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Old Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:37pm
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Once I had a coach tell me to take my whistle out of my mouth. Wait - he didn't say "mouth". Never mind.
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And I've been told that my posts are offensive?
Are we really trying to have a competition for who is more unfunny/offensive?

For the record, I don't find Mark's comment offensive. Neither is it funny, IMHO. I can say the same exact thing about many posts by other members.
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Old Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:50pm
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I let it drop.

I broke the little loop back in the day and could not keep it off the floor for that half. Now I use only a lanyard for that reason.

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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:36am
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Noose Lanyard ...

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I broke the little loop back in the day and could not keep it off the floor for that half. Now I use only a lanyard for that reason.
Been there. Done that. I tried the "Smitty" when it first came out. It lasted a very short time. The only way you'll get me to give up my noose lanyard is when you pry it from my cold, dead neck.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 06:28am
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Nobody, Nobody, Can Compete With Mark Padgett ...

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Are we really trying to have a competition for who is more unfunny/offensive? I don't find Mark's comment offensive.
I don't either, just a sarcastic reference to comment from a Forum member, in another thread, that my posts were offensive, and another opportunity for me to yank Mark Padgett's "lanyard".
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 10:00am
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I don't either, just a sarcastic reference to comment from a Forum member, in another thread, that my posts were offensive, and another opportunity for me to yank Mark Padgett's "lanyard".
Why don't you drop it and realize that your off-topic posts are not really enjoyed by anyone but you?
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 11:00am
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Started officiating in "The Ancient Times" and used what would know be called a "traditional" lanyard. When the Smitty came out I started using that. I still have Smitty's in my whistle bag. I also have the "noose" type and the "choker" type that has that break away snap. I prefer the "chocker" followed by the Smitty. I never did like the "noose" type.

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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:26pm
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He Must Have Accidentally Caught His Lanyard On A Coat Hook Officer ...

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I never did like the "noose" type.
Because you figured that it would give your partners ideas?
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 01:45pm
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Because you figured that it would give your partners ideas?
No, my wife, LOL.

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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 05:51pm
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I use a Smitty. As far as I'm concerned, no noose is good noose.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 07:04pm
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I don't remember what I do for volleyball, but I suspect that I let it drop like I do in basketball. I can ask about the presence of primary rules in the proper forum.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 02:12pm
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Why don't you drop it and realize that your off-topic posts are not really enjoyed by anyone but you?
Awww, it's the Easter season, spring is in the air. Billymac provides content along with jokes, how about a group hug?
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 03:02pm
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Awww, it's the Easter season, spring is in the air. Billymac provides content along with jokes, how about a group hug?

The signal-to-noise ratio isn't high enough. But that's fine, I've given up and will put him on the ignore list.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 05:43pm
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Must Have Been A Mistake ...

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Billymac provides content along with jokes.
I don't know how the "content" got in there. I'll try not to let it happen again.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 05:55pm
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How about a group hug?
Prefer singing "Kumbaya" around a campfire in the lane.
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Old Sun Mar 11, 2012, 05:53pm
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Why don't you drop it and realize that your off-topic posts are not really enjoyed by anyone but you?
Because I enjoy them. If I drop it, then I won't be able to enjoy them.

You got the "really" part right. I know for a fact that a very, very, small number of Forum members do enjoy my posts.

Basketball has always been fun for me. Playing basketball was fun. Coaching basketball used to be fun. Officiating basketball is fun. Posting on a basketball officiating forum is fun. Mostly serious, but still, officiating is a little fun. When officials here in my little corner of Connecticut get together, we have a lot of fun, with, or without, adult beverages.

I won't say to get a sense of humor because different people have a different sense of humor, some people are just a little more serious than others, and some people are just a little sillier than others. There are seven billion of us on this planet, and there's room for a lot of different types of people. Since we're all stuck here, and none of us will leave this planet alive, then we might as well tolerate each other, and try to get along as best as we can.
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