# 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:** 3
**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 8, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/41 "2005-02-08T19:51:48Z")
ACK! The icky ball hit me again! **Draelin** that hurt. Ok, let me put down my beer and cookie and throw the ball towards… (and while he’s not looking, I sneak out and pants **JimSox** ) ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/42 "2005-02-08T19:53:37Z")
Eddie, who for a change might actually get a legal pass from Draelin. I’ll just lob it away quickly before anything else happens to… ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/43 "2005-02-08T19:54:55Z")
That’s it, I’m out of here, Swampbear has taken my ball twice, that sounds bad doesn’t it? I’ll just steal the ball back from swampbear and… ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/44 "2005-02-08T19:56:11Z")
Well, I guess I can ref, since I did Doperball II. AH! Right as soon as I got changed into the ref outfit, I got pantsed. Fine! I’ll ref without pants! The score stands at 1-0, team two, who is still waiting on a name from **Zebra**. Team one has control as **swampy** keeps getting pelted. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/45 "2005-02-08T19:59:58Z")
\*\*JimSox5 \*\* see post 26. Zebra steals the ball from EtH and runs dramatically down the field. Then he remembers that he needs to go potty and he throws a Hail Mary to… ---
**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 8, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/46 "2005-02-08T20:00:46Z")
swampy stands on the sidelines wandering how long it’ll be before **JimSox** realizes he forgot his underwear and the dang ball hits him in the head again! Dang **Edward**. I give the ball a big kick and it lands… ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/47 "2005-02-08T20:03:07Z")
Ha! Underwear? I don’t think I forgot. . . ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/48 "2005-02-08T20:04:21Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > \*\*JimSox5 \*\* see post 26. The new ref needs glasses! : grabs the **swampy** ball and runs : ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/49 "2005-02-08T20:08:57Z")
My apologies, **Zebra**. I must have scrolled past that to get to the end of the thread more quickly. Chickens of Bristol it is. Also, team one is on the verge of scoring. . . ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/50 "2005-02-08T20:09:27Z")
Kicks **harmless** ’s legs out before stealing the ball. Looks around, not foul…play ball. The ball is fired towards the offensive zone… ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/51 "2005-02-08T20:14:21Z")
oops, just leg tackled my teammate…still, it’s our ball. Somebody fire that sucker in the goal! ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/52 "2005-02-08T20:17:29Z")
Rule clairification: Hal said: > [@](#): > > Be careful with all this extra-point passing however, because once you touch the ball you cannot touch it again until there is a score, or the opposing team gains control. Does this little rule only apply after the thrid consecutive pass ( i.e. the ball in scoring position)? Or can you only touch it once between scores always? ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/53 "2005-02-08T20:18:06Z")
Going for the two pointer. . .or maybe three? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/54 "2005-02-08T20:19:18Z")
**Draelin** , who has very little work to do this afternoon and therefore can kick some Doperball ass, snags **Omniscient’s** pass and does a little Interception Dance before passing it off to … ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/55 "2005-02-08T20:20:18Z")
You cannot touch it until either a score or change of possession. That also applies to extra passing points. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/56 "2005-02-08T20:21:36Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Does this little rule only apply after the thrid consecutive pass ( i.e. the ball in scoring position)? Or can you only touch it once between scores always? Uh-oh. Good question. I figured if a member of the opposing team touched it, it was okay … I may have just ended up in the penalty box. Crap. ---
**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 8, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/57 "2005-02-08T20:22:33Z")
**CandidGamera** , who cleverly distracted **Draelin** with a picture of Tom Welling wearing only far-too-tiny Superman underoos. Making his way back towards Team One territory, it’s handed to… ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/58 "2005-02-08T20:24:23Z")
I pick up the ball from **CandidGamera** , then I drop-punt the ball downfield to… ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/59 "2005-02-08T20:26:13Z")
Damn him for knowing my weakness! ::shakes fist at **CandidGamera’s** retreating form:: ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/60 "2005-02-08T20:26:42Z")
Nope…still my ball…woo! Still looking to make an assist to my homies. **CandidGamera** or **Scuba\_Ben** I’m looking your way… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=4)