Things we've seen - Page 2

Mark Padgett · #16 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 04:55pm

I've never been embarrassed on the court or anywhere else for that matter. You see, to be embarrassed, you have to care what other people think of you.

A few years ago, I had a game and we were lined up to shoot two. This was when the trail official still administered free throws. I went to hand the ball to the boy when his lunchtime burritos kicked in. You could hear it all over the gym.

My partner yelled, "That's flagrant, er, I mean fragrant". The kid's coach yelled, "Don't give him the ball so hard". One of his teammates said, "I just looked over at your girlfriend. She's leaving".

I took the ball back and pretended to wipe it off. The crowd cracked up.

stilerng · #17 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 06:02pm

This has been great! What a hoot!

Embarrassing-
Years ago I was dressing for a game (I think it was a JV game) whenI realized I had my son's black pants which were exactly the same style and that's why I had no idea untl I put them on. They were skin tight and about 3 inches short. What do you do? I was determined to call my best game ever to make up for how rediculous I looked. I was constantly pulling them down to make up for the length. I think if it were to happen again I would have worn the dress pants that I had on. They were dark green with cuffs.

Here's another one from the early years: I was working 2 man. The ball had just inbounded from the baseline after a made bskt. I was making the count when my partner, who was at half court blew his whistle held one hand high and yelled "five". Immediately a time out was called. I went to him and said, "do you realize what you just did?" and told him his error. He asked what I wanted to do so I said "no one has said anything so let's see what happens". The game resumed with the opposing team taking the ball out of bounds. NO ONE SAID A WORD! Not a fan, coach, or player. GO FIGURE!

Here's the finale: (IF YOU'RE WEAK STOMACHED STOP NOW!): It was just a couple years ago at a girls V game. I was new lead. The team was bringing the ball up court when suddenly both teams rushed to their benches. I blew the whistle to stop time and ran to see what they were all running from. Are you ready for this? One of the girls had lost her mouse! It lay on the floor in a bloody mess! JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD THE WORST OF IT! HELP!

rainmaker · #18 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 06:06pm

In the tattling on someone else department, I saw this once a couple of years ago when I stayed after my JV game to watch the Varsity officials. The first thing I noticed, around the beginning of the second quarter, was that one of the officials slacks had a gap where the zipper should be. It was easy to see from a certain angle, since there was a white shirt stripe shining through! He didn't realize it, and as he kept working, the shirt began to work its way out through the opening until it was quite, um, visible, and a very definite "shape".

It took him about 4 minutes of playing time to see it himself, and there weren't any stoppages for anyone to point it out to him. Fortunately, someone at the table had a safety pin, which he was able to utilize for the rest of the game.

26 Year Gap · #19 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 06:40pm

I had a player get blood on his shorts so he went to the sidelines and changed shorts with another player. Both dropped their drawers right then and there at the bench. The guy with the now bloodless shorts put them on inside out and finished the game that way.

Mark Padgett · #20 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 06:54pm

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Originally posted by rainmaker
Fortunately, someone at the table had a safety pin, which he was able to utilize for the rest of the game.

I hope it stayed fastened for the rest of the game and didn't pop open during play. OUCH!!!!

Or was that the game when Warmenen's voice changed?

mick · #21 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 06:59pm

At a new school, a fan was kind enough to come to me during warm-ups to tell me my zipper was down.
I thanked her.
mick

Jurassic Referee · #22 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 08:30pm

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Originally posted by mick
At a new school, a fan was kind enough to come to me during warm-ups to tell me my zipper was down.
I thanked her.

Trolling?

Dan_ref · #23 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 08:37pm

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

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Originally posted by mick
At a new school, a fan was kind enough to come to me during warm-ups to tell me my zipper was down.
I thanked her.

Trolling?

With minnows.

mick · #24 (**permalink**) Thu Mar 31, 2005, 08:43pm

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Originally posted by Dan_ref

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

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Originally posted by mick
At a new school, a fan was kind enough to come to me during warm-ups to tell me my zipper was down.
I thanked her.

Trolling?

With minnows.

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[Edited by mick on Mar 31st, 2005 at 08:57 PM]