# Your heartbreak in 10 words or less

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 24, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937 "2011-11-24T01:11:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/1 "2011-11-24T01:11:21Z")

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“A guy, wearing a headset!..”

“Oh, no! Leon Lett!”

THE CATCH

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**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:** [November 24, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/2 "2011-11-24T01:24:56Z")

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Laettner.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck motherfucker fuck fuck motherfucker.

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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/3 "2011-11-24T02:12:40Z")

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Jordan shoots over Ehlo, running permanently on ESPN.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/4 "2011-11-24T03:08:51Z")

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Chris Webber called time out at the worst possible time.

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/5 "2011-11-24T03:27:25Z")

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Grady Little leaves Pedro in the game way too long.

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/6 "2011-11-24T03:59:52Z")

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Girlfriend to china guy: Calling to tell you I got married today

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/7 "2011-11-24T13:54:08Z")

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> [@China\_Guy](#):
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> Girlfriend to china guy: Calling to tell you I got married today

Well, not sports-related but that really does suck. ☹ = heartbreak

A couple more…

“Breaking news: Len Bias found dead of suspected drug overdose”

“There’s no time! There’s no time! What was he thinking!?” (LSU / Ole Miss a few years ago when Jefferson tried to run a spike play with :01 on the clock)

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/8 "2011-11-24T17:18:14Z")

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Wide right.

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**Author:** ![Molesworth\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Molesworth\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molesworth_2)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/9 "2011-11-24T17:45:40Z")

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McDermott caught behind from the bowling of Walsh.

> **[WI vs AUS, West Indies tour of Australia 1992/93, 4th Test at Adelaide,...](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-australia-1992-93-61905/australia-vs-west-indies-4th-test-63593/full-scorecard)**
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> Get cricket scorecard of 4th Test, WI vs AUS, West Indies tour of Australia 1992/93 at Adelaide Oval dated January 23 - 26, 1993.

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**Author:** ![Cumbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cumbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumbrian)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/10 "2011-11-24T19:15:54Z")

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2nd Test - Lions Springboks 2009.

Last minute loss.

Fuck.

FUCK.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/11 "2011-11-25T00:28:44Z")

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> [@Skammer](#):
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> Grady Little leaves Pedro in the game way too long.

“A little roller up along first…behind the bag…!”

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/12 "2011-11-25T00:36:11Z")

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Charles Smith misses…gets rebound, misses…rebound, misses…rebound, misses.

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**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/13 "2011-11-25T01:40:53Z")

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In high school, my girlfriend slept with my best friend.

I resigned my army commission because I wouldn’t play ball.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/14 "2011-11-25T02:20:41Z")

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Nick Anderson misses four free throws in a row.

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**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/15 "2011-11-25T03:11:31Z")

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Mitch Williams pitches.  
Joe Carter wallops the ball  
Ninety-three is done.

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**Author:** ![hazynlazy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@hazynlazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hazynlazy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/16 "2011-11-25T03:34:38Z")

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The day I decided to be a Lions fan

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**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/17 "2011-11-25T03:38:07Z")

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You can buy T-shirts around here right now that say “I still hate Laettner.” And that happened in '92.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/18 "2011-11-25T03:42:58Z")

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Super Bowl XXX- Game-throwing quarterback can rot in Hell.

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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/19 "2011-11-25T04:51:16Z")

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Steve Bartman’s fan interference

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**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-heartbreak-in-10-words-or-less/603937/20 "2011-11-25T04:57:45Z")

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Konstantinov, Fetisov and Mnatsakanov’s chaufferred car crashed into a tree.  
☹

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