Never chalk up before you miscue
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I couldn't help myself reading this particular thread about the one liners. There's a lot of players that I've run across that had some famous one liners, myself included. I always had to throw in some type of sarcasm to whoever I played. It was just my nature. That's how I rolled. Not to hurt anybody, but a lot of times, sayings would come up when people missed balls, and you could get away with it.
There's a few players that really come to mind that were really funny. Ronnie Allen definitely a one liner man. Anybody could say anything when Ronnie was around, and Ronnie would always have something to say back, a witty reply. Cole Dickson, his famous saying, "Dabbit, Jones. Put that in the pipe and smoke it." That's when he'd make a good shot. Eddie Burton had so many one liners, and so did New York Blackie. David Sizemore is another one. But the king of one liners in my opinion, hands down, is Minnesota Fats.
Long time ago when pot was soaring, me and Buddy Hall would always get ahold of some of that killer bud, especially to go watch Minnesota Fats talk. We just died laughing every time Fatty would say something, but the one famous line I always will remember is when he made his appearance to the pool room, he looked at all the cars in the parking lot, and he would walk in the door and make some crack about nobody's got gamble, nobody's got money, and then would say, "And you know how I know that? I can look at the parking lot. Everybody drives up here in a Corvair or a Volkswagen Beetle, and but the the difference between me and them is I drive up here in a Duesenberg." Buddy and I would crack up laughing when Fatty would say that, and when Buddy laughed, you could hear him a mile away. You knew it was the Buddy laugh.
Just thought I'd share that with you guys. I wish everybody on the AzBilliards forum a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope every New Year's resolution works for you.
Earthquake out.
My second favorite comes from an older guy, Jim, an excellent player who always gave good advice while hitting balls with Poolbum, Cornerman and I in the UMass student center way back in the day: "I'm gonna tie a string around your head and tie the other end to your balls....let's see how long you keep jumping up on the stroke then!
"Irv Crane would'a been the only guy to notice the horse under Lady Godiva."
-Minnesota Fats
Early 70's. Richie Florence flys in to Weenie Beenie's room to play Buddy Hall. They play ( I think ) 8 ahead for 2k. ( Buddy may remember ) . They play on the only double shimmed table ( tbl 22 ). Buddy is ahead after a couple of hours. Richie looks at Buddy and says ' you know theses pockets are tight , dont you?'. Buddy looks at Richie and says ( my favorate line of all time! ) ' The middle of the pocket ain't tight , Richie' ).
Richie lost, grabbed his plane ticket from Phil Hubbard, and said ' dont call me to play this guy again'.
I miss the 'golden ' days of pool!
I couldn't help myself reading this particular thread about the one liners. There's a lot of players that I've run across that had some famous one liners, myself included. I always had to throw in some type of sarcasm to whoever I played. It was just my nature. That's how I rolled. Not to hurt anybody, but a lot of times, sayings would come up when people missed balls, and you could get away with it.
There's a few players that really come to mind that were really funny. Ronnie Allen definitely a one liner man. Anybody could say anything when Ronnie was around, and Ronnie would always have something to say back, a witty reply. Cole Dickson, his famous saying, "Dabbit, Jones. Put that in the pipe and smoke it." That's when he'd make a good shot. Eddie Burton had so many one liners, and so did New York Blackie. David Sizemore is another one. But the king of one liners in my opinion, hands down, is Minnesota Fats.
Long time ago when pot was soaring, me and Buddy Hall would always get ahold of some of that killer bud, especially to go watch Minnesota Fats talk. We just died laughing every time Fatty would say something, but the one famous line I always will remember is when he made his appearance to the pool room, he looked at all the cars in the parking lot, and he would walk in the door and make some crack about nobody's got gamble, nobody's got money, and then would say, "And you know how I know that? I can look at the parking lot. Everybody drives up here in a Corvair or a Volkswagen Beetle, and but the the difference between me and them is I drive up here in a Duesenberg." Buddy and I would crack up laughing when Fatty would say that, and when Buddy laughed, you could hear him a mile away. You knew it was the Buddy laugh.
Just thought I'd share that with you guys. I wish everybody on the AzBilliards forum a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope every New Year's resolution works for you.
Earthquake out.
Every now and then in APA leagues, some yo-yo will miss a ball so bad...it will go around the table three or more rails...miss every ball near its path...kiss off another ball and slop into an unintended pocket, to which I usually reply (in as calm a voice as I can muster):
"That's the way I'd have shot it".
Maniac
After playing a lock-up safety I try on my Sean Connery accent and say "Welcome to the Rock". I bet you even read that in a Scottish accent! lol