We can be thankful that the person that invented spin wasn't an Australian from Wooloomooloo.
Where did the term....
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QUOTE=Tramp Steamer;2997775]Pt, 12310, sfleinen, DoubleD, rementis, those are all excellent stories to be sure, but a horse that's blind in one eye, and can't see out of the other one, knows that the first liar doesn't stand a chance here. :wink:[/QUOTE]
Actually, I know of the horse with one blind in one eye and can't see out t'other.
My father knew a jockey who knew a trainer who knew the owner of the horse. So this story is straight from the horses mouth, ya might say. The horse's name was Gomby or something like that. He was a handsome horse but was born with one blind eye. He got along fine for years but the good eye began to deteriorate. So the owner decided to have an operation done to restore Gomby's good eye.
All went well but when they inserted the repaired eye back into the socket and stitched everything up, they realized that they had put it in up-side down. But they decided to go with it.
That's why the saying goes, "blind in one eye and cant see out t'other
instead of just a "blind horse,.
Gomby sees everything out of his good eye UPSIDE DOWN!
Actually, I know of the horse with one blind in one eye and can't see out t'other.
My father knew a jockey who knew a trainer who knew the owner of the horse. So this story is straight from the horses mouth, ya might say. The horse's name was Gomby or something like that. He was a handsome horse but was born with one blind eye. He got along fine for years but the good eye began to deteriorate. So the owner decided to have an operation done to restore Gomby's good eye.
All went well but when they inserted the repaired eye back into the socket and stitched everything up, they realized that they had put it in up-side down. But they decided to go with it.
That's why the saying goes, "blind in one eye and cant see out t'other
instead of just a "blind horse,.
Gomby sees everything out of his good eye UPSIDE DOWN!
Many believe the origin of the word "English", as used to describe spining the cueball, originated in the United Kingdom. That information, however, is erroneous.
It actually comes from the last name of the Captain of the ship that brought the first pool table over from Europe. His name was John English.
During the trip over, Captain English and some of his mates, played several games of pool on the new table and as a result became quite proficient at pocketing balls.
As the table was being off-loaded at Boston Harbor, one of the longshoremen asked if anyone on board the ship knew how to play pool.
One of the crewmen remarked: "Our Captain English can spin them balls better'n just about anybody, that's for true." Since that time cueball spin has been called English.
I'm about ninety-five percent certain this story is correct.
This is quite believable except for the fact that it was created on May 3, 2011 at 4:55PM and his name wasn't John English. It was John Crapper and every time he made a ball, someone said, "There he goes again, crapping those balls in."
Now that my friends is a true story!
Just To Change The Subject
Why do Americans call it 'English' when the Brits call it 'Side'?
http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/intermediate/side/side_spin.htm
Why do Americans call it 'English' when the Brits call it 'Side'?
http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/intermediate/side/side_spin.htm
Why do Americans call it 'English' when the Brits call it 'Side'?
http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/intermediate/side/side_spin.htm
Probably because they drive on the Wrong side of the hwy.....