[BNM] [OT] Offside rule explained for girls

[Antony Jones]

Write it in Java, with lots of try catch and named exceptions and then I'll probably understand it.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Bloye [mailto:bbloye at gmail.com]
> Sent: 02 March 2006 11:10
> To: Brighton New Media
> Subject: Re: [BNM] [OT] Offside rule explained for girls
> 
> 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
> > Moving-edge.net
> > 0845 345 5763
> >
> >
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