The “Top Ten Ways to Tell if You're Playing Ball with Gay Men" list, if I remember correctly, was submitted by Fiona after a rash of straight guys accidentally joinied A&F games after watching us from across the park and obviously mistaking it for fratball.

Top Ten Ways to Tell if You're Playing Ball with Gay Men:

10. Your quarterback runs over to the sidelines to wash his hands with Evian water.

9. Time-out is called when the photographer from last week's game shows up with the negatives.

8. There was a photographer at last week's game.

7. One of your teammates is wearing a sweatshirt with "Bread Loaf" written across his chest.

6. Two of your teammates are seen bumping chests in mid-air while "whooing" in high pitched voices.

5. Your center is now officially your "hiker."

4. No one has any idea what "team" they're on.

3. More than once, one of the players reminds his team "Hello, like this is football."

2. The ball is swatted at more than it is actually caught. And the number one reason is. . . .

1. Your hear someone say "Hey, can't we use a NERF football?"