# 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:** 17
**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 11, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/321 "2005-02-11T04:40:43Z")
Ha! Now I have the ball from **Phelan**! But, alas, I must part with the ball, so… ---
**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, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/322 "2005-02-11T04:41:19Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Put it in for a score! Nope, I bat the ball away from **Keapon Laffin** and throw a perfect spiral to… ---
**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 11, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/323 "2005-02-11T04:41:49Z")
huh. I guess I should refresh more often. ---
**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, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/324 "2005-02-11T04:42:47Z")
Okay, I instead swipe from **Regallag** and throw the spiral 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, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/325 "2005-02-11T04:44:38Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Okay, I instead swipe from **Regallag** and throw the spiral to… …back to \*\*Keapon \*\* who passes 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 11, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/326 "2005-02-11T04:46:13Z")
**Keapon** to **me** to somebody who better stuff it in Mr. 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, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/327 "2005-02-11T04:48:56Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > **Keapon** to **me** to somebody who better stuff it in Mr. Goal! 😃 Sorry to foil your plan, **dances** , but I’m reclaiming the rock, the pill, the pigskin, or whatever it is and flipping 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 11, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/328 "2005-02-11T04:56:05Z")
Over my bod deady **Sternvogel**. I got the doperball, and pass it to… ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/329 "2005-02-11T04:58:42Z")
**Phelan** from **danceswithcats** 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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/330 "2005-02-11T05:02:49Z")
> [@Phelan](#): > > **Phelan** from **danceswithcats** to… **Sternvogel** again, who feels like a basketball player whose teammates have all fouled out, but heaves a sigh, then the ball… ---
**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, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/331 "2005-02-11T05:08:13Z")
back to **danceswithcats** so I’ll throw the ball snagged from **Sternvogel** out into the Doperdome for… ---
**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, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/332 "2005-02-11T05:09:38Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > back to **danceswithcats** so I’ll throw the ball snagged from **Sternvogel** out into the Doperdome for… \*\*Keapon \*\* to catch and pass on 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, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/333 "2005-02-11T05:16:55Z")
> [@Keapon Laffin](#): > > \*\*Keapon \*\* to catch and pass on to… Me again. I toss the ball, and a suggestion the remaining players change their screen names to ones that begin with the “right” letters… ---
**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, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/334 "2005-02-11T05:20:03Z")
well **Sternvogel** since **Keapon** and I seem to be the only ones left along with you, we’ll continue this three way monkey-violating competition for some time, eh? 😉 Anyway, I’ll take that damn ball and throw it to hopefully a teammate before I get too tired and go to bed ---
**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, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/335 "2005-02-11T05:24:25Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > well **Sternvogel** since **Keapon** and I seem to be the only ones left along with you, we’ll continue this three way monkey-violating competition for some time, eh? 😉 > Anyway, I’ll take that damn ball and throw it to hopefully a teammate before I get too tired and go to bed Nope, no teammate, just me again. I lock the ball in a safe and leave the combination where a **Toddy** (cross fingers) will find it… ---
**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, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/336 "2005-02-11T05:28:35Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Nope, no teammate, just me again. I lock the ball in a safe and leave the combination where a **Toddy** (cross fingers) will find it… Hahah! Cracked the safe. Picking up the schweaty ball, and passing 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 11, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/337 "2005-02-11T05:36:08Z")
ball grabbed from **Keapon** by **danceswithcats** who IRL works on safes and security systems, who passes the ball 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, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/338 "2005-02-11T05:40:34Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > ball grabbed from **Keapon** by **danceswithcats** who IRL works on safes and security systems, who passes the ball to… You guessed it – me again. Boy, this game is reminiscent of a basketball multi-overtime duel with no shot clock, so I call a jump ball, which is controlled by… ---
**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, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/339 "2005-02-11T05:46:54Z")
**danceswithcats** who grabs the jump ball despite being unable to jump well. Hoping for some post midnight Chickens, Dixie Chickens, or fans of Little Feat who are on my damn team, I toss the ball over my head 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, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/340 "2005-02-11T05:53:51Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > **danceswithcats** who grabs the jump ball despite being unable to jump well. Hoping for some post midnight Chickens, Dixie Chickens, or fans of Little Feat who are on my damn team, I toss the ball over my head to… Me, who’d go into another currently active thread to recruit two teammates, except I realize you and **Laffin** only need one kindred soul, so I’ll see if anyone wanders in on his/her own to catch this lateral I’m flipping… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=18)