When as a kid I belonged to the YMCA, we’d occasionally play dodgeball. Half the kids on one side of the gym, half on the other, all flinging volleyballs at the other side. When you were hit, you were out. Almost everybody huddled against the back wall of their side, where they could see the balls coming in time to avoid them. That meant a lot of loose balls rolled toward the middle of the gym. One day I decided to help my team by heading toward the center line, keeping my head up to watch for incoming balls, and swat the loose balls back to my teammates behind me so they’d have more ammo. Then there came the point where I was still on high alert but didn’t see any more balls to swat back, and nobody was throwing any more at me. Somebody said “OK, Russell, what are you going to do now?”, and I realized that the other side didn’t have any balls left to throw, and they weren’t getting any new ones, either. I glanced behind me and saw that the entire rest of my team had been eliminated but every ball in the game was just lying around on my side of the gym.
Ratkin Premium Member over 3 years ago
I get the joke, but It’s uncomfortably edgy for F&E.
dcdete. over 3 years ago
He may have been great dodging balls, but it looks like he couldn’t help kicking the bucket.
Gent over 3 years ago
Nobody can dodge death.
P51Strega over 3 years ago
Ironically, he couldn’t dodge the Dodge that Ram’d him.
scottbruce over 3 years ago
But he caught it in the end.
ChessPirate over 3 years ago
Repeatedly…
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 3 years ago
When as a kid I belonged to the YMCA, we’d occasionally play dodgeball. Half the kids on one side of the gym, half on the other, all flinging volleyballs at the other side. When you were hit, you were out. Almost everybody huddled against the back wall of their side, where they could see the balls coming in time to avoid them. That meant a lot of loose balls rolled toward the middle of the gym. One day I decided to help my team by heading toward the center line, keeping my head up to watch for incoming balls, and swat the loose balls back to my teammates behind me so they’d have more ammo. Then there came the point where I was still on high alert but didn’t see any more balls to swat back, and nobody was throwing any more at me. Somebody said “OK, Russell, what are you going to do now?”, and I realized that the other side didn’t have any balls left to throw, and they weren’t getting any new ones, either. I glanced behind me and saw that the entire rest of my team had been eliminated but every ball in the game was just lying around on my side of the gym.
Tune in next week for the next exciting episode.
JesseLouisMartinez over 3 years ago
Just like in the game of dodgeball
uniquename over 3 years ago
You can’t just dodge in the game of life.