So I have the table at my local bar. Guy looking to impress his girlfriend I never have seen before puts his quarters up. I win, his turn. He is scanning the wall, inspecting and rolling every cue ( and there are about 20 ) for about 5 minutes which seems like 30. I'm allready thinking tool.
There are other's with quarters up waiting and are looking at me like 'come on' dude they are all warped pick your poison or bring your cue. The guy finally get's one he is pleased with. We had been playing playing call pocket but give him the benefit of call shot or call pocket because because I had a vibe about this guy and it could be a problem should I just tell him it's call pocket, ball in hand etc.
He blasts back 'call pocket' I say OK BCA call pocket ball in hand on any and all fouls ' do you understand the rules' he says bust em' up. I get to the 8 and call pocket. I knock it into corner of called pocket it double kisses and drops. Game over and he is pissed yelling at me that's 'garbage' that ain't real man's pool you are a F$%&ing P#^&y. I said it's call pocket. Learn the rules. It dropped no matter what it did on its way down and I reminded him he said he understood the rules prior to break.
Then the dude goes off and throws his cue at me across the table while the whole bar watches said tool meltdown. My friends who I am playing with stand up and say legal shot move on banger. Glad they were their this dude was big and drunk.
Now if a stranger/banger wants in I just play our Bar pool, fouls in the kitchen, call shot, scratch looses, 8 on break wins, call banks and un-obvious combos. If they want to play call pocket I will ask them about the driving a ball to the rail. If they do not know the answer it's our Bar pool call shot period.
Have a good weekend,
-Kat,