Michael, picturing the horrible whacking day in my head had me laughing so hard I almost peed my office chair. Thank you, I needed a laugh today.
Off to find some coffee before I hurt someone --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) Anchorage, Alaska ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: Re: Church and State > In my town, every May 15th was "Whacking Day." We were allowed to run > around town for a whole day whacking geeks in the head! The one who > whacked the most geeks won a pumpkin pie which was customarily thrown at > a geek. Even the town mayor got into it! But now, all of those geeks > have moved on and are making tons of dough, hooking up with the hottest > chicks, and have outgrown their geekiness so in the end it's kind of a > mute point. Most of the whackers though barely made it out of high > school, never went to college, and struggle to get by paycheck to > paycheck. They work some crummy job for a boss that they can't stand. > They frequent the same local bar that they snuck into with fake id's > when they were 16 because they were "cool" and talk about the "good ole > days" when they were the coolest kids in town. Now they're just a bunch > of losers. Kind of like a bunch of Al Bundy's where they peaked at > 16-17. > > Michael Corrigan > Programmer > Endora Digital Solutions > 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > Lombard, IL 60148 > 630/627-5200 x-136 > 630/627-5255 Fax > ----- Original Message ----- > From: BethF > To: CF-Community > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: Church and State > > > At my school if you pegged someone in the head you were out, but if > it was > a geek you were high fived by all your buddies. > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > Anchorage, Alaska > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:05 PM > Subject: RE: Church and State > > > > 10 extra points??? When we played, if you were caught > *intentionally* > > throwing the ball at some one's head, it was a three day suspension. > > > > > > > > At 05:15 PM 1/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >Um, the last time I played dodge ball the rules were: > > >1. if the ball is caught from the person throwing the ball, the > person > > >throwing the ball was out. > > >2. if the person dodging the ball got hit, they were out. > > >3. if the person throwing the ball pegged the dodger in the head, > the > > >person throwing the ball got an extra 10 points :-) > > > > > >The rules may have changed though since I played. > > > > > >Mark > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: BethF [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 4:10 PM > > >To: CF-Community > > >Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > > > > > >in dodgeball the dodging team cant' throw the ball back. > > > > > >--Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > > >Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > > >Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy) > > >Anchorage, Alaska > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 11:43 AM > > >Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > > > > > > > A sport can't be unsportmanslike. Conduct is unsportsmanlike. > If one > > > > team were not allowed to throw the ball back or be able to > "dodge the > > > > ball" then that would be unsportsmanlike. i.e. not fair. If the > > >winners > > > > gloat, that is unsportsmanlike conduct. If the losers blame the > refs > > >or > > > > the other team mates, then that is unsportsmanlike conduct. > This is > > > > where it is terribly important to have good teachers and coaches > so as > > > > to teach the kids how to conduct themselves in victory AND > defeat, > > > > because those lessons permeate through so many aspects of one's > life. > > > > Of course there are a number of other sports that can teach the > same > > > > lessons but the rules of dodge ball are very easy to learn and > one > > > > doesn't require much more skill than to be able to throw the > ball and > > > > the only resources needed is a ball. > > > > > > > > Michael Corrigan > > > > Programmer > > > > Endora Digital Solutions > > > > 1900 S. Highland Avenue, Suite 200 > > > > Lombard, IL 60148 > > > > 630/627-5200 x-136 > > > > 630/627-5255 Fax > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: BethF > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:17 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > > > > > > > > > Challenged sure! But a game whose premise is to hit other > folks as > > > > hard as > > > > possible with a ball isn't what I would call challenging, its > what i > > > > would > > > > call unsportsmanlike. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
