European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I a High concept that promises to bowl you Over Dave Barry women often ask what do me really want deep in their souls the Best answer based on in depth analysis of the Complex an Subtle interplay of thought instinct and emotion that constitute the male psyche is that deep in their souls men want Kovatch stuff go  when i was about 10 years old my Friend Neil Thompson and i found a heavy old Industrial Wash ing machine that somebody had dumped in the Woods. We spent an entire afternoon laboriously rolling the washing machine up a Hill and pushing it off the Edge of a Small Cliff. It would Tumble Down and smash onto rocks and we d immediately go Down and Start laboriously rolling it Back up the Hill again. We would never have expended that kind of Effort on anything useful such As mowing a Lawn. But it was Worth the hard work. Because of the  of course As males mature and become responsible members of society they Are less Likely to spend their time pushing washing machines off Cliffs. They Are More Likely to pursue an activity such As car Bowling. This is an exciting new sport that i found out about from an Alert Reader named Robert Grimm. He referred me to a Friend of his named Mark Luman a Pilot in Michigan who informed me that what he and his Pilot friends sometimes do for recreation is go up in air planes and drop Bowling balls on cars. Ready set push. At this Point Many of you women Are thinking they drop what on what from what whereas you men because of your Complex and Subtle psychic interplay Are thinking when can i do this i have to admit that the idea of car Bowling appealed to me although i did have a couple of con Cerns the main ones being _ 1. Are there motorists in these cars 2, do the pilots Wear rental shoes i am pleased to report that the answer to both questions is  Luman told me that in car bowl ing you use an unoccupied junk car which you place on the runway of a private Airport. Then you Fly Over in a Small plane going 80 to 90 Miles per hour at an Altitude of 20 to 50 feet and attempt to hit the car with a Bowling Ball. If you succeed you get the sense of inner spiritual gratification that comes from see ing what happens to a car that has been hit by a Bowling Ball. But the Beauty of car Bowling is that even if you miss  at very positive result from the male perspective. You cannot imagine said Luman How far a Bowling Ball will Bounce when it hits a hard surface at that Speed. It s  fun though it is car Bowling could be adapted to provide major social benefits in the Field of shopping mall parking enforcement think How Many times you be been inconvenienced at the mall because some Jerk has left his car sprawled across two parking spaces. Right now Little can be done about this because the Law prohibits mall Security personnel from writing parking tickets. But the Law does not i urge you to confirm this for yourself specifically state that mall Security personnel May not drop Bowling balls on improperly parked cars from Low flying aircraft. And if i know anything about mall Security personnel they would jump at the Chance. Of sure there would be a certain degree of risk. You cannot guarantee 100 percent surgical accuracy with this kind of operation. You re going to have unfortunate situations where an errant Bowling Ball travelling at 85 Miles an hour blasts through the Wall of say a crowded greeting card store. But that will be a Small Price to pay if motorists Start showing some respect for the parking lot lines. As the old saying goes you can t make an Melet without. Jeopardizing the lives of innocent  speaking of High Speed Bowling balls Here s a Trebuchet update you May recall that some months ago i wrote a column about three Texas Guys John Quincy Richard Clifford and Don Capers who want to build a Trebuchet a medieval weapon similar to but More advanced than a catapult capable of hurling a Buick 200 Yards. I m pleased to report that they be made important Progress in the form of producing hats to shirts and official stationery that says International hurling  also they made a video. It opens with an arty shot of their prototype Trebuchet silhouetted against the sky dramatic music is playing in the background. A somber voice says we have created a weapon of War that the world has not seen in More than 500 years. Why then another voice says i have no  this is followed by scenes of the prototype hurling Bowling balls an astounding distance. Watching it i could t help but think this thing could Defi. Nicely bring Down a Small plane. Not that i am suggesting anything. Miami Herald Page 28 sunday october 2, 1994