# Doperball II **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 20, 2004, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687 "2004-08-20T06:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/81 "2004-08-27T05:33:41Z")
**Standup Karmic** , standing idly by, reviewing the rules _yet again_ to see if he fully grasps the nature of this game. He is just about to use his incredible bionic powers when he realizes its time to install Service Pack 2. After doing a twenty minute download and fourty minute install, he realizes that the new SP2 is not compatible with spherical objects. The ball drops to the ground and meanders over to… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/82 "2004-08-27T05:42:09Z")
Team 2 **Johnny Bravo** , who knocks it out of the way on his way to bed. ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/83 "2004-08-27T07:03:02Z")
Team 2 To **Phelan** who sets the ball up like it was a volleyball. The ball hangs above the net as if it were being held on air, and… ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/84 "2004-08-27T10:17:57Z")
Team 2 … **Hal** staggers back to his feet and sees **Phelan** ’s alley-oop shot hanging _juuuust_ outside the goal. “Nuts to this…I’m-a scoring”, he mutters, whomping the ball with the flat edge of the broadsword, sending the ball neatly to the back of the net. Woohoo! 3-1!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/85 "2004-08-27T12:05:59Z")
**Team 1** : 1 **Team 2** : 3 Ball is back in center! For any new players, here’s another list of teams: **Team 1** : A C E G I K M O Q S U W Y **Team 2** : B D F H J L N P R T V X Z ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/86 "2004-08-27T15:21:00Z")
**team I** Greenback _now dressed for hockey_ takes the ball with his stick and tries to skate down the field…and promptly falls again. What do you mean doperball is not played on ice?? Greenback does manage to shoot the ball towards the far end of the field using a classic Dump and Chase strategy. Greenback also gives **Hal Briston** a nice slash when the ref isn’t looking, just to send a message (Geez, hockey is barbaric 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/87 "2004-08-27T15:24:29Z")
Team 2 **Doctor Jackson** sneaks slealthily up behind **JimSox**. As **JimSox** bends over to place the ball on center, **Doc** kicks him in the butt, sending the ref and the ball flying down court. [sub]I’m gonna find a rule to break in this game if it kills me[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/88 "2004-08-27T16:21:48Z")
Another outburst like that, **Doctor Jackson** , and I might have to send you to team 1 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/89 "2004-08-27T16:27:33Z")
Hey stripes, we don’t want him _as Greenback is getting changed into shoes and shorts in the middle of the field_ Now to get that ba…oh look. Popcorn. Greenback heads off towards the popcorn vendor. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/90 "2004-08-27T16:49:19Z")
(Team 1) The same popcorn vendor that **Yeti** just cleaned out…Yeti, while picking kernals out of his teeth, picks up the ball to sniff to see if any desert item is on there (since he’s been pretty lucky so far finding food on it), finds nothing. Thoroughly disinterested he boots the ball up in the air and awaiting the hang time is… ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/91 "2004-08-27T16:57:18Z")
**team I** …and hits Greenback right in the head as he was approaching **Yeticus Rex** to get some popcorn kernals after noticing that the popcorn cart was empty. I know we’re teammates and all but I think you should have been the one to pay for the snacks. Greenback throws the ball back into the fray. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/92 "2004-08-27T17:32:12Z")
Team 2 …“the fray” being **Hal** , in this case. He grabs **Greenback** ’s pass and prevent’s a Team 1 score. He whips off his kilt, fashsions a crude sling, and loads up the doperball. Charging downfield, doperball sling twirlling above his head, he lets the ball fly! (It’s at that moment that he realizes that removing a kilt causes other balls to fly as well) :o ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/93 "2004-08-27T17:56:29Z")
Ewwwwwwwww! : grabs a net to catch **Hal** ’s pass and flings it down the field : ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/94 "2004-08-27T17:58:33Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > Ewwwwwwwww! > : grabs a net to catch **Hal** ’s pass and flings it down the field : Oh, yeah: **Team 3** ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/95 "2004-08-27T17:59:37Z")
!@#$!@ **Team Two!** :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/96 "2004-08-27T18:29:22Z")
Intercepting **harmless** ’ pass is **Standup Karmic**. He does some fancy-dancy little gymnastic floor-exercise-like moves and then sets up his best bowling posture. Step…step…step…rrrooooollllllllllllllllllll. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/97 "2004-08-27T18:37:12Z")
Team 1 **Yeti** lets the ball roll up his big flat floot, so he can catch it, waist high. Gives it a lick for good luck, looks for **Greenback** and gives it a big heave… ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/98 "2004-08-27T18:43:47Z")
Yeti’s heave is intercepted by Zakalwe who promptly smacks himself in the eye while celebrating. The ball is dropped to be picked up by… ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/99 "2004-08-27T18:46:24Z")
Having seen **Yeti** lick the ball **Greenback** just stands there looking at it. _I am not touching that_ ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687/100 "2004-08-27T18:46:51Z")
Me! I got it and I’m pretty sure that it’s ok this time! 😛 : grabs the ball from **Zakalwe** and stares at it reverently : [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-ii/260687.md?page=6)