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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: TXMike on December 12, 2010, 08:12:04 AM

Title: Ninja Umpire
Post by: TXMike on December 12, 2010, 08:12:04 AM
I can hardly wait for the new TV series...Old Mutant Ninja Umpires

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Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: The Ref Thats Lef on December 12, 2010, 12:37:20 PM
Who was that masked stranger??
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: 110 on December 12, 2010, 07:40:28 PM
What a total wuss. The guy wouldn't last beyond September in Saskatchewan.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: With_Two_Flakes on December 12, 2010, 11:33:08 PM
Who was that masked stranger??

The "Z" he carved onto the football is a big clue....
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: 110 on December 13, 2010, 05:57:22 AM
"Livin' in the pit", be careful how you talk about officials. I would dare say that you were sitting at home this weekend while this mystery official was working. Must be doing something right.

Canadian ball finished a month ago at all levels, my friend ...


... too cold. :)
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: GoGoGo on December 13, 2010, 06:54:48 AM
It is obvious tha the is cold.. However there is no way he can blow a whistle with that mask covering his face, including his mouth. I don't even think he has a whistle on him. I don't see it hanging from his shirt, see it on his hand, and there is no way he has it in his mouth.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: bama_stripes on December 13, 2010, 07:34:20 AM
It is obvious tha the is cold.. However there is no way he can blow a whistle with that mask covering his face, including his mouth. I don't even think he has a whistle on him. I don't see it hanging from his shirt, see it on his hand, and there is no way he has it in his mouth.

Forget the whistle -- how's he gonna get a  sNiCkErS in his mouth?
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: LarryW60 on December 13, 2010, 07:53:27 AM
Our U's rarely, if ever, use their whistle.  They let us wingman do that while they're standing over the pile and talking, "Easy up, guys. Use the ground, not another body, to push up from."
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: cougar729 on December 13, 2010, 09:38:02 AM
Chill Out AZTX Official.  We're not slamming anyone, just making light of the bundled up Umpire, truth be told any of us sitting at home would have switched spot with him if given the assignment.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: ornery1 on December 13, 2010, 09:39:53 AM
Thats what happens when you get a Texas official and send them to Minnesota. Durwood Manley from Ft Worth, Texas.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: Osric Pureheart on December 13, 2010, 10:31:53 AM
That's pretty sorry...especially from officials.  It is amazing how officials can be so ugly to one another. Some of you guys (not all) that slam other officials from your "You Tube" Ivory Towers should be ashamed. While learning from others mistakes is a great teaching method, slamming and berating fellow officials is unacceptable. We should be happy for those that are selected to work National TV Games, Playoffs and Bowl Assignments rather than roast them with unacceptable comments like some are doing.

My good friend Mr Wikipedia has a description of something that you might want to check out.

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A joke is a question, short story, or depiction of a situation made with the intent of being humorous. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices. Jokes may have a punchline that will end the sentence to make it humorous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joke

You may wish to read more about the concept, it's very interesting.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: Osric Pureheart on December 13, 2010, 10:58:14 AM
Quote from: The Invisible Man
b...b...but WIKIPEDIA SUCKS SO THERE

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that I was writing an academic paper about the history of jokes.

edited to restore a little context
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: Welpe on December 13, 2010, 11:46:35 AM
Looks like somebody took his ball and went home.
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: VALJ on December 13, 2010, 11:59:06 AM
Maybe he's a superhero, and trying to hide his secret identity.  "Dah-dah!  It's UMPIRE MAN!  More powerful than a back judge!  Able to eat piles of Snickers in a single game!"
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: Etref on December 13, 2010, 02:15:11 PM
Heck I saw and was an official in Amarillo, bundled like that on several occasions. We did a HS district game in Canyon, TX one night with the wind chill at -17. We had on everything we could put on and then some. We looked like Michelin Men more than officials.


When it is cold you do what you gotta do.

Rick
Title: Re: Ninja Umpire
Post by: GoGoGo on December 14, 2010, 09:03:59 AM
@bama - Too Funny.

Also, our umpire rarely blows his whistle also but if he has a false start on his keys G-C-G or an illegal snap he is to blow his whistle and kill the play. After that our umpire is not going to blow his whistle.