Off side rule for the ladies ;)

You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.

Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you.

If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.

Always remembering that until the purse has *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper

Why on earth would I be queuing up at the til if I had no money on me to buy?????

maybe you had money for the stuff you already had but not enough to buy something else but you realy needed what you already had? maybe lol

maybe you had money for the stuff you already had but not enough to buy something else but you realy needed what you already had? maybe lol

That's a very good point and also very likely to be the case!!

he he...

I don't think there is an off side rule for women shoppers! They would stampeed to get to the shoes (like hungry quail chicks)