I know to avoid fan interaction, but I've seen a couple of humorous situations:
Last night, at a 5th grade game, my partner (22 years old) says, "That's my uncle over there behind the bench; he came to give me a rough time tonight."
I'm reporting a timeout, and the uncle says, "Hey, where'd you find your partner?!" My reply: "I ordered him off the back of a cereal box."
At a varsity game I was watching a few weeks ago, "Larry" was reffing. He's done games in our area for years and is well known and respected. He was catching some grief for a call, "Aw come on, Larry. You missed that one." Larry looks over, and with an obvious wink, replies, "Hey, I've been perfect all night!" You needed to be there, but everyone in ear shot laughed, and Larry maintained control of the game.
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