# 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:** 53
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1041 "2005-09-14T01:04:24Z")
> [@photopat](#): > > Me as I run back onto the field after an extremely prolonged bathroom break (never mix pop rocks and black bean dip). I look both ways before crossing the street then fake a handoff and see an opening. I heave the ball to… gimmethegoddamballscore!!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1042 "2005-09-14T01:05:38Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I’m still here – are you, **gt**? FTR, I don’t know how that double post happened. Anyway, let me tag the ball before I start torturing the hampsters again… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1043 "2005-09-14T01:06:32Z")
Apologies for my less than dignified last post. The passion of Doperball overcame my typical tender sensibilities. _pats forehead with hanky_ 😉 Ball back in play! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1044 "2005-09-14T01:08:40Z")
I misread possession-you can score twicks ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1045 "2005-09-14T01:11:15Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > I misread possession-you can score twicks But I take advantage of the confusion and steal the ball back, then loft it to… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1046 "2005-09-14T01:11:39Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > gimmethegoddamballscore!!! so – I put it back into play? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1047 "2005-09-14T01:11:48Z")
the possession is from **Sternvogel** to **photopat** to me (but I couldn’t score-thought I was third) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1048 "2005-09-14T01:13:18Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > But I take advantage of the confusion and steal the ball back, then loft it to… me who will attempt this deal one more time, sans screwup ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1049 "2005-09-14T01:14:45Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > so – I put it back into play? uh… sorry, my dialup is crawling tonight – could someone explain where we are here? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1050 "2005-09-14T01:16:15Z")
okay, so there was no Luckie score. \*\*dribbles the ball, passes 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 14, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1051 "2005-09-14T01:18:49Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > okay, so there was no Luckie score. > > \*\*dribbles the ball, passes to … \*\* **gt** , who is pretty sure the ball came from either **twicks** or **dances** and is therefore the second possession for the Lucks…? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1052 "2005-09-14T01:20:17Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > okay, so there was no Luckie score. > > \*\*dribbles the ball, passes to … \*\* **Sternvogel** , who hopes **twickster** ’s dialup connection speeds up (believe me, I can empathize!), but mercilessly intercepts and passes to… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1053 "2005-09-14T01:22:25Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who hopes **twickster** ’s dialup connection speeds up (believe me, I can empathize!), but mercilessly intercepts and passes to… intercepts and passes to … ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1054 "2005-09-14T01:22:55Z")
And to prove my point, I actually steal from **gardentraveler** , whose post hadn’t shown up when I hit “submit”. ---
**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 14, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1055 "2005-09-14T01:41:31Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > intercepts and passes to … **gt** , who figures that there is so much confusion here that we might as well get two possessions in a row for the same team (go LUCKS!) who are currently behind 6-4…(right?)… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1056 "2005-09-14T01:58:15Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > **gt** , who figures that there is so much confusion here that we might as well get two possessions in a row for the same team (go LUCKS!) who are currently behind 6-4…(right?)… …and passes to **twicks** , who passes to … ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1057 "2005-09-14T02:06:46Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > …and passes to **twicks** , who passes to … **Sternvogel** , who is apparently the only Uppercaser on the field right now, but throws caution to the wind as he throws the ball to… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1058 "2005-09-14T02:18:30Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > okay, so there was no Luckie score. > > \*\*dribbles the ball, passes to … \*\* me again, awaiting a third lower case person, lest this continue ad infinitum ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1059 "2005-09-14T02:20:44Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > **Sternvogel** , who is apparently the only Uppercaser on the field right now, but throws caution to the wind as he throws the ball to… Aargh. For the umpteenth time, I attempt possession of the blasted thing before being skunked out of it by someone with a faster connection… ---
**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 14, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743/1060 "2005-09-14T02:30:50Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Aargh. For the umpteenth time, I attempt possession of the blasted thing before being skunked out of it by someone with a faster connection… **gardentraveler** , who is hoping against hope that **twicks** is still out there… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-v-man-im-bored/319743.md?page=54)