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refiator Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:29pm

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Originally Posted by Smitty (Post 819751)
The smiley means you're kidding, right?

No. Baselines are found on baseball diamonds. Endlines are found on basketball courts. :)

eyezen Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:28pm

For me its partners who don't make eye contact from C while administrating free throws.

ga314ref Sat Feb 04, 2012 12:36am

Hmm...
 
Show off officials - the guys who somehow have the idea the crowd came to see them. Common mechanic: open palm hitting against the head.

Guys that have no sense of teamwork - we can relay timeouts, so why take the extra steps? You called three fouls in a row; we have a double whistle, and you sprint toward the table. You're ballhawking while someone just got shoved 15 feet in your primary. You think calling 3-seconds is a waste of time. You roll the ball to your partner all night, I guess to make sure he's truly getting a workout aside from his four mile run. And the guy who's having the time of his life socializing with the coaches and players while forgetting to call the game.

On the good side: we can use two hands to signal player numbers, so we don't get aggravated about that.

kwv001 Sat Feb 04, 2012 07:01am

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Originally Posted by ga314ref (Post 820081)
Show off officials - the guys who somehow have the idea the crowd came to see them.

Hmmmmm....Would you be referring to "TV Teddy"?
:D

26 Year Gap Sat Feb 04, 2012 09:57am

Guys who make up their own rules and are never wrong even when they obviously are. Thankfully, only a couple GIGDGO games this season.

amusedofficial Sat Feb 04, 2012 04:24pm

the most rewarding flavor
 
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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 820033)
a cold Schaefer, to calm me down.


One does not have "a cold Schafer." One is "having more than one."

Noting a prior reference hereabouts to a post game porter, I report that Narragansett Porter has returned, good beverage, popular prices.

canuckrefguy Sat Feb 04, 2012 05:40pm

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells (Post 819678)
Guys who misuse the words "literally" and "myself."

Oh, you meant on the court?

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grunewar Sat Feb 04, 2012 07:38pm

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Originally Posted by amusedofficial (Post 820232)
One does not have "a cold Schafer." One is "having more than one."

My vote for obsucre reference of the day! Wow!

"Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one" is one of New York's most famous jingles. Schaefer closed its doors in the 1970s, ending the great history of Brooklyn's breweries.

Cobra Sat Feb 04, 2012 07:42pm

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 820033)
Now I look like a fool. To the players, the coaches, the fans, and the two subvarsity officials sitting in the stands.

No, your partner looks like a fool. He is the one who was unable to use the proper mechanics to communicate who the foul was on.

APG Sat Feb 04, 2012 08:04pm

Right off the top of my head, I'd say officials that aren't sharp with their signaling. Look, I don't care if an official uses 2 vs. 1 handed reporting, doesn't use the stop clock signal, or doesn't make all their signals look like the book, but damn it, look sharp while doing so. I tell younger (as far as experience goes) officials that game management and call selection improve with time...signaling is something one can control right away.

mbyron Sat Feb 04, 2012 08:14pm

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Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 820278)
My vote for obsucre reference of the day! Wow!

"Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one" is one of New York's most famous jingles. Schaefer closed its doors in the 1970s, ending the great history of Brooklyn's breweries.

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jeschmit Sat Feb 04, 2012 09:24pm

My pet peeve would probably be have to be when a full timeout is requested and granted, the calling official reports the full timeout with the double foul signal. That irks at me for some reason...

Also, when an official uses the shot clock violation signal for "my time."

I'm sure there are more that I have, but those two come to mind currently.

BillyMac Sat Feb 04, 2012 09:30pm

Schaefer Pleasure Doesn't Fade Even When Your Thirst Is Done ...
 
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Originally Posted by grunewar (Post 820278)
closed its doors in the 1970s, ending the great history of Brooklyn's breweries.

Then why can I still purchase a six pack at my local adult beverage super store?

Bad Zebra Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:45am

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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 820298)
Then why can I still purchase a six pack at my local adult beverage super store?

Does it taste the same as the 70's? Some of my fondest memories are of stealing my old man's rusty cans of Schaefer from the basement when I was 16...

amusedofficial Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:03pm

F & M Schafer Brewing Co., Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania
 
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Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 820298)
Then why can I still purchase a six pack at my local adult beverage super store?

Because Schaefer was sold to Stroh's which was bought out by Pabst which has it contract-brewed by Miller which entered a joint venture with Coors which had merged with Molson.

The best hoop analogy would be the ownership history of the Memphis Tams.


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