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       Location: The Lab
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       I walk in the park almost every day since the start of COVID and 
       keep coming across various kinds of sport balls.  Mostly tennis 
       balls, some racquet balls, gorf balls, etc.  I usually kick these 
       around the park until I get back to my starting point.  It has since 
       become a game, which I call "COVID Ball."  I don't get to play every
       time I visit the park, but I do play when I do get a chance.  Here
       are the rules of COVID Ball:
       
       1. Scan ground for ball during daily walk.
          Probablility of success is greater near the dog park or baseball
          diamonds.
       2. If unsuccessful, try again during next walk and start at 1.
          Otherwise, proceed to 3.
       3. Upon acquisition of ball, announce the commencement of COVID Ball
          by stating verbally in the spirit of Wayne and Garth from the 
          Wayne's World comedy sketches/films:
          "Game on, Wayne!  Game on, Garth!"[1]
       4. Continue with daily walk while kicking the ball throughout the 
          park.  It is advised not to touch the ball with your hands or 
          run the risk of infection/contamination.
       5. The game is complete when the ball arrives at your starting point,
          at which point you put your hands up in the air and exclaim, 
          "YATTA!" like Hiro Nakamura from the Heroes TV show that ran from 
          2006-2010.[2]
          
       Should you lose the ball at any point after step 3, the game is 
       over.  The following declaration should be verbally announced, in the
       spirit of Private First Class William L. Hudson of the 1986 film, 
       Aliens:  
       "That's it, man! Game over, man! Game over! What the fuck are we 
       gonna do now? What are we gonna do?"
       
       NOTE: Use of the colorful metaphor is optional and discouraged 
       within an earshot of minors.
       
       Scoring is as follows:
       
       Successful completion of game (#5) = 100 points
       with inflated ball = +10 points
       with tennis ball = +25 points
       with racquet ball = +30 points
       with softball = +35 points
       with baseball = +40 points
       with gorf ball = +50 points
       with shuttle cock = +75 points
       with unlisted ball = +25 points and +25 points for discovery.
       
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 (TXT) [1] Wayne's World
 (TXT) [2] Heroes (American TV series)
 (TXT) [3] Aliens (film)
       20210422 - edit: updated footnotes to links.
       
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