40 Funny Bowling Puns

Here are 40 funny bowling jokes and the best bowling puns to crack you up. These jokes about bowling are great jokes for kids and adults.

Bowling puns

Here is our top list of bowling dad jokes. Find your favorite puns about bowling, have a laugh, then share and enjoy this bowling humor with others.

1. Why did the bowler have another game? She had time to spare.
2. What excuse did the bowler give when he was accused of stealing? I was framed.
3. What was the bowler’s favorite beverage? Her-bowl tea.
4. Why are football players not allowed in bowling alleys? After getting a strike, they spike the ball.
5. Why are football players always being recruited to bowling leagues? Because they are Super Bowlers.

6. When should bowlers wear armor? When they play knight games.
7. What did the naughty bowling pins do when they saw the cops? They scattered.
8. Why is a good bowler a bad baseball player? Because he gets so many strikes.
9. What do you call the manager of the bowling alley? KingPin.
10. What do you call a bowling team that gets a lot of strikes? Lightning.

11. What kind of cats love to go bowling? Alley cats.
12. What people are best at bowling? Those who have talent to spare.
13. What does a bowler and a family at Thanksgiving have in common? They both want a turkey.
14. Why did the bowler talk to his teammate? Because he wanted a fresh spare of eyes.
15. Why were people afraid of the Bowling Alley Villain? Police were worried he might strike again.

16. What does an obsessed bowler have? A one rack mind.
17. Why couldn’t the bowling alley open? The skittles were on strike.
18. Which Superman character is the best at bowling? Lois Lane.
19. What did the bowling ball say to the other ball? Don’t stop me now, I’m on a roll.
20. What was the name of the sequel to the movie about bowling? Bowling Ball Returns.

Bowling one liners

Here are some great bowling joke one liners that you can quip whenever someone is talking about bowling.

21. I was about to tell a bowling joke to a friend. They said ‘spare me’.
22. My bowling team is called “Lightning” because we get so many strikes.
23. Chuck Norris can dribble a bowling ball.
24. After hours of waiting for the bowling alley to open, We finally got the ball rolling.
25. Last night I did stand-up in a bowling alley parking lot. Some of my jokes struck out. The audience was split.

26. I like bowling. It’s right up my alley.
27. The bowling ball wasn’t happy so it went on strike.
28. Old bowlers don’t die. They just end up in the gutter.
29. If you can’t hear a pin drop, then something is definitely wrong with your bowling.
30. My coach said, “Three strikes and you’re out.” My bowling team doesn’t like show-offs.

Best bowling jokes

These next funny bowling puns are some of our best jokes and puns about bowling!

31. Why is bowling a better sport than golf? It’s hard to lose a bowling ball.
32. What’s the best holiday to go bowling? Thanksgiving, because you get turkeys.
33. Why did the team cry when it lost the tournament? It was a bawling team.
34. How do you know when the local bowling alley is quiet? You can hear a pin drop.
35. Why did the bowler wait so long to take their turn? They were waiting for inspiration to strike.

36. What’s a bowling ball’s favorite sweet? Skittles.
37. I once had a job at the bowling alley. I didn’t stay long, because I was only tenpin.
38. What did the bowling pins do after hearing a joke? They fell down laughing.
39. What do you call a reptile that likes to go bowling? An Alley-gator.
40. When is a bowling alley the coolest place to be? When it’s full of fans.

Final thoughts

After reading through all these hilarious jokes about bowling, we hope you had a good laugh.

If you want to hear more funny puns, then check out these other great lists of funny jokes:

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