# Doperball III **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 14
**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, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/261 "2005-02-10T22:30:54Z")
Catches **harmless** ’s throw and has nothing humorous to do with it. Oh well. Throws it to… ---
**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, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/262 "2005-02-10T22:33:06Z")
steals pass from **Strinka** and boots to… ---
**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, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/263 "2005-02-10T22:34:21Z")
or **Sternvogel** ONE of the other team types-I took it from them ---
**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, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/264 "2005-02-10T22:37:51Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > or **Sternvogel** ONE of the other team types-I took it from them And I took it right back, and lobbed it with a tennis racquet to a waiting… ---
**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, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/265 "2005-02-10T22:54:32Z")
and then I took the ball AND your tennis racquet, so there. ---
**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, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/266 "2005-02-10T22:57:35Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > and then I took the ball AND your tennis racquet, so there. And I got them right back, and handed the ball to… ---
**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, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/267 "2005-02-10T23:07:02Z")
ME ME ME! You handed the ball to ME! ---
**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, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/268 "2005-02-10T23:17:15Z")
Ok kid’s cool it. And I’m taking the ball from **danceswithcats** until you do. I’m sure it will be completely safe if I give it to… ---
**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, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/269 "2005-02-10T23:18:29Z")
AAAGGGHHH!!! kid’s? kid’s? What was I thinking? ouch ouch ouch! ---
**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, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/270 "2005-02-10T23:32:08Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > Ok kid’s cool it. And I’m taking the ball from **danceswithcats** until you do. I’m sure it will be completely safe if I give it to… Me, who once again hopes I can work the give-and-go for a score to… ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/271 "2005-02-10T23:38:11Z")
**Greenback** takes the ball and… GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/272 "2005-02-10T23:47:02Z")
If thats a goal, then I restart right? Okay, I take the sweaty, sweaty ball from \*\*Greenback \*\* (not sure if I need to say the previous poster) and send it on a long lob to… ---
**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, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/273 "2005-02-10T23:57:42Z")
**danceswithcats** who receives the pass from **Keapon Laffin** and moseys in the direction of the goal ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/274 "2005-02-11T00:06:53Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > **danceswithcats** who receives the pass from **Keapon Laffin** and moseys in the direction of the goal Only to be stopped by me. I then toss the ball to… ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/275 "2005-02-11T00:19:30Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Only to be stopped by me. I then toss the ball to… …who you think is **Greenback** , but is actually \*\*Keapon \*\* in disguise. Bwahhahaha… I’m looking for a Chicken to pass this to… ---
**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 11, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/276 "2005-02-11T00:19:58Z")
…me! I take the ball from **Strenvogel** and I then tackle the nearest opponent lose the ball in the process. ---
**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 11, 2005, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/277 "2005-02-11T00:21:04Z")
I of course meant **Keapon Laffin**. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/278 "2005-02-11T00:25:54Z")
Hoping that some more chickens are hanging out, **danceswithcats** trips **Strinka** to regain possession of the ball, and passes to… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/279 "2005-02-11T00:47:22Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Hoping that some more chickens are hanging out, **danceswithcats** trips **Strinka** to regain possession of the ball, and passes to… Me again. Hoping some of my teammates are in the middle of that crowd of people watching the initiation of newbies, I fling the ball, and see it caught by… ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/280 "2005-02-11T00:48:49Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Me again. Hoping some of my teammates are in the middle of that crowd of people watching the initiation of newbies, I fling the ball, and see it caught by… **Keapon**! I do my happy dance, not realising that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=15)