# 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:** 25
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/481 "2005-09-07T01:13:45Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > GT is intrigued by the concept of hoverboards and climbs aboad one after finding out that they cost $16.01, an amount she happens to have just fished out of the washer. She is able to maintain her balance AND hold onto the Doperball until… **Sternvogel** , who hopes that at least two of the other Lemurs are around, wrests the ball from **GT** ’s control and passes it 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 7, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/482 "2005-09-07T01:18:22Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who hopes that at least two of the other Lemurs are around, wrests the ball from **GT** ’s control and passes it to… Scott’s [del]evil[/del] twin, who politely hands it 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 7, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/483 "2005-09-07T01:19:36Z")
that shoulda been :"Scott’s [del]evil[/del] good twin, who politely hands it to… Reply With Quote ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/484 "2005-09-07T01:20:47Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Scott’s [del]evil[/del] twin, who politely hands it to… Ronin hops off a hoverboard and leaps onto a Segway to go rushing down after **Scott Plaid** to take the ball and in an effort to make it a two point score tosses the ball over his shoulder to give it 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 7, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/485 "2005-09-07T01:22:51Z")
**GT** intercepts **Ronin’s** attempt and throws the ball as fast as she can. It takes on amazing speed and nears Earth’s moon when… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/486 "2005-09-07T01:30:28Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **GT** intercepts **Ronin’s** attempt and throws the ball as fast as she can. It takes on amazing speed and nears Earth’s moon when… **Sternvogel** , reporting from the surface of Luna for a special that should refute all those “Armstrong and Aldrin were in the Arizona desert instead of Tranquility Base” canards for good, takes the ball and, in an homage to Alan Shepard, hops in the discarded Lunar Rover, steps out after a short drive of the vehicle, and golfs a drive that lands… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/487 "2005-09-07T01:53:09Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , reporting from the surface of Luna for a special that should refute all those “Armstrong and Aldrin were in the Arizona desert instead of Tranquility Base” canards for good, takes the ball and, in an homage to Alan Shepard, hops in the discarded Lunar Rover, steps out after a short drive of the vehicle, and golfs a drive that lands… …in **twicks** ’s lap, scattering the papers she brought home from work. “Eff it” quoth she, and with a mighty heave, she heaves mightily toward… ---
**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 7, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/488 "2005-09-07T01:59:57Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > …in **twicks** ’s lap, scattering the papers she brought home from work. “Eff it” quoth she, and with a mighty heave, she heaves mightily toward… **GT** , who hopes hopes hopes for another Hairy A somewhere nearby…we could score here…really… She lobs it toward the goal end of a field (is it the right field?)… ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/489 "2005-09-07T02:05:42Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **GT** , who hopes hopes hopes for another Hairy A somewhere nearby…we could score here…really… She lobs it toward the goal end of a field (is it the right field?)… All too eager to dash the hopes of the Hairy A’s he dashes in from his photo shoot with GQ and grabs the ball, chucking it back down field watching as it is caught by… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/490 "2005-09-07T02:11:58Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > All too eager to dash the hopes of the Hairy A’s he dashes in from his photo shoot with GQ and grabs the ball, chucking it back down field watching as it is caught by… **Sternvogel** , who looks for a Lemur or two, and spots… ---
**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 7, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/491 "2005-09-07T02:18:01Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who looks for a Lemur or two, and spots… **gardentraveler** , dressed in lemur jammies. As she goes off to bed, she balances the ball on her nose (maybe she’s really a seal?) and then… ---
**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 7, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/492 "2005-09-07T02:18:42Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who looks for a Lemur or two, and spots… who walks to the dark side of the moon, and slides into the goal!!!Teh hawt! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/493 "2005-09-07T02:25:44Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gardentraveler** , dressed in lemur jammies. As she goes off to bed, she balances the ball on her nose (maybe she’s really a seal?) and then… **Sternvogel** gains possession, hoping that **Scott** will realize the simulpost and get the ball from me. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/494 "2005-09-07T02:29:31Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** gains possession, hoping that **Scott** will realize the simulpost and get the ball from me. **Monstre** , passing by, grabs the ball and flings it into the stands… ---
**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 7, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/495 "2005-09-07T02:29:50Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** gains possession, hoping that **Scott** will realize the simulpost and get the ball from me. He does. He then walks in full circle over the moon, and then hands it to… ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/496 "2005-09-07T02:30:48Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** gains possession, hoping that **Scott** will realize the simulpost and get the ball from me. **Scott** doesn’t, but **Snakescatlady** does, and with the ball under one arm and the cat under the other she heads for the goal hoping to finally score this time. ---
**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 7, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/497 "2005-09-07T02:31:14Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > **Monstre** , passing by, grabs the ball and flings it into the stands… where I grab it,for real this time. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/498 "2005-09-07T02:31:56Z")
Another simulpost. Damnit. **Snakescatlady** sits down with the cat and a good book. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/499 "2005-09-07T02:33:30Z")
Well, Little Missy, **Scott** ain’t here but I am. **danceswithcats** does his best (bad) John Wayne impression before grabbing the ball/cat/android from **Sternvogel** and passing 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 7, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/500 "2005-09-07T02:34:13Z")
> [@Snakescatlady](#): > > **Scott** doesn’t, but **Snakescatlady** does, and with the ball under one arm and the cat under the other she heads for the goal hoping to finally score this time. I drive my car towards the goal, narrowly miss hitting an old gypsy women, the ball comes in through the window, and I carreen wildly into the goal. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=26)