CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
start to finish.

Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to play
the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of play
left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if they
might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.

As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was mortifi
--
Bill Idgerant
(Not a real person)

On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
> start to finish.
>
> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to play
> the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of play
> left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if they
> might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>
> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was mortifi

...mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!

--
Bill Idgerant
(Not a real person)

In article <sfRdL.102$RPK2.41@fx44.iad>,
Bill Idgerant <Noname@fake.net> wrote:

> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
> > CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
> > with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
> > unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
> > start to finish.
> >
> > Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to play
> > the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of play
> > left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if they
> > might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
> >
> > As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was mortifi
>
> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!

The moment you saw the word "Colbert" associated with it, you should
have know it was going to be horrible.

On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>> start to finish.
>>
>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>
>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>> mortifi
>
> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>
Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.

On 11/18/22 2:14 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> In article <sfRdL.102$RPK2.41@fx44.iad>,
> Bill Idgerant <Noname@fake.net> wrote:
>
>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>> start to finish.
>>>
>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to play
>>> the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of play
>>> left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if they
>>> might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>>
>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was mortifi
>>
>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>
> The moment you saw the word "Colbert" associated with it, you should
> have know it was going to be horrible.

Sure, because the nonexistent right wing comedians would've been better,
correct?

suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:

>>>CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>start to finish.

>>>Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.

>>>As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>mortifi

>>..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!

>Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.

In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
corrupted my youth.

In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
<ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
> >On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
> >>On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>
> >>>CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
> >>>with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
> >>>unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
> >>>start to finish.
>
> >>>Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
> >>>play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
> >>>play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
> >>>they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>
> >>>As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
> >>>mortifi
>
> >>..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
> >>and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>
> >Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
> >That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>
> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
> corrupted my youth.

Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
Thanks for the mammaries.

On 11/20/2022 2:26 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>> On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>
>>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>> start to finish.
>
>>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>
>>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>> mortifi
>
>>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>
>> Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>> That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>
> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
> corrupted my youth.
>
Yeah, I guess that's part of what made it entertaining too.

On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 18:38:45 -0500, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:

>In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
><ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>> >On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>> >>On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>
>> >>>CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>> >>>with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>> >>>unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>> >>>start to finish.
>>
>> >>>Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>> >>>play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>> >>>play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>> >>>they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>
>> >>>As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>> >>>mortifi
>>
>> >>..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>> >>and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>
>> >Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>> >That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>
>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>> corrupted my youth.
>
>
>Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
>Thanks for the mammaries.

Yes, there did seem to be a common theme. Couldn't find a yellow
see-through but did find Charlene in blue and in green.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/88/f1/0488f1dd347736e78174348cbecb50f0.jpg
https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fabulous-female-celebs-of-the-past/images/10733063/title/erin-gray-screencap/37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8OcVQ_Ss_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09UgRIpWqk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y45bHeyaDg0

A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>>> On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>
>>>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>>> start to finish.
>>
>>>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>
>>>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>>> mortifi
>>
>>>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>
>>> Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>>> That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>
>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>> corrupted my youth.
>
>
> Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
> Thanks for the mammaries.
>

Charlene Tilton is not so much gorgeous as Miss Piggy come to life.

--
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 18:38:45 -0500, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
>> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>>>> On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>>>> start to finish.
>>>
>>>>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>>>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>>>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>>>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>>
>>>>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>>>> mortifi
>>>
>>>>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>>>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>>
>>>> Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>>>> That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>>
>>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>>> corrupted my youth.
>>
>>
>> Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
>> Thanks for the mammaries.
>
> Yes, there did seem to be a common theme. Couldn't find a yellow
> see-through but did find Charlene in blue and in green.
>
> https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/88/f1/0488f1dd347736e78174348cbecb50f0.jpg
> https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fabulous-female-celebs-of-the-past/images/10733063/title/erin-gray-screencap/37
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8OcVQ_Ss_0
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09UgRIpWqk
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y45bHeyaDg0
>

Erin Grey
Sigh

--
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

On 11/20/2022 7:00 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>> In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
>> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>>>> On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>>>> start to finish.
>>>
>>>>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>>>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>>>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>>>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>>
>>>>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>>>> mortifi
>>>
>>>>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>>>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>>
>>>> Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>>>> That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>>
>>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>>> corrupted my youth.
>>
>>
>> Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
>> Thanks for the mammaries.
>>
>
> Charlene Tilton is not so much gorgeous as Miss Piggy come to life.
>
Catfight!

--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.

shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
>On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 18:38:45 -0500, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>
>>In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
>><ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>>> >On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>> >>On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>
>>> >>>CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>> >>>with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>> >>>unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>> >>>start to finish.
>>>
>>> >>>Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>> >>>play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>> >>>play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>> >>>they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>>
>>> >>>As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>> >>>mortifi
>>>
>>> >>..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>> >>and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>>
>>> >Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>>> >That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>>
>>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>>> corrupted my youth.
>>
>>
>>Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
>>Thanks for the mammaries.
>
>Yes, there did seem to be a common theme. Couldn't find a yellow
>see-through but did find Charlene in blue and in green.
>
>https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/88/f1/0488f1dd347736e78174348cbecb50f0.jpg
>https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/fabulous-female-celebs-of-the-past/images/10733063/title/erin-gray-screencap/37

There's nothing like cheesecake from the '70s. What was Jane Seymour
thinking with that feathery thing?

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8OcVQ_Ss_0

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S09UgRIpWqk
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y45bHeyaDg0

Thanks!

On 11/20/22 5:38 PM, A Friend wrote:
> In article <tle9ib$3jq8c$3@dont-email.me>, Adam H. Kerman
> <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>
>> suzeeq <suzee@imbris.com> wrote:
>>> On 11/18/2022 11:43 AM, Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>>> On 2022-11-18 12:40 p.m., Bill Idgerant wrote:
>>
>>>>> CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon on Thursday night
>>>>> with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>>>>> unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>>>>> start to finish.
>>
>>>>> Stephen Colbert hosted and a string of "C" list celebs attempted to
>>>>> play the game, but the juvenile puns, silly costumes, awful level of
>>>>> play left me with a sinking feeling that anyone tuning in to see if
>>>>> they might want to take up the game would think it's a game for idiots.
>>
>>>>> As a regular pickleballer, who plays at a decent level (4.0), I was
>>>>> mortifi
>>
>>>> ..mortified. A number of my regular pickleball pals also saw the show
>>>> and had similar reactions: Embarrassing! Stupid! What a waste of time!
>>
>>> Any time there's celebrities playing anything, it's usually disastrous.
>>> That's what makes it entertaing - the comedy factor.
>>
>> In the '70's, these stupid celebrity game shows featured certain
>> gorgeous young female-type celebrities in somewhat see-through one-piece
>> bathing suits cavorting around an Olympic-sized swimming pool. It
>> corrupted my youth.
>
>
> Charlene Tilton in a yellow see-through on Battle of the Network Stars.
> Thanks for the mammaries.

Hey, that was my line when Anita Ekberg passed.

In article <rcRdL.101$RPK2.58@fx44.iad>, Noname@fake.net wrote:

>CBS attempted to showcase the pickleball phenomenon

#FakeNews

(Why are people trying to make this stupid game "a thing"?)

>with a celebrity tournament in support of a charity. It was an
>unmitigated, horrible, embarrassing, infantile, unfunny debacle from
>start to finish.
>
>Stephen Colbert hosted

And that's why.

--
Let's go Brandon!