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Charlie Kirk’s ‘mentor’ and father of modern cheerleading dies after falling while playing pickleball
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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The hell is pickleball
Apparently something like tennis, but on a badminton court.
It's worse-minton.
Bravo!
no, nothing is worse than badminton. besides maybe that speedwalking shit
Clearly you have not pickled the balls
But yes, speedwalking is worse than that
wait, just remembered that cup stacking bullshit that got forced on everyone for awhile that shit was even dumber
Nobody was forced to stack those cups, either.
definitely got pushed from down top, nobody would willingly stack cups for "sport" otherwise
Hey it did give us the Black Cocks NZ badminton team in 2004
Old people tennis. I feel like the trend was going younger last year, but now I feel it's only for middle age people and older.
badminton is old people tennis. i feel like pickleball is midlife crisis territory
A lower net. Plays a more like tiny tennis.
Been getting more and more popular over the decade, and it’s pretty huge in the states these days. If you’re in a major US metro, you know someone who plays it.
Kiddy tennis for unfit old people
Ehh it's not the most fun game but it's good for anyone of any fitness level looking for exercise. We used to play it during winter in college and I was fit as fuck back then.
It's great for older people because there's way less joint stress and injury is, despite this article, pretty rare