# 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:** 9
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/161 "2007-02-07T03:15:41Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] **GT** grabs the ball very carefully from **Rubystreak** (think hazmat suit) and climbs into a convertible which she rapidly drives through the nearest car wash. While the car is being dried, the ball flies out of the car wash into the waiting arms of… [/QUOTE] **anyrose** , who runs erratically around the field to confuse the other team, finally handing it 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, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/162 "2007-02-07T03:38:46Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] **anyrose** , who runs erratically around the field to confuse the other team, finally handing it to… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot, who loads it into a mini-cannon (or possibly a catapult) and fires to the goal! ---
**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, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/163 "2007-02-07T04:31:20Z")
After scoring, I’ll take the ball again. I slowly lob it over my head, where it hits a bird and plummets onto the head of… ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/164 "2007-02-07T05:29:23Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] After scoring, I’ll take the ball again. I slowly lob it over my head, where it hits a bird and plummets onto the head of… [/QUOTE] I’m not sure that’s really fair, but you did give it an hour, so ok. Score is 5 - 4, Quetzals lead, they also have the ball. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/165 "2007-02-07T06:48:33Z")
[QUOTE=Strinka] I’m not sure that’s really fair, but you did give it an hour, so ok. Score is 5 - 4, Quetzals lead, they also have the ball. [/QUOTE] Razzin-frazzin ball-hoggin’ mongo-fritattas. Ahem. Ball, meet me. Me, pass ball to teammate. Note teammate. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/166 "2007-02-07T07:03:06Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] Razzin-frazzin ball-hoggin’ mongo-fritattas. Ahem. Ball, meet me. Me, pass ball to teammate. Note teammate. 🆒 [/QUOTE] You rang? **Priceguy** ’s got it and quickly passes it on 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, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/167 "2007-02-07T07:44:28Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] You rang? **Priceguy** ’s got it and quickly passes it on to… [/QUOTE] **Rysto** , who is too damn sleep-deprived and busy to come out with a clever way to score. 5-5 Only 13 more hours until I can sleep again… ---
**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, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/168 "2007-02-07T12:15:21Z")
[QUOTE=Rysto] **Rysto** , who is too damn sleep-deprived and busy to come out with a clever way to score. 5-5 Only 13 more hours until I can sleep again… [/QUOTE] A good sport, **GT** congratulates the Lazies on their point and decides to put the game back in play by taking it on the bus with her and flinging out the window where… ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/169 "2007-02-07T12:16:24Z")
[QUOTE=gardentraveler] A good sport, **GT** congratulates the Lazies on their point and decides to put the game back in play by taking it on the bus with her and flinging out the window where… [/QUOTE] the ever-present **Priceguy** comes riding by on his tricycle. Executing a daring 180-degree turn, he then races back towards the field but is intercepted 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, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/170 "2007-02-07T12:29:02Z")
Hey! I spent all night making this beer can pyramid and no icky ball’s gonna destroy it! Sheesh! Here I sit on the sidelines enjoying a nice game of doper ball and watchin’ doper men’s butts and the icky ball just keeps comin’ at me! Gently nudges icky ball before it dirtys my shoes towards… ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/171 "2007-02-07T12:40:11Z")
**swampbear** , you didn’t identify the player from whom the pass came and therefore, as First Rules Nitpicker, I must call procedural error and demand that your play be ruled invalid. ---
**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, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/172 "2007-02-07T13:11:08Z")
[QUOTE=Priceguy] **swampbear** , you didn’t identify the player from whom the pass came and therefore, as First Rules Nitpicker, I must call procedural error and demand that your play be ruled invalid. [/QUOTE] Fine. _ **anyrose** _ intercepts the ball, walks over to **swampbear** and apologizes on behalf of **Priceguy** then turns and fires the ball to… ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/173 "2007-02-07T13:29:57Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] Fine. _ **anyrose** _ intercepts the ball, walks over to **swampbear** and apologizes on behalf of **Priceguy** then turns and fires the ball to… [/QUOTE] … **Kotick** , who returns to the field in shower of cheers. **Kotick** , using his butterfly-net flings the ball so high in the air that it wanishes from sight, but… ---
**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, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/174 "2007-02-07T13:56:45Z")
[QUOTE=Kotick] … **Kotick** , who returns to the field in shower of cheers. **Kotick** , using his butterfly-net flings the ball so high in the air that it vanishes from sight, but… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot jumps up, manages to snatch the ball, but on landing, has it pop from his grasp into… ---
**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, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/175 "2007-02-07T13:58:00Z")
[QUOTE=Kotick] … **Kotick** , who returns to the field in shower of cheers. **Kotick** , using his butterfly-net flings the ball so high in the air that it wanishes from sight, but… [/QUOTE] OWWWWWWWWW!!! Icky ball hit me on the head! **swampbear** runs screaming to first aid (what? the ball’s got zombie goop all over it!) but first kicks the icky ball… ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/176 "2007-02-07T14:04:22Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] OWWWWWWWWW!!! Icky ball hit me on the head! **swampbear** runs screaming to first aid (what? the ball’s got zombie goop all over it!) but first kicks the icky ball… [/QUOTE] …to **Kotick** , who suddenly slips in the zombie goo and crashes into the beercan Taj Mahal that **Swampbear** had been building the whole game and the ball bounces off 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, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/177 "2007-02-07T14:12:29Z")
[QUOTE=Kotick] …to **Kotick** , who suddenly slips in the zombie goo and crashes into the beercan Taj Mahal that **Swampbear** had been building the whole game and the ball bounces off to… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot, who is not sure that the ball was ever actually taken from him, but gamely continues, forwarding the initiative to… ---
**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, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/178 "2007-02-07T14:14:46Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Captain Carrot, who is not sure that the ball was ever actually taken from him, but gamely continues, forwarding the initiative to… [/QUOTE] Pantses **Kotick** for ruining my masterpiece and gooses **Captain Carrot** which makes the ball… ---
**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, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/179 "2007-02-07T14:20:09Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Pantses **Kotick** for ruining my masterpiece and gooses **Captain Carrot** which makes the ball… [/QUOTE] Happy morning to you all… Rubystreak’s got the ball. She’s a poet and don’t she know it. Hope she don’t blow it. Tries to throw it… ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873/180 "2007-02-07T14:26:09Z")
[QUOTE=Rubystreak] Happy morning to you all… Rubystreak’s got the ball. She’s a poet and don’t she know it. Hope she don’t blow it. Tries to throw it… [/QUOTE] …to **Kotick** who barely saves the throw thanks to the butterfly-net, and who kicks the ball towards… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vi/390873.md?page=10)