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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 09:25am
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Ok, this board is kinda, sorta, ok it's really slow.

Does anyone have any crazy, stupid, funny stories from previous camps? Maybe we can revisit this topic again in 6 weeks after everyone has gone this year.

BTW, I'm talking about ref camps, not band camps.

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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 09:28am
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BTW, I'm talking about ref camps, not band camps.
You're not interested in the underwater banana-eating contest?
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Here's a Boy Scout camp story (OK, it's off topic - so what).

There was a kid the rest of us didn't like (not unusual for a bunch of 11 year olds). At camp, we tied him to a tree with rope, blindfolded him and told him to be afraid of any bears that might come by. We then pretended to leave, then pretended to make noise like bears. He wet his pants.

I just told this story to my 10 year old grandson who is going to Scout camp for the first time in a few weeks. He thought it was hilarious. In fact, he's already talking with his buddies to determine who to pick.

My daughter wasn't too pleased that I told him, however.

I wonder if anyone has done anything like this at a referee camp? Perhaps some prank involving fishnets?
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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 10:54am
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I just told this story to my 10 year old grandson who is going to Scout camp for the first time in a few weeks. He thought it was hilarious. In fact, he's already talking with his buddies to determine who to pick.
What if he's the kid that gets picked?
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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 11:57am
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I just told this story to my 10 year old grandson who is going to Scout camp for the first time in a few weeks. He thought it was hilarious. In fact, he's already talking with his buddies to determine who to pick.
What if he's the kid that gets picked?
Then he'll just haveta put on the fishnets- like his grampa.
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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 12:08pm
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So this isn't going in the direction I'd planned but at my first Boy Scout camp they took me Snipe hunting, when some other boys jumped out of the woods to scare me, I started beating the crap out of them and then someone hit me in the head with their flashlight and I had to go get stitches. After that, we were no longer allowed to have Snipe hunts.

How about the tents that you had to lay down plastic to have a floor. We would get guys on all sides and move the tent over and set it up right next to where the guys were sleeping, that way when they woke up they had a perfect view of the sky and they never knew what happened.

I'm looking more for pranks while staying in the dorms or funny storys of guys falling or pants tearing while working. I'm sure there's some stories out there.
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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 02:42pm
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What if he's the kid that gets picked?
Highly unlikely. He's the biggest kid in his troop.
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Camp, now this brings up some memories. Band Camp, last year. We were sliding down the dorm halls with soap and water. What a time we had and hopefully will have again this year. I will be marching at LSU's half time show this year as a part of a state honor band.
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Old Sun May 29, 2005, 10:48pm
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Here's a Boy Scout camp story (OK, it's off topic - so what).

There was a kid the rest of us didn't like (not unusual for a bunch of 11 year olds). At camp, we tied him to a tree with rope, blindfolded him and told him to be afraid of any bears that might come by. We then pretended to leave, then pretended to make noise like bears. He wet his pants.

I just told this story to my 10 year old grandson who is going to Scout camp for the first time in a few weeks. He thought it was hilarious. In fact, he's already talking with his buddies to determine who to pick.

My daughter wasn't too pleased that I told him, however.

I wonder if anyone has done anything like this at a referee camp? Perhaps some prank involving fishnets?


I'm with your daughter....this is hardly something to be proud of
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Old Mon May 30, 2005, 09:08am
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People falling down and people wetting their pants because they're scared is very funny.
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Old Mon May 30, 2005, 03:59pm
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People falling down and people wetting their pants because they're scared is very funny.
Not when the cause is a bunch of punk kids ganging up on someone - and a bunch of dumbass camp leaders and parents who think it's okay because it's not happening to their kid.



Good grief.
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Old Mon May 30, 2005, 04:06pm
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What if he's the kid that gets picked?
Highly unlikely. He's the biggest kid in his troop.
I guess you have never seen Full Metal Jacket.

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Old Mon May 30, 2005, 04:20pm
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People falling down and people wetting their pants because they're scared is very funny.
Not when the cause is a bunch of punk kids ganging up on someone - and a bunch of dumbass camp leaders and parents who think it's okay because it's not happening to their kid.



Good grief.
Frankly, compared to a lot of stuff I've done in my life, this isn't even in the "Top 100" jerky things.
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Old Mon May 30, 2005, 04:24pm
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Frankly, compared to a lot of stuff I've done in my life, this isn't even in the "Top 100" jerky things. [/B]


....and good for you.

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Ok, so Mark thinks it's funny and canuckrefguy doesn't.

Let's move on to other stories.

Not crazy, stupid or funny, but amazing:

I'm evaluating at the Ontario Summer Games and these two rookie refs had 6 great PC calls in one game! It was amazing! And one ref was a 17yr. old girl! She later correctly called a block near a sideline. And used an NBA mechanic. I nearly rolled onto the floor laughing.
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