# Martial arts dopers - Two softball dads fighting - What could the loser have done to win?

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**Created:** [July 16, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-dopers-two-softball-dads-fighting-what-could-the-loser-have-done-to-win/725351 "2015-07-16T19:16:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-dopers-two-softball-dads-fighting-what-could-the-loser-have-done-to-win/725351/41 "2015-07-18T10:03:41Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> What was that line from the old movie Wargames?
> 
> _A strange game. The only way to win is not to play._

I’ve used the line from Roadhouse a few times, ‘nobody ever wins a fight.’

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**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martial-arts-dopers-two-softball-dads-fighting-what-could-the-loser-have-done-to-win/725351/42 "2015-07-18T11:45:11Z")

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I was amused by the fact that each guy attempted an ankle pick, and the guy who executed it better won the fight.

I wish I could have shown this to the freshmen when I was coaching.

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