Close to Home by John McPherson for June 10, 2023

I’m amazed sometimes how a sport can catch on.

I have to admit I got hooked onto pickleball. It’s so much fun. I did get a serious case of tennis elbow but I’m over that now.

I’ve soured on pickle ball.

No big dill.

Typing all these comments aggravates my old Nintendo injury!

At least it’s not “Bowling Butt”!

Bleeb is thinking, “Stupid scrubs!”

A game for the ages, or aged.

Just soak it in brine.

Anybody have a horse named Charlie?

What a racket!

someday I hope I’m bored enough to look this pickleball up!

And Ladder Ball legs! And your feet have Cornhole corns! (I love games that started out in someone’s back yard and became popular)

Nobody ever mentions Racquetball Wrist and Thoftball Thumb.

I’ve had both tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, despite never having played either. That ain’t fair!

It’s always sumfin…

Okay, for the record. I don’t like tennis and I have never even seen a pickle ball but I don’t like it already. You can have all of my share. …free.

Bleeb is disappointed ! Slacks !

Oh no, that’s her nose picking finger.

Tennis looks like an exercise game. Pickleball looks like something to get angry about – like golfers get angry about poor performance.

Stay away from pickleball, Bleeb! You look too much like a pale pickle! :)

Hey Doc, pull my finger!

Pickleball pinky, that’s priceless John, very funny. Coincidentally, I think I got that too, I have a lump in my last joint on my pinky, and I don’t even play pickleball.

You should’ve seen my Atari “Defender” thumb back in the day…