Wasn't sure if this one was very funny (and it's kinda long), but may as well cough up...
Varsity Boys, game is not close (10-15 the whole game). Lots of visiting fans, very vocal. One guy disagrees with a charge call of mine, and it's off to the races. He's all over me the entire half, questioning every call I make. Not really over the top, but enough to be annoying as hell.
Second half, the next dead ball I got near him, out of the blue I look right at him and say "Hey fella".
HIM: "Yeah?"
ME: "What's your favorite food, anyway"
HIM: (pause, puzzled look) "uh, Italian, I guess"
ME: "Oh yeah. Mine's Chinese."
Guy laughs.
4-5 trips up/down the floor, he's still chatting away about the officiating. I get back near him again.
ME: "So what kind of movies do you like?"
HIM: (still puzzled) "Westerns"
ME: "I've always like Comedies myself"
HIM: "Oh."
By now, players are wondering what the hell I'm doing talking to this guy before every throw-in.
3 more trips up/down...guy still yapping a bit. Home team calls 30 sec TO, I stay at spot of throw-in, which is conveniently near my new pal.
ME: "So, you got any brothers and sisters?"
HIM: (smiling, although clearly still puzzled) "two of each"
ME: "Oh yeah, I got two sisters"
HIM: "Great." (now laughing)
Pause. By now, the rest of the crowd probably think's I've lost my mind.
"So why are you asking me all these questions?"
"I figure if you're gonna nag me like you're my wife, we should get to know each other first."
Guy laughs. Crowd laughs. He still rode me the rest of the game. Oh well, it was worth a try.
No, we haven't set a date yet.
