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Pitchers use jai-alai cestas to hurl insanely fast fastballs and wicked curves. The rest is self explainatory..
What is Jai-Alai?
http://www.orlandojaialai.com/whatis.htm
He uses a what?.. [Mr Burns, Sep 28 2002]
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Ow! That's not funny! Ouch! |
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"Hit the batter, he can walk"
Batter: "No, I can't!" |
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I could go for a tall ice-cold pitcher of jai-alai. |
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Given that Jai-Alai originated from a game played by Incan priests who held †cats by their tails and swung at leather balls... I wonder how long it'll take 7/8 to start a "new" retro Jai-Alai fad.
†The cats would instinctively grab at the ball with their claws, thus enabling players to catch them. |
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Er, thumb, they had Incas in Basque country? |
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Uhh... I think this idea is incomplete without some consideration for the catcher... |
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Incans had the early version - damned Basques stole idea, as usual. |
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Sorry, I'm going to have to side with Curry on this one. Jai-alai was a game played in the Basque region of Spain for almost 2 centuries before being introduced to Cuba in about 1900. It is most popular in Florida, where most of the world's 'frontons' are situated, I think you'll find. |
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If there was a similar game played by Incas and taken back to Spain by the conquistadores then it's not one I've ever heard about. Do you have any authorities on it, TW? |
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I know it's a little offtopic, but did you know that the increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth's magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa. |
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//it's a little offtopic// Not for the halfbakery it's not.. |
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