# 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:** 7
**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, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/121 "2008-04-11T22:13:50Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] A new team-mate appears, snatches the ball from the middle, and promptly tumbles head over heel, the ball bouncing into the waiting grasp of . . . [/QUOTE] NAF who tosses it off 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, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/122 "2008-04-11T22:14:54Z")
taber, who shoots and scores ---
**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, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/123 "2008-04-11T22:15:54Z")
Since nobody has acknowledged **Oredigger** ’s most recent post, he still has the last legal touch, having gotten the ball from **Taber**. ---
**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, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/124 "2008-04-11T22:17:32Z")
[QUOTE=Oredigger77] Either way I grab [bold]Taber{/bold}'s pass and throw it hope hoping for a team mate to grab it and put it in for a score [/QUOTE] DAMMIT! NAF grabs this legal touch and throws it 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:** [April 11, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/125 "2008-04-11T22:19:03Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] DAMMIT! NAF grabs this legal touch and throws it off to… [/QUOTE] Captain Carrot, who suddenly trips, and before hitting the ground, desperately flings the ball in the direction of . . . ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/126 "2008-04-11T22:25:27Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Captain Carrot, who suddenly trips, and before hitting the ground, desperately flings the ball in the direction of . . . [/QUOTE] Me, who goals. ---
**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, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/127 "2008-04-11T22:30:05Z")
Do I have to wait for the mod to start it up again? If not, I will pick up the ball and toss it back out (hoping a team mate graps it for another quick score) ---
**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, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/128 "2008-04-11T22:30:35Z")
[QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Me, who goals. [/QUOTE] Not only did you score, it was your team’s fifth consecutive touch, so you get three points for that goal and now have a 5-0 lead. Once again, the ball is up for grabs in the middle of the field. ETA: No worries, **NAF**. My announcements of “The score is now X-Y” and “The ball is now in play” are mere formalities. Your last touch (at least as of when I began to type this post) is legal. ---
**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, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/129 "2008-04-11T22:41:18Z")
Taber grabs Naf’s pass, and heaves it on to ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/130 "2008-04-11T22:48:39Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] Taber grabs Naf’s pass, and heaves it on to [/QUOTE] Me, who jumps in and steals it for Team 2, and them immediately throws it to… ---
**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, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/131 "2008-04-11T22:52:01Z")
[QUOTE=Justin Credible] Me, who jumps in and steals it for Team 2, and them immediately throws it to… [/QUOTE] NAF who is not letting team no name score while he is around. He falls flat on his face while gloating and the ball roles to… ---
**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, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/132 "2008-04-11T23:07:27Z")
Well, I’ve stayed longer than I thought I would be able to, but my supper will be ready in a few minutes. After I eat, I won’t return to the computer until 11 p.m. (if then), so I’ll hand the referee’s whistle off to the first person who wants it. For conflict-of-interest reasons, anyone who has played in this thread is ineligible, but let’s hope there’s someone familiar with the rules who’s willing to give it a go! ---
**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 12, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/133 "2008-04-12T01:13:32Z")
[QUOTE=NAF1138] NAF who is not letting team no name score while he is around. He falls flat on his face while gloating and the ball roles to… [/QUOTE] Well, there doesn’t seem to be a ref around, so I’m going to take advantage, grab the ball and attempt my patent-pending and possibly illegal super-secret double dog triple axle mega-chuck to… ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/134 "2008-04-12T01:27:37Z")
[QUOTE=ShadowFacts] Well, there doesn’t seem to be a ref around, so I’m going to take advantage, grab the ball and attempt my patent-pending and possibly illegal super-secret double dog triple axle mega-chuck to… [/QUOTE] Intercepted! Heaved downfield to… ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/135 "2008-04-12T03:38:16Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Intercepted! Heaved downfield to… [/QUOTE] **CIAS** who can finally take his time, look around carefully and pass off to… ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/136 "2008-04-12T04:28:49Z")
[QUOTE=CatInASuit] **CIAS** who can finally take his time, look around carefully and pass off to… [/QUOTE] Oh, no you don’t. **Fachverwirrt** grabs the ball back, evades two tackles, sprints twenty yards downfield, looking desperately for a teammate. Turning, he sees one of in the distance, but trips over someone’s noodly appendage and fumbles into a pandimensional black hole. The ball mysteriously appears in the hands of… ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/137 "2008-04-12T04:43:22Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Oh, no you don’t. **Fachverwirrt** grabs the ball back, evades two tackles, sprints twenty yards downfield, looking desperately for a teammate. Turning, he sees one of in the distance, but trips over someone’s noodly appendage and fumbles into a pandimensional black hole. The ball mysteriously appears in the hands of… [/QUOTE] …Pediscribe, who, rolling on the grass, it falls into the hands of and promptly bounces back up to… ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/138 "2008-04-12T05:22:26Z")
[QUOTE=pedescribe] …Pediscribe, who, rolling on the grass, it falls into the hands of and promptly bounces back up to… [/QUOTE] Me. Who scores. Looks like our team gets a name now. I dub team 2…um… **The Nut Clusters**! ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/139 "2008-04-12T09:26:44Z")
[QUOTE=Justin Credible] Me. Who scores. Looks like our team gets a name now. I dub team 2…um… **The Nut Clusters**! [/QUOTE] I sneak in the stadium while everyone else is sleeping on the field, grab the ball out of the net and launch it downfield to… ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910/140 "2008-04-12T11:38:56Z")
[QUOTE=BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed] I sneak in the stadium while everyone else is sleeping on the field, grab the ball out of the net and launch it downfield to… [/QUOTE] CatInASuit, who finds himself surrounded by a bunch of **Nuts** , and passes over the top to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-vii-the-game-rooming/444910.md?page=8)