I'm curious what words are used for lucky shots in billiards. In snooker they are called "flukes". In pool they are called "slop shots". When I was learning billiards they were called "scratches". In Mexican slang a shot made in an unintential way is a "zappo" meaning "toad" because both are ugly. In Colombia they say "chimba" (best not translated literally) because "the man got lucky". One person told me that where he came from they were called "dogs", and the popular saying was, "It's not the dogs that kill you, it's the puppies."
So, what words are used in other languages and cultures?
What got me thinking about this is something that I saw today during the live coverage of the World Cup tournament in Sluiskil. Tsuyoshi Suzuki of Japan was playing Michael Lohse of Denmark. With the score one set apiece and 10-10 in the deciding set Suzuki shot straight into a big fat kiss. The first object ball sent the second object flying and with all three balls screaming around the table, the point eventually scored. Suzuki then proceded to run four more to win the match. I'm sure Lohse was not at all happy about that litter of puppies.
Mark
So, what words are used in other languages and cultures?
What got me thinking about this is something that I saw today during the live coverage of the World Cup tournament in Sluiskil. Tsuyoshi Suzuki of Japan was playing Michael Lohse of Denmark. With the score one set apiece and 10-10 in the deciding set Suzuki shot straight into a big fat kiss. The first object ball sent the second object flying and with all three balls screaming around the table, the point eventually scored. Suzuki then proceded to run four more to win the match. I'm sure Lohse was not at all happy about that litter of puppies.
Mark