In honor of the World Cup

I am neither a soccer fan (though my brother plays, so I'm slightly more a soccer fan than a football fan) nor an avid shoeshopper, but I came across this on Manolo's Shoe Blog (http://shoeblogs.com/wordpress/2006/06/09/manolo-the-columnist-34/#comments). This comment was left by a writer named furlagirl, and I found it the absolutely clearest explanation of "offsides" I've EVER EVER heard. Plus, it has the word "queue" in it. No sir, it's not just for netflix anymore! Enjoy:

THE OFFSIDE RULE EXPLAINED (FOR GIRLS) You’re in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes which you have just seen and HAVE to have.The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.Dilemma: Both of you have forgotten your purses.It would be totally 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 (pass) 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.However until the purse had *actually been thrown* you are not allowed to move in front of the other shopper - otherwise you would be ‘Offside’.