2008 Woodie Awards
Team Biohazard; pickles, pizza, and potty talk
Simon Kelly
Issue date: 12/7/07 Section: Sports
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With that said, it may be relevant to enlighten you about the other aspects of ultimate frisbee included in this tournament that make it so appealing to the Guilford/hippy constituent. In addition to there being no coaches or refs, there exists a series of sideline rituals that often take place either before, during, or after the game.
"Part of the culture of ultimate frisbee is that there are other games that go along with it, like mini-tanks, disc jousting, and chugging beer," shouted sophomore Aaron Woerner above the din of pagan growls and yelps coming from a circle of disc jousters.
Other popular sideline activities include leg wrestling, finger jousting, and "street fighter," which involves players from opposite teams entering into a kind of verbal melee with each other, shouting out move names taken from the street fighter video game. These activities, which can take place simultaneously, often make for a riotous good time for onlookers and participants alike.
Luckily, however, the morale of Biohazard did not have to sustain itself on laughs and pickle-juice alone, as they closed out the tournament by winning their last game against Lenoir Rhyne College 13-11. Complete with punishing lay outs (when a player dives spread-eagle for a catch) and well-orchestrated passes, the game demonstrated that all kidding aside, team Biohazard is a force to be reckoned with, at least when they want to be
"Basically, I'd say the mission of this team is to promote as fun and relaxed of a version of the game of ultimate frisbee as possible in a way that may or may not involve nudity, " Lewis said.
"Part of the culture of ultimate frisbee is that there are other games that go along with it, like mini-tanks, disc jousting, and chugging beer," shouted sophomore Aaron Woerner above the din of pagan growls and yelps coming from a circle of disc jousters.
Other popular sideline activities include leg wrestling, finger jousting, and "street fighter," which involves players from opposite teams entering into a kind of verbal melee with each other, shouting out move names taken from the street fighter video game. These activities, which can take place simultaneously, often make for a riotous good time for onlookers and participants alike.
Luckily, however, the morale of Biohazard did not have to sustain itself on laughs and pickle-juice alone, as they closed out the tournament by winning their last game against Lenoir Rhyne College 13-11. Complete with punishing lay outs (when a player dives spread-eagle for a catch) and well-orchestrated passes, the game demonstrated that all kidding aside, team Biohazard is a force to be reckoned with, at least when they want to be
"Basically, I'd say the mission of this team is to promote as fun and relaxed of a version of the game of ultimate frisbee as possible in a way that may or may not involve nudity, " Lewis said.
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