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Time For A Laugh!

14/4/2015

 
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As we recover from summer interclub and look ahead to the winter competition here are a couple of cartoons to make you smile, or groan.
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Silly Season #3: Cartoons

17/1/2015

 
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A few cartoons, extracted from the cyberinterweb...

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Silly Season #2: Origins Of Glueing Up

11/1/2015

 
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Apart from players who are really new to the game, we have all been through the period when applying glue to bat rubbers before play created a much faster and potent bat.  Not many people know, however, that glueing up is not new.  The first case was recorded over 100 years ago in England! Read on... 

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Silly Season #1: Ode To A Discarded Bat

8/1/2015

 
It looks like summer has finally arrived and table tennis is unlikely to be our top priority right now. Perhaps it's time for something different until the summer competitions get under way.  First up is a poignant tribute to an old friend...
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Ode To A Discarded Bat
At the back of the cupboard your station now
No cover to protect your power
Dusty
Crumbling sponge, handle split, mouldy blade
Mice teeth marks in your rubber
Munted

But it wasn't always like this
Remember those days long ago
Of glory
Flashing drives, vicious chops, stunning loops
Opponents vanquished and humbled
The crowd's acclaim

But no more
The game changed but you could not

Rest easy old friend.. 

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