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The Basketball The Basketball CaseCase

The Daniel Barclay CelticsThe Daniel Barclay Celtics

(uncreativerAIM)(uncreativerAIM)

vs.vs.The Michael Barclay LakersThe Michael Barclay Lakers

(mbarclay623)(mbarclay623)

AIM Exchange of 03-20-2006AIM Exchange of 03-20-2006

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mbarclay623: And good mbarclay623: And good luck at Yale this weekendluck at Yale this weekend

uncreativerAIM: thanks, uncreativerAIM: thanks, although the problem although the problem there is they make you talk there is they make you talk about serious thingsabout serious things

uncreativerAIM: you've uncreativerAIM: you've got to hear this one case I got to hear this one case I ranran

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uncreativerAIM: It's a basketball uncreativerAIM: It's a basketball court in Harlem, and ten court in Harlem, and ten individuals have assembled for a individuals have assembled for a pickup gamepickup game

uncreativerAIM: These individuals, uncreativerAIM: These individuals, who are all alive and in their who are all alive and in their prime, are: Michael Jordan, prime, are: Michael Jordan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Darth Franklin D. Roosevelt, Darth Vader, Mary Poppins, Harry Vader, Mary Poppins, Harry Potter, Tigger, Dumbo the flying Potter, Tigger, Dumbo the flying elephant, Spider-Man, Mother elephant, Spider-Man, Mother Teresa, and JesusTeresa, and Jesus

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uncreativerAIM: you uncreativerAIM: you draft one, then I draft draft one, then I draft one, and so on until one, and so on until we're up to 5 eachwe're up to 5 each

uncreativerAIM: then uncreativerAIM: then we each argue for we each argue for why our team will winwhy our team will win

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mbarclay623: Hey, you mbarclay623: Hey, you forgot George W. Bush, forgot George W. Bush, a lawyer, and a ducka lawyer, and a duck

uncreativerAIM: that's uncreativerAIM: that's true, a duck could fly, true, a duck could fly, that'd be usefulthat'd be useful

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The TeamsThe Teamsmbarclay623 mbarclay623 LakersLakers

uncreativerAIM uncreativerAIM CelticsCeltics

1. I'll start with 1. I'll start with Jesus. Miracles are Jesus. Miracles are usefuluseful2. Spider-2. Spider-ManMan

3. Mary Mary PoppinsPoppins4. DumboDumbo 5. FDRFDR

1. I pick Michael I pick Michael Jordan, your turnJordan, your turn

2. Darth VaderDarth Vader(oddly enough, this (oddly enough, this is going exactly like is going exactly like it did in the actual it did in the actual round)round)

3. Harry Harry PotterPotter4. TiggerTigger

5. Mother Mother TeresaTeresa

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The TeamsThe Teamsmbarclay623 mbarclay623 LakersLakers

uncreativerAIM uncreativerAIM CelticsCeltics

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uncreativerAIM: alright, so I uncreativerAIM: alright, so I think my team is pretty strongthink my team is pretty strong

uncreativerAIM: first, I uncreativerAIM: first, I station Mother Teresa under station Mother Teresa under my basket, no one would dare my basket, no one would dare shove such a saintly old shove such a saintly old woman out of the waywoman out of the way

mbarclay623: I put FDR on mbarclay623: I put FDR on Mother Teresa, right.Mother Teresa, right.

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uncreativerAIM: Darth Vader can uncreativerAIM: Darth Vader can just use his telekinesis to make just use his telekinesis to make the ball fly through the airthe ball fly through the air

uncreativerAIM: hard to see how uncreativerAIM: hard to see how you'd counter thatyou'd counter that

mbarclay623: Yeah, but Jesus will mbarclay623: Yeah, but Jesus will make a miracle occur -- Darth make a miracle occur -- Darth becomes Annakin again, MJ becomes Annakin again, MJ becomes a cartoon character, and becomes a cartoon character, and Harry Potter becomes a MuggleHarry Potter becomes a Muggle

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mbarclay623: Spidey puts a mbarclay623: Spidey puts a web on the ball, passes to web on the ball, passes to Mary Poppins, SLAM DUNK!Mary Poppins, SLAM DUNK!

uncreativerAIM: nice tryuncreativerAIM: nice tryuncreativerAIM: but, Jesus is uncreativerAIM: but, Jesus is

such a nice person that would such a nice person that would he really be able to take he really be able to take sides?sides?

mbarclay623: John 3:16mbarclay623: John 3:16

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uncreativerAIM: and in terms of uncreativerAIM: and in terms of the levitating English people, the levitating English people, Potter has much more Potter has much more maneuverability than Poppinsmaneuverability than Poppins

mbarclay623: I told you, Jesus mbarclay623: I told you, Jesus made him a Muggle again.made him a Muggle again.

uncreativerAIM: there's always uncreativerAIM: there's always the "Michael Jordan is Jesus" the "Michael Jordan is Jesus" argumentargument

mbarclay623: Oh yeah huhmbarclay623: Oh yeah huh

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mbarclay623: So where did you use mbarclay623: So where did you use this basketball case? And how did (1) this basketball case? And how did (1) the other team, (2) the judge like it?the other team, (2) the judge like it?

uncreativerAIM: everyone liked it, it's uncreativerAIM: everyone liked it, it's now almost as legendary as my "blow now almost as legendary as my "blow up the moon with nuclear weapons" up the moon with nuclear weapons" casecase

uncreativerAIM: although, the judges uncreativerAIM: although, the judges are obligated to give silly cases the are obligated to give silly cases the loss with low scoresloss with low scores

uncreativerAIM: even though they uncreativerAIM: even though they liked it tooliked it too

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mbarclay623: Say, what mbarclay623: Say, what do Tigger and Dumbo do? do Tigger and Dumbo do? (I picked Dumbo, since (I picked Dumbo, since he's a huge power forward he's a huge power forward who can fly too)who can fly too)

uncreativerAIM: tigger's uncreativerAIM: tigger's good for rebounds with his good for rebounds with his mad jumping skillzmad jumping skillz

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The Basketball The Basketball CaseCase

The Daniel Barclay CelticsThe Daniel Barclay Celtics

(uncreativerAIM)(uncreativerAIM)

vs.vs.The Michael Barclay LakersThe Michael Barclay Lakers

(mbarclay623)(mbarclay623)

AIM Exchange of 03-20-2006AIM Exchange of 03-20-2006