Napolean Dynamite. It was, to steal a line from Jimmie Walker, DY-NO-MITE! Well, it was at least dangerously explosive. However, I feel they really missed out on a few potentially major schticks revolving around the tetherball scenes. Tetherball was huge at my school. So huge, in fact, that when the teatherball rope was broken, we peiced it together with a section of jump rope. Sally Fryar never forgave us.

Aside from the obvious rules, here is a list of our schoolhouse rules:

• No Ropsies- Also known as “Ropies” or “Ropers”. This one is obvious. It is agains the rules to touch the rope. This includes holding onto the rope as you pummel a defenseless member of the Rocket Club with the ball.
• No Bobbling- Also known as “Bubbles”, “Dribbles”, or “Bobbles”. This involved bouncing the teatherball repeatedly in one hand as you set up a super big shot. Often times this led to a game lasting well past lunch as one player waited for the perfect moment to strike.
• No Sneakies- Also known as “Cheepers” or “Cheepies”. Quickly rapping the ball around the pole while your opponent is wiping their nose is not allowed. In fact, reaching your arm into your opponents side of the circle often resulted in a very bad cement burn.
• No Giant Swings- Also known as the “Bomb”, “Grand Poobah”, and “Holdies”. At no point during the game is any player allowed to hold onto the ball and thrust it forward as though in the Olympic Discus competition.
• No Kickers- Even though it is a lot of fun, you are not allowed to kick the ball. Unless you just lost a fifteen minute match to Claude Jones because you were busy watching Kristen Stewart skip rope. Then you can kick the ball all you want.

Unless otherwise agreed upon before the match, neither player is allowed to touch the pole. This includes climbing the pole and/or driving your opponents head into the pole in frustration.

That’s pretty much all of the rules I can remember. Did I leave any out?

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