That’s because you’re lousy with the racket. Practice with your racket held horizontally and hit the birdie up and down till you get it right in the wrist then practice by yourself hitting the birdie over the net till you’re hitting inside the net area. Nobody likes a badminton player who hits the birdie all over the place – same is true for any racket-ball games such as tennis, ping-pong, etc.
When I was a kid, a ball (or birdie, or Frisbee) on the roof was the best excitement of all – we all wanted to try to climb up and get it. My brother, especially, rose to the challenge, so I’m surprised that Mike doesn’t even want to try.
Oh, look! They had a net after all and didn’t need to mess up that laundry. Kids!
Dawn has mysteriously disappeared since yesterday and I going to guess she left for the same reason Michael leaves today. In my youth, when we got to this point with the shuttlecocks, we got the ladder or we got an adult, usually the one who had previously insisted that we should never use a ladder by ourselves because we were kids.
Maybe Calvin will play badminton with her, since he was sitting on a swingset hollering “Someone push me, I need a push!” then talking to himself why a friend is hard to find.
Ha my brother would have made me climb up there and get it. That way I would get into trouble for being on the roof. Of course I was the youngest of three. Liz it’s time to use your daddy’s girl voice and call him.
Birdies ALWAYS ended up on the roof! That’s why we had a few spares. Most times the birdies on the roof didn’t come down until the fall gutter cleaning ritual.
capricorn9th over 6 years ago
That’s because you’re lousy with the racket. Practice with your racket held horizontally and hit the birdie up and down till you get it right in the wrist then practice by yourself hitting the birdie over the net till you’re hitting inside the net area. Nobody likes a badminton player who hits the birdie all over the place – same is true for any racket-ball games such as tennis, ping-pong, etc.
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
if it were volleyball, the ball would just roll off the roof
Rosette over 6 years ago
When I was a kid, a ball (or birdie, or Frisbee) on the roof was the best excitement of all – we all wanted to try to climb up and get it. My brother, especially, rose to the challenge, so I’m surprised that Mike doesn’t even want to try.
howtheduck over 6 years ago
Oh, look! They had a net after all and didn’t need to mess up that laundry. Kids!
Dawn has mysteriously disappeared since yesterday and I going to guess she left for the same reason Michael leaves today. In my youth, when we got to this point with the shuttlecocks, we got the ladder or we got an adult, usually the one who had previously insisted that we should never use a ladder by ourselves because we were kids.
jpayne4040 over 6 years ago
Because no one can meet your terms and conditions!
dlkrueger33 over 6 years ago
That’s what my Dad was for. LOL
USN1977 over 6 years ago
Maybe Calvin will play badminton with her, since he was sitting on a swingset hollering “Someone push me, I need a push!” then talking to himself why a friend is hard to find.
Dixie Lee over 6 years ago
Ha my brother would have made me climb up there and get it. That way I would get into trouble for being on the roof. Of course I was the youngest of three. Liz it’s time to use your daddy’s girl voice and call him.
summerdog86 over 6 years ago
Birdies ALWAYS ended up on the roof! That’s why we had a few spares. Most times the birdies on the roof didn’t come down until the fall gutter cleaning ritual.
rebelstrike0 over 6 years ago
Looks like we have the explanation for yesterday when commenters were asking about the reason for the dirty birdie.
devildog64 over 6 years ago
We knocked ours down with a burst from the garden hose; sometimes several times a game.
Coyoty Premium Member over 6 years ago
Because you’re always raising a racket!