Badminton puns. (+ Badmintology)

(A day late! Ah! Let's pretend I posted this yesterday. Happy Veteran's Day!)

Badminton.

Bad-mint-on.

Bad-min-ton.

I'm sick of all these lame puns that people come up with to put on T-shirts about badminton. I remember back in my high school team, I would cringe whenever I saw our t-shirts and bulletin board proudly displaying how lame we were.

"We put the bad in badminton!"
"Bye Bye Birdie"
"GOODminton"

And as they say it, they EMPHASIZE the words as if we don't GET IT.

OMG, BAD? OH HOHO LIKE IN BADMINTON. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT! HARHARHAR.

As time goes on, the imagination goes wild and the puns just get worse.

"My dog Minton just ate two of my expensive shuttlecocks!
"Bad Minton!"

Please shoot me.

"That mint is spoiled? Well, go put that bad-mint-on the trash."

HAHAHA. GET IT? GET IT? THE BAD...MINT? IN...THE TRASH?

Oh my god you're so funny.

not.

Don't even get me started with 'shuttlecock'. Get your minds out of the gutter...this blog is PG-13. Yeesh. Sick-o.

I'm no expert in slapstick comedy, but I'm smart enough to know that these aren't.

Please. Stop. These dumb puns are ruining the image of the sport. (At least, I like to blame it on the puns and not on the fact that mainstream American media thinks non-contact sports are lame. YOU ARE THE ONLY PLACE THAT CALLS FOOTBALL 'SOCCER', AND THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT PLAYS WHATEVER YOU CALL 'FOOTBALL'.)

We're not the only sport with a lame name.

But I guess I won't get started on that.

(side note: I looked on Urban Dictionary for 'shuttlecock', and this was one of the results:

"Its a "birdie" used in playing badmitten or however you spell it."

B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N, BUTTFACE.)

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JUST A REMINDER

BCD+A Tournament info was on the last post, and the deadline for the application is November 21, 2010.

BCD is fantastic. Really. Do it.
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BADMINTOLOGY: WEEKEND WARRIOR OPEN 2010

For those of you not doing anything this Thanksgiving weekend (Yeah, Canada, Thanksgiving is in NOVEMBER. Haha, just kidding. Kind of.) Badmintology is having their 3rd tourney of the Season.

When: November 26-28, 2010
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 14, 2010 (SEND IT IN SOON)
Where: Moscrop Secondary, 4433 Moscrop Street, Burnaby, BC
Cost: $20CAD for the first event, +$10CAD every other
Perks: Their Tshirts are ADORABLE. Winners get an extra Tshirt, and they give out trophies and medals as well, and little gifts here and there. They have sponsor tables set up by JPScion and Rocktape, I believe...BUT PLEASE NOTE that you have to sign up for at least 2 events to get a free Tshirt...otherwise, they're $9 if you preorder and $12 if you buy at the table. (Correct me if I'm wrong?)
More information: Link to Badmintology

Personal note: I actually attended their last tournament, the MoonLight Open, and I had to say it was a lot of fun! People there are really friendly, and you don't have to fear if you're a beginner--they separate events into 3 different levels. Perfect for a beginner like me ;) Not sure if I'm going this time...but if I do, look for me there!