Four Reasons why Four Square is the world's greatest sport

     First off, I know there have been some issues viewing the pictures on certain browsers. I'll start working on a fix for that.
     We've all been playing four square since our elementary school days. We still do because it is one of the finest sports ever conceived of by man. A good game of four square is like a fine wine; one must decant it first, then savor the different flavors. Like a wine, a game becomes better with age, as the intricacies of it begin to show. A game of four square has one last similarity to wine: the best ones come from America (Napa Valley, California, is still considered part of America despite attempts by the Soviet Socialist Republic of San Francisco [SSRSF, or CCPC in Russian] to annex it). For those who believe France is the world's leader in wines, read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_of_Paris_(wine) I personally like the part where the one French judge requests her scorecard back after the results were announced. Hilarious.
     Back to Four Square. Here are the reasons why Four Square is just the bomb.com:

1. There are about a million different varieties

     Think about this: back as a kid, there were games without smashes, games with special hits like the "cherry bomb", in which a player has 20 seconds to retrieve the ball and put it back into play, games with double-touch as a rule, and even games where holding the ball is acceptable. Its ostensible to say 

that there are so many different rule varieties, it is impossible to play them all.

     2. It gets intensely political

     Never before have I realized how fragile international relations are. You dive for a ball to save yourself, it accidentally hits your ally's square, and that's it. Its over. Your only hope is that your enemies turn on themselves like the Sith. You have to choose who to target, when to make your move, and what cards to put on the table. It's awesome, because one bad move and you're relentlessly targeted for as long as you stay with that group of people. Never before had I realized that an overinflated ball would be all it would take to start a global thermonuclear war.

     3. Some seriously awesome plays happen

     Everyone looks cool at least once a game when they hit a good shot. Backhands, headers and 360 no-scope slams are just a part of the game. Because all body parts are allowed, you get some crazy dives, passes between players, and mid-air crotch blocks. Testicles are second to victory.

     4. You don't need a lot to play

     Colored tape and a ball. And shoes. And the will of the warrior. Compare this to baseball and football, where an entire field that could be used to grow food for a developing nation has to be utilized, or even basketball, where you need a 10 ft. metal pole. Like, seriously. This can be the game the entire world gets behind.

     So let's work on pushing a proposal through the olympic committee, okay? Okay.

     What's your favorite Four Square Story? Do you prefer to play Five Isosceles Triangle instead? Any neat variants? Is there enough interest to start a professional league? TELL ME TELL ME TELL ME (in the comments)