[BNM] [OT] Offside rule explained for girls

[ruse]

I think you'll find they pretend to know the off side rule, and then when one 
of them gets caught out and demonstrates that he doesn't know it really, the 
man on the side waves his flag to tell the crowd.

rus

Quoting Antony Jones <antonyj at gamesys.co.uk>:

> You know, I still don't get it. I always thought footballers were thick but I
> now have a newfound respect for them because I simply do not understand the
> offside rule, and they do.
> 
> I have no desire to understand it either, as it is of zero interest to me,
> but I really did try to use the below analogy to help me. To no avail.
> 
> Oh well :)
> 
> Antony Jones
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alex Studd [mailto:alex.studd at moving-edge.net]
> > Sent: 02 March 2006 10:31
> > To: Brighton New Media
> > Subject: [BNM] [OT] Offside rule explained for girls
> > 
> > You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop
> > assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you
> > must have.
> > 
> > The shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with
> > desire.
> > 
> > Both of you have forgotten your purses.
> > 
> > It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no
> > money to pay for the shoes.
> > 
> > The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
> > 
> > Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and
> > sees your dilemma.
> > 
> > She prepares to throw her purse to you.
> > 
> > If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper
> > and buy the shoes.
> > 
> > At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and,
> > *whilst
> > it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse
> > and
> > buy the shoes.
> > 
> > Always remembering that until the purse has *actually been thrown* it
> > would
> > be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.
> > 
> > 
> > There you go poppet
> > 
> > Alex Studd
> > Moving-edge.net
> > 0845 345 5763
> > 
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