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Volleyball Geek?

With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, you might be a volleyball geek if …

  1. You have pets (or kids) with names like Karch, Sinjin, Misty, and Stokie.
  2. You have ever had a vanity license plate that had a “VB” in it.
  3. Your latest “Employee of the Month” award means way less to you than the t-shirt you won at last weekend’s tournament.
  4. Your non-volleyball friends think you’re weird.
  5. Every story you tell your friends begins with “One time while playing volleyball I …”
  6. You don’t mind losing a game during a match just so that you can play a little more (bonus points if you prefer to work your way through the losers bracket to get a lot more playing time).
  7. The only reason you pay for cable TV is for the men’s and women’s NCAA volleyball playoffs and the AVP tournaments.
  8. (Guys only) you half wish that the women on the AVP tour would wear more clothing so that you can more easily focus on the game itself.
  9. You go to the Olympics by yourself (because your spouse doesn’t understand) and attend only volleyball events.
  10. You have a volleyball that you won’t loan out to just anyone.
  11. You have your own (expensive) outdoor net system.
  12. You hear the term “six pack” and your first thought is about volleyball, not abs or beer.
  13. You have a volleyball tattoo!

In case you’re wondering about me, here’s how I score:

  1. Our newest dog is named Karch. I got outvoted about getting a second dog, but I negotiated for naming rights.
  2. When I lived in New York, my vanity plate was “I DIG VB” (I have a feeling that very few people “got it”).
  3. It’s harder to win a tournament than it is to get a big yearly bonus.
  4. They don’t understand. My wife puts up with it.
  5. I try to restrain myself.
  6. I love it when matches go the distance (but I’ve never thrown a game…yet).
  7. The NCAAs are the only times I consider getting cable. I’ve watch two finals in a tiny window on my laptop using SlingPlayer connected to a friend’s Slingbox.
  8. Seriously, I wish they’d wear shorts :)
  9. My wife and I returned from our honeymoon, I was home for a week, then I drove to Atlanta for the first week of the 1996 Olympics. She didn’t want to go (??), so I sold her tickets when I got there.
  10. I’ve got mine, and the kids have theirs. They can use mine as long as I’m with them.
  11. I’ll lend it out, but please take care of my net!
  12. In a practice in high school, I lost one of my contacts from a six pack.
  13. Not yet!