# 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\
**Page:** 18

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**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, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/341 "2005-02-11T05:59:41Z")

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> [@Sternvogel](#):
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> 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…

\*sniggers

Guess who? Thats right… I catch the ball, and hurl it over to my good buddy…

(btw, this reminds me of bidding on eBay… trying to get that last second bid in)  
😃

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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 11, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/342 "2005-02-11T06:11:47Z")

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Pass caught from **Keapon**. Where in the Wide Wide World of Sports has everyone else gone from our side? (Rhetorical question). Places ball atop cooler on sidelines, opens another beer, takes a swig and yodels into the nearly empty Cecil Adams Doperdome, “I laid your old ladie toooooooo.” 😃

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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 11, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/343 "2005-02-11T06:12:47Z")

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> [@Keapon Laffin](#):
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> \*sniggers
> 
> Guess who? Thats right… I catch the ball, and hurl it over to my good buddy…
> 
> (btw, this reminds me of bidding on eBay… trying to get that last second bid in)  
> 😃

Well, we may be “good buddies” if we’re teammates in a future Doperball incarnation, but right now we’re opponents. And this game has worn me out, so before I head to bed, I check the ball into Motel 6, where Tom Bodett is leaving a light on for…

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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 11, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/344 "2005-02-11T06:14:38Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> Pass caught from **Keapon**. Where in the Wide Wide World of Sports has everyone else gone from our side? (Rhetorical question). Places ball atop cooler on sidelines, opens another beer, takes a swig and yodels into the nearly empty Cecil Adams Doperdome, “I laid your old ladie toooooooo.” 😃

Okay, just to clarify, I take the ball from **danceswithcats** , but my previous post stands otherwise.

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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 11, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/345 "2005-02-11T06:30:01Z")

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I’m rubber, and you’re glue. _Sticks out tongue_ _Waggles fingers_

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**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, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/346 "2005-02-11T06:40:25Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> I’m rubber, and you’re glue. _Sticks out tongue_ _Waggles fingers_

One last play before I’m outta here.

\*\*Keapon \*\* grabs the balls, and squeezes it firmly, but not too tight. The ball makes an appreciative sound… well, more of a moan…

… oops… sorry, was thinking about something else. Anyway, the ball is back in play…

Have a good weekend, all!

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**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/347 "2005-02-11T07:41:43Z")

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I’ll take the pass from **Keapon** in a hope that I can sneak in a Chicken score, passing it to hopefully **dances**. . .

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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 11, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/348 "2005-02-11T08:13:00Z")

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Ever the nighttime news junkie, **danceswithcats** is indeed awake, grabs the pass from **JimSox5** and trips over a New York Times into the goal. SCOOOORREEE!!!

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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 11, 2005, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/349 "2005-02-11T08:17:14Z")

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10-9 Chickens! Let’s Go Chickens Flap Flap Flap Flap Flap Flap! OK-that was a crappy cheer, but it 3:30, OK? Somebody take the ball (Henny Youngman) Take my ball, please.

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/350 "2005-02-11T08:18:04Z")

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I’ve got **danceswithcats** ’s ball but can’t play ball worth shit, so I immediately fumble it into the hands of…

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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 11, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/351 "2005-02-11T08:21:32Z")

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Is there another Chicken who is still awake? We can finish this series, with **One Good Chicken**.

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**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/352 "2005-02-11T08:31:07Z")

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And the legend **JimSox5** runs in triumphantly and puts in the winning goal for the Chickens of Bristrol! Assist is credited to **danceswithcats** and **PriceGuy**.

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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 11, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/353 "2005-02-11T08:42:08Z")

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Be damned! I’ll do a happy Chicken Dance with you **JimSox5** and await the morning of shock and awe from our opponents. Thanks four your timely help!

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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 11, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/354 "2005-02-11T08:43:22Z")

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For fore four? Bed beckons.

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**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/355 "2005-02-11T08:45:08Z")

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Don’t thank me, thank my insomnia and my Religion paper which I’ve been working on between playing here. Okay, go ahead and thank me now 😉 You had to know I wouldn’t let the team down.

_Dances with **dances** _

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**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, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/356 "2005-02-11T12:48:09Z")

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We won?!?

We won!

**WE WON!!!**

\*\* starts singing off-key and out of tune \*

…we are the champions, my friend…  
… and we’ll keep on fighting, till the end…  
bum bum bum bum  
… we are the champions, we are the champions… of the world…

😃

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**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/357 "2005-02-11T13:39:56Z")

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Wooooooo! Go Chickens! _joins the celebration and hands out beer. Lots and lots and lots of beer_

_then waits patiently for Hal to disqualify something_🙂

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**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/358 "2005-02-11T13:53:03Z")

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_Wakes up, wanders in…_ Wha…? Huh? Awww.

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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 11, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/359 "2005-02-11T14:22:48Z")

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\<Checks videotape\>

\<Double-checks videotape\>

\<Calls for a yardage reading\>

\<Triple-checks videotape\>

_kssht_…It’s good! Chickens of Bristrol are your official winners by a score of 11-9! Great effort by both teams!

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/360 "2005-02-11T14:57:36Z")

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Whoo-Hoo

(does happy dance which involves much ass shaking and rotating, is that TMI?)  
I knew the might **Chickens of Bristol** would triumph!

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