Going through the tv listing and saw a program called "Pool Kings", boy was I disappointed.
When you talk to non-pool people
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Oh yeah?
Well for TCOM, Mary Elizabeth Mastroantonio was nominated for best pair of t**s reflected in a mirror, so there!
Scenic byway.
21 Bridges
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridges of Madison County
Couldn't resist.
How quickly we have forgotten Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places!
Yep, couldn’t agree more. The Hustler is quite possibly my favourite English language movie. I love the game of pool but even if I didn’t my love of the movie wouldn’t be diminished.
I would play with her rack:thumbup:
Too funny. It's not like you were asking for the rare pool movie title like "Chalk". But then again, I wouldn't expect anybody under 30 (that doesn't love pool) to know anything about a movie from 1961, unless they happen to be a Gleason or Newman fan, or a movie buff.
Misunderstandings can be the fault of either side.
Got a buddy who owns a pool hall.....needed a cleaning product.
...went to a store and asked about a Simoniz product.....
...he pronounced Simoniz like Simonis....
,,they had no idea what he was talking about till he wrote the name down.,,,
Got a buddy who owns a pool hall.....needed a cleaning product.
...went to a store and asked about a Simoniz product.....
...he pronounced Simoniz like Simonis....
,,they had no idea what he was talking about till he wrote the name down.,,,
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True. But I find that most non-pool players know of the name "Minnesota Fats" more often than Willie Mosconi, which is sad.
True again.
Along with "That Asian chick, Black Widow, you know her?".
I did have a very unexpected pool reference come out of a girl at a Hertz rental place. I was renting a SUV to go to SBE and was chatting about the trip, she asked about the pro players "like Mike Dechaine". I was like "whaa... wait, you know who Mike Dechaine is"? Which was doubly funny because is the only pro I have the cell number to and have hung out with him many times with my son. Seems she worked as an admin in the same place he works in now.
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Non Pool People
About five years ago I drove down to watch the Turning Stone 9 ball tournament. For those of you that never had the opportunity to go there, I would absolutely recommend it. It's a beautiful room inside a casino. No charge to get in and not a bad seat in the place.
Anyway, I walked in and picked out a seat in the lower level bleachers. Earl was playing another legend (not sure, but it may have been Archer). Anyway, I sat next to a gentleman and was so excited about the match I started chatting with him throughout the match. Looking back, while he did not seem disinterested with my conversation, I recall I was doing most of the talking.
When the match was over and folks started heading out of the room, I asked him where he plays. Only then did he informed me he didn't know anything about pool but needed a comfortable place to sit while his wife was gambling.
Sad commentary on the state of pool these days; some of the best players in the world, playing each other in a beautiful venue with no admission...and the bleachers were still 95% empty and some of them just needed a place to rest.
About five years ago I drove down to watch the Turning Stone 9 ball tournament. For those of you that never had the opportunity to go there, I would absolutely recommend it. It's a beautiful room inside a casino. No charge to get in and not a bad seat in the place.
Anyway, I walked in and picked out a seat in the lower level bleachers. Earl was playing another legend (not sure, but it may have been Archer). Anyway, I sat next to a gentleman and was so excited about the match I started chatting with him throughout the match. Looking back, while he did not seem disinterested with my conversation, I recall I was doing most of the talking.
When the match was over and folks started heading out of the room, I asked him where he plays. Only then did he informed me he didn't know anything about pool but needed a comfortable place to sit while his wife was gambling.
Sad commentary on the state of pool these days; some of the best players in the world, playing each other in a beautiful venue with no admission...and the bleachers were still 95% empty and some of them just needed a place to rest.
I had a very old friend up for the weekend recently. He was never a good particularly good shooter, but somehow "paid for my college hustling pool". I haven't seen him in years, but I took him upstairs to my bar and my bar table. As we are getting ready to shoot a few racks, he casually asks me if, "viking cues were still the best quality cues around?"
I have heard that but about paying for college probably 30-40 times in my life. I’m still waiting to meet the guy that says “Pool? Love the game! Used to play it a lot when I was going to school. Never was very good, But I helped a lot of people pay for their college!”
Why would you talk to non pool people?
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