Anyone hear about the trick play recently where a kid, I dont know if this was a throw-in or what, but this kid while on offense got down on all fours and began barking like a dog....the defense is distracted and offense scored.

To me, this feels borderline unsportsmanlike. Does it merit a T on Mr. Doggy or on the coach....or neither.

I hope I dont have to make this decision...although a friend of mine who is a coach is thinking about trying it.

Comments?

Larks,
I'll call a time-out, thinking the player was choking on a bone, or having a seizure. It's just wrong.
mick

That's an old one. It was on America's Funniest Home Videos 10 to 12 years ago. It's unsportsmanlike and it's a T. Tell your coach friend to forget it.

[Edited by BktBallRef on Jan 1st, 2002 at 12:22 PM]

"America's Funniest..." ?
Ya'll need a dish.
I thought you were a PBS guy.
mick

It was a good show in 1989.
A dish? Got a 10 footer and a small one.
I thought you were a Lifetime guy.

:D

Yup. Just trying to stay in touch with my female side.

Says who? It's not taunting or threatening physical harm or even showing disrespect to anyone. It's only a distraction, just like every female player in America yelling "ball, ball, ball, ball, ball" in everyone's face.

I would T a guy for standing in a corner and making racial or religious remarks to distract, but how do you know what he's saying in doggie talk? Maybe it's "Gee, you guys sure have nice looking uniforms."

BTW - what's "insportsmanlike", anyhow? :)

LOL. I'd be laughing too hard to do anything. Maybe I'd take a referee's time-out (to catch my breath) to compose myself before they could score. :)

Z

Sorry but the u and the I are side by side on my keyboard.

With regards to the play, the interpretation that we received after this situation occurred was that this type of deception had nothing to do with the game and was considered unsportsmanlike.

[Edited by BktBallRef on Jan 1st, 2002 at 12:22 PM]

What if the kid was meowing, or making a noise like a giraffe?

What kind of sound does a giraffe make?

Mooo!

Larks - Animal Sound Challenged

Throaty, gutteral sounds with their blue tongues.

TH, are the "e" and the "i" also side by side on your keyboard? :D

Chuck

Isn't it that way on everyone's keyboard? :)

That's a good 'un !!!
 

Ubad. :)

I didn't realize Mr. Spelling lived on this board. I thought he lived on the McGriff board. I have made the necessary changes to satisfy the Speeling Police. I guess I just type too d@mn fast!

This has been a joke in my family for generations. Whenever a kid is young and just learning what sounds animals make, we ask him or her, "What does the dog say, what does the cat say, what does the cow say, etc." Then, after about 7 or 8 obvious animals, we ask, "What does the giraffe say?"

The facial looks are priceless.

Maybe that's why my whole family is warped? Actually, it's probably just one of many reasons. :)

What does the howler monkey say? :)

Last Friday he was talkin' about only seven players and submarines... or something, kinda screechy-like. ;)

Next, you can ask why the giraffe's neck is so long.

The obvious answer: Because the head is so far from the torso. (and it would look really stupid / cool not to have the neck connected at both ends)

I was only talking about animals. Most of the howler monkeys I know are vegetables - at least between the ears.

Howler Monkey Dictionary & Phrase-ology
 

Awww common Ref
Getter offer back
Gimmy a call
Kowl that
Mist that
Openuir Ice
Ova duh back
Overrun Back
tree seconds
Twavel
What, what, WHAT? (with a blank stare and arms flailing)
Whenya gunna call a fowl

This dictionary is continually expanding

Re: Howler Monkey Dictionary & Phrase-ology
 

You forgot "Callit bof wayz!" :)

Revised: Howler Monkey Dictionary & Phrase-ology
 

Awww common Ref
Callit bof wayz!
Getter offer back
Gimmy a call
Kowl that
Mist that
Openuir Ice
Ova duh back
Overrun Back
tree seconds
Twavel
What, what, WHAT? (with a blank stare and arms flailing)
Whenya gunna call a fowl

This dictionary is continually expanding...
Nominations accepted!

I've gone on record in the past as saying this doesn't bother me, like it does some of y'all. But the other day I was watching ag ame where this one girl was doing this, whether or not the ball was anywhere near her, and whether or not she was on defense. In other words, all the time. She had an incredibly high, screechy voice, and was unbelievably loud. If I had been working, I'd have been tempted to call a time-out, just to get a break from it.

For monkey-isms, how about "hesalloverim?"

BTW, for you "ball" fans out there, the thing I find most annoying is how my HS girls' team would yell "SHOT!" whenever someone shot the ball. At least they didn't do this for FT's.

Juulie - the Davism to deal with a girl calling "ball, ball, ball, ball, ball" right in front of you is that every time she says the word "ball", you quickly say, "yes, it is a ball." The conversation sounds something like this - "ball", "yes it is a ball", "ball", "yes it is a ball", "ball", "yes it is a ball", "ball", "yes it is a ball" - they usually quit about then.

It's making a travesty of the game. "T"

Bob