This is sort of an amalgam of lists compiled on the CCB a while back. A friend and I took it a notch further, even compiling a 12-step program for recovering googans. Jimmy M, it looks like you had a few of these!
(Please note - this is all in good fun. If you are offended by any of this, I am really sorry and it is in no way intended.)
The top 20 list of "You Might Be A Googan If"
20) You know what "squirt" is
19) Even though you stink at 9-ball, sometimes you play 10-ball for the added challenge
18) You have fireside chats about deflection
17) You're convinced the only thing keeping you from playing better is a Z-dot shaft
16) You make mental calculations in your head based on if you are using a blue-dot cueball or a red-dot cueball
15) You're always up on the latest cutting-edge technology of tips
14) You're certain every week you've discovered the secret to pool, and it always involves changing your mechanics
13) You practice on tight pocket tables and rarely come within a diamond of making anything
12) You wonder, for no reason whatsoever, what the right game is between Jeremy Jones and Corey Deuel
11) You rush into pool rooms with the latest info on tournaments
10) You can name every material used in every stick you see
9) You stay close to anybody resembling a pro player, telling anybody else who asks, "Oh, we're friends."
8) You buy a new cue every other week and never sell the previous one
7) You have pictures at home of you and pro players, arms on shoulders, you with a goofy smile, them looking like they can't wait to get away
6) You know who won the 1992 Bicycle Club Casino event
5) You ever posted or replied to a message titled "what cues do the pros use?"
4) You say things like "You shoot a good stick", or "You're a good shot"
3) You wear a magnetic chalk holder when you play
2) You regularly get your shafts googaned (cleaned)
And the #1 sign that you might be a googan:
1) You refer to filipino players by their nicknames (bata, django, etc)
(Please note - this is all in good fun. If you are offended by any of this, I am really sorry and it is in no way intended.)
The top 20 list of "You Might Be A Googan If"
20) You know what "squirt" is
19) Even though you stink at 9-ball, sometimes you play 10-ball for the added challenge
18) You have fireside chats about deflection
17) You're convinced the only thing keeping you from playing better is a Z-dot shaft
16) You make mental calculations in your head based on if you are using a blue-dot cueball or a red-dot cueball
15) You're always up on the latest cutting-edge technology of tips
14) You're certain every week you've discovered the secret to pool, and it always involves changing your mechanics
13) You practice on tight pocket tables and rarely come within a diamond of making anything
12) You wonder, for no reason whatsoever, what the right game is between Jeremy Jones and Corey Deuel
11) You rush into pool rooms with the latest info on tournaments
10) You can name every material used in every stick you see
9) You stay close to anybody resembling a pro player, telling anybody else who asks, "Oh, we're friends."
8) You buy a new cue every other week and never sell the previous one
7) You have pictures at home of you and pro players, arms on shoulders, you with a goofy smile, them looking like they can't wait to get away
6) You know who won the 1992 Bicycle Club Casino event
5) You ever posted or replied to a message titled "what cues do the pros use?"
4) You say things like "You shoot a good stick", or "You're a good shot"
3) You wear a magnetic chalk holder when you play
2) You regularly get your shafts googaned (cleaned)
And the #1 sign that you might be a googan:
1) You refer to filipino players by their nicknames (bata, django, etc)
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I have met so many people who drop their rating on you in conversation when ever they can