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    On The Ball

    "You Should Play Basketball!"

    Order On The Court

    Hoop Dreams

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    Image of Hiroine Protagonist Hiroine Protagonist
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Wait, wait, wait. A Canadian tuxedo? No way. That there is a TEXAS tuxedo. We have no need of double denim up here. Own your fashion disasters USA! #davidbeckham
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    Image of LAmonkeygirl LAmonkeygirl
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Sitting on the sidelines
    Buttoned up
    Discretely ogling Laker Girls
    Hand hovering over crotch
    They call him
    The Denim Stranger #davidbeckham
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    Image of thecameralovesyou thecameralovesyou
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    I didn't realize Laker games were so formal that he had to wear a Newfie Tuxedo

    (yes I realize others call this a Canadian tuxedo, but Canadians have to pick on someone too!)
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    Image of JayBird JayBird
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Is he auditioning for the role of tattooed smurf? Too much denim! #davidbeckham
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    "I just blue myself." #davidbeckham
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Plow it like Amish Beckham. #davidbeckham
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Idle hands... #davidbeckham
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    Image of dreamweave dreamweave
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Someone needs to wrangler that shirt off him. #davidbeckham
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    Image of Ailatan Ailatan
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball

    Wolverine in denim, tsk tsk #davidbeckham
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    10/28/09

    In reply to On The Ball
    Did Becks always have the sleeve tattoos? I apparently don't pay enough attention to him. #davidbeckham
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    10/28/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: Normally, I hate them. But on him, they are so sexy. I have no clue why. #davidbeckham
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    Image of IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel IBleedGlitter: The High Priestess of Tinsel
    10/28/09

    @Triana Orpheus: I sort of want to lick them and yes, that is usually my reaction to pretty men with tattoo sleeves. #davidbeckham
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    Image of zoethebitch zoethebitch
    10/28/09

    @Sputnik_Sweetheart: He almost always plays in long sleeve jerseys because he thinks the tatts are not good role-model-material for younger fans. #davidbeckham
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    Image of Sputnik_Sweetheart Sputnik_Sweetheart
    10/28/09

    @zoethebitch: That's interesting. I'm generally not a fan of tattoos, but I have never thought of them as a bad influence. However, it is pretty awesome that he is thinking of his young fans. #davidbeckham
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    Image of girl.of.your.dreams girl.of.your.dreams
    10/16/09

    In reply to "You Should Play Basketball!"
    A college friend of mine was on The Price is Right. He's a black guy, about 6'5", and barely fit in frame next to Bob Barker. The only question BB had for him: "So... do you play basketball?" #onion
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    Image of PaintedTrollop PaintedTrollop
    10/16/09

    In reply to "You Should Play Basketball!"
    I'm 6'. I hated basketball. My daughter is 6'4" and always loathed team sports. Her high school experience was made even more torturous by the coaches who chased her in the hallways and the constant questioning, "do you play basketball?" I had to hear the question from other parents, who always responded, "too bad" when I said she didn't play. I learned, when I got the question to answer by asking, "Are your short children circus performers?" Just because we're tall doesn't obligate us to do "tall things," any more than being short obligates men to become little Napoleons. #onion
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    10/16/09

    @PaintedTrollop: She needs one of these: [www.tallgirls.co.uk]

    I had to deal with numerous gym teachers assuming I could run fast too, at 5ft11, but luckily they never suggested netball, as my lack of coordination was evident... #onion
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    Image of PaintedTrollop PaintedTrollop
    10/16/09

    @bowleserised: Ha! I had a shirt made for her one year that said, "I don't play basketball. Not a model." #onion
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/16/09

    In reply to "You Should Play Basketball!"
    The other tall girl I work with asked me the other day if I played basketbal and volleyball in high school. I did, and she did too, and we both admit we were recruited for the teams because of our height. #onion
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/16/09

    In reply to "You Should Play Basketball!"
    I'm average to a little tall-ish, and I played high school basketball (mostly because my dad was a superathlete in high school and he would have been very disappointed had I not played). I was the captain my senior year, and started at point guard until I started calling the coach out on his stupid play calling. He benched me. The team lost every game for the rest of the season and for the following two seasons. My mom called it "(real name)'s Curse." #onion
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    Image of BearDownCBears BearDownCBears
    10/16/09

    @morninggloria: You were a captain and you have a curse? Man, if you got like scurvy or fleas or syphilis you could go full-pirate. #onion
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    Image of Cerridwen Cerridwen
    10/16/09

    @morninggloria: I got sucked into volleyball due to my father's glory days of superathleticism. In fact, he used to play with my old coach. Ah, parents and their misplaced expectations... #onion
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    Image of morninggloria morninggloria
    10/16/09

    @BearDownCBears: What makes you think I don't have syphilis? #onion
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    Image of o-line o-line
    10/16/09

    In reply to "You Should Play Basketball!"
    So funny. I was asked to join a work basketball team today. No one asked if I played, they just assumed that I did because I am a girl giant. Like I signed a contract the devil to play sports and get things off the top shelf for ladies in the grocery store if he'd make me taller.

    Like many others here, my above-average height peaked at an early age. I was guilted into playing as a kid until all of the other girls caught up and eventually exceeded me in height (and in skill). Basketball is vicious.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    10/16/09

    @o-line: Like I signed a contract the devil to play sports and get things off the top shelf for ladies in the grocery store if he'd make me taller.

    Awesome. I might use this if anymore old men try to convince me that height = sports ability. #onion
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    Image of highjump highjump
    10/16/09

    @o-line: Is jezebel secretly a community for talls? On other posts I've noticed a lot ot tall people speaking up. We should conduct a spurious relationship study on height and feminism. #onion
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    Image of o-line o-line
    10/16/09

    @highjump: Is jezebel secretly a community for talls?

    There are a lot of Jezetalls. We should form a basketball team! #onion
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    Image of jigglyball jigglyball
    10/16/09

    @o-line: I was 5'8" by about eighth grade, and I finally went to basketball camp that summer to shut everyone up. Above average height simply couldn't fix: my two left feet when it came to running plays, my inability to dribble and walk at the same time, and my utter mystification that people can actually shoot the ball with two hands (this has frustrated many ex-boyfriends who are just sure that I could be really good if I tried). #onion
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