# Doperball V--Man, I'm bored **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743 "2005-09-02T15:32:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/181 "2005-09-05T01:31:03Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gardentraveler** who will be back for cake but first needs to toss the Doperball to… **twicks** , who looks for either **marque elv** or **Feydeau** (_both_ of whom are on her team – ahem – and about neither of whom she had developed any gender assumptions – and, lost in the labyrinth of her own subordinate clauses, feebly tosses the ball to … ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/182 "2005-09-05T01:32:04Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > hits me on the back of the head. I was writting, now I am interupted. I lob it as hard as I can towards… **twicks** , who is out of coding hell now and ready to lob the ball to … ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/183 "2005-09-05T01:35:52Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **twicks** , who is out of coding hell now and ready to lob the ball to … **gardentraveler** , who uses the ball to wipe the chocolate frosting from her face and figures that the best way to get rid of the ball is to roll it down the court to… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/184 "2005-09-05T01:36:50Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > twicks, who is out of coding hell now and ready to lob the ball to… Erstwhile Apteryx **Sternvogel** , who opines that there may be a little _too_ much parity in the Doperball world as he passes off 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:** [September 5, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/185 "2005-09-05T01:39:11Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Erstwhile Apteryx **Sternvogel** , who opines that there may be a little _too_ much parity in the Doperball world as he passes off to… me, since it went back into enemy hands, and so I toss it to someone else… ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/186 "2005-09-05T01:42:06Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > me, since it went back into enemy hands, and so I toss it to someone else… like **Feydeau** , who then passes it to… ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/187 "2005-09-05T01:46:56Z")
To me **Marque Elf** who stands there a little confused by all this toing and froing of both the ball and his once-upon-a-time teammates. he yells “Hey Twicks, this ball’s for you(intending no sexual repartee at all)” and tosses it in what he thinks is her direction as he is trying to play this game by sound alone, still trying to shake off the toxic spit… ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/188 "2005-09-05T01:48:54Z")
I also taunt the nameless so and sos of team 2, including Feydeau from whom I stole the ball. I may be blind but I’m still feisty. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/189 "2005-09-05T01:50:07Z")
And I continue the stalemate by taking the ball from **marque elf** , noting that many Movie Game stalwarts are hanging around the field, and heaving a pass that is caught by… Psst, **marque elf** , **Feydeau** is your teammate now. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/190 "2005-09-05T01:53:40Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] And I continue the stalemate by taking the ball from **marque elf** , noting that many Movie Game stalwarts are hanging around the field, and heaving a pass that is caught by…Scott catches the ball and spkies it so hard that the team list, the rules, and the highscore counter from Super Mario Bros. falls down to the ground. > [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > Team 1 (Hairy A’s): A B C F G H I M N O T U Y > Team 2 (???): D E J K L P Q R S V W X Z > [@Draelin](#): > > \ > > Once the game begins, the first person to post has the ball. You can do whatever you like with it, but you must end your post by passing the ball. The next poster is the person who caught the ball. If it’s a teammate, great. If not, oh well, the other team has control. > > IMPORTANT: When posting, you must either post the name of the person from whom you are getting the ball, or quote their post. This game creates a lot of cross-posting, so we need that quoting to follow who has legal possession of the ball. > > In order to score, three consecutive teammates must touch the ball. When the third person has the ball, they can either toss it into the goal for a point, or pass it off to (hopefully) another teammate. If you choose to pass, and a teammate gets it, they can either toss it in for two points or they can pass as well. If a teammate catches this pass, they must put it in the goal for three points. > > 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. > > Once you score, the ball is tossed back into the middle and we begin again. > > One other quick thing…if you’re one of the first people to post on a new page, please copy and paste the “Usernames beginning with…” team listings (it’s helpful to have it on each page, so you know who your teammates are). > > Game is to 11, must win by two. > > Let’s go, people. Keep me entertained. 🙂 The ball is then picked up by… ---
**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:** [September 5, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/191 "2005-09-05T01:54:56Z")
Bad coding, bad coding. I got it from stern, and I then passed it on. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/192 "2005-09-05T01:56:43Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > And I continue the stalemate by taking the ball from **marque elf** , noting that many Movie Game stalwarts are hanging around the field, and heaving a pass that is caught by… > > Psst, **marque elf** , **Feydeau** is your teammate now. I told you I was confused. I stand there ball in hand having taken it from **Sternvogel** wondering whether we can play shirts and skins so I can have some clue to whom may be on my team. Still holding the ball, I try to find **Feydeau** to pass him the ball and apologize profusely…\* \*this alphabet thing has always confused me. Who invented the dumb thing anyhow? ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/193 "2005-09-05T01:56:46Z")
:: **gardentraveler** pouts because no one noticed that _she_ got the ball from **twicks** :: That’s OK. Really. I’ll just sit here quietly and polish off the chocolate cake. With some nice cold milk. Who cares about that Doperball anyway? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/194 "2005-09-05T01:59:25Z")
> [@marque elf](#): > > I told you I was confused. I stand there ball in hand having taken it from **Sternvogel** wondering whether we can play shirts and skins so I can have some clue to whom may be on my team. Still holding the ball, I try to find **Feydeau** to pass him the ball and apologize profusely…\* > > \*this alphabet thing has always confused me. Who invented the dumb thing anyhow? **gardentraveler** bounces back on a sugar high and grabs the ball from **marque elf** and throws it to… ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/195 "2005-09-05T02:01:08Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gardentraveler** bounces back on a sugar high and grabs the ball from **marque elf** and throws it to… **Strinka**. It hits his still unconscious form, and wakes him up. Confused, he gets up and throws the ball to… ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/196 "2005-09-05T02:10:35Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > **Strinka**. It hits his still unconscious form, and wakes him up. Confused, he gets up and throws the ball to… To **Marque Elf** who catches the ball that has rebounded off of **Strinka** ’s supine form. He looks for **gardentraveler,** , wanting to trade her the ball for a nice piece of chocolate cake (this game makes a person hungry). He hold it out to her and… no takers on that shirts vs. skins idea? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/197 "2005-09-05T02:10:49Z")
**danceswithcats** who catches the ball from **strinka** and trots goalward, still pondering the shirts/skins concept of co-ed Doperball. Hey now! Deftly passing to… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/198 "2005-09-05T02:11:07Z")
> [@Strinka](#): > > It hits his still unconscious form, and wakes him up. Confused, he gets up and throws the ball to… **Sternvogel** , who realizes that **gardentraveler** indeed got the ball from **twickster** , but explains that (in absolutely real life) he had to log off right after he simulposted at 8:36 because he had to let a neighbor use his phone after she locked herself out of her apartment, and that several exchanges ensued before he could rejoin the game. So he admits the error, but points out that the lead is still 4-3 in his team’s favor as he passes to… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/199 "2005-09-05T02:12:27Z")
awright dagnabit, I’ll take that pass from **marque elf** and hand to… razzin frazzin dial-up ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/200 "2005-09-05T02:13:36Z")
Okay, **danceswithcats** had the last legal touch, so I take the pass and toss to a teammate (I hope) for the shot-on-goal opportunity… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=11)