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Originally posted by deeno27
This tape thing has been going on for years and years. When I was in high school back in the 1980's (showin' my age here), a bunch of girls taped their pierced ears. Some refs let it fly, others didn't.

<u>But in this day and age, we have to check ears, eye brows, belly buttons, tongues, and....um....other parts, too.</u>

Diana

You may want to go there, Not me.....

Re: Jewelry in NCAA

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Originally posted by Superdog50
Last year the NCAA put it on the Coaches back. If you saw any college games on TV, etc. every girl on the field now has on ear rings, nose piercings, bracelets, etc. As an umpire you just ignore it. I don't know if anyone was injured because of this. Several years ago (before this was legal) I was umpiring a college game and made a catcher take a nose piercing out. She wanted to do just what has been described in this thread.......tape it. How do you tape a nose stud? Anyway, about the 4th or 5th inning she was involved in a collision at the plate without her head gear and her nose got busted. I just wonder what would have occured if the piercing had still been in her nose. Kids are so stupid....or should I say young adults in this case.

Don't care, not my problem. And, yes, I am serious. A nose stud is not dangerous to any other player on that field. With adult teams, how can you possibly be strict about jewelry which is not a danger to another player, umpire or coach and at the same time allow them to wear metal spikes?

Thank You Mike, excellent point.

Just thought it odd while reading this thread, the banner at the top of the page was;

Nose Piercing Stud
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Originally posted by JEL
Just thought it odd while reading this thread, the banner at the top of the page was;

Nose Piercing Stud
Discounts on Nose Rings! Jewelry From Body Candy
Body jewelry
body jewelry and more exclusive designs high quality
Unique Body Jewelry
Free Shipping - Huge Selection Custom Sizes - High Quality
Diamond nose studs by BMG
36 styles of premium diamonds set in flat gold or platinum nose cones

So it is,
Now that IS Funny, I don't care who you are

Not sure where I heard this story, might have been here, but since no one brought it up.

Player tapes earrings. While playing 3B, took a line drive on the ear lobe (must have been protecting her face by turning away).

Earring goes through the tape, through the skin, through the skull and lodges in the eustachian tube. Poison started leaking into her skull almost causing irreperable brain damage, or death.

I have told players this story and then said, "It's your call"...