I Didin't want to hijack the survey thread...but an observation

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by NewNCref

But at the end of the day, there's nothing more comforting than knowing that you're "the least competant official on the face of the earth", you "don't know anything about basketball", or that, my personal favorite, "there's a reason they only pay [you] minimum wage" just to quote a few of the players who admire me so much.

You might ask who paid to see them play in a lighter moment. Or you could scan the 'crowd'. When he asks what you are doing, you could tell him you are looking for the sports reporter that is doing the write-up on the game and who will put his name in the paper. Then you shrug and say, "I guess he's not here. Again."