Gutter Ball

I had a great time bowling today with my nieces and nephews, Scott, my brother-in-law, and father-in-law. But I lost. Horribly. No, really - I bowled for a total score of 44. Part way through the game (around the 4th or 5th round), after I had consistently knocked down less than 5 pins each time, my niece Rachel gave me some advice:
"Well, Tarythe," she said matter-of-factly, "you might as well just throw it in the gutter. That way you wouldn't have to worry about it all the way down the lane."