Hey, I live in The Villages and we have more pickleball courts then any other community in the world. And I still have to endure long lineups sometimes to play. Oh well … I’m retired and I’ve got the time.
As mentioned above, the Williams sisters got thoroughly thrashed by a guy ranked 203 on the men’s tour. This is not a sexist comment, it’s just how nature made us – it’s just not fair to put a man’s body against a woman’s in most physical activities. However, in today’s world it gets a bit fuzzy sometimes when talking about transgender bodies. How much of the male body is still prominent after a sex change to a woman’s body? Is it fair to the other women to let that body compete against theirs? Hmmm
The point of a crossword puzzle clue isn’t to be right, it’s to give you a clue. It isn’t always grammatically correct, or even literally factual, but as long it gives you a clue then it’s done its job. I know, school teachers and people with multiple degrees may get annoyed, but it’s still acceptable in the crossword puzzle world.
They didn’t 221 years ago when they last came out at the same time. At least, not that we know of.