# 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:** 26
**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, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/501 "2005-09-07T02:36:43Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > 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… John Wayne, who mosies into the goal. ---
**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, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/502 "2005-09-07T02:37:58Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Team 1 (Hairy A’s): A B C F G H I M N O T U Y > Team 2 (Larruping Lemurs): D E J K L P Q R S V W X Z > > Chance for the Lemurs to notch a deuce here… Repost. Please Og, let this not also be a simulpost. ---
**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, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/503 "2005-09-07T02:40:23Z")
since **Scott** was the possessor of the first part, then I take it from him, and hope another lemur type happens along for the completion ---
**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, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/504 "2005-09-07T02:42:09Z")
**Scott** -yours was the first legal touch after **Monstre** IMHO, so another lemur needs to happen along ---
**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, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/505 "2005-09-07T02:43:21Z")
along with someone to correct sucky coding ---
**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, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/506 "2005-09-07T02:44:05Z")
I happen along, take the ball from **danceswithcats** , and (I hope) SCORE! ---
**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, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/507 "2005-09-07T02:45:33Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > along with someone to correct sucky coding D’oh! :smack: ---
**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, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/508 "2005-09-07T02:45:40Z")
Yes, it’s now 6-2 in our favor! I’ll put the ball into play with an onside kick, which is recovered by… ---
**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, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/509 "2005-09-07T02:51:55Z")
me, who wasn’t dissing anyone other than himself for coding inadequacies. 😉 So, I’ll take the ball from **Sternvogel** and boot it mightily downfield towards… ---
**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, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/510 "2005-09-07T02:52:34Z")
**twicks** , who starts dribbling on the field – was that supposed to be dribbling _down_ the field? my bad – hoping there’s still a Hairy A or two around… ---
**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, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/511 "2005-09-07T02:57:16Z")
hat should have been > [@danceswithcats](#): > > **Scott** -yours was the first legal touch after **Monstre** IMHO, so another lemur needs to happen along D’oh! :smack: Please pass the crow. Hey, this isn’t crow! It’s a ball! ---
**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, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/512 "2005-09-07T02:58:13Z")
you dribble on the field-you’ll clean it up! :eek: **dwc** grabs the ball from **twickster** and leaves her mid-drib to pass to… ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/513 "2005-09-07T03:19:09Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > you dribble on the field-you’ll clean it up! :eek: **dwc** grabs the ball from **twickster** and leaves her mid-drib to pass to… **Sternvogel** , who hopes another Lemur is stationed at the goal. ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/514 "2005-09-07T03:21:41Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who hopes another Lemur is stationed at the goal. intercepted by **Monstre** , who runs off with the ball, paints a picture of a sheep on it, and then throws it downfield, attempting a pass to **Hal Briston** … 😃 ---
**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, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/515 "2005-09-07T03:22:00Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who hopes another Lemur is stationed at the goal. Hmmmmm? Oh, I see. Well, I catch the ball, and head towards the goal where I see a \_\_\_\_. I manage to get it in anyway. ---
**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, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/516 "2005-09-07T03:23:53Z")
:smack: Why does this damn albastross refuse to leave me? ::Scott goes to the sidelines for the next while:: ---
**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, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/517 "2005-09-07T03:30:46Z")
> [@Monstre](#): > > intercepted by **Monstre** , who runs off with the ball, paints a picture of a sheep on it, and then throws it downfield, attempting a pass to **Hal Briston** … 😃 However, **Sternvogel** picks it off. **Scott** , you didn’t mention **Monstre** in your last post, so you’re an eligible receiver of this pass I’m flinging… ---
**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, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/518 "2005-09-07T03:35:28Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > However, **Sternvogel** picks it off. **Scott** , you didn’t mention **Monstre** in your last post, so you’re an eligible receiver of this pass I’m flinging… “I tried to leave, but you dragged me back in!” Cop movie quote. I pass it on to someone else… ---
**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, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/519 "2005-09-07T04:05:27Z")
and since that someone else would be me, I’ll take **Scott** ’s pass and throw him with the albatross into the net for SCORE!!! ---
**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, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/520 "2005-09-07T04:28:56Z")
With the Lemurs’ lead now at 7-2, **Sternvogel** gets a beachball and bats it into the air, where it is caught by… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=27)