# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/341 "2005-09-05T21:23:55Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > **Feydeau** grabs the errant ball and lobs it quickly toward… oops! here I… ---
**Author:** ![Enterprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/76d3ee/32.png) [@Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enterprise)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/342 "2005-09-05T21:25:18Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > oops! here > I… …just wanted to hand the ball over to **Enterprise**? Who in turn passes it on, if he actually has it, 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, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/343 "2005-09-05T21:26:21Z")
**Enterprise** , I’m at the goal, and barring a simulpost, I lob the ball in for the winning SCORE! ---
**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/344 "2005-09-05T21:36:42Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Enterprise** , I’m at the goal, and barring a simulpost, I lob the ball in for the winning SCORE! **gardentraveler** has tried 3 (count 'em - **three** )times to intercept the ball and sees she is too late. She holds back tears (adrenaline, you know) and ooooo…cake? And Mountain Dew? Well, not really my favorite, but I guess it’ll do. And yes, **Sternvogel** that would be the one in UA. It’s gotten much larger, but is still much more accessible than the Columbus arts festival and always has lots of interesting vendors. Didn’t buy anything this year, but I’ve got ideas for next year… ---
**Author:** ![Enterprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/76d3ee/32.png) [@Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enterprise)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/345 "2005-09-05T21:41:44Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gardentraveler** has tried 3 (count 'em - **three** )times to intercept the ball and sees she is too late. She holds back tears (adrenaline, you know) and ooooo…cake? And Mountain Dew? Well, not really my favorite, but I guess it’ll do. [/SIZE] Woohoo! A smashing victory for the nameless 2nd Team. Everybody to my place for food and drinks! And that includes the Hairy A-whatevers! ---
**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, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/346 "2005-09-05T22:02:11Z")
> [@Enterprise](#): > > Woohoo! A smashing victory for the nameless 2nd Team. Everybody to my place for food and drinks! And that includes the Hairy A-whatevers! Well…I was supposed to get work done around here, but…that sounds like much more fun. Can I bring something? We apteryxs are excellent hunters. (Or so I’ve been told.) GT ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/347 "2005-09-05T22:44:15Z")
Is it over already? ☹ I’m beginning to think the broken desk was an unnamed conspiracy… :dubious: ---
**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, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/348 "2005-09-05T23:14:14Z")
**gardentraveler** you actually picked up the ball and passed it to **Honeydewgrrl** , right? Because if so, and I catch the pass here – yup, here’s tha ball – I can _scoooooooooooooooooooooooored_! ---
**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, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/349 "2005-09-05T23:49:30Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **gardentraveler** you actually picked up the ball and passed it to **Honeydewgrrl** , right? Because if so, and I catch the pass here – yup, here’s tha ball – I can _scoooooooooooooooooooooooored_! Why yes, yes I did. ::Somewhat confused as she thought it was over, but maybe this is the version where the losing team keeps playing until _it_ has 11 points?:: ---
**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, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/350 "2005-09-05T23:54:04Z")
Psst – no – I’m thinking we should rack up points on the **next** game while the Nameless Doodyheads are busy partying. Subtle, eh? ---
**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 6, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/351 "2005-09-06T00:10:22Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Psst – no – I’m thinking we should rack up points on the **next** game while the Nameless Doodyheads are busy partying. Subtle, eh? Excellent plan. I promise not to tell anyone that we’re playing best 2 out of 3. That puts us ahead 1-0. Oh…and I believe that that’s the Doperball right there, next to my foot, disguised as a CPU. Ooopsie, I think I kicked it… ---
**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 6, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/352 "2005-09-06T00:13:44Z")
Just so’s someone can keep this straight: Team 1 (Hairy A’s): A B C F G H I M N O T U Y Team 2 (They Who Must Not Been Named cuz otherwise they might notice that Doperball VII has started): D E J K L P Q R S V W X Z ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/353 "2005-09-06T00:20:21Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > Excellent plan. I promise not to tell anyone that we’re playing best 2 out of 3. That puts us ahead 1-0. Oh…and I believe that that’s the Doperball right there, next to my foot, disguised as a CPU. Ooopsie, I think I kicked it… Well, I wondered why this thread had gone to an eighth page as I ate dinner. So I clicked on the “Last Page” bar and saw that an unannounced new game had started. I’ll take that ball before settling in to watch the season opener of _Jeopardy!_, a show on which **twickster** has some experience. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/354 "2005-09-06T00:30:38Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, I wondered why this thread had gone to an eighth page as I ate dinner. So I clicked on the “Last Page” bar and saw that an unannounced new game had started. I’ll take that ball before settling in to watch the season opener of _Jeopardy!_, a show on which **twickster** has some experience. Heh. Since my VCR just died (see other thread), I can devote full attention to this … um … ball movement that’s not officially a game. So let me mosey on down the field, nudging the ball with my foot as I chatter animatedly with **gardentraveler**. ---
**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 6, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/355 "2005-09-06T00:35:15Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Heh. Since my VCR just died (see other thread), I can devote full attention to this … um … ball movement that’s not officially a game. So let me mosey on down the field, nudging the ball with my foot as I chatter animatedly with **gardentraveler**. Well, hey **twicks** , I was just reading about the demise of your VCR ::surreptitiously covers ball in a babushka and places it on a box so that it looks like there are 3 in this conversation:: so sorry to hear about that, although it looks like **FCM** might be able to help you out… ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/356 "2005-09-06T00:43:51Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > Well, hey **twicks** , I was just reading about the demise of your VCR ::surreptitiously covers ball in a babushka and places it on a box so that it looks like there are 3 in this conversation:: so sorry to hear about that, although it looks like **FCM** might be able to help you out… While **gardentraveler** and **twickster** discuss the merits of working versus non-working VCRs, **Snakescatlady** sneaks up on her little cat feet and slips off with the ball. Whistling nonchalantly, she strolls down the field… ---
**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 6, 2005, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/357 "2005-09-06T00:56:23Z")
> [@Snakescatlady](#): > > While **gardentraveler** and **twickster** discuss the merits of working versus non-working VCRs, **Snakescatlady** sneaks up on her little cat feet and slips off with the ball. Whistling nonchalantly, she strolls down the field… underestimating **gardentraveler’s** outstanding peripheral vision. **GT** tiptoes behind **Snakescatlady** and then swiftly captures the Doperball in her laundry basket. She sits down on the laundry basket and calmly continues her conversation with **twicks** , who has - of course - tiptoed along as well… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/358 "2005-09-06T00:59:11Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > underestimating **gardentraveler’s** outstanding peripheral vision. **GT** tiptoes behind **Snakescatlady** and then swiftly captures the Doperball in her laundry basket. She sits down on the laundry basket and calmly continues her conversation with **twicks** , who has - of course - tiptoed along as well… …and, distracting **Snakescatlady** with the ol’ “Hey! What’s _that_???” misdirection, retrieves the ball and paints a baby face on it before wrapping it in one of the clean towels in the laundry basket and putting it in the baby carriage… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/359 "2005-09-06T01:44:51Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > …and, distracting **Snakescatlady** with the ol’ “Hey! What’s _that_???” misdirection, retrieves the ball and paints a baby face on it before wrapping it in one of the clean towels in the laundry basket and putting it in the baby carriage… Back from reading a recent issue of _The Onion_ (turns out tonight’s _Jeopardy!_ was a rerun from that Ultimate Championship Tourney), **Sternvogel** injects some testosterone into this game as he covers the baby face with pictures of fighter planes and bats 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 6, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/360 "2005-09-06T01:59:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Back from reading a recent issue of _The Onion_ (turns out tonight’s _Jeopardy!_ was a rerun from that Ultimate Championship Tourney), **Sternvogel** injects some testosterone into this game as he covers the baby face with pictures of fighter planes and bats the ball to… **gardentraveler** , who was a remarkably bad softball player in high school but has greatly improved with age. She fields the line drive and throws it to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=19)