Here's the tough guy in our room. He never fights, but everybody knows he's the toughest guy in the room.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Malarkey[/QUOTE]
He's a bad ass!
Types of people you see at the Pool Hall
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Here's the tough guy in our room. He never fights, but everybody knows he's the toughest guy in the room.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Malarkey[/QUOTE]
He's a bad ass!
LMFAO.... 10 characters
Oh yeah, this guy is EVERYWHERE. Call him the Has Been. "You shoulda seen me back then, I entered the local tournament and busted everyone week after week, they eventually banned me. I can't even hardly shoot anymore, I took 10 years off, you're not seeing my A game, this is like my Z game. My eyes just aren't there anymore, I can't see the edges of the balls, I used to bring in 500 bucks a night just hustling guys like you"
Who knows if any of it is true, but you notice in forty years of on-and-off playing, he still makes dumb choices on top of just missing balls. So you wonder if he really ever shot that well to begin with.
Might also be the 'sob story' guy mentioned elsewhere.
I'll add another:
"I Gotta Pay?!?!
He isn't to be confused with the cheapskate, he's not a nit and will gamble readily. And he'll order 50 bucks of booze too. But for some reason, paying his tab, especially the table time, makes him feel violated. No matter what the tally is, he ALWAYS acts shocked and bewildered at how expensive it is, and starts asking the counter girl a bunch of questions to get to the bottom of this mystery. "Isn't there a special today? So wait, that's per PERSON? Are you sure this check is mine? What's this MIXED DRNK $42.50 mean? I only ordered two pitchers and a few jack'n'cokes. So JUST the table time is thirty dollars?? What time did I get here? Are you sure it was 8? I thought I came in more like 9:30. Cuz my friend got here at ten or so and he came in not too long after me. Wait a minute, this adds up to 45, how are you coming up with 49? Oh, tax is that much? Mannnn. I dunno, this place is kind of a ripoff. I dunno if I can come back here."
He often borrows a few bucks, cries some more, then shows up next week to do it again.
That was good!
Quit it man!
Milburn?
Thats funny!
By the way I think this guy has seen me before. LOL
The Professional Railbird
This guy sweats every tournament, regardless of payouts and caliber of player. He will also sweat every match if something...anything is being wagered. He does not play...ever.
All of these characters are important for a fun, successful pool hall.
I'm talking about a real pool hall, not a chain or a sports bar with a bunch of tables.
The railbird guys, temper tantrum guys, Lucasi Guys :smile:, "The Slut" (which I hope is not a guy), all of them are at least warm bodies, and add revenue for the room.
I hate going into a pool hall when nobody is there, although it's not a bad idea from a Practice Guy standpoint.
I'm talking about a real pool hall, not a chain or a sports bar with a bunch of tables.
The railbird guys, temper tantrum guys, Lucasi Guys :smile:, "The Slut" (which I hope is not a guy), all of them are at least warm bodies, and add revenue for the room.
I hate going into a pool hall when nobody is there, although it's not a bad idea from a Practice Guy standpoint.
You guys are gonna love this, and I've never heard this before in a pool room anywhere in the country, but the current age group is probably the cause. I'm shooting and this fairly attractive gal with dyed bright red/orange hair is walking by the table with a guy and says, ''I gotta go home and wash my ass''. boy did we all laugh after she left................how woulda ya mom liked it if you brought her/it home
hell, I took her home and then married her!! Gave her a Colemen Tent too
LMAO!! There is te Texas Open coming up labor day weekend!!
Captain Obvious - The one guy (usually shoots in the APA as a 3 or 4) that tells you everything you already know, and he says it loudly. Used usually in conjunction with fouls, but once on a roll, can be used with everything.
You scratch in the side, he jumps up, grabs the cue ball, places it where he wants, looks at you dead in the face and says 'FOUL.'
You miscue and throw the shot wide. While passing you on his way to the table he says 'You miscued.' Usually followed by 'Chalk is free.'
....which brings us to...
Catchphrase Jackass - The guy that uses pool catchphrases more than any human being ever should.
You scratch in the side, he jumps up, grabs the cue ball, places it where he wants, looks at you dead in the face and says 'FOUL.'
You miscue and throw the shot wide. While passing you on his way to the table he says 'You miscued.' Usually followed by 'Chalk is free.'
....which brings us to...
Catchphrase Jackass - The guy that uses pool catchphrases more than any human being ever should.
That guy used to be on several of my league teams. He used to brag how when he was in his teens, an owner of a poolhall used to take him to Dallas on weekends to hustle. This guy always made poor pattern choices in our 8-ball league, NEVER broke-and-ran, wouldn't know what a safety shot looked like if it was sittin' on his shoulder, etc. He could only beat me about one out of every five games, and I don't play well enough to ever consider gambling.
Maniac
He's a bad ass![/QUOTE]
Yeah...if anybody tried to get physical with Don? He'd find himself jumped on by everybody in the room. Don proved how tough he is many years ago..on D-day.
Anyone know where is she playing right now? I .. uhhh ... gotta shot to show her.
Don proved how tough he is many years ago..on D-day.
[/QUOTE]Him, and boatloads of others!!!
Maniac (literally, boatloads)
Don proved how tough he is many years ago..on D-day.
Him, and boatloads of others!!!
Maniac (literally, boatloads)[/QUOTE]
No arguement there at all...tho actually Don never was in a landing craft.
God knows, we owe that generation so much...
Had an old friend, WW11 vet.
Don was all-forces boxing champ and an Olympic gymnast hopeful...
..but the war years kiboshed his Olympic plans.
He could disarm you with a smile...or a karate chop.
He took up golf after the war...played scratch within a year.
He could go through a deck of cards once...and if you asked what the
33rd card was, he'd tell you.
He learned to write a computer program in his early 70's.
He never lost a fight...in the ring or on the street.
He told me many helpful things about my pool game.
He was amazed at how long I could keep the tip on the cue-ball
on a power spin shot.
On his best day, he was an APA 6.......
..you think pool aint a tough game?
Sometimes a good player needs to be reminded that if you can run
a 5-pack under heat, or a 100 at straight pool.....
...there are some very capable people that are in awe of you.
Don was all-forces boxing champ and an Olympic gymnast hopeful...
..but the war years kiboshed his Olympic plans.
He could disarm you with a smile...or a karate chop.
He took up golf after the war...played scratch within a year.
He could go through a deck of cards once...and if you asked what the
33rd card was, he'd tell you.
He learned to write a computer program in his early 70's.
He never lost a fight...in the ring or on the street.
He told me many helpful things about my pool game.
He was amazed at how long I could keep the tip on the cue-ball
on a power spin shot.
On his best day, he was an APA 6.......
..you think pool aint a tough game?
Sometimes a good player needs to be reminded that if you can run
a 5-pack under heat, or a 100 at straight pool.....
...there are some very capable people that are in awe of you.
well, thats not me exactly.:wink: but we all know we are amateurs with a goal to be more successful in this game. we just happen to let our personalities and insecurities get in the way. im just glad i never needed pool to earn a living or id be starving.
I thought I was gonna vist you this yr, but if I have to stay it that tent, count me out.
I was Jonzin
..........if ya Know what I mean L.J.
The nit short stop
Plays ****ing strong. Comes in almost every day, never spends a dollar, never matches up with anyone above C speed. Will play and win the weekly tournament, here and 3-4 other pool halls around town.
Plays ****ing strong. Comes in almost every day, never spends a dollar, never matches up with anyone above C speed. Will play and win the weekly tournament, here and 3-4 other pool halls around town.
Most of the people I see are older guys in their 40s with a few people in their 20s or 30s
My team captan on APA is 60 and he looks like something right out of the movies. He is in a nice suit every time and wears a gambler hat every time he comes to shoot. It's a little over top.
My team captan on APA is 60 and he looks like something right out of the movies. He is in a nice suit every time and wears a gambler hat every time he comes to shoot. It's a little over top.