I've Definitely Been Officiating Too Long ...
 

I took the photo below at my environmental laboratory. This was not staged. One of my colleagues, for some reason, put a 50 mL conical plastic vial on top of a plastic funnel. I spotted it, and immediately thought of something from the "world of basketball officiating".

Any guesses as to what I was thinking of?

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Alternating possession? :confused:

"Honky Chateau"
 

" . . . burning out his fuse up here alone . . . " :)

The OOB spaceship...
 

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The Cone of Silence

you wish

Whack!
 

T'ing up a coach?

May not be right, but it's a good thought! ;)

Pick A Prize From The Top Shelf ...
 

Hold your calls. We have a winner.

The Rocket Ship Diagram © 2009, Back In The Saddle.

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And I was thinking it was a new condom that protects the jewels too...

A total of 9 posts before this one turned south...actually took longer than I expected considering the photo.

Born Too Soon
 

I would challenge the fact that I was the first to answer correctly, but I guess veiled pre-disco era references don't count for squat with the younger audience here. :o

I have not looked ahead to the other posts but I would say the Cylinder of Verticality.

MTD, Sr.

I got it right away and I'm a fair share younger than BillyMac. :)

Rocket Man ...
 

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The judges have reconsidered. Freddy has been declared the winner and gets to pick a prize from the top shelf. referee99 must return his prize. Sorry referee99, you're a day late (actually only one hour late), and a dime short.

I wanted to give the condom reference immediately,but thought it was neccessary to take the high road and Billy Mac doesn't come off as someone who would put a picture of a condom online...........