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May 18, 2006
The First and Last Paintball Experience
In junior high, one of my friends had his birthday party at a local paintball facility. If you’ve never played paintball, let me assure you that when you get hit by one of those things, it hurts like a bitch!
Before we played, the paintball club’s employees gave us a long speech about the rules of the game and all the safety procedures that we had to follow. One such rule/safety procedure was the ability to surrender if people got too close to you (I think they had to be within ten feet). This rule kept people from having to endure severe pain while still rewarding the other team by giving them the same amount of points that they would have received had they actually shot the opposing player.
Fast forward to game three.
Game three involved a whole new set of players who looked like they just got off a construction job, headed to the bar for a few drinks, and then came right to the paintball facility to “engage.” In other words, these were NASCAR fans.
Towards the end of the match, four of the NASCAR boys managed to surround an opposing player, who clearly did not want to be shot at near point-blank range. At least, that’s the impression I got when he fell to the ground and yelled, “I SURRENDER! I SURRENDER!”
The foursome’s reaction?
“FUCK THAT!”
Needless to say, I didn’t stick around for a fourth game.
Comments
Ahhh....NASCAR fans.... one of the things that makes me cringe when I realize I live in Virginia.
Posted by: First Year at May 18, 2006 08:52 PM
