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Lately, I've been reflecting most on the common judgement "no harm, no foul." The expression originated in the world of basketball to describe incidents of hacking, holding, pushing and the like which, though in violation of the rules, do not necessarily affect the score of the game. The phrase has rapidly spread from the sporting world to all areas of life. If you bump into someone in the street and apologize, the response is "no harm, no foul." If you're trying to explain a mistake you've made or a responsibility you've forgotten, it's handy...
...previous record holder had all supported, and that therefore no one else should be concerned. Before her career-ending injury, Sales was a great player and, more importantly, an unselfish player who had sat out large portions of games to give her teammates more opportunity. No harm, no foul...
...place as the team's leading slugger. Since he had hit only an empty parked car and didn't do any personal damage, except perhaps to his reputation, most Boston fans would rather forgive Vaughn for his transgression and return him to the batter's box. No harm, no foul (unless the Sox don't make it to the World Series...
...humorous moment was when one player on Lowell began telling people, "I am going to foul you now and see if there's a call." This happened several times before someone else was called for a foul...
...percent of the officiating staff is from Mather or Winthrop. At times--and I may be (am) biased--it seemed that this may have clouded the judgment of some officials. In one of our games against Mather, I swear one of my teammates lost a limb, yet no foul was called. Coincidence...