A Bad Reputation
There are some parts of life that I'm not real proud to share with most people. Some things are just embarrassing. Like when people ask where I'm moving to.
"Um... I'll be moving back to North Augusta."
"Oh, isn't that where your parents live?"
"Yeah, I'm moving back in with my parents."
That's bad, but what may be worse is when people ask about sports. Ok, ok, ok. I played intercollegiate ultimate Frisbee. In fact, I was a rock solid defensive player at the peak of my game. I went the entire 2006 Regional tournament without getting scored on.
Unfortunately ultimate Frisbee doesn't have much prestige in the world of athletics. Most people see it as a hippy sport people play with no shoes. Some even make fun of it. To think I use to like that blog.
But what may be worse is the image that the players themselves put off. Ultimate tournaments ALWAYS have a party after Saturday play. And not a toned down, hey lets meet at my house for drinks and a movie, party. Unfortunately the ultimate community has put off a vibe of ganja smoking, drunk on Sunday playing, and now public nakedness.
In case you haven't heard, the University of Oregon ultimate Frisbee team took the field at a tournament and played, what in the ultimate community, is known as a naked point. In their defense it was only their players at the field, it was freezing cold and raining, and they had long jerseys on. Also, I'd be lying if I said I never saw someone taking there clothes off on while playing ultimate. But in the end this all just looks bad on the Ultimate community as a whole.
What may be worse is when the U of O guys were called in before the student activities board they gave the most horrible answer ever. It went something to the effect of 'We don't think speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity at a college event, are wrong.' Oooft. Thanks guys. Nothing makes you look like an irresponsible college student like going to college to play a hippy sport, speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity.
I miss the days where people just thought ultimate players were non-athletic hippys who couldn't hack it in soccer and relied on some mystical Spirit of the Game.
Paul "Doesn't wear a towel" Murphy
There are some parts of life that I'm not real proud to share with most people. Some things are just embarrassing. Like when people ask where I'm moving to.
"Um... I'll be moving back to North Augusta."
"Oh, isn't that where your parents live?"
"Yeah, I'm moving back in with my parents."
That's bad, but what may be worse is when people ask about sports. Ok, ok, ok. I played intercollegiate ultimate Frisbee. In fact, I was a rock solid defensive player at the peak of my game. I went the entire 2006 Regional tournament without getting scored on.
Unfortunately ultimate Frisbee doesn't have much prestige in the world of athletics. Most people see it as a hippy sport people play with no shoes. Some even make fun of it. To think I use to like that blog.
But what may be worse is the image that the players themselves put off. Ultimate tournaments ALWAYS have a party after Saturday play. And not a toned down, hey lets meet at my house for drinks and a movie, party. Unfortunately the ultimate community has put off a vibe of ganja smoking, drunk on Sunday playing, and now public nakedness.
In case you haven't heard, the University of Oregon ultimate Frisbee team took the field at a tournament and played, what in the ultimate community, is known as a naked point. In their defense it was only their players at the field, it was freezing cold and raining, and they had long jerseys on. Also, I'd be lying if I said I never saw someone taking there clothes off on while playing ultimate. But in the end this all just looks bad on the Ultimate community as a whole.
What may be worse is when the U of O guys were called in before the student activities board they gave the most horrible answer ever. It went something to the effect of 'We don't think speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity at a college event, are wrong.' Oooft. Thanks guys. Nothing makes you look like an irresponsible college student like going to college to play a hippy sport, speeding, under-aged drinking, and public nudity.
I miss the days where people just thought ultimate players were non-athletic hippys who couldn't hack it in soccer and relied on some mystical Spirit of the Game.
Paul "Doesn't wear a towel" Murphy
posted by Paul Murphy at
10:44 AM
4 Comments:
Well, I'm totally excited that you are moving back to North Augusta.
And for the record, David moved back in with his parents less than a year before he met ME. Worked out great for him, so who knows what fabulous things await you.
By
mk, at 5/05/2009 3:57 PM
is she implying she's ready to leave David once you move in with your parents? hmmm.
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Philip, at 5/13/2009 2:14 PM
Strip disc behind Harding Acad! HAHAHAHA! that was awesome!
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Justin and Heather Bland, at 5/14/2009 6:41 AM
Haha. I agree with your condemnation of Oregon (losers), and I LOVE your link to "someone".
He was so embarrassed…
By
Luke Dockery, at 5/17/2009 9:32 PM
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