[BNM] [OT] Offside rule explained for girls

[Barry Bloye]

The offside rule is fairly simple once you understand it - it's
explaining it that's the hard part. If one were to write it in script,
it would involve several nested if/elses... Maybe someone could write
a Javascript version for the benefit of the list.

Diagrams always help...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4679881.stm

On 02/03/06, Alex Studd wrote:
> 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
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