# 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:** 51
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1001 "2005-09-13T21:47:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **twickster** , who’s headed for home – and agrees on the boredom thing, but can’t not block the freakin’ ball … She blocks it right into my hands. I remind newcomers that the Dopers Whose Screen Names Are Capitalized have a 6-2 lead over the ones who prefer lower-case handles. I then toss 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 13, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1002 "2005-09-13T21:51:13Z")
**gardentraveler** is finally home and able to take the pass from **Sternvogel**. She’s too tired from catching up to say anything clever and hopes that there is a Luck out there somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1003 "2005-09-13T21:54:30Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gardentraveler** is finally home and able to take the pass from **Sternvogel**. She’s too tired from catching up to say anything clever and hopes that there is a Luck out there somewhere… Well, if there is, I stepped in front of him/her and intercepted your pass. I now release the ball and see it caught by… ---
**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 13, 2005, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1004 "2005-09-13T21:56:03Z")
And as a side note…I agree on the boring thing… I say we hit 11 and then let the thread go… Even if it **does** mean that I’ve been on the losing team for all but 1 game (I think…)… GT ---
**Author:** ![EarthStone777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@EarthStone777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarthStone777)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1005 "2005-09-13T21:58:38Z")
Even though I only joined at the end, I’ll second the motion. Perhaps if it were started again in a new thread… in a month or so\*… it would bring in fresh players. \*or a couple days, or a week, or… ---
**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 13, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1006 "2005-09-13T22:12:53Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, if there is, I stepped in front of him/her and intercepted your pass. I now release the ball and see it caught by… **GT…gt?..** , who has succeeded in distracting **Earthstone** with her previous post. Tee hee… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1007 "2005-09-13T22:15:42Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **GT…gt?..** , who has succeeded in distracting **Earthstone** with her previous post. Tee hee… And I take it right back from you. HA-HA! ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1008 "2005-09-13T22:28:54Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > And I take it right back from you. HA-HA! …and **Feydeau** grabs it unenthusiastically… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1009 "2005-09-13T22:29:40Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > And I take it right back from you. HA-HA! But now that other lower case types are around, I can thwart your evil plan, grab the ball, and HA-HA in your general direction, too. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1010 "2005-09-13T22:30:56Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > …and **Feydeau** grabs it unenthusiastically… Or HA-HA at you, too as the case may be ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1011 "2005-09-13T22:36:36Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Or HA-HA at you, too as the case may be Well, the action’s picking up now as I intercept. Let’s see who catches this pass… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1012 "2005-09-13T22:39:15Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Well, the action’s picking up now as I intercept. Let’s see who catches this pass… I do! 😃 ---
**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 13, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1013 "2005-09-13T22:40:59Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > I do! 😃 And I catch it from **dances…** ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1014 "2005-09-13T22:42:01Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > And I catch it from **dances…** But I step in and intercept! ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1015 "2005-09-13T22:46:38Z")
> [@Feydeau](#): > > But I step in and intercept! And I get it from you! ---
**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 13, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1016 "2005-09-13T22:52:43Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > And I get it from you! And I from you… Is this tennis?.. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1017 "2005-09-13T23:00:41Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > And I from you… Is this tennis?.. And I get it from you and I wish there were enough members present to make something happen other than a passing marathon… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1018 "2005-09-13T23:03:18Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > And I from you… Is this tennis?.. Well, it does seem to be a doubles match right now, with **Feydeau** and me taking on you and **danceswithcats**. Of course, that’s a rather unconventional alignment – one woman, three men. Let’s see if either team can line up a third player as I lob the ball with topspin to… ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1019 "2005-09-13T23:04:55Z")
Boy, the ball is going so fast I failed to notice I actually returned a volley from **danceswithcats**. ---
**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 13, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1020 "2005-09-13T23:19:35Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Boy, the ball is going so fast I failed to notice I actually returned a volley from **danceswithcats**. After yet another brief interruption in cable service, I am able to swat it back to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=52)