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KillerSpin: Ping Pong That Will Rip Your Face Off

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↵Spencer: So, I am the eeeninesiest tired of sports not in the standard canon of American spectator sport attempting to rebrand themselves as being edgy, hard, or “XTREME.” Really, what gets people into new sports is good coverage and being on when nothing else is. (See: ↵World’s Strongest Man, Outdoor Games, MMA, etc.) Past that, just plate up the coverage without much sauce or garnish, let the sport speak for itself, and watch people flock to new distraction, okay?↵↵Killerspin.com: Are you ready to get your face ripped off with THE MOST EXTREME PING PONG EVER!!! GRRR!!!!!! THRILL to the hot action of HUGE BULGING MUSCLES getting medieval on the ball by firing it at speeds of up to ONE ZILLION MILES AN HOUR!!! This isn’t your daddy’s ping pong game! GRRR MUSCLES EXTREME EDGY KILL YEAH!!!↵

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↵Spencer: I think I'd be fine just watching ping-pong, really. I don't think you have to put them in Under Armor shirts and give them the, I don't know, whaddya call that ... the Avenged Sevenfold/Matrix Fox Sports makeover? Is that what --↵

↵↵Killerspin.com: They’re not just regular ping pong players! This is the KILLER KREW!!! Really, the name test-marketed well with focus groups. They thought it was street-tough! It’s not just a bunch of impossibly fit people doing difficult things. THEY HAVE SASSY ATTITUDE!!! It’s like table tennis ON STEROIDS PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX!!!↵

↵↵Spencer: That’s great. I’m just gonna be over here reading some college football magazines and keeping an eye on the Tour de France, okay? Just --↵

↵↵Killerspin.com: It’s like table tennis THAT CAN KILL AN ELEPHANT!!! ↵FEEL THE POWER CONSUMER!!!! GRRRR TABLE TENNIS!!!↵

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