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Partial score: George Carlin, 71

The comedian, who died Sunday, talked about sports rarely, but he was funny and insightful when he did.
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  • Monday, June 23, 2008 06:44 AM

    ping pong

    He had another sports rule. Derivatives of ping pong could not be sports.

    Tennis: Ping pong played while standing on the table

    Volleyball: Raquetless team ping pong played with an inflated ball and a raised net while standing on the table

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