Word: pong
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...said, "Let there be Ping Pong." And there was Ping Pong but He saw that it was not good. He had no one to play with. Although this made winning much easier, it was no fun having to chase after the ball following every shot...
...decided "Pong" was not suited for Him, but He thought Adam down in the Garden of Eden, who was getting pretty bored himself having nothing to do all day but eat forbidden fruit, might like the game. But Adam had no one to play with either so God created Eve out of Adam's rib so they could play pong...
...Pong's importance in history has not diminished since that day. For instance, the inventor of the pen, an avid pong player who employed the pen-holder grip, named his new invention after this grip when he realized a pen is held just like a ping pong paddle. More recently ping pong diplomacy has opened the door to improved relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China...
...despite its importance in international relations, the Government Department offers no courses on ping pong. The Department of Athletics offered such classes last year for novices but they were discontinued this year because the department perceived a "lack of interest," Terry Maskin '77, captain of the Harvard ping pong team, said last week...
Uncontrolled well describes the $200,000 house that Record Producer Al Kooper rebuilt three years ago. It is designed for a person who has nothing to do. Rooms not filled with games (pool, pong, pinball) are studded with dials, toggles and buttons of the "Koopertronics" recording system. Says he: "I built it all myself. It's a ludicrous house for a ludicrous person. But I love...