Nov 26 2008College Students Play Real-Life Quidditch

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This is a video about college students playing a non-wizard version of Quidditch. You know, that game in Harry Potter where the players fly around with broomsticks up their asses. Unsurprisingly, it's taking college campuses by storm (just like Humans vs. Zombies!).

The earthbound variation is called Muggle Quidditch. The sport originated in 2005 when a student at Middlebury College adapted the game for the nonmagical world. Its popularity quickly spread, and today more than 150 colleges throughout the United States have Quidditch teams.


As in the fictional game, each Muggle Quidditch team has seven players: three chasers, two beaters, a keeper, and a seeker. Chasers score points by throwing a quaffle, or volleyball, through one of three hoops (worth 10 points) while trying to avoid bludgers, or dodgeballs, that are thrown by beaters. (If chasers are hit by a bludger, they must drop the quaffle.) The keeper's job is to protect the three goalposts, while the seeker must capture the snitch -- a sock stuffed with tennis balls carried by a person (typically a cross-country runner) dressed in gold. Capturing the snitch nets an additional 30 points and ends the game.

You know, different strokes for different folks. I spent my college career drinking and doing drugs, but Quidditch sounds fun too. And by fun I mean I was thankfully never violated by a broomstick in college. That came later. And splintery.

Not Harry Potter? Not a Problem [butoday]

Thanks to Brett and Hailey, who aren't allowed to play because they can fly.

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1. Clay Torres and Phil Lacio - November 26, 2008 4:08 PM

it's beyond imagination!

2. Blopit - November 26, 2008 4:08 PM

first? oh... well in my highschool they use broomsticks another way

3. ELH - November 26, 2008 4:10 PM

I used to play this like 5 years, ago, god I was nerdy.

4. Clay Torres and Phil Lacio - November 26, 2008 4:10 PM

Is it ever gonna show up on ESPN?
'Cause I seriously wanna see how they do it.

They should offer scholarships for that.

National Quidditch League (NQL)

5. Moose Knuckle - November 26, 2008 4:13 PM

Isn't quidditch latin for abstinence?

6. Daisy - November 26, 2008 4:13 PM

FAKE FAKE FAKE TOTALLY COMPLETELY FAAAKKKEE!!!!!

This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadows are all wrong.

This is a lot like the scene in Never Back Down when Max hallucinates the he's saving Baja from falling off of the Del Taco roof after she'd stripped naked & threatened to jump head first through a floating cardboard box into a dumpster full of rubber duckies, pirate maps and bacon flavored ice cream. He imagined all of this while sitting in a wheel of fortune chatroom trying to win some star wars puppets he'd heard were laced with cocaine.

7. Zimmerman - November 26, 2008 4:15 PM

@2 It's time for you to switch severs cuz DSL is slower than your grandma and a f***ing Amish carriage combined!

8. The REAL Daisy - November 26, 2008 4:16 PM

Bitch I'm 'onna make you my breakfast. (fake and photoshopped of course)

PEW PEW! (that's what Baja's mom said)

9. no - November 26, 2008 4:23 PM

You have got to be f***ing kidding me

10. blp - November 26, 2008 4:26 PM

Why don't they combine this earthbound (lame) version with that jetpack from yesterday and I'd consider playing.

11. Mcfeely Smackup - November 26, 2008 4:27 PM

I believe that:

"Unsurprisingly, it's taking college campuses by storm"

Means: "I had to write something and don't give a f*** if it reflects reality"

I'll eat out my own ass with a spoon if more than one campus has anything remotely like this.

12. Hannukah Montana - November 26, 2008 4:47 PM

@9 for the love of humanity! No one is kidding here! Unless you meant fake! Well f*** you. If it is fake, it wouldn't be baking your ass right now!

Dear GrammarNazi,

I was reading your post on the Turkey Baster awhile ago.
And it infuriated me a whole lot. And so I posted a reply that vividly depicted the would-be "Anatomy of hell."
I want to apologize. I'm so sorry, dude. I did not intend to say such things towards you. It's just that there are some things in this world that triggers my "darkest side" I'm extending my deepest utmost apologies in the most sincere manner.
I do not mean to cause you pain.

Hannukah

13. fucking gay as fucking fuck - November 26, 2008 4:51 PM

Gay as f***ing f***ity guckf uckf***

14. GRAMMARNAZI - November 26, 2008 4:55 PM

@Hannukah Montana

" SE-LI-CHA "

15. gfgdg - November 26, 2008 4:57 PM

.....and the snitch....is just a fast dude.

with a tennis ball taped to his f***in forehead. hilarious.

16. Thumperchica - November 26, 2008 5:30 PM

HOLY GAY MUGGLES BATMAN!

17. Colin - November 26, 2008 5:52 PM

Is this an intramural or varsity sport? It should be varsity; then, they can make a shit-ton of money off of this... maybe.

18. Fishie - November 26, 2008 6:30 PM

OLD

My high school's Harry Potter club has been doing this for YEARS.

19. JFreezy - November 26, 2008 6:31 PM

Humans vs. Zombies is way cooler! Wait a minute............................. how about Muggle Quidditch with one team humans, one team zombies!! I call it "Undead Muggle Quidditch!" I am UNSTOPPABLE!!!

20. JFreezy - November 26, 2008 6:47 PM

Holy shit! I made my last comment before I actually watched the video, and these fags actually run around with brooms in their crotches! I can see why the chicks don't mind (hehe), but the dudes who willingly jam a broom stick all up in their nuts? I have to say that I think that the true meaning for the acronym mentioned in comment 4 would be National Queer League!!

21. Pew³ - November 26, 2008 7:21 PM

I hate everyone in this video. I hate myself for sitting thru the whole thing watching this. If you are reading the comments before watching this lame excuse for a sport video. Take my warning and save your three minutes to go do something else. Anything else. Plucking nose hairs for three minutes is more productive and less painful than watching this shyte.

It doesnt even deserve a Pe...

22. Daisy - November 26, 2008 7:52 PM

FAKE!!!!

This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.

This is a lot like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max and Baja were stranded on a dessert island when they ran into bad weather during a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour tour.

23. RC-960018 - November 26, 2008 8:17 PM

And my sister calls ME a loser.

24. lynz - November 26, 2008 8:46 PM

lol he said "national". You wish, faggot.

25. Dandi <> - November 26, 2008 9:09 PM

Looks like a lot of fun if you ask me!!

Everyone is there just to have a good time, not taking it too seriously.

People need to stop being so "cool" from behind their keyboards......you can drink, take drugs, rock out and still geek it up with some physical exercise every now and then.

Maybe the boys here would be to scared to play a contact game with girls....

26. ZsoltK - November 26, 2008 9:11 PM

@11.

Nearly every large university in Canada has a quidditch league. Not sure about the states. Have some butterbeer with that ass of yours.

QUIDDITCH F***IN OWNSSS!

27. big brown - November 26, 2008 9:25 PM

lame!

28. RYUKENGOUKI - November 26, 2008 11:48 PM

These kids obviously don't know how to play street fighter. QCF PUNCH

29. BK - November 27, 2008 12:32 AM

Muggle Quidditch is old news. We've been playing it for a long time now.

30. 25 - November 27, 2008 1:43 AM

nerds.

31. meowmo - November 27, 2008 2:21 AM

there's a reason Beer Toss isn't going to be the next Human v. Zombies or whatever super-game at colleges.

bleh.

32. kaos - November 27, 2008 2:39 AM

Um.. Harry Potter fans. Guys. Brooms. Playing.

...something's fishy about that scenario...

33. formerly SPELLINGNAZI - November 27, 2008 5:16 AM

Holy f***....these people are our nation's future....help us all...

34. joe - November 27, 2008 10:40 AM

Here is a new strategy -- drop the broomstick!

35. Yewtree - November 27, 2008 12:08 PM

Real-life quidditch was played in British primary schools about a decade ago... but still, nice video.

36. TJ - November 27, 2008 2:48 PM

My high school actually has a Quidditch club.. Their slogan they recite over the announcements is "Come join [school name]'s very own muggle Quidditch club-- it's not just for Wizards anymore!"

37. South Coast Sean - November 27, 2008 5:34 PM

I am wondering why I watched this sad sad video - oh it is because I am pissed up on booze.


PEW PEW PEW Harry Potter

38. billabong021 - November 27, 2008 6:22 PM

MWA HA HA HA HA HA you gotta love that Haggart!!!

39. ...in America! - November 27, 2008 10:41 PM

@11: Go get your spoon. The GOOD one.

40. Brandt Cooley - November 28, 2008 5:38 AM

I hate you Daisy...

41. Kurt - November 28, 2008 10:24 AM

what a bunch of fags

42. harry peter - November 28, 2008 11:38 AM

lamest shit i've ever seen.

43. Ryuzaki - November 28, 2008 1:29 PM

I agree with the last guy on the vid.
I mean... C'MOOON!!! ahaha
There are other REAL sports u can play.

44. Jay - November 29, 2008 9:40 AM

I am a junior at Middlebury College. I have seen this shit with my own eyes. And I am so, so ashamed. F***ing Vermont! Nothing to do there so people end up wasting time on this stupid shit. UGH!

45. CaptainJugglebug - November 29, 2008 4:13 PM

lol at the guy "This has probably been the best weekend I've had in a while"


ah quidditch is fecking cool

46. Dr.Death - November 30, 2008 3:40 AM

can anybody say never touched a girl

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