Nonsense #2 Offside Rule

[cfc1]

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

[daktari]

Thank god... Now i know too. :D

[Jones~32]

Seen that before, but still funny ;)

[Blue84]

Ah now that explains it