Hello kids, this is Risk, the show where people tell true stories they never thought they

dared to share.

I'm Kevin Allyson and every Thursday we release these special episodes that we're calling

classic risk singles.

Each of these episodes features just one story from our earlier years.

If you're new to Risk, you should know that the podcast can be very uncensored.

This week, a story by Dustin Dia Dato that first appeared on the podcast in April of 2011

and it's called Bone Crusher.

When I was a kid, I took bowling very seriously, incredibly seriously.

So my parents got divorced when I was very little and my mom needed something to do

with me on Tuesday so she put me in a bowling league.

I was immediately super psyched about it and my parents were very supportive.

They got me all the bowling and kuturama I was set.

They took me to get my own bowling ball and I knew exactly the one I wanted.

It was clear with a skull inside.

Of course it turns out that they don't sell that at every bowling alley.

So I got the blue one with sparks.

I was like okay, well I can customize it though because you put your name on the bowling

ball.

Like I asked me what name I wanted, I said Bone Crusher.

And my mom was like yeah, nobody really knows you as Bone Crusher.

Being as I was seven plus you paid by the letter.

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