New sport called pickleball makes too much noise

[Liberal_in_LA]

A Red-Hot Sport Leaves Some Folks With a Sour Taste
Pickleball Is a Craze in the Over-55 Set, But Foes Are Raising a Racket

By ANNE TERGESEN
George and Janet Dillard bought a home in SaddleBrooke, a 55-and-older community in Tucson, Ariz., where they hoped to meet neighbors with common interests and enjoy the tranquility of the desert and mountain setting.


A fast-growing sport, pickleball is taking active-adult enclaves by storm. WSJ's Anne Tergesen got a look at how the game is played.
But two years ago, a trio of "pickleball" courts were opened about 100 feet from the Dillards' property. Their peaceful lives were disrupted, as was the harmony in SaddleBrooke.

The sport's wood and graphite rackets and plastic balls meant "there was a constant banging" when the courts were in use, often from morning until evening, says Mr. Dillard, a former insurance executive. "We had to take action."

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It's "the most addictive sport I've ever played," says Jeff Shank, a 56-year-old retired businessman who logs about two hours a day with fellow pickleballers in The Villages, a large retirement community in central Florida. "It's like a drug."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704689804575536172202963804.html

[Canuckistanian]

1. Is this the Onion? "Pickleball"?

Wait, let me guess - the rules change every 10 minutes and it involves wearing masks, right?

[Angry Dragon]

2. Never heard of it

Pickleball is a relatively new racquet sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The sport is played on a court

[Canuckistanian]

3. I'd never heard of it, either

But it seems to be popular. There are even associations and special courts already built.

It's all fun and games until someone's eye gets poked out. Then it'll be banned forever. Like "Jarts".

[obxhead]

5. No, No. That's Calvinball

Here's the Pickleball rules for you though.

http://www.pickleball.com/Rules.aspx

[Hannah Bell]

4. it's not new.

[a la izquierda]

6. We played pickleball in gym class, like, 15 years ago at least.

Nothing new about this game.

[Canuckistanian]

9. It's still "newer" than tennis, raquetball or badminton

Maybe that's what the meant by "new".

This is the first that I've heard of it.

[a la izquierda]

11. Probably so.

[d_r]

7. Get off my lawn!

Ya damn kids.

[Stevenmarc]

8. To make matters worse the concession stand only sells Sun Chips

[elocs]

10. What about Bouillabaseball?

Bouillabaseball was a sport played on Melmac which resembled baseball, but instead of throwing a ball, fish parts were thrown.

http://alf.wikia.com/wiki/Bouillabaseball