Word: shuttlecock
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There is in fact a finite number of jokes to be made about the word shuttlecock. But after the puerile humor is exhausted, it is the high-speed birdies themselves that attract attention to the sport of badminton. That is, perhaps, why the stands are often empty at Harvard Badminton Club (HBC) competitions...
...Badminton,” where poona was being played. Needless to say, the guests adored the new game and several monocles were shattered in bewildered amusement at the flying “battledore,” which is a silly, suggestive and archaic name for the shuttlecock...
...only do men and women do it together, they employ shuttlecocks in the process. This unique piece of sporting equipment is made of cork, with the feathers made from the left wing of a goose (to ensure consistency). And while O’Connor insists the sport is far from delicate, the equipment is. A shuttlecock is only good for one game. If Yue Wu ’02, strapping Swiss import and Harvard’s men’s singles virtuoso, is playing, a shuttlecock will last about five minutes. At $15 a dozen, Wu?...
Emotionally stoic during a match, Martin is lithe on the court and uses her reach to pick a shuttlecock from the floor or violently put it away from on high. Badminton is an astonishing sport to watch live: fast and furious, nothing like the gentle game of summer cookouts. If anyone can raise its profile, it's this darting Dane...
...Think of the Winter Olympics, in which American viewers have lately fallen in love with the luge, not because they've ever used or seen one, but because they move damn fast and, well, it's a kick to say "luge." Just imagine the fun you can have with "shuttlecock...