# Doperball VII -- The Game Rooming **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 11, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910 "2008-04-11T16:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/61 "2008-04-11T19:20:11Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] refs going to have fun with this one… Taber is in the backfield and catches the lateral from ShadowFacts, and passes it to [/QUOTE] Eddie to prevent the score. Passes to… ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/62 "2008-04-11T19:21:46Z")
[QUOTE=Edward The Head] Eddie to prevent the score. Passes to… [/QUOTE] taber, who doesn’t want anything to do with Eddie’s speedo, so he passes the ball quickly to ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/63 "2008-04-11T19:23:23Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] taber, who doesn’t want anything to do with Eddie’s speedo, so he passes the ball quickly to [/QUOTE] ShadowFacts, desperately scanning the horizon for additional teammates, heaves it to… ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/64 "2008-04-11T19:23:38Z")
oops, thought Shadowfacts was on the other team, so the Taber-Shadowfacts-Taber exchange was probably illegal. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/65 "2008-04-11T19:29:37Z")
Back it up, everyone – the last legal touch was by **Oredigger77** in post #42. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/66 "2008-04-11T19:30:08Z")
[QUOTE=ShadowFacts] ShadowFacts, desperately scanning the horizon for additional teammates, heaves it to… [/QUOTE] Snags the ball again, hopes Taber takes the wrong ball far far away. Tosses to… ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/67 "2008-04-11T19:32:12Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Back it up, everyone – the last legal touch was by **Oredigger77** in post #42. [/QUOTE] Fine I’ll snag the ball from Ore. Dang refs. Tosses to… ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/68 "2008-04-11T19:35:46Z")
[QUOTE=Edward The Head] Fine I’ll snag the ball from Ore. Dang refs. Tosses to… [/QUOTE] Darth, back from class, who heads it back to… ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/69 "2008-04-11T19:46:52Z")
_ **\** _ Time Out! Unfortunately, work has just exploded in my face (crappy, crappy timing), so I’m going to have to hand off my whistle for a bit. First one who wants the job, here ya go. Sorry about that, all. Score is currently _Absolutely Average Athletics_: 1, _Team 2_: 0. The play is currently **Eddie** (67) to **Darth** (68). Play resumes when someone grabs the whistle. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/70 "2008-04-11T20:29:07Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Play resumes when someone grabs the whistle. [/QUOTE] I was just thinking earlier today about how we should get a **Doperball** game going now that we have **fluiddruid Field** in which to romp. I can be the referee until 6:30 p.m. EDT (that’s about two hours from now) or until **Hal** reclaims the whistle. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/71 "2008-04-11T20:31:03Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] I was just thinking earlier today about how we should get a **Doperball** game going now that we have **fluiddruid Field** in which to romp. I can be the referee until 6:30 p.m. EDT (that’s about two hours from now) or until **Hal** reclaims the whistle. [/QUOTE] So is that a whistle for the start? If it is I will take the ball from Darth and pass it back to … ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/72 "2008-04-11T20:32:53Z")
[QUOTE=Darth Sensitive] Darth, back from class, who heads it back to… [/QUOTE] Oredigger who makes a great interception right under the nose of the new ref but who trips over the whistle he was unwilling to pick up and the ball goes back into the air. ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/73 "2008-04-11T20:34:22Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] So is that a whistle for the start? If it is I will take the ball from Darth and pass it back to … [/QUOTE] To me, who is trying to figure out what he’s been doing the past few hours to miss all the action. I pitch the ball to… On preview - uh-oh…what’s the legal play? ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/74 "2008-04-11T20:39:25Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] To me, who is trying to figure out what he’s been doing the past few hours to miss all the action. I pitch the ball to… On preview - uh-oh…what’s the legal play? [/QUOTE] Taber who shoots and scores, if this is a legal ball ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/75 "2008-04-11T20:44:13Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Taber who shoots and scores, if this is a legal ball [/QUOTE] Indeed it is! **Absolutely Average Athletics** now has a 2-0 lead. Ball is in the middle of the field. Who wants it? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/76 "2008-04-11T20:58:15Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Indeed it is! **Absolutely Average Athletics** now has a 2-0 lead. Ball is in the middle of the field. Who wants it? [/QUOTE] I do I do! NAF runs down the field and does an amazing spinning double fake no look pass to… ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/77 "2008-04-11T21:00:41Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] I do I do! NAF runs down the field and does an amazing spinning double fake no look pass to… [/QUOTE] Oredigger who jumps up to catch the pass only to have his legs taken out by the opposition causing him to head over heals but doing a really cool bicycle throw to . . . ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/78 "2008-04-11T21:00:44Z")
Darth, who fields NAF’s ball cleanly then flips it over his shoulder to… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/79 "2008-04-11T21:00:47Z")
\*\*Enfant Terrible \*\* rushes out of the locker room, toilet paper still attached to his shoe, and, with an embarrassed wave to the crowd neatly picks off the toilet paper and **NAF** ’s pass! He looks left, then passes right to… ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/80 "2008-04-11T21:01:49Z")
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