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Wearing stripes so everyone has someone to scream at instead of each other.
means The act of enforcing rules and making calls during a game, ceremony, or contest as a neutral authority.
from From Latin officium, duty or service — the same root as office, because someone always has to do the thankless job.
Wedding crossoverSame word covers refs and marriage-pronouncing clergy.
Whistle sciencePea-less whistles won't freeze or stick mid-shriek.
Blame magnetBest performances are the ones nobody noticed.