Question about a situation

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by rainmaker

There had better be!! I started at 42, and so far, I've done pretty well for myself. The secret, Stan, is to use all the accumulated wisdom to be more circumspect than a youngster. At least, I flatter myself that's what is doing it for me. Remember, old age and treachery will beat youth and zeal every time!

Hmmm, so at 35 I should probably start focusing on treachery. I want to have a few years experience under my belt when I hit the big 4-0. Is there a handbook for that sort of thing?

[Malcolm Tucker]

Can someone explain "intramural" to me

[Mark Dexter]

Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
Can someone explain "intramural" to me

Take the ten worst howler monkey coaches you know.

Now take away 15 years of maturity (I know - some coaches don't even have that much!) from each of them.

Split them up into teams of five and have them play each other.

(If frat leagues) - add a few brownpops.



Pretty much describes it all.

[firstyearref]

Originally posted by rainmaker

There had better be!! I started at 42, and so far, I've done pretty well for myself. The secret, Stan, is to use all the accumulated wisdom to be more circumspect than a youngster. At least, I flatter myself that's what is doing it for me. Remember, old age and treachery will beat youth and zeal every time!

Age doesn't mean a thing--except for perhaps that I can run faster and see sharper than some of you old fogies (hehe)

What does mean a thing is experience. That's why I left this scenario up to the experts.

And my psycology professor would love to discuss with you how you can condition your brain into feeling young at any age. I'm not very good at this always, because sometimes I feel so old I can't roll out of bed.

[firstyearref]

Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
Can someone explain "intramural" to me

The intramural league is open to students and staff of the university I attend that are not members of the JV and varsity basketball teams. Here at my college, the guy in charge of intramurals is a elected member of student government, and has a cabinent of student volunteers. That's the best explanation i can give.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
Can someone explain "intramural" to me

Malcolm --

"Intramurals" is the correct spelling for what most folks mis-pronounce "intermurals". Intra- means "within" and inter- means "between". So intramurals are activities where the competition is within an institution, whereas intermurals are between institutions.

I don't do the grammar thing very often on this board, because no one really gives a hoot, but you asked....

[Malcolm Tucker]

So it is like Gorilla Ball

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
So it is like Gorilla Ball

Well, Gorillas are usually more skilled and don't whine as much.

[firstyearref]

Originally posted by Malcolm Tucker
So it is like Gorilla Ball

I'm not sure what you mean, or even if you are asking me, but when I said we don't count personal fouls--i meant that nobody fouls out. We still call fouls, and count them against the team. However, these games can get pretty rough, and many of the ref's in the league call fouls pretty loosely.

[Hawks Coach]

When players don't foul out, and there are no coaches, it can turn into one big foul fest. Gorilla ball pretty much sums up where some of these games go, or where some players go in these games.