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Old Thu May 18, 2006, 03:45pm
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Originally Posted by SC Ump
We would touch our nose, like in the sting, when we wanted our partner to glance out in the stands. This was to alert him to (1) a reviewer grading us, or (2) a cute mom in a good looking outfit.

Yes, I know... if we were paying attention to the game instead of the cute moms, we wouldn't have needed to signal the presents of a reviewer.
Reminds me of a partner I was with years ago, who called time to stop a game. When asked why, he pointed to the adjoining walkway and said "girl watch".
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