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Nah, my only pool hero is Willie Hoppe. He played pool on a plane.

Runoutalloveru was an intelligent member who told it like it was and didn't engage in sophomoric hero-worship. Unfortunately many people think that any criticism of a pro player or otherwise canonized "pool personality" is unacceptable. It almost makes one afraid to speak one's mind...

perhaps... any major city

Per your request I will henceforth refrain from referencing your knickers.

What debate? Someone suggested that because most Americans don't follow professional pool that it isn't popular enough to be an Olympic sport. I countered with the fact that most Americans don't even know the first thing about Curling, and yet it is in the Olympics. Thus, the public...

I agree that it would not necessarily help pool rise in popularity. I still want to see it in the Olympics.

How many of your friends follow pole-vaulting? Dressage? What about Archery? It doesn't matter whether most people follow "pro pool." It matters that most people have some idea of what the game is. Try this: ask all your friends if they know what "pool" is and if they've ever played. Now...

Fine, but if we decide that all Olympic "sports" need to require athleticism, then it's time to get rid of target shooting. See, the problem is inconsistency. Since the Olympics have opened the door to competitions that do not require athleticism, pool now qualifies as far as I'm concerned...

Yes, I think it does deserve to be an Olympic competition. There are some current competitions that, I think, should be removed to make way for more deserving activities. First on my list is Walking. Yes, that's right, Walking is an Olympic sport.

Should cuesports be in the Olympics? I'd love to see them there. Do I care if people consider pool a "sport?" Nope. A lot of pool enthusiasts think that for pool to be defined as a "sport" gives it more respectability and makes it somehow superior to mere "games." I don't agree. Take...

You're lucky you didn't get your ass beat. But literally.

Only you can help yourself.

Birds of a feather flock together.

First, why is Efren curled up in a ball? Is he a cat? Second, I hope the "Earl" you speak of is not Stickland.

Name: Tristan Location: Garland Game: Bumper pool in my garage Seen you play: Diamond's before it's genius business plan surprisingly failed But really, get TAR or someone on this. I love grudge matches.

Tristan here would very much like to see these two match up. You see, I've seen Mr. Rackem play, and it is truly a sight to behold. C+, B if he's been hitting the practice table full time. Part of the wager has to be that if Rackster loses he has to cease his insecure, paranoid rantings for...

but... that's not true...

This forum is extremely tame. People who think it's not don't spend time on other forums.

Your conclusion that one might as well flip a coin to decide who to bet on in future races to 100 is flawed. Your model takes as given that the players have a 50/50 chance of wining each game (in other words, that they are of exactly the same skill level). However, in betting on one player...

Let me be the first to happily indorse the EZ-BRIDGE! It can be bought at AZB sponsor PoolDawg.com ("dogs" are out of style, geneticists have now developed "dawgs"). Note: the product description assures prospective buyers that both the APA and BCA approve use of the EZ-BRIDGE. I guess all...