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April 08, 2020
Wimbledon Bought Pandemic Insurance: The All-England Lawn Tennis Club has been paying a reported $2 million a year for pandemic insurance the last 17 years, collecting $141 million from the policy after the cancellation of this year's Wimbledon, according to Darren Rovell. Royal and Ancient has similar coverage for the British Open in golf.
There was a missed opportunity to make a significant improvement in the game.
They should have held the tournament without fans, put the officials and ballchasers in hazmat suits, and issued the following advisory to all players:
1) Your first audible grunt is a warning
2) Your second audible grunt is a loss of point
3) Your third audible grunt is a loss of game
4) Your fourth audible grunt is a loss of set
5) Your fifth audible grunt is forfeiture of the match
6) Your sixth audible grunt is lifetime disqualification
posted by beaverboard at 11:23 PM on April 08, 2020
LOL, BB, LOL
posted by billsaysthis at 11:03 AM on April 09, 2020
When informed that someone had made these rule changes, all Victoria Azarenka had to say was, "Whoooooooooooooo? Whoooooooooooooooo?"
posted by rcade at 04:15 PM on April 09, 2020
Victoria Azarenka
Whenever I watch women's tennis, particularly MS Azarenka, I am reminded of a scene in the movie Porky's (I think) when the female gym teacher has an affair with her male counterpart. I remember that the man was advised to bring a pair of socks with him. I should try to find the film on Netflix or someplace.
posted by Howard_T at 03:02 PM on April 10, 2020
Howard, I just rented the senior citizen edition of Porky's.
Instead of raising the roof with screams of delight during the heat of the moment, the woman keeps hollering:
"Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!"
And the socks have non-skid soles, like the ones they give you in the hospital.
posted by beaverboard at 08:55 AM on April 11, 2020
senior citizen edition of Porky's.
lol
Sounds like they got the ideas from my house.
posted by Howard_T at 04:06 PM on April 11, 2020
How much moneys does All-England Lawn Tennis Club earn when there is a Wimbledon tennis tournament? How do they earn that money, anyway? Is it all TV money? Enquiring minds want to know*
*Linda Tripp died of cancer today