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I, Critic... Thank god Isaac Asimov didn't live to see how they butchered his magnificent work.

Live Stream... Or D) Pee on the guy's shoes.

A Mind is a Terrible Thing... Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner!

Gambling is a skill... In Texas, I believe it is legal for participants to bet money on a pool game (or card game) with these two exceptions: 1) The "house" cannot take a cut of the money (which, as Macguy pointed out, being charged table time could be construed as such). 2) The venue does...

Awards won are twice as sweet as awards earned... I think one could make the argument that The Color of Money was the worst performance of Newman's career.

Beats hell out of the Mystery Machine... Wow! That's nicer (and probably bigger) than where I live now.

And now for something completely different... Cowboy pool is a different game. It is a points-based game played with only the 1, 3, and 5 ball. However, the winning point must be scored by pocketing the cue ball with a carom off one of the other balls (I think it has to be the 1-ball). At...

A Rack by any other name... That's it! I knew it was named after a U.S. city or state. I saw the rules for this game published in a book about pool. I believe it was one of Robert Byrne's books that had a section on rules of lesser known billiard games. Though I do think it was originally...

I knew a tennis player who was honest to a fault... Lack of trust among players is not an indication of pool's image, but it may be an indication of the players image. Just like anything in life, pool has good players and bad players (character wise, I mean). And just like a few bad Muslims...

Jesus safes... I don't play one pocket, so I can't speak for that game. But in the other games I play safe when I determine that the risk is higher than the reward of going for the shot. But sometimes I violate that rule when it is an interesting shot that I cannot resist taking. I don't...

Thank you, I'll be here all week... They were eating hot dogs???

Have cue, will travel... You couldn't see your way to postponing until next year so I could attend, could you? Please?

It's not just legal, it's a good idea... That's the way I used to shoot this shot. I was very good at it. Unfortunately, in some circles, one tends to get arguments from the opponent about whether the cue ball actually made rail contact outside the kitchen, so it's best to be careful when...

If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handi(capped)... Why can't we have both. Golf has plenty of tournaments that are both handicapped and open. Pool can have the same thing. It's not going to breed mediocrity. It's going to give some casual players a chance...

Because it drives my wife crazy(er)... But really it is the same reason that I want to get better at anything that interests me -- the sense of accomplishment that comes with improvement. Like in golf, I can't describe the elation that I felt the first time I broke 100, and then again when I...

I read about this game somewhere. I think it was in an old book by Steve Mizerak or possibly one of Robert Byrne's books. I want to say it was called something like "Mississippi Pool" or Mississippi 8-Ball", but I am not sure. I always wanted to try it.

We're talking small... It's so small, they recently had the whole town carpeted... :rimshot:

Why so glum, chum? If you're always looking down you'll miss the sunshine. But then again, you'll never fall into a big hole.

I'll never say never again... I'd of bet my last dollar there was no one left on earth (besides Trudeau himself) who still buys that story.

Third time's the harm... I don't believe I have ever heard of a foul for shooting 3 consecutive safeties at the same ball and rail in any game. But then I ain't no genius either, especially at 8-ball. And some leagues do have some strange rules. However, given the context of your question...