Types of people you see at the Pool Hall

I've been hanging out in many pool rooms since 1961 :eek:
And all of the characters mentioned here I have seen more then once in more then one room.
The one thing I have learned in all these years is that a pool room is sometimes the last place some of these people can hang out. And usually as weird as some of them may be they are accepted as long as they act some what civil.And as long time veteran of many rooms I am some what disappointed if a room does not contain some real odd balls. I have come to expect it and look forward to it when I start hanging out in a new room. For with out these people a room can be kind of boring.So for those of you and myself (Who? Me? Nah..... ) who fit these descriptions-Thank you for being who you are.
 
measureman said:
I've been hanging out in many pool rooms since 1961 :eek:
And all of the characters mentioned here I have seen more then once in more then one room.
The one thing I have learned in all these years is that a pool room is sometimes the last place some of these people can hang out. And usually as weird as some of them may be they are accepted as long as they act some what civil.And as long time veteran of many rooms I am some what disappointed if a room does not contain some real odd balls. I have come to expect it and look forward to it when I start hanging out in a new room. For with out these people a room can be kind of boring.So for those of you and myself (Who? Me? Nah..... ) who fit these descriptions-Thank you for being who you are.
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That's not what you said at Hank's the day you came over to have an intelligent conversation about the fiery blue ball
you saw shooting across the sky, and I suggested that it was a light-up 2-ball ejected from a plane coming over from Taiwan.
Just sayin
 
Musicians
Many similarities to pool players...naturally spaced out....
..their concerns are not of the mundane world.
I knew a well known conductor and pianist who loved hanging around
pool halls....he bought one when he retired.

We had many conversations about how playing piano and playing pool
gave one some mutual insights.

I said once "Can you imagine if classical musicians talked to each other
like action players. Like Toscanini saying 'George, you couldn't conduct
electricity'."

George said that's why he liked pool players....who the hell else would
think of that.
 
Hungarian said:
The pissed off wife with the new born baby:

This one scares the living dog sh!t out of me. She comes barreling into the pool room at 1AM in her pajamas with a crying baby. She runs up to her husband who is up 8-3 in a race to 9 for $1,000 screaming about how he is a no good such and such. He precedes to loose 6 in a row, pays off and goes to the store to pick up baby formula and ice cream.
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:killingme:

This one's the best so far.
 
Hungarian said:
The pissed off wife with the new born baby:

This one scares the living dog sh!t out of me. She comes barreling into the pool room at 1AM in her pajamas with a crying baby. She runs up to her husband who is up 8-3 in a race to 9 for $1,000 screaming about how he is a no good such and such. He precedes to loose 6 in a row, pays off and goes to the store to pick up baby formula and ice cream.
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Cornbreads or classics?

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M4verick said:
:killingme:

This one's the best so far.
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I was playing a guy in Denver one night and will not mention his name.
We are playing a race to 7 for $500.
The score is 4-4 and he is shooting when the front door flew open and there stood his wife. He looked up as though he had seen a ghost.
She stomped her foot and said,"This is not your home"!
He laid his cue on the table, turned and walked out the door
He came in the next day and paid off the set. I then handed him his cue and we continued. Al he had to say was,"Not one word"!
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
Played on a team for half season, the Judge being the captain.

After finishing your match and sitting down, she would critique your match.
Asking, why did you shoot that, you should have done this instead, etc.

After losing her match, she would sit down and make excuses for every shot missed. I couldn't see enuff of it, he hooked me etc.

I play to win, not lose obviously but in the end, its supposed to be fun and
playing with a judge can take the fun out of it in a hurry.

Redundant question but why do these people not realize that at any time, there are 40 different ways of seeing the table layout.

Glad it was only a half season other wise I may have been playing the other half in jail.
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The Judges don't realize that nobody has ever missed a shot from the chair.

Just don't return the favor of explaining to them all the things they have done wrong (if they ever shoot). You will hear 'I know' mid-explanation, then held in contempt of pool. Sentenced to hours of lame excuses.

This also reminds me of this one:

The Retarded Elephant - Never forgets any bad shot YOU may have taken, but for the life of them, can't remember anything bad they did.

Says, "Remember back in February when you missed that easy 3 ball out that would've won you the set?"

BUT....

15 minutes ago, missed ball in hand with the 8 and 9 on the table. You asked him what he was thinking. He swears it didn't happen.
 
-Poker Player-
Has never hit a ball but has seen 1 pocket on the internet and has come to bust the whole room.I beat this guy 14 straight games and when he won his first game he announced he would get even in 12 games and quit me.

-Go Off-
Kinda like dinosaurs they seam to be extinct now.

-Donater-
He plays for any of a variety of reasons,may be a champion someday.

-Pool Talker Guy-
Never says a word unless withing 4 feet of a pool table and then cannot stop talking.Has seen TCOM a few to many times.

-Jumpin Jack Flash-
Has a new jump cue every week.Cannot make a ball unless he's hooked.
 
CreeDo said:
...aaaaaaaaaaaand there I am. I figure everyone will see themselves in this thread eventually.
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Just please dont tell me you go into the restaurant next door and get free ice cream every day before you come into the pool hall...I cant make this stuff up. I dont think this guy has ever had a single meal in that place.
 
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-Jumpin Jack Flash-
Has a new jump cue every week.Cannot make a ball unless he's hooked.
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I actually know guys like that....they need the 6/7/8 off any good player,
but jump better than Earl.

Or the guy that can draw 2 lengths of the table...but doesn't know how
to get out when it's a cosmo.
 
Pool "Shark"

Cause he is always puttin the "bite" on ya.

"Hey man, can you loan me $10?"
"You've borrowed $10 eight times and never paid anything back!!"
 
The 'Just for the hell of it' - might be down 2-5 in a race to 7, sees a crazy 3-ball combo kick shot needing the cue ball to squeeze through a space smaller than a golf ball and thinks 'What the hell. I'm gonna lose anyway and that looks like a fun shot.' and is always shocked when it works. This is of course immediately after missing a relatively easy cut shot before this.
 
The "White Guy"

This is the decently-dressed guy (or gal) that leaves the table for a minute or two and returns looking like he got last place in the flour-tossing contest. Next thing you know, the table you two are playing on suddenly and magically begins to turn white too.

Mr. Head Game

This is the guy that captains an APA league team that loses the coin flip, has to put a player up first, and takes 10 minutes deciding which one to put up first (it ain't rocket science here, buddy :(). This same guy, later on in the night when it's about to be the other teams put-up, tells one of his players to take their cue and go hit a few balls around on the next table so the other captain will think that is who is going up next.

The Working Stiff

This is the league guy/gal that always wants to be played in the first match of the night because they have to get home and go to bed to be up early for work (as if nobody else ever has a job :rolleyes:).

Maniac
 
CreeDo said:
The Odd Couple
Saw these guys just today. Old guys, who have clearly been friends for decades... they grump and huff and fart their way around the pool table, playing each other in 1 pocket or straight pool. They don't play anyone else. They'll tell you it's for 100 bucks a game, but you just know they're just running a tab with each other. It's fun to listen to them talk trash, old-timer style.

The Wannabe
Talks about how he's gonna go play somewhere else and make some scores, but you can't recall ever seeing him gamble more than 5 dollars. Drops lots of names of local pro and semipro players. He's the APA 4 with a Black Boar... except it's at his dad's house, or he sold it, or it got stolen. He's on the AZ forums, reading this post and thinking "haha, I'm glad I'm not one of THOSE guys."


The Groupie
She shoots ok, for a girl. Acts like one of the boys, says stuff like "that guy's a fish, I gave him the wild 7 and drilled his nuts in." Dating the best regular player at the pool hall, and if you scan the room you'll see at least three of her exes. Her case weighs more than she does. Carries a shaper and chalk in her purse.

Drillmaster
Drill, baby, drill. That's all he does. Always the same table. Middle of the day, so he can take advantage of the quiet time and the 8 dollar special. Bangs the same shot into the same far corner 150 times. Plays weird practice games with his buddies. Has books and dvds sitting on his back seat. Rocking the glove.
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HaHa! Good one CreeDo!

I think these characters exist in every pool room and honestly I want them around. They add to the great atmosphere of a pool room.
 
the grouchy, bi-polar employees at pool halls. you work in customer service. dont give the customer a hard time. the customer pays your salary.
 
Jake Bagoodi said:
a guy in a wheelchair hustling like you would not believe...........
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Good friend of mine, Wheelchair Dennis in Denver, wonderful guy, likes to gamble, one night as he was playin' (and seated in his chair of course) I said, Hey quit jumping up on your shot :). Sometimes he would actually get on one of his wheels to reach further down table, sure do miss seein' em.
 
Fat women stuffed into tight sausage casings struggling to walk in high heels! I'm just waiting for one to explode. I love em all!
 
luke said:
Fat women stuffed into tight sausage casings struggling to walk in high heels! I'm just waiting for one to explode. I love em all!
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Oh my gosh. The image of panty hose stuffed full of cottage cheese just popped into my mind.

Gak!! :eek:

-Sean
 
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