# Doperball III

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034 "2005-02-08T18:07:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/241 "2005-02-10T21:37:39Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> But instead, **danceswithcats** intercepts the pass from **Strinka** , and using a slingshot made from the collected thongs of the Doperball Cheerleaders, Snaps the ball downfield to…

After ccorrecting the spelling error made in haste by **danceswithcats** , I grab the ball and roll it downfield to…

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**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/242 "2005-02-10T21:39:20Z")

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Ooh! Me!  
: grabs the ball from **Sternvogel** , jumps on the unicorn and races towards the goal :

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/243 "2005-02-10T21:42:34Z")

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Holding up his No Unicorns Allowed sign, **danceswithcats** grabs the ball from **harmless** and hurls in towards

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**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:** [February 10, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/244 "2005-02-10T21:45:49Z")

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Ok, after a quick review, it looks to me that CoB have posession, and are currently trailing the HFT 8-6. Sound right?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/245 "2005-02-10T21:45:52Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> Holding up his No Unicorns Allowed sign, **danceswithcats** grabs the ball from **harmless** and hurls in towards

Me again, who hopes **harmless** and other \*\*Toddies{/b] are in “Refresh” mode for this thread as I put two finger holes in the ball and bowl it to…

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**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/246 "2005-02-10T21:45:54Z")

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**Strinka** , now back from Amsterdam grabs the ball from **danceswithcats**. Throws it into the sky where it is caught by…

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**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/247 "2005-02-10T21:47:08Z")

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change **danceswithcats** to **Sternvogel**.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/248 "2005-02-10T21:51:39Z")

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but **danceswithcats** again grabs the ball from **Strinka** and shouts “Where the hell is the rest of my team?” and throws to…

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**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/249 "2005-02-10T21:53:35Z")

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\*\*Phelan \*\* from **danceswithcats**!!  
Sets up…

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/250 "2005-02-10T21:56:27Z")

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> [@Phelan](#):
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> \*\*Phelan \*\* from **danceswithcats**!!  
> Sets up…

A teammate who takes her eye of the ball, allowing me to grab it and fire off a screen pass to…

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/251 "2005-02-10T21:58:19Z")

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\<cracks open a beer\> Ahhh! The 34th beer of the day tastes just as good as the first! **Sternvogel** no, I don’t want the icky ball! I put out my hand to stop and it bounces off and flies over to…

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/252 "2005-02-10T21:59:33Z")

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**Sternvogel’s** screen pass is caught by **danceswithcats** who hurls a howling pass to…

Arooooooo

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/253 "2005-02-10T22:01:29Z")

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Damn dial-up! Make that **swampbear**

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/254 "2005-02-10T22:05:41Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> Damn dial-up! Make that **swampbear**

And make that me (who’s also on dial-up, and would thus be your teammate if such were the criterion) picking the ball back off, attaching it to a javelin, and throwing it to…

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**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/255 "2005-02-10T22:15:25Z")

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I’ll take that, **Sternvogel**.  
Ok, who wants it now?  
Do I hear fiddy?  
How’s about twenny?  
Going once…

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/256 "2005-02-10T22:17:14Z")

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YOINK (from **harmless** )!  
PUNT!

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/257 "2005-02-10T22:18:30Z")

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But since I’m broke, I’ll just steal the ball from **harmless** and do my **danceswithcats** stray cat strut down the field to…

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/258 "2005-02-10T22:19:42Z")

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or maybe I can catch the punt from **Regallag** _sigh_

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**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/259 "2005-02-10T22:21:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Team 1: A B C G H I M N O S T U Y  
> Team 2: D E F J K L P Q R V W X Z

: grabs the ball from **strutswithpussies** and tosses it the Toddies way :

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/260 "2005-02-10T22:30:35Z")

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> [@harmless](#):
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> : grabs the ball from **strutswithpussies** and tosses it the Toddies way :

Grabs from **harmless** and looks to gain the assist by flicking a baseline touch pass to…

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