Pool Peeves

Mr. Wilson said:

1) Barflies who touch my stuff. ** I thought that was a house cue **


Dave

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LOL.......i've had this happen more than a couple times.

one time i was playing someone, and i laid my cue on the empty table next to us. well some guys come in and get a table, and walk around looking for a house cue. one sees my phillippi(ebony into birdseye, with ivory throughout the cue) and proceeds to pick it up. so i just sat back and watched to see what he would do........he looks at it, rolls it around like a house cue to make sure its straight, and picks it up and starts walking to the table............thats when i stopped him and he says "oh thats yours?? i thought it was a house cue!!!!" i just looked at my cue, looked at a house cue, looked back at mine, and walked off..........LOL

VAP

9 Ball Girl said:

Oh another peeve is when the idiots playing at a table next to mine can't find their rack (after seeing them place it on the light) come over to my table and grab my rack!

And the #1 peeve of them all, when there are like 14 tables open, and they place the bangers next to mine.

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Sounds to me like they're flirtin'

9 Ball Girl said:

come over to my table and grab my rack!

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you know, in virginia, they call that sexual harrassment.......LOL


VAP(be prepared for the wave of dumbass comments after that post of yours)

I swear Satan has the patent rights for that Nextel phone that squeals like a cb.

Local A players nickel and diming the B players by pressuring them to gamble and then running like rabbits when real players come around. These guys puff out their chests when they know they can win, start telling everyone how to play,want to raise the bet in a friendly game. Then a top player comes around and they don't feel good, the wife needs something, won't play even with big weight.

It wouldn't bother me but these guys have an image of themselves like they're high rollers and they play for money that wouldn't cover the minimum bet on a casino table on a busy night .

Don Willis used to tell people 20 bucks a game was a waste of his time forty years ago.

People who...

- use my chalk, especially when they've been using cheap chalk... get your own!
- talk to me when it's my shot.
- ask to use my cue(s).
- repeatedly attempt at practising masse shots.
- stand at the table during my shot.

my biggest pet peeve is one I can't believe hasn't been said yet. There are so many ladies on the board and you know what I'm talking about...

I HATE with a passion when I go into a pool room alone to practice. Without fail some idiot playing on a table somewhere in the room feels he has free reign to come over and start chatting to me. Just becasue I'm in the room alone means I want guys to come over and talk to me and try and hit on me. I guess a women wearing a wedding band, listening to her mp3 player and practicing one shot means she's looking for a date...

marissayi said:

People who...

- use my chalk, especially when they've been using cheap chalk... get your own!
- talk to me when it's my shot.
- ask to use my cue(s).
- repeatedly attempt at practising masse shots.
- stand at the table during my shot.

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Didn't you leave one out? Think reeeeal hard now.........

Vonn31 said:

I've gotten used to the hamsters. It's the larger mammals and marsupials that I loathe.

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Yeah, especially the marsupials. Try and find the chalk - they're always putting it in that big pocket they all seem to have...

The Hamster said:

Yeah, especially the marsupials. Try and find the chalk - they're always putting it in that big pocket they all seem to have...

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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOOLOLOLOLOLOLOL


I can't wait to see one of those apron-wearers now!

drivermaker said:

Didn't you leave one out? Think reeeeal hard now.........

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Guys who see me play/practise and ask for lessons, want to "help me make it on a professional level", or want to play with me, and then don't leave when you decline all ov the above.

When people know you're gambling, but want to talk to you while you're playing. (i.e. What are y'all playing for? How are y'all playing?)

Nextel 2-Way Radio conversations.

The phrase "You play good for a girl."

What am I missing, dm?

The Hamster said:

Yeah, especially the marsupials. Try and find the chalk - they're always putting it in that big pocket they all seem to have...

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Must be easier for them to play pocket pool, too... Thatshould be distracting.

Jude Rosenstock said:

Okay but in response to your counterman comment, as a former counterman, I have to include every non-regular/ball-banger who asked for the head-table. Like the entire rail wants to watch some idiot test the cushions!

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DEFINE HEAD TABLE, where you said



"I have to include every non-regular/ball-banger who asked for the head-table."

People who don't pay attention to when its their turn, and I land up having to tell them to come shoot. You're playing a game, pay attention to the game not to some conversation. Go have your conversation when the game is over.

marissayi said:

Guys who see me play/practise and ask for lessons, want to "help me make it on a professional level", or want to play with me, and then don't leave when you decline all ov the above.

When people know you're gambling, but want to talk to you while you're playing. (i.e. What are y'all playing for? How are y'all playing?)

Nextel 2-Way Radio conversations.

The phrase "You play good for a girl."

What am I missing, dm?

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The 2-way radio was something I really discouraged when I was working the counter. What blows me away is that the thing can be put on silent-mode yet NOBODY cares to do it. It's a real shame that most carriers charge for text-messaging yet make 2-way free.

Bruce S. de Lis said:

DEFINE HEAD TABLE, where you said



"I have to include every non-regular/ball-banger who asked for the head-table."

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The table in the front of the room where most of the action takes place.

People who will pick up your cue without asking and start shooting with it "to see how it hits". It happened last weekend. I told the guy if he wanted to feel how a $800.00 cue hit to go buy one.


Lunchmoney

marissayi said:

Guys who see me play/practise and ask for lessons, want to "help me make it on a professional level", or want to play with me, and then don't leave when you decline all ov the above.

When people know you're gambling, but want to talk to you while you're playing. (i.e. What are y'all playing for? How are y'all playing?)

Nextel 2-Way Radio conversations.

The phrase "You play good for a girl."

What am I missing, dm?

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I would have thought that is was somebody constantly checking out your rack. (No...wait a minute...that COULD be a good thing) (No...wait a minute..that COULD be a bad thing) (No...wait a minute..that could be a good thing) (no...wait a minute that could be a bad thing)...you're a confusing girl Marissa...

lunchmoney said:

People who will pick up your cue without asking and start shooting with it "to see how it hits". It happened last weekend. I told the guy if he wanted to feel how a $800.00 cue hit to go buy one.


Lunchmoney

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I was once playing in a room that had these ping-pong tables nearby. One of their ping-pong balls fell under my table as I was taking a little break. The guy comes over and grabs my old Predator and gets ready to sweep it out when I yell, "That's a $500 broom you've got in your hand, there." He quickly put it back where he found it.

drivermaker said:

I would have thought that is was somebody constantly checking out your rack. (No...wait a minute...that COULD be a good thing) (No...wait a minute..that COULD be a bad thing) (No...wait a minute..that could be a good thing) (no...wait a minute that could be a bad thing)...you're a confusing girl Marissa...

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I hope we meet one day, dm

Bobby, this thread is perfect for a prick with no patience like myself so, here I go!
I too, hate the chalk face down. Really people. How dumb can you be?! I mean, isn't it obvious that the bluish, messy side should be kept face up?
And what is with red chalk on a blue table? Why?? No seriosuly. I need to know why?!! Because if it makes sense to you, please explain that one! I'd love to know. Oh, and for all of you who use an extreme amount of baby powder, why not just dump it in a random pattern all over the table before you start because thats how the table's gonna look when you walk away!! Ok! Now, why is it that when 14 kids try to play pool, they feel the need to stand like fence posts about six inches apart around the table? And no one gets that while your playing money games, walking in front of the shot may not be a good idea?!?!?! What the f*#@!!!
Whoever said it, I agree! If you can't masse, don't try it! You just look like an ass. There's this one guy I play with from time to time and I'd swear he leaves himself safe on purpose from time to time just so he can try to masse. And to be honest, I don't think I've ever seen him make a good hit!!! Boogie, you know who he is!!!
And yeah! How could you confuse a cue with an ivory joint and a shitload of inlays for a $20 dufferin. One guy picked up my Mottey once and just walked away with it to play on his table. I look over and see him about to shoot and I felt like saying "Whoa buddy! You wanna give me $2000, and that thing is yours but until then, I'll take that back now!" But I was nice about it and, ya know what? He was pissed that he had to give it back!
Now this one is a stretch because it isn't really pool related but, I live in Jersey right on the border of New York. North of the Mason-Dixon line. Yet on certain nights when certain people are there, its like the South has risen again and Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, George Straight and a whole slew of other country artists fill the air with music that makes me sick!!! (Like I said, I knew that one was a stretch!) I hate t when pool halls don't maintain their equipment. PLease polish the balls once in a while. Change your cloth when it wears and gets torn. If the rails die, repair them! Your business is based on the condition of your equipment!