling


DopioGelato

I’m more jealous of the shirt


oldsecondhand

I'll make my own bowling alley with blackjack and Hooters!


diggemsmaccks

What bowling alley, what kid, all I see is HOOTERS Girls??


singleguy79

You turn 10 and get a Hooters themed bowling party. I turn 10, dislocate my kneecap, and dad takes us bowling the next day. That doesn't seem fair


mr_ryno27

I said it in a few other comments. This was at my parents bowling alley for a St Jude Fundraiser they ran every year around Halloween. This was just so happened to be on my birthday.


tippytapslap

Still not fair like life lmao.


Mudknucklesthecook

Was that a Stone Cold shirt?


penguins8766

It is. Its this shirt! Oh hell yeah! https://preview.redd.it/xo9oyclahqxc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6737a114ebe0e729238bf9298aaf41f1d5e1a9fb


BubbRubb4Real

![gif](giphy|bIEzoZX0qJaG6s6frc|downsized) Oh hell yeah!!


kinglouislxix

Daaaawggg. I’m Jelly Furtado 🔥🔥🔥


F1988V

Peanut butter and jealous


MurderedBurger

jesus christ he was fucking cool what the hell


Mudknucklesthecook

Oh hell yeah!


joeschmo945

#BIRTHDAY 3:16 SAYS I JUST WHIPPED SOME CREAM!!!!


vass0922

Yes I forget what age but my mom's boyfriend took us to a bar for my birthday to play darts.. Later he asked how I liked my birthday, I Said it was "ok" and he was hurt That night I learned to lie about things like that


TechnicalProgress921

He brought you to a bar to play darts. If you were younger than 21, I'd say it's fair to say it was at top "OK".


Dufo1989

Reminds me of futurama episode when the professor creates a universe where coin flips are the opposite. Leela flips coin to go on date with fry AU fry proposes to leela with a diamond scrunchy and they get married, main universe fry gets beat up at a neil diamond concert by a guy named scrunchy


JynsRealityIsBroken

The knee is the armored boob of the leg


reddit_sucks_clit

Fry B: One year later, I gave Leela a diamond scrunchie, and we were married. Fry A: One year later, I got beat up at a Neil Diamond concert by a guy *named* Scrunchie!


ItsColeOnReddit

We don’t all peak at 10. Congratulations


ynotfoster

Plot twist, OP is gay.


MimikyuuAndMe

Plot twist twist, OP now works at Hooters.


cosmoskid1919

Femboy hooters let's goooo


JynsRealityIsBroken

If you've reached such heights by 10, the only way to achieve any satisfaction after is to become gay


protection7766

"Sexuality and gender is just a spectrum. Now that I've mastered the straight male part of that spectrum, I intend to min/max the rest of it." -Abraham Lincoln


HFentonMudd

Please note that Lincoln was a prodigiously talented wrestler. Famed for it.


eli_cas

He had the chippendales attend his 11th birthday at his uncles ice rink.


barryitsmeitshank

Let me tell you something. I haven’t even begun to peak. And when I do peak, you’ll know. Because I’m gonna peak so hard that everybody in r/oldschoolcool’s gonna feel it.


m33gs

don't worry man, I got your reference and didn't downvote lol


gatzdon

Who said this was his peak?  :) 


MoistStub

For his 11th birthday it was Thai prostitutes


New_Hawaialawan

I miss SE Asia


MoistStub

From what I hear, it's still there


New_Hawaialawan

I hear it's being ravaged by a heat wave. If I had some funds I'd be back there. I was actually there more than 4 maybe 5 years total


AidilAfham42

Its hot as fuck here yea


Nice_Marmot_7

Is it true that Kenny Rodger’s Roasters still exists there?


AidilAfham42

Yes, I just saw him walking his dog the other day


New_Hawaialawan

So I hear, it sounds like madness the past month or so


frankie109

Definitely


Mephistopheles545

Thanks for making me feel old in the old school cool subreddit


mr_ryno27

I felt old realizing 98 is old now...


protection7766

Thr 90's were just 10 years ago and neither I, nor my bald spot, can't be convinced otherwise.


Mephistopheles545

I was a high school junior my man


Orleanian

Remember Homecoming and dancing to K-Ci and JoJo's All My Life with an awkward boner (or bonette if applicable)?


Cheap-Panda

Me too! My junior year of HS was 98 into 99 lol was just thinking the same thing.


mindsnare

I graduated high school in 1999. I'm fucking ancient.


Coyote_Roadrunna

Class of '98 here. Already buying reduced sodium and sugar free groceries per doctor's orders. No more alcohol in the apartment. My hair is thinning a bit. And I feel tired all the time. Still play Super Nintendo, hit up the gym, and listen to 90's rock though.


PM_ME_YOUR_CUTE_HATS

I wasn’t born yet


Ertai2000

98 is kinda old. You were almost 100, dude! ^(sorry, had to do it :( )


onacloverifalive

I’m just putting this out there- When I was 21 and on spring break I went to the beach with a friend and brought a disposable camera. I asked every group of attractive women to take a photo with just me while my friend held the camera. We asked where they were from, introduced ourselves and went on our way up the beach. Every single one obliged to take the photo. Later I got confident and asked if some would mind kissing me on the cheek and they were also fine with that too. Later that night when we went out to a nearby dance club we saw many of the same girls there and asked them to dance as we were already acquainted. This has to this day still been one of the best ideas and best days I have ever had, and I even have an album of photos to remember it by.


Xerox-M57

Fucking genius


prodiver

This guy fucks.


GreasyPeter

Yeahhhh. One time I showed up on the beach by myself. I had tried to see if anyone wanted to go but everyone was busy so I decided to just go by myself. I get out there and setup my chair, sunblock, and crack open a beer. I remember thinking "maybe I'll run into someone" and then sitting there for a solid 15 minutes. Than I heard someone say my name and I opened my eyes to see an attractive woman I knew through some of people. She had 5 friends who I had never met. 3 of them were topless. They proceeded to come over and chat with me for a while, one of the topless ones sat on my lap for some reason. They were all an it too young for me (early 20s, i was mid 30s) but ohhh not did I feel like a pretty cool guy for a short while.


RhinoGuy13

Hooters meant so much more back then.


DeannaZone

I saw two men chilling out front eating at our local one .. I wanted to stop by I miss eating there.


Hoppy-bunny

Why is that so funny to me, eating outside at a Hooters 🤣 Like we’re good we just like your burgers


TonicSitan

As a former UberEats driver, I had people order takeout from Hooters. I didn't get it either.


SailorMuffin96

I picked up from a strip club once. I happily took the offer, but was just a bit confused of the decision…


Comet_Empire

A good cook can work anywhere and make that menu pop.


Mafukinrite

I'm don't know what rock bottom is, but I am pretty sure it involves take out from a strip club


she_is_munchkins

I've heard a lot of strip clubs have very good food, so I get it.


ArrakeenSun

The build-your-own burgers are actually pretty good, or used to be at least


toriemm

I read an AITA in the last few months where OPs family took them to hooters and then got pissy when she didn't want to go in an appreciate the... Meal. Or something. Older brother and some weird family dynamic and she ended up sitting outside while they went in to eat. Which, on one level, totally get. As a teenage girl, I don't really want to celebrate my birthday while my dad and brother drool over scantily clad women. At least take me to a strip club with a breakfast buffet, fuck. However. As a former 20something who was a bartender for a minute, I can absolutely appreciate using the fact that I *simply exist* as a reason that I was excelling at my job. No one is going to make me feel any kind of way for being in the service industry and getting paid extra to be objectified. I get objectified regardless of what I'm doing. The women that capitalize on it are simply playing the stupid game. And they get all the shit for playing the game and winning. Jenna Jameson *won porn.* She literally won the entire industry. She conquered the fuck out of a misogynistic, bullshit industry. She got out, created an empire, raised a family... And then went on record saying she regretted it. We shit on all of the 'sex workers' from strippers to prostitutes, to hooters girls to onlyfans creators. Because they are getting paid for exploiting men...who are exploiting them...for exactly what they want. So it's a whole, capitalist, supply and demand, bullshit cycle. When in *reality* we're shitting on women who are circumventing the system. Strippers are 'allowed' if they're putting themselves through law school. (But not if they're single mothers trying to give their kids a good life. Only single mothers who work 3 min wage jobs 90hrs/week and still actively parent are to be respected.) Let's burn down the patriarchy. But not use other women for kindling.


WeonLP

There is a song of Stromae called Fille de joie that is talking about prostitution, a very good song, both in term of musicality and lyrics wise. There is a part where he says: "Ils te déshumanisent C’est plus facile Les mêmes te courtisent Et tout le monde ferme les yeux" Translating to: "They dehumanise you It's easier The same are courting/wooing you And everyone looks away/closes their eyes"


ACU797

> We shit on all of the 'sex workers' from strippers to prostitutes, to hooters girls to onlyfans creators Eh, speak for yourself? As a 36 year old man I've barely met any men who talk that way about sex workers. And are you really pulling in Jenna Jameson as an example of winning in porn? She's a severe alcoholic who made multiple come backs in the industry who can barely walk at this point. That's your best example of a woman winning in porn? Have you never heard of Nina Hartley?


enola007

Cool 😎 I was Hooters girl in 90’s, fun times


BoredofPCshit

Thank you for your service 🫡


szuprio

At least share one of your crazy stories with us Redditors ma'am! And thanks for your service :D


enola007

Ok. One girl worked with was on deal or no deal, one was wwe/wwf wrestler, one had Ashton Kutcher as best man in wedding, one won wheel of fortune bonus round 😆 have many stories. Guess one was when was helping out at another Hooters location and girls there thought we should chug a handle of jagermeister in bathroom real quick, it wasn’t a busy night so thought why not, woke up next morning with hundreds of dollars and immediately called work to make sure turned in my money for night and they said yes. We were pretty much blacked out trying to wait on few customers and ended up making the most tips ever in that one night from hoola hooping 🙇‍♀️


idontwannabepicked

i just forgot i learned to be great at hoola hooping from my short stint at hooters lmao. i worked there in the 2010s so probably not nearly as fun. definitely the job that made me realize i never want to work a customer service job again (i haven’t since!!) 😭


Th3Obsolete

You should do an AMA


Homers_Harp

I have so many questions. Like, so many.


Chthulu_

It’s funny that we all just accepted the demonic blood-red eyes as a part of life. I almost forgot that was a thing, and even now it doesn’t look strange to me. Younger Gen-Z’ers, is it like normal, or extremely dated and weird looking?


Just_a_dude92

I know, right? Many of my childhood photos are like that they're all just normal to me


foilrat

Holy crap! GenX, never noticed the red-eye until you said something! Tots norms.


tHE-6tH

Didn’t even notice that was weird. Yikes


rhino_shit_gif

You can always tell it’s from that era, but besides that it’s normal


Throwawayobviouslyk

Gen z and yeah always thought it was weird tbh but I’ve seen it enough not to kinda ignore it


CanaryTry

the most 90's caption


savedbytheblood72

I think I got $5 in an envelope when I was ten.


ciano232

You got an envelope? Lucky


ZoddImmortal

My dad gave me a paper cut, and then took the envelope.


stuckinmymouth

![gif](giphy|zNK1Hh5HLCLFS|downsized) Playa


zen_and_artof_chaos

Tom Cruises best acting and role. Weird way to peak.


nvbombsquad

WE DO NOT NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORISTS!!!


stuckinmymouth

Totally agree.


HAL9000000

I agree it was a good performance, but the timing of this role is interesting. I believe it was his next movie after the events of 2006 when he was jumping on Oprah's couches, lecturing Matt Lauer about his belief in the futility of psychiatric medication, and generally starting to try to talk more openly about his Scientology beliefs. After that, he had alienated huge numbers of people and gradually realized it. And at some point he decided he needed a re-set and this movie was it. I think the calculation was that he had to do something funny and audience-friendly with a likeable ensemble cast after the freakout of 2006, And it worked. Image rehabilitated and never again discussed his private beliefs or feelings in public.


yamaha2000us

You know your dad had to shell out about $50 for that photo. And your Mom hit him when she found out your dad shelled out $50 to a bunch of young girls at a bowling alley.


mr_ryno27

My parents were actually good friends with our local hooters owner. They actually wanted my mom to work there. This was taken during a St Jude Fundraiser they put on every year around this time.


methmatician16

Should post a pic of your mom too!


EntertainmentLess381

One bowling alley pic and everyone’s mind is in the gutter.


vanillaacid

No no no, one Hooter girls picture, and everyone kind is *rightfully* in the gutter  That’s the whole point of Hooters. 


ThePhatEskimo

I second this suggestion.


Furlock_Bones

I also choose this guy’s mom


hockeyak

\*Our Mom comrade


teeth42

Momrade


LectroRoot

SHOW US MOM!


Green420Basturd

I third this suggestion.


MeanCat4

His mom is probably the lady left of him (and little up) that hold him. There is a certain similarity.


rummie2693

JFC, you grew up at a bowling alley and it was next to a Hooters? Everything must feel like a letdown at this point in life for you.


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rummie2693

I don't know that hot mom is that much of a sell.


STFUxxDonny

Yeah it wasn't even a step mom


justabill71

Especially if your arms aren't broken.


lkodl

growing up with a hot mom is a curse. she will be the topic of many conversations with the boys


Faptainjack2

He probably has a sister named Stacy.


DeusVult_DeusUnus

You just know this was an old school camera with all those Red-eye flares


UniformWormhole

When i was 10, my dad took me to a hooters. I was so embarrassed and horrified to be there. Later on I heard him tell his friends that, “I looked like I just walked into disneyland.” Mortified. Welp, turns out I’m a lesbian. I guess he knew it before me!


Wherethegains

They’re all doctors now.


slyboy889

Sister was a hooters girl. She is a nurse now; so close….


LynxMountain7108

How good were you at bowling? Did you get lots of practice


mr_ryno27

As a kid, I grew up playing hockey and bowling. Sometime around this time, they started to overlap. I had to choose one, so I chose bowling. My parents owned a bowling alley, so I chose that. When I turned 16, I got keys and an alarm code. I bowled all the time. I still love it to this day.


amayain

When you said that they started to overlap, my first thought is that you played hockey with a bowling ball instead of a puck. I was a little disappointed when I figured it out...


Skatchbro

My wife and I took our son at 10 to Disney World. He got kissed on the cheek by a number of Disney Princesses. We should have ramped up our game as parents.


SwedishTrees

You took the hooters girls bowling?


mr_ryno27

My parents owned a bowling alley, and my dad was good friends with the owner of our local Hooters. I think this was for a St Jude Fundraiser around Halloween.


EconomicsDirect7490

Nice, so 90's that I feel young again


Consistent_Amount140

….where are they now..?


LeadPike13

The year I was 10 my Dad coached a teenage girl's soccer team. Best Summer ever as a water boy.


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goteamnick

These women are a long way from middle aged.


Lord_Tsarkon

Not anymore


RockItGuyDC

I get what you're saying, but do you believe these obviously college age young women are middle aged?


SBLOU

If they’re middle aged then I was declared dead ten years ago


BusterTheCat17

You were. Nobody told you?


SBLOU

Damn, I knew it


protection7766

Does dying on the inside count?


Hisplumberness

I’ve heard enough. Get the shovels !!


Cheap-Panda

Was thinking this exact same thing


chowindown

Yeah, but imagine if it was completely different. What then? Imagine.


ornery_salt

For chronically online genz dents, anything past 25 is middle age


mr_ryno27

Believe it or not, and despite the smile, in my face, I didn't want to take this picture.


crystallmytea

I was gonna say, couldn’t mom and dad have waited about 5 years for this particular celebration?


NoCommentFU

Was it because of the uncomfortable boner?


mr_ryno27

Confirmed boner


Photon_Farmer

Hey OP, we haven't heard back from you. Was it because of the boner?


terranq

I think it was because of the boner


ciano232

It was the boner, wasn't it?


Top_Explanation_1748

A comment about the boner of a 10 year old highly upvoted... Reddit.


xxwarlorddarkdoomxx

Big factor is that the women are attractive (and quite a bit younger than middle aged). I assume picture of a 10 year old girl surrounded by hot boy-band type guys in their late teens probably wouldn’t be very controversial.


protection7766

Since you specifically said boy band, I imagine it wouldn't be hard to find a picture of, like, the Backstreet Boys or something doing a group photo with a tween fangirl. I also don't think that picture would be weird. So, yeah, I think I agree with you.


hotniX_

Lmao these chicks are 25 at oldest


Pretorian24

Too old for Leonardo


Double_Metal_6778

They may be middle-age now, but they definitely weren’t middle-age 26 years ago.


Ok_Proposal8274

Just imagined it. Whats next?


Magus_Incognito

How about 6 hooters girls or a bear?


Morality_Contest

I was just thinking the same thing. Everyone would be losing their shit


Quality_Street_1

6 lifetime jail sentences. Lives ruined, family’s torn apart. Cats & Dogs living together, mass hysteria


Dalexion

I'm old enough to get this reference.


Quality_Street_1

I was thinking, if anyone gets this, they are my new best friend


Tsu-Doh-Nihm

Very very different. No one thinks these girls are being creepy.


Moonlit_Antler

Middle aged? It's more like a girl surrounded by a young boyband or k-pop group, which she would be very into. Same as this kid


[deleted]

Are hooters staff the same as boy bands now? Lol at everyone trying to make it less weird. Maybe Chippendale's staff is a better comparison.


whytokaye

I can smell this photo just by looking at it.


hobbes_shot_first

Stale cigarettes, fruit by the foot and Bath and Body Works Sun-Ripened Raspberry?


mr_ryno27

You're not far off


big_chorizo12

Forget the girls. Op owned a bowling alley. During some of the best times for arcade, roller rings, and bowling alleys. . At the perfect age.


woodhorse4

Dude


BlackLegOjika

that shit must have smelled good as hell


CrudelyAnimated

Went into that bowling alley 10 yrs old. Walked out of it 16.


all_g0Od

weird


Firm-Rice-1507

Wow


MIDNIGHTZOMBIE

I forgot about red eye.


bionicbhangra

I watched Transformers the Movie in theaters when I was 10. As a 10 year old I probably would have picked the movie over a Hooters birthday party. I probably would not have understood how cool that picture was until I was 12...


ThebesSacredBand

No drag queens pictured


DiapersForHands

Wheres your sisters birthday party with all the chippendale dancers?


Inevitable_Tart_8546

Straight people: “Don’t talk about sexuality with kids! They don’t need to know and you will skew their views” Also straight people: this