# Doperball IV: The Subtitling **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064 "2005-06-20T15:52:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [June 20, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/41 "2005-06-20T20:25:41Z")
Ok, that’s **featherlou** to **JimSox5** to **danceswithcats** for the score! Two-all, ball back in play! ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/42 "2005-06-20T20:27:55Z")
I’m sans just about everything, **Scott**. 😉 Bonus points for **danceswithcats** for helping me be athletic and get my jollies at the same time. 😃 And I’ll put this thing back in play for now. _kick_ ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/43 "2005-06-20T20:41:00Z")
:: picks up the kick from **JimSox5** l :: …and now, with a much rage as she can muster, I shall (hopefully) pass the ball to another rabid member of **TRORM** ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/44 "2005-06-20T20:48:54Z")
Intercepted by **Ghanima** , who takes the ball, grabs a margarita, and downs it as she passes to… ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/45 "2005-06-20T20:48:55Z")
OK, I think I have the hang of this thing … :: Ball Smack Upside Head :: Ow!!! ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/46 "2005-06-20T20:51:00Z")
Team Spirit moment, brought to you by the **S** ociety for **O** kapi **P** reservation: **The Rabid Okapi Rage Machine** Team colors: CMYK Mascot: The majestic [Okapi](http://www.vision.caltech.edu/feifeili/101_ObjectCategories/okapi/image_0028.jpg) Hmm…we really need **AFG** to design us a team logo. Oh, and :: get’s the ball from **Ponder** , again and passes it down 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:** [June 20, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/47 "2005-06-20T20:52:49Z")
_ **\** _ Ref’s ruling, here… **Ghanima** , **Ponder Stibbons** …neither of you mentioned who you go the ball from, so in a dispute, you both lose out. The ball is still in the air, coming off of **FaerieBeth** ’s pass. _ **\** _ ---
**Author:** ![JimSox5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JimSox5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimSox5)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/48 "2005-06-20T20:58:22Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > _ **\** _ Ref’s ruling, here… **Ghanima** , **Ponder Stibbons** …neither of you mentioned who you go the ball from, so in a dispute, you both lose out. > > The ball is still in the air, coming off of **FaerieBeth** ’s pass. > _ **\** _ Oh, come on! What game are you watching! Do you need my glasses! Oh! That’s Team 1. Umm. . . Good call! Good call! Keep up the good work, **Hal**! [sub]Is it sad that I will more than likely make my 1,000[sup]th[/sup] post in this thread?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/49 "2005-06-20T20:58:24Z")
\ Ouch! What the… \*\*Faeriebeth \*\* Watch it! oooo look DoperBall!! I’ll just punt this down field… Yay team 2 Rapid somethingorothers ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/50 "2005-06-20T21:01:28Z")
Hey, I’m only here because my team has the word “Rabid” in it. OK, so there’s the ball coming from **DeVena** , which I deftly pass along using my face. Ouch. Oh well, I didn’t need that nose anyway. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/51 "2005-06-20T21:02:58Z")
Hmmm… **JimSox5** - **FaerieBeth** - **DeVena** - **Ponder** - **???** Possibility of a three-pointer here… ---
**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:** [June 20, 2005, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/52 "2005-06-20T21:04:06Z")
Whoop…roster post: **The Soaring Naked Mole Rats** : A B C G H I M N O S T U Y **The Rabid Okapi Rage Machine** : D E F J K L P Q R V W X Z ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/53 "2005-06-20T21:05:01Z")
::Scott wonders back onto the field, and sits on the spectator’s bench, waving a flag-ona-stick.:: Whooo! Go team! ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/54 "2005-06-20T21:06:07Z")
**BraheSilver** takes a flying dive to intercept **Ponder** ’s throw, but is much too early and lands in a skidding heap on the floor. The ball bounces off his butt and rolls away. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/55 "2005-06-20T21:21:19Z")
> [@BraheSilver](#): > > The ball bounces off his butt and rolls away. Diving in from my horrifically boring and corporate all-hands meeting, I hug the ball with a sigh of unproductive relief. Lining my cleavage up with the goal, I keep squeezing untill the ball shoots into the net with an audible _POP!_ ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/56 "2005-06-20T21:25:06Z")
Now that’s a talent, **honeydewgrrl**! Too bad about the aim. I intercept the ball and heave the slimy thing to… ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/57 "2005-06-20T21:29:25Z")
The ball hits Scott’s face, as it has at any game he has attended in RL, and rebounds. His glasses appear to be o.k. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/58 "2005-06-20T21:30:30Z")
…caught on the rebound by the **Monstre** , leaping into the field of play and landing with an earth-shattering _THUD!_ (I assume the pass off **Scott** ’s face counts as one for the nekkid moles?) **Monstre** tromps off through the underbrush, climbs a tall tree to get a good view of the playing field, and as the treetop snaps with a huge _C-RRRRAAAACKKKK!!!_ , hurls the ball in the direction of… ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/59 "2005-06-20T21:34:33Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > hurls the ball in the direction of… Doh :smack: And here I was thinking Scott’s flag-waving post was in play. How will the [fans](http://www.cinestatic.com/infinitethought/molerat.jpg) ever forgive me? I hurl my self at the ball in an attempt at redemption and hip-check it into the goal. ---
**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:** [June 20, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064/60 "2005-06-20T21:39:35Z")
> [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > Doh :smack: And here I was thinking Scott’s flag-waving post was in play. > > How will the [fans](http://www.cinestatic.com/infinitethought/molerat.jpg) ever forgive me? > > I hurl my self at the ball in an attempt at redemption and hip-check it into the goal. And CandidGamera comes in at the last second for the goal! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064.md?page=4)