Kansas City Area WSU Alumni Event Chicken and Pickle — and Shocker Coach Marshall

[rjl]

Look, I may go to this event, but I aint throwing no damn pickle.

[Cdizzle]

Look, I may go to this event, but I aint throwing no damn pickle.

If you're not willing to throw a pickle in support of WSU athletics, I'm really gonna have to question your fanhood.

[rjl]

If you're not willing to throw a pickle in support of WSU athletics, I'm really gonna have to question your fanhood.

I'm sure they'll be glad to take my money regardless of my affinity towards pickle propulsion.

[Cdizzle]

I'm sure they'll be glad to take my money regardless of my affinity towards pickle propulsion.

There are some great sentences in this thread.

[ShanShock]

What in the heck is pickleball? I saw about 2 minutes of it on CBSSportsTV the other day, a WSU tennis player was on a team. Is it a social, handicapped doubles tennis thing? Is a pickle thrown at the loser? What gives?

Why don't you start a league in Wichita at WSU???

[1972Shocker]

What in the heck is pickleball? I saw about 2 minutes of it on CBSSportsTV the other day, a WSU tennis player was on a team. Is it a social, handicapped doubles tennis thing? Is a pickle thrown at the loser? What gives?

It is somehwere between regular tennis and table tennis. The paddles resemble table tennis paddles and the balls look like whiffle balls.

The court is 20'W by 40' long.

I have never played but hear it is fun.

I think a lot of the City Parks with tennis courst have pickle ball courts now. The park at 9th and Edgemoor has them outside and may have one inside as well.

I think if you Google "Pickleball in Wichita" you can get some info on where to play.

[Kel Varnsen]

In case anyone wants to spend 25 minutes learning about Pickleball.

[UCONN_Husky]

Pickles are delicious. I wouldn't waste any by throwing them.

[Shoxcity]

I would pay to see 3G play Pickleball.

[Fairgame]

Origins of Pickle Ball


When the sport first started, around 1980s, it was called Cucumber ball. It was mostly played by men 30 years old and younger.






Then, in the early 2000s those same men got a little older. Some say it is only a coincidence that the name of the came changed to Pickle Ball.









Recently, there has been a push to rename the sport "Gherkin Ball". I am not sure why. By the way, The Pickle Ball pro league just picked up a huge national sponsor. I believe it was Cialis.

[Kung Wu]

Shockernetters too...

Yes, the reference to pickles has me miffed! MIFFED I say. You see, back in high school I lost my first girlfriend to a pickle. Okay it was a cucumber ...

[shoxxfmr]

OMG! a transvegite!

[RoyalShock]

I watched some Pickleball on TV once. I came away thinking it was tennis for people who can't play tennis. A little less skill, athleticism and endurance required from what I saw.

Full disclosure: I play tennis, so I'm biased.

Yes, the reference to pickles has me miffed! MIFFED I say. You see, back in high school I lost my first girlfriend to a pickle. Okay it was a cucumber ...

Tennis could be the equivalent of Cucumberball. Hence, Pickleball players will lose their girlfriends to Cucumberball players.

[Kung Wu]

Tennis could be the equivalent of Cucumberball. Hence, Pickleball players will lose their girlfriends to Cucumberball players.

This somehow makes total sense.

[forevershockerfan]

President Trump could write a book on this and call it, "The Art of playing angry while making a dill!!!!!!!"