Mon Jan 08, 2007, 03:48pm
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Courageous When Prudent
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Hampton Roads, VA
Posts: 14,951
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Originally Posted by Corndog89
...in one, I told a guy (turned out to be a captain MD in the medical squadron) to stop the "stupid" play (he was frustrated and getting a little out of control). He got very angry that a referee had called him "stupid". I never did...I referred to his play, his behavior if you will. All he heard, however, was "stupid". Was my observation about his play correct? Absolutely. Was my choice of words in that emotional situation (and really, aren't sports at their very essence an emotional experience) the smartest? No, not at all.
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It has been my experience that most officers, for some reason, do turn "stupid" when participating in intra-mural basketball.
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