tennis can be difficult if you are uncoordinated, not athletic, couch potato who only way of running is pressing x. it can be also expensive with the gear. better tennis shoes, rackets, apparel, equipment ie ball launcher, lessons, balls, court time on different surfaces ie grass, clay, hard. diet, etc.. not too mention the opportunity costs of playing tennis and not doing other tasks
@Prof: or could come from the French l’heure (the hour) if you accept the theory that they first kept the score on the court clock. 0 (the hour), 15, 30, 40 mn… Which in turn came from the way the game of paume was played (the ancestor of tennis).
That’s the story I’ve heard. The term “Mayday” also comes from the French. More to the point, it comes from an English speaker’s mishearing of French. The original phrase is ’M’aidez!’ meaning ‘Help me!’ To an English speaker, this sounds like the words ‘may day.’ A French speaker could also say "aidez moi,’ which doesn’t sound like anything in English. If your plane is spinning, though, you probably want to say what’s quickest.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
tennis can be difficult if you are uncoordinated, not athletic, couch potato who only way of running is pressing x. it can be also expensive with the gear. better tennis shoes, rackets, apparel, equipment ie ball launcher, lessons, balls, court time on different surfaces ie grass, clay, hard. diet, etc.. not too mention the opportunity costs of playing tennis and not doing other tasks
bransom almost 12 years ago
You got a problem with tennis, or geeks?
cabalonrye almost 12 years ago
@Prof: or could come from the French l’heure (the hour) if you accept the theory that they first kept the score on the court clock. 0 (the hour), 15, 30, 40 mn… Which in turn came from the way the game of paume was played (the ancestor of tennis).
K M almost 12 years ago
And why does she look so good in a tennis outfit and so dumpy in her regular clothes?
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
It’s not that she hasn’t learned the rules- it’s that she only knows them in theory. This is the first opportunity to put them into practice.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
That’s the story I’ve heard. The term “Mayday” also comes from the French. More to the point, it comes from an English speaker’s mishearing of French. The original phrase is ’M’aidez!’ meaning ‘Help me!’ To an English speaker, this sounds like the words ‘may day.’ A French speaker could also say "aidez moi,’ which doesn’t sound like anything in English. If your plane is spinning, though, you probably want to say what’s quickest.
Jeff0811 almost 12 years ago
My main issue with Tennis was playing outdoors in the hot sun. Raquetball in an air conditioned court works better for me, and I get a better workout.
beyondnow777 almost 12 years ago
With raquetball, you don’t have to spend any time chasing the ball out of the court.