Trash Can Basketball is a sport for the marginally athletic that's played in cubicles. The basic rules are identical to the rules of Calvinball; although I usually play some minor variation of the following:

A trash can is placed along one wall of a cubicle. The players all sit in ergonomic chairs and must remain seated for the entire game. Each player gets an old project specifications. This sheaf of paper is called the "Draw".

Play begins when one player rips a page off of their Draw, crumples it into a little wad and tries to shoot a basket. Play proceeds chaotically from there. Play continues until one player says, "This is stupid. I quit." at which point, all of the other players are declared the winners.

Unlike Baseball or Ice Hockey (or any of the so-called "skill sports"), Trash Can Basketball is best played when drunk.

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