# 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:** 5
**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, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/81 "2005-02-08T21:17:48Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > In that case, you’re it! I score 15000 points for a flying crink shot! And if that’s how we’re playing, I’ve got thirteen _gajillion_ points for a Wonky Faint. ---
**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, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/82 "2005-02-08T21:22:52Z")
_Ahem!_ > [@](#): > > 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**. Don’t mess with me, pup. I’m a vet. 😛 😉 ---
**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 8, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/83 "2005-02-08T21:25:42Z")
Going back to my return, the ball has legally gone: Scuba\_Ben harmless x-ray vision Scuba\_Ben Phelan harmless JimSox5 What I think you’re missing, **Omniscient** , is that anyone can touch the ball once it changes teams. The ball cannot go, say, **harmless** to **CandidGamera** and back to **harmless** for the score, but it can go **harmless** to **Draelin** and back to **harmless**. \ Yeah, what she said. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/84 "2005-02-08T22:55:04Z")
What’s going on out here? Oh! a game, can I play? 🙂 Harmless isn’t on my team this time. gotta remember that and not save it for her. icky, my shoes are muddy, and I’m cold. I’ll just toss the ball over my shoulder, and go in for some cocoa. ---
**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, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/85 "2005-02-08T23:04:14Z")
I’m thinking I may be the last legal touch… 😕 But, you can take the ball from me if you want. 🙂 If you can. mwahahahaha ---
**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 8, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/86 "2005-02-08T23:08:08Z")
Sorry, **harmless** , it’s still **JimSox5** ’s ball. Feel free to take a swipe at it, though. ---
**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, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/87 "2005-02-08T23:28:41Z")
You sure about that, amigo? 🙂 Instant Replay posts 76-78. I believe that’s where the fumble occurred. 😛 ---
**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, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/88 "2005-02-08T23:31:12Z")
D’oh! I didn’t see the follow up. I sit corrected, **Almighty Hal** ---
**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, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/89 "2005-02-08T23:33:00Z")
: snatches the ball from…who was it again? scroll, scroll, scroll… **JimSox5**! : Eh, mom’s calling. I gotta go home for supper… : tosses the ball back onto the field : ---
**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 8, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/90 "2005-02-08T23:40:59Z")
> [@harmless](#): > > You sure about that, amigo? 🙂 You’re doubting the ref? :dubious: > [@harmless](#): > > I sit corrected, **Almighty Hal** Ah. That’s better. 🙂 On a related note, woohoo! Time to go home! Self-ref rules apply unless someone from another time zone wants to pick up the whistle. And hey, maybe when I come back in tomorrow, Team 1 will actually have a point. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/91 "2005-02-09T00:09:58Z")
No ref? Sweet, Team One can cheat now… I grab **Harmless** ’ lob and am looking for a teammate for the score… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/92 "2005-02-09T00:40:00Z")
Yet while **Nightwatch Trailer** looks for a teammate, **danceswithcats** snags the ball, pauses to finish a beer, belches loudly, and boots 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 9, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/93 "2005-02-09T01:23:49Z")
**Draelin** wanders back onto the field after dinner, a couple beers, and some quality time with the couch, catches **danceswithcats** punt, and turns to throw 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 9, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/94 "2005-02-09T01:26:11Z")
And is it just me, or do the Chickens of Bristol really know how to clean out a six-pack? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/95 "2005-02-09T01:31:10Z")
Not sure if I can keep up with the fast pace of this game, but I think I can catch that pass from my all time brand new best friend and teammate Draelin and kick it in for a point. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/96 "2005-02-09T01:34:00Z")
**Jayn** catches the ball passed to her by **Draelin**. A quick glance, a feint, and she whips the ball into the goal. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/97 "2005-02-09T01:40:53Z")
The Chickens of Bristol are sharp as a pistol when they do the chicken stomp. After that, dredge the stomped chicken in flour and spices, before frying in hot oil. Having scored another point, we leave the ball at midfield, awaiting activity from scoreless Team one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/98 "2005-02-09T03:09:28Z")
Seeing at there doesn’t seem to have been a legal touch since the goal, **JimSox5** picks up the ball and headbutts it towards. . . ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/99 "2005-02-09T03:20:58Z")
**danceswithcats** who shoves the fried chicken into his Doperball shorts pocket, wipes his hands on his jersey, winks at the cheerleaders before grabbing the pass from **JimSox5** and kicks it downfield to… ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034/100 "2005-02-09T03:30:16Z")
**Phelan** , who receives the pass from **danceswithcats** , and puts it in the net for another goal. TIC-TAC-TOE, BABY!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iii/289034.md?page=6)