Mastodawn

Every day we see another headline that looks like it was generated during a game of Mad Libs. Here's today's, via @people.

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#CharlieKirk #Pickleball #Cheerleading #RIP #JeffWeb

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dbread 1d ago

@ColesStreetPothole what is Pickleball? #Pickleball

Baloo Uriza 2d ago

I love this for Mr. Webb. No notes.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirks-mentor-jeff-webb-dies-after-freak-pickleball-accident/

#USPol #Pickleball #JeffWebb

Charlie Kirk’s ‘Mentor’ Dies After Freak Pickleball Accident

Jeff Webb, 76, died after falling while playing pickleball and suffering a severe head injury.

The Daily Beast

Ross of Ottawa 3d ago

Hearing that abandoned #Montreal churches are being converted to #pickleball courts.

Seems like a good repurposing idea, and possible origin story for the Cult of the Great Pickle.

"All hail the Great Pickle, may you touch his garlicky barnacles."

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-383-lets-go/clip/16204461-a-group-quebec-entrepreneurs-bringing-pickleball-to...-church

CBC Top Stories 3d ago

Can pickleball help save Quebec churches?
Three Quebec investors say they’ve found a way to get people back to church — transforming one into a pickleball court. But not everyone is convinced this could be a sustainable solution for the province’s many empty churches.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7138120?cmp=rss

CBC Canada 3d ago

Can pickleball help save Quebec churches?
Three Quebec investors say they’ve found a way to get people back to church — transforming one into a pickleball court. But not everyone is convinced this could be a sustainable solution for the province’s many empty churches.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7138120?cmp=rss

CBC Montreal 3d ago

Can pickleball help save Quebec churches?
Three Quebec investors say they’ve found a way to get people back to church — transforming one into a pickleball court. But not everyone is convinced this could be a sustainable solution for the province’s many empty churches.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7138120?cmp=rss

Ken Weber 3d ago

Florida couple… Pickleball… Brawl… Arrested…
I’m really surprised we don’t see more stories like this…
#Pickleball #Florida #Brawl #Humor

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/pickleball-brawl-florida-arrests.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Florida Couple Arrested After Pickleball Match Turns Into a Brawl

The couple, who were banned for life from a country club in Port Orange, Fla., face felony battery charges after the fight, which involved 20 people, the authorities said.

The New York Times