Action knocking....
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boradriver said:
There's a big difference between telling your friend and telling everyone.
Sorry, I just can't stand people who knock other peoples games. I have seen it happen so many times to other people. Of course everyone usually gets a line from someone. No big deal. But the difference is when you elect to tell everyone instead of just the one person thats supposed to be your friend.
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Nine Ball said:
I would never say it to the room or the world, just to my friend directly that to me is the difference.
easy-e said:Maybe I didn't make the lying part clear. I believe that not being honest about your speed and asking for a game that is unfair is lying. And I have seen Josh play also, plenty of times. He claimed to need the last four from people that I firmly believe he plays even with./QUOTE]
Lay it all out there.. There you have it.. I claimed I needed the last 4 from someone all while not asking anyone to play in the thread and nobody asking or even looking to play me.. Just making a comment.. Here comes easy claiming I could play this person even. This is what I mean about those railbirds.. I do not play as good as that person but that doesn't matter. Agree or disagree with me but if he was trying to keep his buddy from being lied to he could of sent him a Private Message.. Need I say again that I was not asking anyone and nobody was asking me to play. It was just a goofy comment. So his comment was uncalled for and when I confronted him in a private message he simply couldn't understand this.
I don't play anymore so I'll just tell you. Yes, I play about like Efren.. Matter of fact I even gave Efren the wild 8 and beat him 10 sets in a row. He finally quit after I hit him with a 12 pack and said to me, You get lucky..
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Nine Ball said:easy-e said:Maybe I didn't make the lying part clear. I believe that not being honest about your speed and asking for a game that is unfair is lying. And I have seen Josh play also, plenty of times. He claimed to need the last four from people that I firmly believe he plays even with./QUOTE]
Lay it all out there.. There you have it.. I claimed I needed the last 4 from someone all while not asking anyone to play in the thread and nobody asking or even looking to play me.. Just making a comment.. Here comes easy claiming I could play this person even. This is what I mean about those railbirds.. I do not play as good as that person but that doesn't matter. Agree or disagree with me but if he was trying to keep his buddy from being lied to he could of sent him a Private Message.. Need I say again that I was not asking anyone and nobody was asking me to play. It was just a goofy comment. So his comment was uncalled for and when I confronted him in a private message he simply couldn't understand this.
I don't play anymore so I'll just tell you. Yes, I play about like Efren.. Matter of fact I even gave Efren the wild 8 and beat him 10 sets in a row. He finally quit after I hit him with a 12 pack and said to me, You get lucky..
Hey I just played efren also and basically did the same thing, he freaked out and threw his cue through the wall, it just stuck there, he said he could not believe that no one warned him about me and that I was bad action
pletho said:Hey I just played efren also and basically did the same thing, he freaked out and threw his cue through the wall, it just stuck there, he said he could not believe that no one warned him about me and that I was bad action
You shouldn't tell everyone that. Don't you know once the railbirds get back from lunch and read this they are going to tell everyone.
Thats why he didn't know about you. It was a railbird lunch time special at the old joint.
By the way I'll need the last 4 from you since you made him spear his cue. All he did to me was pick his nose and tell me I got lucky.
Nine Ball said:You shouldn't tell everyone that. Don't you know once the railbirds get back from lunch and read this they are going to tell everyone.
Thats why he didn't know about you. It was a railbird lunch time special at the old joint.
By the way I'll need the last 4 from you since you made him spear his cue. All he did to me was pick his nose and tell me I got lucky.
He picks his nose all the time, Its when he starts scratching his head that you know you got him, whats great about my playing ability is that I have been on the stall here in Kansas City for about 5 years now, I barely play 4hours a week and still can beat Efren, I have em all fooled, once they read this they still wont believe me? I walk in to the local pool hall and before i get 3 steps I have all the locals asking to play, they love me, because I play so bad, I have perfected the stall, I am on the long hustle.......
easy-e said:
I read about half way down the first page before responding so I don't know what everyone has said so far but I would absolutely under no circumstances let a friend get hustled. I'm talking about someone I know well. I don't care what you guys call me.
Now, if I tell someone what I know and they play anyway, I might watch and chuckle a bit. That's happened more than once.
Thanks for the bump. I will stand by the statement that I will NEVER let a friend get hustled. I don't care what you do or how you match up with anyone else......hell, I will even help you get a game with someone I don't know just to put a little food in your mouth. I don't really get that though, if I knock your action with a friend of mine, you say it is like taking food out of your mouth. If I don't tell my friend is it like taking food from his mouth? I would rather my friend has dinner than a hustler, any day.
The only reason I mentioned your name was because you asked me to start this thread, and all I said was that we had a debate on the matter and I stated your opinion (which you backed up).
The only reason I mentioned your name was because you asked me to start this thread, and all I said was that we had a debate on the matter and I stated your opinion (which you backed up).
matter of desretion
It's a good practice not to knock action period. But there are exceptions to just about every rule,and when your talking about a friend the exception applies. There are variables that must be considered before you intervene, such as what's at stake,and the integrity of the challenge. I'll give you an example. I have gone to extremes to prove a point that descretion is a crucial part of the decision making. If your good friend was about to play a game where the loser would be killed,then you better believe if it wasn't a fair match I would try my best to stop it. If what is at stake is something that your good friend can easily afford to lose then I probably would not intervene allowing him to learn from his mistake. You also have to look at the integrity of how it was proposed,in terms of how it is represented and the character of the people involved.Keep in mind we're talking about a good friend not just an aquaintance,if it's the latter I obviously turn my head and walk.I hope I have helped you ,and for every one reading this post this is exactly how I would handle this type of a situation.
It's a good practice not to knock action period. But there are exceptions to just about every rule,and when your talking about a friend the exception applies. There are variables that must be considered before you intervene, such as what's at stake,and the integrity of the challenge. I'll give you an example. I have gone to extremes to prove a point that descretion is a crucial part of the decision making. If your good friend was about to play a game where the loser would be killed,then you better believe if it wasn't a fair match I would try my best to stop it. If what is at stake is something that your good friend can easily afford to lose then I probably would not intervene allowing him to learn from his mistake. You also have to look at the integrity of how it was proposed,in terms of how it is represented and the character of the people involved.Keep in mind we're talking about a good friend not just an aquaintance,if it's the latter I obviously turn my head and walk.I hope I have helped you ,and for every one reading this post this is exactly how I would handle this type of a situation.
easy-e said:
In my experience I have found it just causes grief and tension in the friendship... not exactly talking about the pool game, but in the other aspects of life. A friend of mine and I now never hang out because I warned him that marrying a girl just because she was pregnant was not always the best thing (2 wrongs don't make a right). She hates my guts and whenever (seldom) I do see the guy he talks about how miserable he is.
easy-e said:
Easy, I never said to let your friend get got.. I simply said you do not knock peoples action. If he is your friend then you tell him in PRIVATE, You do not air it for everyone to know as that may knock a game. What you did was tell everyone. You could of sent him a PM and said what you wanted and only he would of known your opinion. Besides that me and your friend were never attempting to play each other. In the end what you did was uncalled for. You did the same thing in my fatboy thread. Which again was uncalled for. Don't try and knock peoples potential action man.