When I was a little league umpire I'll never forget my first ever game. I was working the plate and before the game started the home team coach gave me $20 as soon as I got there. I thought he was paying me for the game and that maybe home team pays. Then a few minutes later the visiting coach came over while I was putting on my pads and he gave me $20 too. I thought that was weird but maybe they split the cost of me being there.
A week later I got a check in the mail from little league for working the game, and that's when I figured out I'd just accepted my first two bribes.
By the way, this was for a softball game between 13 year old girls.
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