# Doperball VI

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 5, 2007, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873 "2007-02-05T02:30:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 16

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/301 "2007-02-08T20:27:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
**Sternvogel** , who has decided to accept the referee’s decision, and takes the ball in the hope that a Quetzal teammate will FINALLY end this game…  
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But Rhythm hopes to grab it correctly this time, and throws it around to…

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/302 "2007-02-08T20:33:27Z")

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Team 1(Jovial Quetzals): A B C G H I M N O S T U Y  
Team 2(Team Lazy Explosion): D E F J K L P Q R V W X Z

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> But Rhythm hopes to grab it correctly this time, and throws it around to…

Snipe, who just wants this game to be over so he can back to work, but doesn’t see that happening, so he chucks it back to…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/303 "2007-02-08T20:37:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
Team 1(Jovial Quetzals): A B C G H I M N O S T U Y  
Team 2(Team Lazy Explosion): D E F J K L P Q R V W X Z

Snipe, who just wants this game to be over so he can back to work, but doesn’t see that happening, so he chucks it back to…  
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Rhythmdvl, who wants at least ONE TLE member to catch this…

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/304 "2007-02-08T20:39:25Z")

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> Rhythmdvl, who wants at least ONE TLE member to catch this…

No such luck, Snipe again catches it from Rhythmdvl and flips it to…

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/305 "2007-02-08T20:42:19Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
No such luck, Snipe again catches it from Rhythmdvl and flips it to…  
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**Sternvogel** , who is reminded of the 1972 Olympic basketball “Game That Never Ended Until the Soviets Finally Won” as he flips the coveted projectile to…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/306 "2007-02-08T20:43:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
**Sternvogel** , who is reminded of the 1972 Olympic basketball “Game That Never Ended Until the Soviets Finally Won” as he flips the coveted projectile to…  
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Rhythmdvl, who just doesn’t know when to quit… nor does who he passes this to:

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/307 "2007-02-08T20:43:53Z")

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> Rhythmdvl, who just doesn’t know when to quit… nor does who he passes this to:

WHich is snipe, who tosses it to…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/308 "2007-02-08T20:46:20Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
WHich is snipe, who tosses it to…  
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Rhythm, who is just about to give up the ghost… CATCH!

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/309 "2007-02-08T20:47:20Z")

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> Rhythm, who is just about to give up the ghost… CATCH!

Snipe thanks Rhythm for the ball and throws it as hard as he can…

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/310 "2007-02-08T20:47:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
WHich is snipe, who tosses it to…  
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danceswithcats, who was busy checking out the cheerleaders, and their nubile, athletic display of prowess. Nice prowesses, sistah! ANYway-diverting his mind back to das game, I’ll boot the ball downfield to another non S-person…

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/311 "2007-02-08T20:48:48Z")

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wrong post cited, but I still got the ball from Snipe- so nyah nyah

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/312 "2007-02-08T20:49:01Z")

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[QUOTE=danceswithcats]  
danceswithcats, who was busy checking out the cheerleaders, and their nubile, athletic display of prowess. Nice prowesses, sistah! ANYway-diverting his mind back to das game, I’ll boot the ball downfield to another non S-person…  
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Which is Rhythm, who is soverythankful to see DWC that he catches the ball left handed with a half twist, and tosses it back into play

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/313 "2007-02-08T20:49:48Z")

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> Which is Rhythm, who is soverythankful to see DWC that he catches the ball left handed with a half twist, and tosses it back into play

SSSSSSSnipe snipes the ball back and chucks it to…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/314 "2007-02-08T20:50:07Z")

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[QUOTE=danceswithcats]  
wrong post cited, but I still got the ball from Snipe- so nyah nyah  
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Rhythmdvl covers his behind, by quoting this post too, so he’s got it from SOME source. He tosses it downfield, knowing that his 4:00 conference call is going to decimate his play-time

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/315 "2007-02-08T20:51:15Z")

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> Rhythmdvl covers his behind, by quoting this post too, so he’s got it from SOME source. He tosses it downfield, knowing that his 4:00 conference call is going to decimate his play-time

WOO HOO, got it again, catch someone

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/316 "2007-02-08T20:52:09Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
SSSSSSSnipe snipes the ball back and chucks it to…  
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Assuming this is the last legal post, I take the ball in hopes that **swampbear** , **anyrose** , or any Quetzal can FINALLY end this marathon…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/317 "2007-02-08T20:54:26Z")

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[QUOTE=Sternvogel]  
Assuming this is the last legal post, I take the ball in hopes that **swampbear** , **anyrose** , or any Quetzal can FINALLY end this marathon…  
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Just in case this is a legal post based on a legal post, Rhythm interrupts the Sflow, and tosses it around to…

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/318 "2007-02-08T20:55:40Z")

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> Just in case this is a legal post based on a legal post, Rhythm interrupts the Sflow, and tosses it around to…

yep, we’re back on track, but I steal it again and chuck it over to…

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/319 "2007-02-08T20:57:09Z")

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[QUOTE=Snipe1978]  
yep, we’re back on track, but I steal it again and chuck it over to…  
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Rhythm, who is standing on the tracks, watching the 4:00 conference-call-train head toward his team’s final end… who will catch it from his last grasp?

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/320 "2007-02-08T20:58:30Z")

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> Rhythm, who is standing on the tracks, watching the 4:00 conference-call-train head toward his team’s final end… who will catch it from his last grasp?

SNIPE AGAIN ! ! !.. who juggles it for a bit and tosses it to…

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