APRIL 9th - Sticking It Out



On this day in 1979, the longest doubles table tennis match in the history of human existence began in Sacramento, California. The match ended on April 13 and lasted 101 hours 1 minute and 11 seconds. 101 hours! That’s a long ass time to be hitting a tiny ping-pong ball. It a long ass time to be doing anything really. Alright, not anything. Being married for only 101 hours won’t win you any longevity awards. But it will beat Britney Spears’ first marriage. It’s not a particular long career in the Majors, but hell, Moonlight Graham only got a single game. You could fit 4 or 5 games into an 101 hr span. But for the most part, an activity lasting 101 hours is a long ass event. Ping-pong can be riveting and all, especially when the players meat out, but I would think things might get a little monotonous after like the first five hours. Ping. Pong. Ping. Pong. Ping. Pong. Pong. Ping. I’m putting myself to sleep just thinking about it. Sleeping for 101 hours would be nice. Nicer than playing table tennis for that long. A little overkill perhaps, but hardly Rip Van Winkle. Still, I give props and praise to the players (Lance and Phil Warren and Mark Warren and Bill Weir) for having the stamina to stick out such a long match. Truly. One of the best qualities a person can have is the ability to stick things out. The ability to invest money wisely is pretty good too, but sticking things out is definitely up there.

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