Cheer up, men

[baztacula]

The baseball leaves Julia's hand at an unusual trajectory but the young fan remains hopeful. This is Babe Ruth's daughter. It is basically The Sultan of Swat but in a strong, capable, feminine body. What could go wrong?

[baztacula]

The ball weakly falls to the ground after traveling approximately 5'6".

[baztacula]

As the ball slowly rolls the rest of the way into the catcher's glove, the girl, obviously a shell of her former self, stands powerlessly in front of her seat, trying to rationalize what she just witnessed. "Is it impressive for a person to throw a ball the distance of her own height? Perhaps it is similar to an individual who can bench press his or her own weight," she mutters to herself. No it isn't. And she knows this. She also knows her life will never be the same. She has to live out the rest of her days with the memory of a horror burned into her young brain… a memory she can never unsee.

[baztacula]

So cheer up men, we aren't the only ones crushing female dreams.

[parkerj33]

I get that this is a tongue-in-cheek exaggeration and attribution of feelings to a young girl that very likely never occurred to her. But I am at a loss to see the point of what you are saying here.

[conor912]

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by conor912

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Let's don't start that again!! Otherwise was surprised the OP went there.

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[KMayUSA6060]

Originally Posted by parkerj33

I get that this is a tongue-in-cheek exaggeration and attribution of feelings to a young girl that very likely never occurred to her. But I am at a loss to see the point of what you are saying here.

+1

[darwinbulldog]

I think we all get that it was tongue-in-cheek, but the essence of the comedy depends on there being an apt analogy between men who have disappointed humanity via sexual assault and an old woman who might in theory have disappointed some fans by not being, in her old age, as good an athlete as her father once was. The reason it isn't funny (whereas other jokes about taboo topics frequently are) is that the analogy is too strained.

Take that as the advice of a pitching coach. Maybe you'll reach the plate with your next one.

[Stonepony]

Well you did it... now who is the cad?