gregcantrall said:

Ah the memories, when I was 5 and my little sister 3, I tried to teach her to say Grandma. Her version was Bong Gong. So I tried breaking it down with, "say Grand" which she did. Then, "say Ma" which she did. Then "say Grand Ma." Which was always followed with, "Bong Gong."

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Just catching up with this thread...

Reminds me of my Italian maternal grandmother, IIRC, some time in her 60s. She had a neighbor named Rudy Gerstenburger.

Nanny couldn't say the "burger" part without adding "ham-". So it would be "Rudy Stenhamburger". I remember doing the same with her.

"Say "Ger." "Ger."

Say "Sten." "Sten."

Say "Burger." "Burger."

"Gerstenburger." "Gerstenhamburger."

On another note, since this thread referenced shooting both right- and left-handed, and had some Yogiisms, let's add this gem: "I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous." He was a treasure.

GoldCrown said:

J's in >> Tards out...... potential report withdrawn.

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Hey, I wanna be reported!!!!

Yo Chop.....

loggerhead12 said:

That's cause we're old.

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Fine, rub the salt in that wound. Lol!

straightline said:

Oops wrong show.

Search says 55 Buick.

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Yep!

Thanks for posting! Finding an ideal stance/arm position has been by far the hardest part of my pool journey.

maha said:

yea give them some time they are a new business. only in business for 50 years. growing pains are tough.

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Yes growing pains can be tough. And yes they have been in business for 50 years. They have new owners for a few years now. They have been working to improve quality, and customer service. Only this year did they start working on introducing some new models. They are remodeling, updating equipment, bringing on new employees. The one thing that they are not doing is pushing out lesser quality products. They are taking a hit on lead times as a result. I have been in manufacturing for 32 years and for the last 10 I have been contracting with a wide variety of companies, so I have a pretty good perspective. I am proud of what Meucci is doing and I think they are on the right track. There are always issues and opportunities no matter the business.

I’ll add that Jim was a super nice guy to work with and besides being highly skilled he seemed to be a very honest guy in every way - After meeting him I had no problem leaving my cue with him to take back to his shop and do the work and then mail the cue back to me. Everything was without issues.

NevadaP said:

Pretty sure Broderick Crawford drove a 1950 Ford!

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Oops wrong show.

Search says 55 Buick.

Cornerman said:

He looks like he’s 12 in person.

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That's cause we're old.

skogstokig said:

forgot if it was half kazakh or kyrgyz, but one of those is what i've heard

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Dashed all those dreams to $hit.

Some call it self hypnosis
Some call it in a trance.
Some call it In The Zone.

Pressure can provide a jangling phone ring type of twitch. Just enough.
Well I know from experience and have Dan Louie confession of feeling the nerves.
So answer the phone when the feeling arrives.
Step back to survey stance. Place the chalk on the tip and let self to self sort it. Easy.
Savoring the moment at impact with attention to the exit wound on the imaginary unmovable cueball.

M-80

Cornerman said:

Can someone confirm what Felix Vogel’s ethnic background is? He looks like he’s 12 in person. I’m just spreading rumors that he’s half pinoy on his mom’s side.

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forgot if it was half kazakh or kyrgyz, but one of those is what i've heard

We called it playing out of the same pocket. Well that's my first impression.
Remind me of Ronnie Allen's coaching of, "if you are not in on it , don't bet."
Wait that was Race Track Rick, on Ronnie.