Tournament parting shot

[Mark Padgett]

Did the final game of the President's Day tournament today. As I stated in an earlier post, this has "Elite" teams from all over the country in an 8th grade boys competition.

As I was leaving the court, some idiot parent (from the losing team, of course) came up to me and my partner and yelled at us that we "were terrible" and "should hang it up." Well, you know I couldn't resist.

I told him I only officiated so I could donate my fees to the orphanage that raised me and that they really needed the money. I said I knew that I'd wasn't able to do a good job anymore since the brain surgery, but my therapist said the exercise was good for me. I then asked him if he wanted to donate to the orphanage.

He just stared and then walked away. Darn - those kids really could have used a donation.

[Teigan]

Well done I like that response

[TimTaylor]

And he didn't even hang around long enough for you to stare at his pants and puke on his shoes..

[Ignats75]

Very nice. I worked with a well known guy around here one summer that that in the same situation told the guy that the community service that is required for his probation required that he donate his time for kids and that his PO thinks the stress of refereeing is good for his anger management issues. I laughed at the look on the parent's face for weeks after that.

[Vinski]

Beautiful!

[mick]

You are a sick man, Mark.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Did the final game of the President's Day tournament today. As I stated in an earlier post, this has "Elite" teams from all over the country in an 8th grade boys competition.

As I was leaving the court, some idiot parent (from the losing team, of course) came up to me and my partner and yelled at us that we "were terrible" and "should hang it up." Well, you know I couldn't resist.

I told him I only officiated so I could donate my fees to the orphanage that raised me and that they really needed the money. I said I knew that I'd wasn't able to do a good job anymore since the brain surgery, but my therapist said the exercise was good for me. I then asked him if he wanted to donate to the orphanage.

He just stared and then walked away. Darn - those kids really could have used a donation.

You, sir, are my hero.

[ChrisSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Did the final game of the President's Day tournament today. As I stated in an earlier post, this has "Elite" teams from all over the country in an 8th grade boys competition.

As I was leaving the court, some idiot parent (from the losing team, of course) came up to me and my partner and yelled at us that we "were terrible" and "should hang it up." Well, you know I couldn't resist.

I told him I only officiated so I could donate my fees to the orphanage that raised me and that they really needed the money. I said I knew that I'd wasn't able to do a good job anymore since the brain surgery, but my therapist said the exercise was good for me. I then asked him if he wanted to donate to the orphanage.

He just stared and then walked away. Darn - those kids really could have used a donation.

If there will ever be a list of classic responses, this belongs on it. I plan to memorize your lines and try my best to use them at an appropriate moment this off season. Now I need to clean the Diet Dr. pepper off my monitor.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by ChrisSportsFan

Now I need to clean the Diet Dr. pepper off my monitor.

Diet Dr. Pepper is my favorite soft drink. You are learning well, Grasshopper.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Diet Dr. Pepper is my favorite soft drink. You are learning well, Grasshopper.

Number Five says, "wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Diet Dr. Pepper is my favorite soft drink. You are learning well, Grasshopper.

I prefer diet Dr Pepper

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I prefer diet Dr Pepper

I know - they spell it with the period missing. I remember once in HS that my girlfriend told me she was missing a period.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I know - they spell it with the period missing. I remember once in HS that my girlfriend told me she was missing a period.

That's a lot more scary than Dr Pepper skipping their period.