Spark: The Mongolian-American Taxi Driver

The spark zapped me when I was coming home to Orlando, Florida from my sister's house in Chicago. I hopped into the taxi and the taxi driver asked me where I was headed.

I said, "Home, Orlando."

He replied, "I'm going to Orlando next month."

I asked, "Are you going to Disney?"

"No, bowling tournament."

I then asked, "Where you from originally?"

"Mongolia."

"Is bowling big in Mongolia?"

"No! On Thursday nights, AMF bowling alleys all over the country have a promotion called quarter mania. Between 5 p.m. to midnight they of...