are of different sizes.
I'm pretty sure raquetball has always been played on squash courts.
I should check that...
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William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - May 14, 2008 8:24:27 pm PDT #6926 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - May 14, 2008 8:26:53 pm PDT #6927 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wikipedia says...
(British racketball is played in a 32-ft. long by 21-ft. wide squash court (eight feet shorter and one foot wider than the U.S. racquetball court)
Also...
The standard racquetball court is rectangular: 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high.
Side Note: "Heather McKay, with her lengthy and absolute dominance of the game (she remained undefeated for 18 years during the 1960s and 1970s), is undoubtedly the greatest woman player of all time."
18 freakin' years! And I thought Dan Gable was dominant.
§ ita § - May 14, 2008 9:10:19 pm PDT #6928 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I got my variance crisscrossed. That's what you get for only having played squash in one place and racquetball in the other. Still, size variance.
Liese S. - May 14, 2008 10:20:24 pm PDT #6929 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
40 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 20 feet high.
Huh. That's why the acoustics are so jacked up in there, huh? That plus all the hard surfaces.
Nilly - May 15, 2008 2:36:10 am PDT #6930 of 10001
Swouncing
And skipping again, ignoring all ongoing conversations, in order to post that, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Megan E's birthday, as well as Hec and JZ's wedding anniversary.
Happy day to all! With lots of wishes for all good things.
brenda m - May 15, 2008 2:56:23 am PDT #6931 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Still, size variance.
But pretty negligible, when your opponent is a whale.
Sue - May 15, 2008 3:08:02 am PDT #6932 of 10001
hip deep in pie
The Whale wouldn't have a lot of maneuverability on the squash court. Fill it with water, and it becomes a whole different game...
Nutty - May 15, 2008 4:05:30 am PDT #6933 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I think Nutty can beat a whale in a racquetball court.
Let the record show that, if the court were not flooded, I would win hands down (if I were not crushed). If the court were flooded, I suspect I would lose. Then again, who plays racquetball in a flooded court?
Only cheetahs and whales.
Jesse - May 15, 2008 4:13:22 am PDT #6934 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Megan! Happy anniversary, Zmayhem!
Sue - May 15, 2008 4:35:22 am PDT #6935 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Happy Anniversary to David and JZ!
Happy Birthday Megan!
I don't think Megan has been around her much lately, and I think she'd want me to point out that it's also International Fluevog Day: [link]