What the fuck is going on?


I have an uncle from LA who bets on this shit. No one knows whats happening.

12/2/2009 12:48:33 AM

all i know of the sport is how to mime it in a cursory fashion to others

12/2/2009 12:49:55 AM

^^he might have a gambling problem if he is betting on jai alai




only time i had ever heard of jai alai was this episode of jackass where knoxville and one other (can't remember which one) stand at one end of the court and at the other some pros fire fruit of some kind at them as hard as they can

12/2/2009 12:53:33 AM

and by LA I mean Lower Alabama...


we used to go down to Florida and watch it, no clue what was happening

12/2/2009 12:56:59 AM

tried reading a little bit of the rules and i am still clueless

from wikipedia:

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"The sport can be dangerous, as the ball travels at high velocities. It has lead to injuries that caused players to retire and some cases death."

i know it is wikipedia, but still; do NOT sign me up to play this

[Edited on December 2, 2009 at 1:00 AM. Reason : .]

12/2/2009 12:58:39 AM

if its good enough for the most interesting man in the world, its good enough for me.

12/2/2009 1:00:30 AM

12/2/2009 1:01:13 AM

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"The court (or cancha) for jai alai consists of 3 walls (front, back, and left), and the floor between them in play. If the ball (called a "pelota") touches the floor outside these walls, it is considered out of bounds. Similarly, there is also a border on the lower 3 ft (about 1 m) of the front wall that is also out of bounds. The ceiling on the court is usually very high, so the ball has a more predictable path. The court is divided by 14 parallel lines going horizontally across the court, with line 1 closest to the front wall and line 14 the back wall. In doubles, each team consists of a frontcourt player and a backcourt player. The game begins when the frontcourt player of the first team serves the ball to the second team. The winner of each point stays on the court to meet the next team in rotation. Losers go to the end of the line to await another turn on the court. The first team to score 7 points (or 9 in Superfecta games) wins. The next highest scores are awarded "place" (second) and "show" (third) positions, respectively. Playoffs decide tied scores. A jai alai game is played in round robin format, usually between eight teams of two players each or eight single players. The first team to score 7 or 9 points wins the game. Two of the eight teams are in the court for each point. The server on one team must bounce the ball behind the serving line, then with the cesta "basket" hurl it towards the front wall so it bounces from there to between lines 4 and 7 on the floor. The ball is then in play. The ball used in Jai Alai consists of metal strands tightly wound together and then wrapped in goat skin. Teams alternate catching the ball in their cesta and throwing it "in one fluid motion" without holding or juggling it. The ball must be caught either on the fly or after bouncing once on the floor. A team scores a point if an opposing player: * fails to serve so the ball bounces between lines 4 and 7 on the floor * fails to catch the ball on the fly or after one bounce * holds or juggles the ball * hurls the ball out of bounds * interferes with a player attempting to catch and hurl the ball The team scoring a point remains in the court and the opposing team rotates off the court to the end of the list of opponents. Points usually double after the first round of play, once each team has played at least one point. The players frequently attempt a "chula" shot, where the ball is played off the front wall very high, then reaches the bottom of the back wall by the end of its arc. The bounce off the bottom of the back wall can be very low, and the ball is very difficult to return in this situation. Since there is no wall on the right side, all jai alai players must play right-handed (wear the cesta on their right hand)."

riiiight

12/2/2009 1:03:23 AM

and

^

12/2/2009 1:04:16 AM

We had thos plastic jai alai sets in elementary school

Nobody knew what to do with them.

Usually we just used them to throw wiffleballs at people while our friends pushed us on those tiny blue wheeled lunch tray looking things in PE.

It was like a 4th grade drive by.

12/2/2009 8:22:37 AM

i used to have a set of drinking glasses with these guys on it that i bought at a thrift store
guests would always lol

12/2/2009 11:34:58 AM

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"We had thos plastic jai alai sets in elementary school Nobody knew what to do with them. Usually we just used them to throw wiffleballs at people while our friends pushed us on those tiny blue wheeled lunch tray looking things in PE. It was like a 4th grade drive by."

jesus, did you go to my school or something!? we did this exact thing, to the T.

12/2/2009 11:45:18 AM

it's huge in FL, my friend's mom also bets on it and watches it on TV

12/2/2009 11:59:55 AM

^^ we had them too

12/2/2009 12:08:01 PM

I'm jealous, we weren't that creative

all we did was play 50 different variations of smear the queer

12/2/2009 12:10:09 PM

that too

12/2/2009 12:11:06 PM

And Pete Campbell FTW

[Edited on December 2, 2009 at 7:52 PM. Reason : .]

12/2/2009 7:52:09 PM