Parents are the worst.....

[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by dblref
One guy in particular kept screaming at the top of his lungs at the officials -- "That's 10 seconds in the back court, you idiot!" BTW, they were using the 30 second shot clock. Now I normally won't talk to anyone in the stands, but after 7 or 8 minutes of this, I casually mentioned to him that there is no 10 second back court count when the clock shot is being used. I had my jacket on which showed my association and he looked at my jacket and told me that I obviously did not understand "AAU rules". I wanted to ask him if one of the "AAU rules" was for a parent to be an idiot, but I didn't. I just laughed and shook my head.

You missed some golden opportunities there. Here are a few, courtesy of Dave:

"Buddy, save your breath. You might need it later when you have to blow up your date."

"AAU stands for Angry American Umpires. Would you like me to show you why?" (This works best at baseball games)

"AAU stands for Americans Against Uglyness. This means you have to leave, and also the wife you rode in on."

"Are you always this obnoxious, or it is just that time of the month?"

"Buddy, leave me alone when I'm working. I don't come down to where you work and unplug the Slurpee machine."

There's a lot more, but it's time for another nap.