Blame Game Referee Mugs

"They think it was an oversight by our oversight committee that caused the recent problems."

"It's not my fault! The Russians must have hacked my brain!"

Why moms make bad refs.

"It evened out, for every free kick they got, we had one against us."

'We're looking for someone who's very responsible. In fact, we're looking for someone who's always responsible.'

Take your time coming back...they're looking for scapegoats.

'You put it down for five seconds. I get it now.'

"Baseball is way too boring - so, we're doing one inning, winner takes all, everybody go home early and live their lives."

'No wonder it was so hard to assemble. I thought it was supposed to be a basketball hoop, not a weapon of mass destruction.'

'It was all ball!'

'...60, 80 - whoa! - a hundred bucks! Okaaaay, you've got 20 minutes.'

Business cartoon showing a business man headed toward 'blame'.

'Yes, it's a foul. But is it a flagrant foul?'

'That was a peach of a right hander the referee gave you!'

'...and don't think I didn't see that flying tackle.'

'You know you're doing your job right when both coaches are mad at you.'

Coping during the 6 weeks school holidays.

'Ref!!'

Referee's Free Kick Pack

"How do you know he was offsides? How do you know anything? Isn’t it possible this is all a dream?!"

'So you're the referee who had the courage to call a Technical Foul on Bobby Knight.'

"Why don't we enroll in a Conflict Resolution Program where we can study the underpinnings of conflict dynamics and implement strategies to foster sustainable peace?"

Instant Replay

'I suppose this will be a CHARGE?'

"If the Ref doesn't give that, it's the end of football!"

According to this tabloid article, two guys who today are a basketabll referee and a politician, were friends as kids with a business selling seashells. The referee says that one sunny day while under an umbrella searching in the muck for shells they found a bunch of slimy, loose change. Or as the tabloid puts it "Whistleblower reveals pol's shady past with dirty money and a shell company!"

'We had a power surge, and the electronic scoreboard seems to have tapped into the CIA's computer.'

"Okay, so the object of the game is to get into the most pedantic fight about the rules."

Play golf on the billiards table.

"They're right, you do need glasses."

'I'm just living up to the fans' expectations.'

"Look! Look! I could do that and what would I get? Plenty of earache, that's what! And would I deserve it, I'll say! Tsk!"

'The only thing I can figure is that a game took place without a single fan criticizing the officials.'

Stadium usher of the month.

Knockout!