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I was playing basketball yesterday. In all honesty, It's not my favorite sport. But I played anyway. Anyhoo, my basketball wouldn't stay inflated. We tried pumping it up several times, but it would be soft within twenty minutes. It was very annoying. So we played volleyball instead. Which I dislike slightly less.

*blink* Why is everybody looking at me like that?

*uncrosses legs*

Same thing happened to me last summer. I feel for you man.

When I saw this thread title I experience a mixture of shock and amusement. Now that I've read it, it's a mixture of amusement and regret.

When I saw this thread title I experience a mixture of shock and amusement. Now that I read it, it's a mixture of amusement and regret.

*blink* Regret? Regret that I was talking about a basketball, or regret that you read this thread?

When I saw this thread title I experience a mixture of shock and amusement. Now that I've read it, it's a mixture of amusement and regret.

When I saw the thread title I grinned and thought, "Here we go again!" :D

LG's thread's always rock!

Phew. Glad it was only a basketball that got ruptured, not your...er, never mind. :)

Phew. Glad it was only a basketball that got ruptured, not your...er, never mind. :)

Wouldn't have surprised you though, would it?

*blink* Regret? Regret that I was talking about a basketball, or regret that you read this thread?

The first. :D

The first. :D

Okay, that's just mean. :(

What have I done in my life to deserve...um... anything worse?

Okay, that's just mean. :(

What have I done in my life to deserve...um... anything worse?


Honestly, it wasn't that I wished you had ruptured a ball and experienced that kind of trauma and pain. It was that I wished I would get to hear the great story of how it happened.

I wish no ill upon you, I just want to know the story when it comes around.

They make an aerosol spray that does wonders, I hear.

You need to insert the little red plastic tube into can, then into the orifice, then depress the nozzle.

Honestly, it wasn't that I wished you had ruptured a ball and experienced that kind of trauma and pain. It was that I wished I would get to hear the great story of how it happened.

I wish no ill upon you, I just want to know the story when it comes around.

Heh. I know you meant me no ill will. I would have put a j/k or a ;) in if It didn't take away from the post.

And while I certainly hope I never have to tell such a story, I certainly hope there's a good story to tell if it ever happens. You know, I hope I don't get a nut blown off from a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting or from cancer or something else dull and uninteresting.

I hope that if(god forbid) I lose a ball, I make the national news with the story.

They make an aerosol spray that does wonders, I hear.

You need to insert the little red plastic tube into can, then into the orifice, then depress the nozzle.

:eek: WHAT?!?

Oh. The basketball. *stops shaking*

Heh. I know you meant me no ill will. I would have put a j/k or a ;) in if It didn't take away from the post.

And while I certainly hope I never have to tell such a story, I certainly hope there's a good story to tell if it ever happens. You know, I hope I don't get a nut blown off from a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting or from cancer or something else dull and uninteresting.

I hope that if(god forbid) I lose a ball, I make the national news with the story.

It'll probably be in the obituaries. :D

:eek: WHAT?!?

Oh. The basketball. *stops shaking*

Eew. Lol. :D

It'll probably be in the obituaries. :D

If I lose both, I hope the story is there too. :(

You know, I hope I don't get a nut blown off from a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting or from cancer or something else dull and uninteresting.

I hope that if(god forbid) I lose a ball, I make the national news with the story.

I saw a guy on the tube who had a nut removed to cancer. After surgery, people said it looked "like chicken." You won't make national news, but you might get in MTV like the other poor ass.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Can you really get cancer in the nuts?
2. Does the result of such surgery give a new meaning to "tastes like chicken?" ;)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Can you really get cancer in the nuts?
2. Does the result of such surgery give a new meaning to "tastes like chicken?" ;)

1) Yes.
2) Doubtful.

Eew. Lol. :D

Well, the imagination does carry one away.

I was playing basketball yesterday. In all honesty, It's not my favorite sport. But I played anyway. Anyhoo, my basketball wouldn't stay inflated. We tried pumping it up several times, but it would be soft within twenty minutes. It was very annoying. So we played volleyball instead. Which I dislike slightly less.

*blink* Why is everybody looking at me like that?
Ow, jeez-I got this fish hook in my mouth I have to get out...the best part is that you kept me going all the way to the end (oh, he got hit, no the pump hit his.....oh, fished in.....ow.....)

Ow, jeez-I got this fish hook in my mouth I have to get out...the best part is that you kept me going all the way to the end (oh, he got hit, no the pump hit his.....oh, fished in.....ow.....)

:D I would have thrown you back anyway. I'm a sport fisherman.

I saw a guy on the tube who had a nut removed to cancer. After surgery, people said it looked "like chicken." You won't make national news, but you might get in MTV like the other poor ass.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Can you really get cancer in the nuts?
2. Does the result of such surgery give a new meaning to "tastes like chicken?" ;)
That was Tom Greene, known dumbass. He at one point had a show on MTV. He got cancelled because one time he dressed up as Hitler at a Jewish synagogue.

:eek: WHAT?!?

Oh. The basketball. *stops shaking*

*laughs*

That was Tom Greene, known dumbass. He at one point had a show on MTV. He got cancelled because one time he dressed up as Hitler at a Jewish synagogue.

You know you've gone too far when MTV thinks you've gone too far. *nod*

You know you've gone too far when MTV thinks you've gone too far. *nod*
True enough. But back to ruptured balls, were you able to find a replacement or were you stuck with what you had?

True enough. But back to ruptured balls, were you able to find a replacement or were you stuck with what you had?

Well, we played with a different ball instead. Fortunately, most of my friends have balls, so the rupturing of one of mine wasn't a big deal. I'll most likely throw out the damaged ball and see if I can find a replacement. Maybe something a little more durable. *nod*

Well, we played with a different ball instead. Fortunately, most of my friends have balls, so the rupturing of one of mine wasn't a big deal. I'll most likely throw out the damaged ball and see if I can find a replacement. Maybe something a little more durable. *nod*
Might I suggest one of the ones that come with the airpump already built into it. Those balls are just neat.

Might I suggest one of the ones that come with the airpump already built into it. Those balls are just neat.

A self-inflating ball? I've heard of those. But won't all the bouncing around damage the pump?

A self-inflating ball? I've heard of those. But won't all the bouncing around damage the pump?
Not sure. I would think they would have thought of that before designing it. I'll google "self-inflating balls" and see what comes up.

Not sure. I would think they would have thought of that before designing it. I'll google "self-inflating balls" and see what comes up.

That should be very informative. :)

*laughs*

You did that on purpose, didn't you? ;)

maybe if you werent so hard on your balls when you played with them...

Let someone else play with your balls for a while, watch, take lessons...

everyone benefits in the end when we can all play nicely with each others balls.

http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/rainbow_tv_episode.html

(ive posted this before, but the relevance is mind boggling) :D

maybe if you werent so hard on your balls when you played with them...

Let someone else play with your balls for a while, watch, take lessons...

everyone benefits in the end when we can all play nicely with each others balls.

http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/rainbow_tv_episode.html

(ive posted this before, but the relevance is mind boggling) :D

I've seen it. I played along with my twanger and my balls. Well, my unruptured balls. Perhaps you're right. I'm rather rough with my friends' balls too. I should bounce them more gently. *nod*

maybe if you werent so hard on your balls when you played with them...

Let someone else play with your balls for a while, watch, take lessons...

everyone benefits in the end when we can all play nicely with each others balls.

http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/rainbow_tv_episode.html

(ive posted this before, but the relevance is mind boggling) :D
Oh my Brad, my ...plucking Brad.

I wonder if somethng like that would get past the censors in Canada?

My ex-roommate tell me that he read about it on another site. Apparently, it was a mistake. They were screwing around in front of the camera, and someone accidentally aired the tape. Hehehe.

I've seen it. I played along with my twanger and my balls. Well, my unruptured balls. Perhaps you're right. I'm rather rough with my friends' balls too. I should bounce them more gently. *nod*

I prefer not to bounce my balls at all, ive found that it can cause undue wear on the outer surface, i like to just pack them around and feel the roundness in my hand, its very satisfying. Even when playing pool, I always put the stick in the hole, and not the balls. Its seems such a rough thing to do with the balls when theres a healthy piece of wood right there that could just as easily go into the hole. Same with golf...

Okay, just so that I have something to contribute to this thread, I have to say that I went to an extremely unhelpful stress reduction seminar and the most useful thing I got out of it was a squishy ball they gave me to squeeze whenever my boss starts to get to me.

That's all.

I prefer not to bounce my balls at all, ive found that it can cause undue wear on the outer surface, i like to just pack them around and feel the roundness in my hand, its very satisfying. Even when playing pool, I always put the stick in the hole, and not the balls. Its seems such a rough thing to do with the balls when theres a healthy piece of wood right there that could just as easily go into the hole. Same with golf...

Any roughness the skin of your balls may develop can easily be smoothed out with some lotion. Proper maintenance of your balls is very important. I think my ruptured ball happened because I was kicking it and not just bouncing it. It was not a ball designed for kicking and it was very irresponsible of me to do so. I have perfectly good kicking balls I could have kicked instead. Or I could kick my friend's balls. They're excellent for kicking.

The balls fit so well into the hole, though. I put them in all the time, as long as I'm sure I can get them back out again. Some of those holes are very tight fits. I'll admit, though. I've done my share of putting my stick in the holes too. It's quite fun.

Okay, just so that I have something to contribute to this thread, I have to say that I went to an extremely unhelpful stress reduction seminar and the most useful thing I got out of it was a squishy ball they gave me to squeeze whenever my boss starts to get to me.

That's all.

I releive stress by playing with balls too, usually outdoors, the fresh air is good for you...

Im talking about golf of course...

Any roughness the skin of your balls may develop can easily be smoothed out with some lotion. Proper maintenance of your balls is very important. I think my ruptured ball happened because I was kicking it and not just bouncing it. It was not a ball designed for kicking and it was very irresponsible of me to do so. I have perfectly good kicking balls I could have kicked instead. Or I could kick my friend's balls. They're excellent for kicking.

The balls fit so well into the hole, though. I put them in all the time, as long as I'm sure I can get them back out again. Some of those holes are very tight fits. I'll admit, though. I've done my share of putting my stick in the holes too. It's quite fun.

Yeah, the thing with putting your stick in the hole though, is that its a good idea to tell people your about to do that, Ive put my stick into a few holes and the owners of the holes got all mad about it... apprently you can cause dammage to the playing surface by doing that, and that it takes a while to repair. I guess its not so bad if you just sort of slide it in, but you cant just go around throwing your stick into holes with careless abandon.

When it comes to golf there are a lot of rules about these things. First of all, you cant go onto the course too early, if you start playing before the grass develops, you can cause some serious problems i guess. Also, its a good idea not to tell the owners of golf courses about other courses youve played, they can get pretty mad - Ive even seen some golfers come away with their clubs broken and their balls confiscated. Course owners are pretty snickety about that sort of thing.

Any roughness the skin of your balls may develop can easily be smoothed out with some lotion. Proper maintenance of your balls is very important. I think my ruptured ball happened because I was kicking it and not just bouncing it. It was not a ball designed for kicking and it was very irresponsible of me to do so. I have perfectly good kicking balls I could have kicked instead. Or I could kick my friend's balls. They're excellent for kicking.

The balls fit so well into the hole, though. I put them in all the time, as long as I'm sure I can get them back out again. Some of those holes are very tight fits. I'll admit, though. I've done my share of putting my stick in the holes too. It's quite fun.

LMAO :D Your threads always crack me up.

Yeah, the thing with putting your stick in the hole though, is that its a good idea to tell people your about to do that, Ive put my stick into a few holes and the owners of the holes got all mad about it... apprently you can cause dammage to the playing surface by doing that, and that it takes a while to repair. I guess its not so bad if you just sort of slide it in, but you cant just go around throwing your stick into holes with careless abandon.

When it comes to golf there are a lot of rules about these things. First of all, you cant go onto the course too early, if you start playing before the grass develops, you can cause some serious problems i guess. Also, its a good idea not to tell the owners of golf courses about other courses youve played, they can get pretty mad - Ive even seen some golfers come away with their clubs broken and their balls confiscated. Course owners are pretty snickety about that sort of thing.

And cruel too. But one has to be if one runs a business where rich bastards are sticking their clubs and balls in every hole you have all day long.

Okay, that's just mean. :(

What have I done in my life to deserve...um... anything worse?

Well you have your freinds trained to kick you there.

Does anyone like to play soccer? :mad:

The last time I played golf I was rained out, from now on im wearing a rubber jacket every time I play a course. On some courses, from what I understand this has become mandatory. Its a shame, its so restrictive to get a good stroke with all that rubber on. Course rules are course rules though, and I can appreciate that. Sometimes if the course is wet, Ive lost the grip on the club - that can be dangerous as well let me tell you. Once my hand slipped from the club and went smashing into my bag, which of course burst, sending balls everwhere.. it was horrible!!

I wonder if anyone likes to play soccer. :rolleyes:
Im not a fan of kicking balls, Id rather use my hands, but I live in Canada, and that sort of thing isnt as popular here. From what I understand its a lot more poular in Europe...

The last time I played golf I was rained out, from now on im wearing a rubber jacket every time I play a course. On some courses, from what I understand this has become mandatory. Its a shame, its so restrictive to get a good stroke with all that rubber on. Course rules are course rules though, and I can appreciate that. Sometimes if the course is wet, Ive lost the grip on the club - that can be dangerous as well let me tell you. Once my hand slipped from the club and went smashing into my bag, which of course burst, sending balls everwhere.. it was horrible!!

Sounds like the sort of incident that could ruin a weekend! Our equipment is one of our most prized posessions!

Im not a fan of kicking balls, Id rather use my hands, but I live in Canada, and that sort of thing isnt as popular here. From what I understand its a lot more poular in Europe...

I'm more a fan of rugby. You know, tackling people and pulling their balls away and running away with them. Or kicking them through goalposts. Fun! :)

Sounds like the sort of incident that could ruin a weekend! Our equipment is one of our most prized posessions!
Yeah, its impossible to replace dammaged equipment, you sort of want to stick with the stuff you learn to play with... and the new equipment of course is all plastic and fake these days... its just not the same as the original. You sort of get the feel for certain equipment after youve played with it for a while, its so hard... well... to let it go.

I'm more a fan of rugby. You know, tackling people and pulling their balls away and running away with them. Or kicking them through goalposts. Fun! :)

Yes, I love a good game of Rugby too!! But I prefer Canadian football... our balls are bigger and you get to run with them longer.

Yeah, its impossible to replace dammaged equipment, you sort of want to stick with the stuff you learn to play with... and the new equipment of course is all plastic and fake these days... its just not the same as the original. You sort of get the feel for certain equipment after youve played with it for a while, its so hard... well... to let it go.

I know. Despite counseling and even medication, you never feel whole again without your original equipment. Especially your club and your balls. Replacements just aren't the same. :(

I know. Despite counseling and even medication, you never feel whole again without your original equipment. Especially your club and your balls. Replacements just aren't the same. :(

No, and they can seldom fix the originals back to the state they were in when they were fun to play with, you always get bumps on the shaft of your club, the shafts arent ever as stiff, of course all the scrapes and marrs dont go away, and once the skins been torn on a ball... it never feels the same to play with.

:eek: *9999999999999


another classic LG thread :P

This is twisted.

Funny.

But painful and twisted.

*applauds*

No, and they can seldom fix the originals back to the state they were in when they were fun to play with, you always get bumps on the shaft of your club, the shafts arent ever as stiff, of course all the scrapes and marrs dont go away, and once the skins been torn on a ball... it never feels the same to play with.

Nevertheless, a certain amount of wear and tear is expected with your balls. They are very resilient. I know I've treated mine quite roughly, and have ha no problems until the unfortunate and embarrassing incident monday. And that was entirely my fault.

And once the skins been torn they never hold whats inside them quite was well either.

Nevertheless, a certain amount of wear and tear is expected with your balls. They are very resilient. I know I've treated mine quite roughly, and have ha no problems until the unfortunate and embarrassing incident monday. And that was entirely my fault.

sometimes, you just have to give them a rest. If you play with them too often, it takes away all the pleasure, and you risk developing calouses on your hands from playing too much.

I know thats happened to me before, Ive heard it helps to wear a glove, but i like the feeling of skin against my balls. I guess im just old fashioned that way.

:(

And once the skins been torn they never hold whats inside them quite was well either.

Even if they do, it wouldn't matter.

Even after repairing a ruptured ball, you never feel like you can trust it. You're always afraid it could happen again. It's on your mind every time you bounce em. Very distracting and hard to play your hardest when your mind is always on the integrity of your balls.