From one of Gwen's post (Hi Gwen!) I think we should institute dodge ball games to resolve disputes, especially at work. Who's with me on that?

-- Anonymous, March 19, 2001

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Or its even more mature relation, Butts Up. THINK of the fun!

-- Anonymous, March 19, 2001

Man, I love that game. I can't believe my home state disallowed dodge ball to be played in school.

-- Anonymous, March 19, 2001

Oh, no, please! Those of us with no hand/eye coordination would have to relive childhood hell all over again. Yes, to answer your upcoming question, I *do* throw like a girl.

But Rock, Paper, Scissors, now that should be the ultimate conflict resolution method. I understand they're using it in the Senate these days.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

And we could have the alternative, that game where you run through everyone's arms...is that Red Rover? I say ouch.

But when I'm losing an argument at work, I still say "let's settle this through Dodge Ball in the parking lot..." or "We could take them in Dodge Ball." That cheers up everyone on my team.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Dwanollah What's Butts Up?

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Hey, did any of you see the movie (or play) A Few Good Men? You know, when Jack Nicholson says "You can't handle the truth!" Anyway, these guys get in trouble in the Marines for executing a Code Red (disciplining someone for screwing up by physical measures) and they end up killing him. (They weren't supposed to kill him, just 'encourage' him to improve.) I always wanted to implement Code Reds in the workplace for those that weren't pulling their weight! What do you think?

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Dodge Ball, Code Red, Butts Up(?!?)... I'm all for them. They would have worked wonders at my last place of employment.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

I would love to take a sock with a bar of soap in it and smack my boss around right now.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Please correct me if I'm worng but, Butts Up is a kids game where the offending party must stand facing the wall, bent at the waist with hands on the wall and butt in the air. Then everyone gets to throw balls at the butt. I guess at work it could be shooting rubber bands or shooting staples or running up and kicking!! That would rule!

Also, saying 'What's Butts Up?' sounds really funny!!

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

I am a big fan of suggesting that people arm wrestle to solve disputes.

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Butts Up is a variation on Dodge Ball that we used to play in grade school (well, everyone else played... I read during recess), until it got outlawed by The Grade School Powers That Be....

Like with Dodge Ball, you play by trying to hit (or "peg" in pre- adolescent-speak) someone else with one of those nice, big, red rubber balls. But in Butts Up, you play against/near a wall. And if you're pegged, then you have to go kneel facing the wall, head on the ground, and "butt up," while the person who hit you gets to slam the ball as hard as possible at your ass.

And those red rubber balls left nice, stingy welts.

Butts Up was sometimes played with tennis balls. Which left even bigger bruises than rubber balls.

Like I said, the administration finally said we couldn't play Butts Up anymore, because too many parents were complaining about their kids coming home from school covered in bruises and welts. :)

Ah, youth....

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001

Man, I am really feeling nostalgic.....Butt's Up sounds like the best game (yay welts!)I can see us doing that and knocking cubicles over.

Bar of soap in a sock? Someone's showing their time in The Big House..:P

-- Anonymous, March 20, 2001