A story about self-hype.... gone wrong

The_JV said:
Never had a gf...? Whether the guy said it or not, it's his fault :oops:

FYI that's a joke....
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True story... I gave my GF my car as a gift. Months later we break up. She's driving the car with her friend and hits a Chicago pothole and blows out the tire. She blamed me for it...lol. 100% true.
 
When I was playing on the east side of Seattle (Bellevue), I had at least 3 players that claimed to be Minnesota state champions.(my guess is they pick the furthest away state) I was gentle with them.😉
Had another that claimed to have won a big tournament in Vegas, $10,000. I charged him a little more.
In Factoria on Monday night was the ladies league. They only had 2 tables and there was a flock of B players that wanted to impress the girls. I took control of the table which was right next to the ladies and charged them $2 for a chance. Quarters were lined up at least 10 deep (the ladies were attractive). My longest run of 8 ball victories without running a rack, 22!
 
measureman said:
There used to be a poster on here that told me his high run was a 130 balls and he was coming to Denver to visit relatives.
I said lets meet up and play some straight pool.
We played and the guy couldn't run 6 balls.
Now why would he say he played that good and show up and couldn't play a radio?
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My high run is six balls. In my defense I have ran six balls several times. I think if I hadn't moved away from that table I might have ran my personal best up to seven or eight balls.

I don't mind guys bragging to their girlfriends as long as they aren't putting me down in the process. When a stranger comes in with a babe on his arm and wants to play for serious money he has me hooked from the jump. I have had such folks ask me if I want to play for a hunnert a game when that was pretty serious coin. The answer was always "sure". Then I would sit back and watch them find a reason they couldn't play that night! He had been lifting two hundred pounds with each finger, except the pinkies he only lifted one seventy-five with, and his hands were a little stiff. Had caught a couple dozen marlin the day before and he had a string cut on his hand, only visible under UV lighting.

A navy guy was in uniform at a local hall. Just me, the hall owner, and the guy there. He had a Balabushka he had inherited from his dad, one of only two cues George ever made. It was too valuable to bring out for regular play, he had it at home in a safe. I gave every indication of swallowing his tale hook line and sinker. After all, he was serving his country, might give his life for me and mine. As long as he didn't want to sell the cue to me we were good.

Hu
 
DelawareDogs said:
If that same guy, told his girlfriend that he was a two time State Boxing Champion, did he deserve it then?
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The guy seemed dumber than a box o rocks, so maybe he had lied to her about being that.

He came into the bar with his Dad the next day and claimed 3 guys beat him up. The same barmaid was there and she said, "No, you were a dick and got you ass handed to you, 3 times by ONE guy." (She happened to be the other guy's girlfriend)

It was over a pool game or a quarter or some stupid shit, I don't remember.


Jeff Livingston
 
Maybe GF was yanking his chain to see results. I've been playing pool for a few decades and I don't think I've come across somebody that mis-characterized their game that much. I've come across a few that had more confidence in their game than they probably should.
 
claymont said:
Maybe GF was yanking his chain to see results. I've been playing pool for a few decades and I don't think I've come across somebody that mis-characterized their game that much. I've come across a few that had more confidence in their game than they probably should.
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It just came as a shock. And yeah someone could have played down, and gotten him laid sure (she was a real world 3, but like a pool room 7)

Claiming to be the best in the room is a far stretch when you don't know who's in that room. And even then.... you gotta at LEAST play... ;)

Who just says that and barely screws his cue together then leaves?
Someone who's unintentionally made a mistake.
 
I blame it on tv shows and movies that make it seem a guy can be a pro in a few months.


Jeff Livingston
 
DelawareDogs said:
It just came as a shock. And yeah someone could have played down, and gotten him laid sure (she was a real world 3, but like a pool room 7)

Claiming to be the best in the room is a far stretch when you don't know who's in that room. And even then.... you gotta at LEAST play... ;)

Who just says that and barely screws his cue together then leaves?
Someone who's unintentionally made a mistake.
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Where was this upstate or downstate bar?
 
claymont said:
Where was this upstate or downstate bar?
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What do you mean?

Edit: Oh, Clayton..... I get it now. I think you may be thinking I'm in DE still. I'm not.

This happened in a little room with 6 tables outside of Savannah. I need to get up that way and see you guys, soon. Maybe we'll all take a trip up to Drexeline.
 
DelawareDogs said:
What do you mean?

Edit: Oh, Clayton..... I get it now. I think you may be thinking I'm in DE still. I'm not.

This happened in a little room with 6 tables outside of Savannah. I need to get up that way and see you guys, soon. Maybe we'll all take a trip up to Drexeline.
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Yeah, I was. If you get up this way, I'm in!
 
Z-Nole said:
I stopped picking the low hanging fruit years ago. Much sweeter at the top of the tree.
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Well sometimes a person needs to shake the tree. Just to drop any loose fruit.
My wife and I were playing scotch doubles with friends. As is often the case my wife makes her ball and leaves me hooked. I proceeded to kick it in and leave her ball in hand shape. Our opponents give me a tap tap tap. However there’s a group of youngsters at the bar and one of them approached our table and states, “you shot that wrong.” It’s obvious to me that he ain’t much over 21 and either not experienced with or good at drinking. So I figured he deserves a ticket, $20 for uh let’s see contempt of player. I just asked, “do you play for money?” Of course he said yes( in front of his friends). I said, “You’re next. You and me for $20 right here right now.” I didn’t want to bust him but no doubt he was going busted that night. The vulture was all over him after I exacted my penalty. He was immediately buying another round for his friends.
 
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