This is a perfectly pointless game. Go ahead. Try to beat me. 
Post your scores in the comments (if you’re not too ashamed to be beaten by a girl.)*
*Disclaimer: This comment has absolutely no bearing on my stance on gender roles in the church. 
Comment by Jeremy
July 30, 2008 @ 8:39 pm
Well, not to be outdone by a girl… 
Check this score of 5745 out!
http://totebo.com/mko.php?c=qqorqUotrouuForFBoUBopptotEsto5SRRXOO8SoEsBq
Comment by Jungle Pop
July 30, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
I tell myself I’m not getting beaten by a girl; I’m getting beaten by a monkey.
4556 meters so far. I’m not quitting yet…
Comment by Kathy
July 30, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
600 meters. So far I have no idea what the difference is between my better kicks and the ones where it rolls a few measly meters.
Comment by Jungle Pop
July 31, 2008 @ 6:55 am
Kathy: I think it has to do with how high the ball was prior to the kick. I started wondering if the monkey was right- or left-footed but then realized I was going insane.
5494 and counting…
Comment by Brian
July 31, 2008 @ 8:51 am
If I was ashamed to be beaten by a girl I wouldn’t keep playing Mario Kart with one… 
That said, I will break 5800.
JP - “…but then realized I was going insane”
I’m sure this is not related at all to the fact that your second comment is 10 hours after your first one.
Comment by Jenn
July 31, 2008 @ 11:43 am
Wow! You guys take a gaming challenge seriously!
(whiny voice) No fair, jlove! (/whiny voice)
I should have known that you’d take me up on the challenge…(and win!) That didn’t take long at all!
JP-
Yep. Don’t over-analyze it. Just relax and let the monkey guide you…
Kathy -
It has everything to do with height and timing. You can do it! (Girl power, activate!)
Bri-
You know perfectly well that you’d beat me senseless on any other video game on the planet. Why can’t you let me have this one thing??? (And I happen to think we’re pretty evenly matched in MarioKart.)
Comment by Jenn
July 31, 2008 @ 11:57 am
In case anyone needs further incentive:
S3 just kicked the ball 5173 meters on his 6th attempt. (His third kick went 4988 meters!)
Comment by Kathy
July 31, 2008 @ 8:20 pm
Unbelievable. I kicked it about 2500 meters one time after seeing all this but then went back to dribbles and spurts. Thanks for the tip, Jungle Pop….my hat is off to all of you! I will try again another day!
Comment by Mom
July 31, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
5589! Not a record-setter, but I thought I’d let you know that if you haven’t reached that score you’ve not only been beaten by a girl, you’ve been beaten by a grandmother!
Comment by Clark
August 12, 2008 @ 9:31 am
My personal best is 4867, but seeing these other scores in the 5,000’s encourages me to keep trying. I wonder how long it will take this sport to get in the Olympics? Hey, they got badmitten.
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