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by cratermoon 1270 days ago
Reading a news article planted by the PR department of a big company is a skill. I can understand how this reads like "we're doing this for our people". This is just "the execs wanted to play pickleball so they had courts put in" dolled up to sound like big, happy, community-oriented charity.
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Tao3300 1270 days ago
"which would you like? (A) Pickle ball courts (B) Nothing"
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phist_mcgee 1270 days ago
What the hell is pickleball?
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moistly 1270 days ago
Some sort of paddles-and-ball game that afaik is renown for its (a) endless, obnoxious, loud “THWOK! … THWOK! … THWOK!” sound and (b) obnoxious, self-entitled players.

Seriously, I have never heard anything good about it from anyone who does not play, only controversy and upset from neighbours and other potential users of the court.

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lotsofpulp 1270 days ago
Less athletic/cheaper version of tennis.

I prefer almost every alternative. Tennis, table tennis, racquetball, squash, badminton are all more fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYyij4ykTI

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