# It's A Beautiful Day...For Doperball!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2004, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840 "2004-05-12T19:42:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/101 "2004-05-13T18:24:58Z")
AAAAAAAAAARGH!!! **Scuba\_Ben** don’t lob that thing back at me I ain’t even playing! BTW… nice the way ya bent over there. Tosses the lit ball back on the playing field and it’s caught by… ---
**Author:** ![CrazyMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CrazyMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/102 "2004-05-13T18:27:54Z")
I’ll take that, **Swampbear**. And since you got it from **Scuba\_Ben** , I’m taking a shot! ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/103 "2004-05-13T18:28:49Z")
I’ll take one for the team… Rufus catches the ball, and it EXPLODES!!! Pieces of Rufus Xavier are scattered all over the field, the stands, and a nearby playground! What a sad end to a brilliant doperball player, a legend in the making!!! ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/104 "2004-05-13T18:39:27Z")
snags Rufus Xavier’s pass, sprints down the middle of the field avoiding parts of RX and head butts the ball. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/105 "2004-05-13T18:45:45Z")
Team One on the board! \*\*Swampbear \*\* to \*\*Scuba\_Ben \*\* to \*\*CrazyMonkey \*\* for one point! Team One - 1 Team Two - 6 As a reminder (so you don’t have to go back pages), here’s the teams again: Team One: A,C,E,G,I,K,M,O,Q,S,U,W or Y Team Two: B,D,F,H,J,L,N,P,R,T,V,X or Z \*\*Edward The Head \*\* has the ball. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/106 "2004-05-13T18:57:50Z")
gets distracted watching all the sweaty shirtless men dopers bending over and doesn’t notice **Edward The Head** lobs the ball out of bounds and it hits me. **OWWWWWW!!!** Once again I lob the ball back on the field into the hands of… ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/107 "2004-05-13T19:06:23Z")
Me. I redirect **swampbear** ’s lob to the doper right behind me, who I sincerely hope is a member of Team Two (which is in need of some cheerleaders, tell you what)… ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/108 "2004-05-13T19:12:31Z")
**JC** from **Nightwatch,** pass it on. Seriously, **Warnas,** you seem like a first rate hooligan, won’t you consider supporting the good guys? Everybody loves a winner. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/109 "2004-05-13T19:19:43Z")
: Takes the pass from **Jimmy Chitwood** and runs it in for a point or so (she hopes 🙂 ) : SPIKE! Woopsie! Didn’t mean to kill the ball! 😃 ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/110 "2004-05-13T19:23:22Z")
\*\*Nightwatch Trailer \*\* to **Jimmy Chitwood** to \*\*harmless \*\* for 1 point! Team One - 1 Team Two - 7 Ok, hanging up the whistle for awhile again. Keep your own score for the time being. Oh yeah… :: tosses the ball back in play :: ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/111 "2004-05-13T19:58:02Z")
Grabs the ball mid field, makes another sprint down field, damn I’m tired, tosses the ball, turns around and farts the ball away from him. That should keep team two away from the ball. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CrazyMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@CrazyMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/112 "2004-05-13T20:02:51Z")
Ewwww, **Edward** , I’m not sure I want to touch that. I’ll just give it a good kick… ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/113 "2004-05-13T20:14:01Z")
I spin-back-kick the ball from **CrazyMonkey** into the goal! YAY!!! **Edward the Head** to **CrazyMonkey** to **Scuba Ben** for the point! We’re only down 7-2! Service! ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/114 "2004-05-13T20:40:47Z")
Sauntering onto the field in a full HazMat protection suit, I catch the still-toxic ball from **Scuba** , carefully carrying it with a long pair of insulated metal tongs. After a thorough coating in lemon-scented disinfectant, I take off my mask and return the decontaminated ball to play. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/115 "2004-05-13T20:52:29Z")
I’ll take that, thanky very much, **honeydewgrrl**! (It’s ok, I have no sense of smell, being dead and all [long story 😃]) : throws a perfect spiral down field : ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/116 "2004-05-13T21:06:00Z")
: Snapping up **harmless** ’s pass : Woah, Team 1’s on the offensive! Where’d they come from? Tossing it in for another team 2 score! ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/117 "2004-05-13T21:08:05Z")
…from harmless to a miraculously re-constituted Rufus Xavier (just add water) who catches the ball behind the back, shoots and scores! GOOOOOOAL!!! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/118 "2004-05-13T21:59:44Z")
I think it’s right that since I didn’t score, I can put it back into play, so: 10, 32, 79, 42DDD, HIKE! ---
**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:** [May 13, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/119 "2004-05-13T22:00:01Z")
Ok, \*\*honeydewgrrl \*\* to \*\*harmless \*\* to \*\*BraheSilver \*\* for the score! Team Two still winning, 7-2 (a little late there, **Rufus** ). \*\*Brahe \*\* serves it out 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:** [May 13, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840/120 "2004-05-13T22:04:18Z")
DAMMIT! **Brahe’s** lob landed in my ice cold beer. Oh well, licks beer off ball and lobs it (once again!) back onto the field where it’s caught by… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-beautiful-day-for-doperball/244840.md?page=7)