Anthony Gregory says June 23, 2010 at 9:51 am your an ignorant idiot. ping pong is used with paddles. no why? because the word pong is the only word associated with the use of paddles. remember the video game pong? yep hitting a ball with paddles. therefore, beer pong is a game used with cups, beer and paddles. and it came long before that of throwing ping pong balls into cups. you lose. and damn