Everyone has heard about the Unwritten Rules of baseball, which are basically just an excuse for a pitcher to throw at the head of or straight plunk a batter. I saw a column online earlier where someone was asking what it would be like if the Unwritten Rules were applied to everyday life?
This led to me wondering what a plunkable offense would be. My list (so far) includes:
- Someone getting on the moving sidewalk and then just standing. I would hop off the thing and run to the end just so my fastball would have that extra 2 miles per hour as a result of them coming towards me.
- When I decide to be a decent person and hold the door for someone and they respond by taking their time. They'd be lucky if the plunk came with a bonus of me slamming the door in their face.
- Idiots getting excited when they are paying with cash (also considered a plunkable offense) and they have exact change.
- People scheduling a meeting but having no agenda or purpose for that meeting. I'd almost demand a plunk firing squad consisting of all those stuck in your dumb meeting.
So I ask, what is your suggestion for a plunkable offense?