Globetrotters looked great

[chartrusepengui]

they need to bring back ABC's Wide World of Sports ........ you always had at least one globetrotter game a year - sometimes two.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

they need to bring back ABC's Wide World of Sports. You always had at least one globetrotter game a year - sometimes two.

If I recall correctly, they once played on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

If I recall correctly, they once played on the deck of an aircraft carrier.

That was back in the B&W days.

Jurassic Referee was just out of high school then and took a job reffing these games for extra cash. He was called out to sea to ref this game and a pass was made on the carrier when it was out in the Pacific Ocean. He blew his whistle for a 10-second violation. Turns out it was really 1 day that had elapsed!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Turns out it was really 1 day that had elapsed!

They must've been playing near the International Dateline.

Mark, my dad's favorite was whatever happened to be on at the time. He was pretty easy to pleas as long as it was a game show. Same with watching sports on TV. He'd watch everything, poker, pool, bowling...as long as it was a sport and it was on at the time. It seemed silly at the time but I miss talking to him about those things.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

He was called out to sea to ref this game and a pass was made on the carrier when it was out in the Pacific Ocean. He blew his whistle for a 10-second violation. Turns out it was really 1 day that had elapsed!

Hey - from where do you think I got my old quiz question?

Note to Mr. Grammar Guy, I did not end that sentence in a preposition. I learned that from watching John Daly (no, not the golfer) on "What's My Line". He was an incredible source for learning proper English.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

That was back in the B&W days.

Beer and Whiskey?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Beer and Whiskey?

No, it's a baseball reference. It means Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Senators.