# Doperball VI **URL:** \ **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:** 7
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/121 "2007-02-06T22:12:27Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Captain Carrot again, who is constantly refreshing this thread, and drop-kicks the ball into the waiting embrace of… [/QUOTE] … **Hal** , who has completely recovered from the zombification (except for the occasional brain snack). He takes the **Captain Carrot** ’s rebound, scans the field for fellow Jovial Quetzals, and does a behind-the-back pass straight to… ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/122 "2007-02-06T22:27:22Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] … **Hal** , who has completely recovered from the zombification (except for the occasional brain snack). He takes the **Captain Carrot** ’s rebound, scans the field for fellow Jovial Quetzals, and does a behind-the-back pass straight to… [/QUOTE] **Rysto** , who deftly prevents another goal and boots the ball out of danger to… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/123 "2007-02-06T22:39:00Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] **Rysto** , who deftly prevents another goal and boots the ball out of danger to… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot, who is beginning to feel like he reads this thread too much, and tags in… ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/124 "2007-02-06T23:01:26Z")
Yet-we’re only one point behind, so we must rally! And rally, we shall. Llest we digress into a discussion Wellsh spelling, repllete with more doublle ells, llet’s say to hell with it and llaunch the ball towards the other goall, said ball having been sllylly snatched from the non-Wellsh Captain Carrot ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/125 "2007-02-06T23:11:11Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Yet-we’re only one point behind, so we must rally! And rally, we shall. Llest we digress into a discussion Wellsh spelling, repllete with more doublle ells, llet’s say to hell with it and llaunch the ball towards the other goall, said ball having been sllylly snatched from the non-Wellsh Captain Carrot [/QUOTE] Actually, **danceswithcats** , I am part Welsh, and thus I will repossess the ball and pass it on to… ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/126 "2007-02-06T23:49:58Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Actually, **danceswithcats** , I am part Welsh, and thus I will repossess the ball and pass it on to… [/QUOTE] **Rubystreak** , who is not remotely Welsh in any way, but who does enjoy Welsh Rabbit and hasn’t had it in years, but who remembers making it in 6th grade home-ec class, is obviously getting delirious, and who so must surrender the ball to… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/127 "2007-02-07T00:02:18Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] **Rubystreak** , who is not remotely Welsh in any way, but who does enjoy Welsh Rabbit and hasn’t had it in years, but who remembers making it in 6th grade home-ec class, is obviously getting delirious, and who so must surrender the ball to… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot, for the roughly 13th time this thread, recaptures the ball, and with a jaunty flip of the hair, flings the ball vertically, where it is snatched by… ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/128 "2007-02-07T00:05:05Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] **Rubystreak** , who is not remotely Welsh in any way, but who does enjoy Welsh Rabbit and hasn’t had it in years, but who remembers making it in 6th grade home-ec class, is obviously getting delirious, and who so must surrender the ball to… [/QUOTE] YUCK! The icky ball almost touched me again! After slappin’ **PriceGuy** 😛 silly, daintly pushes the ball back on to the field while poppin’ the top on another beer while… [QUOTE=CaptainCarrot] Captain Carrot, for the roughly 13th time this thread, recaptures the ball, and with a jaunty flip of the hair, flings the ball vertically, where it is snatched by… [/quote] And see above post. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/129 "2007-02-07T00:07:12Z")
**gardentraveler** slips in the melted snow around her and, grabs it from **swampy** and watches the ball gently float in a graceful arc toward… ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/130 "2007-02-07T00:10:10Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] **gardentraveler** slips in the melted snow around her and, grabs it from **swampy** and watches the ball gently float in a graceful arc toward… [/QUOTE] Rubystreak, wondering if she is preventing Team 1 from scoring by taking the ball from garndertraveler, probably hands the ball right back into enemy hands now… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/131 "2007-02-07T00:12:43Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Rubystreak, wondering if she is preventing Team 1 from scoring by taking the ball from gardentraveler, probably hands the ball right back into enemy hands now… [/QUOTE] Indeed she does, as Captain Carrot proudly relinquishes the responsibility to… ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/132 "2007-02-07T00:14:43Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Rubystreak, wondering if she is preventing Team 1 from scoring by taking the ball from garndertraveler, probably hands the ball right back into enemy hands now… [/QUOTE] but no, it’s **Rysto** , who fakes left and passes it off again, hoping for a game-tying score… ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/133 "2007-02-07T00:16:43Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Indeed she does, as Captain Carrot proudly relinquishes the responsibility to… [/QUOTE] **Rysto** , who needs to learn to preview… ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/134 "2007-02-07T00:18:24Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] **Rysto** , who needs to learn to preview… [/QUOTE] Back to Rubystreak, who hopes someone from Team 2 is around, but filled with despair knowing Captain Carrot is just waiting to snag the ball back. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/135 "2007-02-07T00:38:19Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Back to Rubystreak, who hopes someone from Team 2 is around, but filled with despair knowing Captain Carrot is just waiting to snag the ball back. [/QUOTE] but **anyrose** sneaks up behind and taps **Rubystreak** on her left shoulder, then grabs the ball from her left, swings around and starts looking for a teammate and spies… ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/136 "2007-02-07T00:55:17Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] but **anyrose** sneaks up behind and taps **Rubystreak** on her left shoulder, then grabs the ball from her left, swings around and starts looking for a teammate and spies… [/QUOTE] Rubystreak, who apparently is doomed never to score (in this game, not in real life, wiseguy)… ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/137 "2007-02-07T00:57:55Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Rubystreak, who apparently is doomed never to score (in this game, not in real life, wiseguy)… [/QUOTE] hands off to **Rysto** , who unknowingly passed up an opportunity to score earlier in the game and wonders if that symbolizes anything… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/138 "2007-02-07T01:03:57Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] hands off to **Rysto** , who unknowingly passed up an opportunity to score earlier in the game and wonders if that symbolizes anything… [/QUOTE] but is usurped by CC, who in turn shifts the play to… We seem to have a stalemate here with two members from each team playing, and others occasionally wandering in… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/139 "2007-02-07T01:39:11Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] but is usurped by **CC** , who in turn shifts the play to… [/QUOTE] **anyrose** who wonders why there are only 4 people playing ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/140 "2007-02-07T01:48:19Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] **anyrose** who wonders why there are only 4 people playing [/QUOTE] And **Rystp** moves in to block another scoring attempt… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873.md?page=8)