Biggest lies in pool stories

boogieman said:
That's good bait! :)

If someone asks how I play, says good shot or says that was close on a miss, I like to say, well I'm still learning. It's not a lie. ;)

Sometimes I think people try to get in my head, even saying things like good shot, so I like to have this throwaway line. It lets me address whatever is said and move on with the game with a clear head. It doesn't even matter what their intention was, it's up to me do deal with the distraction and move on. It's multi use too. Sometimes a friend will be introducing me and saying I play good, I just say "Well, I'm still learning." The guys that get it will say something like "Aren't we all." Sometimes it calms or winds someone up. It's situational.

After missing a ball or something dumb instead of getting pissed off I'll just think it too. It's not an excuse and it allows me to get on with the game, kind of like how Efren would scratch his head and grin.
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I tried scratching the back of my head like Efren when I made a mistake. All it did for me was give me a bald spot and tennis elbow!

Hu
 
i met a lot of people who put themselves through school playing pool, but all the good players I've known skipped school to play pool.

m.c.
 
Just started watching an old Burt Reynolds movie. Guy in the pool hall is giving stat's on a player. "He has ran 124, one pocket." Reminded me about Fats jacking with Willie, "I ran 526, banks!"

Hu
 
The "I paid my way through college" one has always stood out to me. Now with a couple people I've heard say it, there may have been a kernel of truth there. However, about 2 months back someone that I've seen play a lot of pool and would rank no higher than an APA 4, told me the same line and at first I thought he had to be kidding. He wasn't.
 
"I used to play really good!" Like it was an excuse for not playing good now. I've actually heard young kids use this line. When a twelve year old kid tells you that you have to laugh.

I can't even begin to tell you how many times I heard either "I worked my way through college playing pool," or "My dad/uncle worked his way through college playing pool." I'm thinking where is he now. Of course every one of these guys wouldn't bet ten cents! My typical line when trying to make a game was to ask them to just play a sociable game of pool for only a dollar or two. Often guys that talked big would try a little friendly pool for a dollar a game (often Eight Ball). Usually after ther lost two or three games they would quit, offering some kind of excuse. But a few times they got their nose open and got emptied out. After that they slunk out of the poolroom never to return.
 
My best and only line .... I'm the best in my house. And it ain't no lie....
jay helfert said:
I can't even begin to tell you how many times I heard either "I worked my way through college playing pool," or "My dad/uncle worked his way through college playing pool." I'm thinking where is he now.
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That's funny. Probably still hustling😂.
 

Biggest lies in pool stories?
So many I've heard I'd run outta fingers typin' the chit!
One the stands out is I had it going arond I was
the best in Alabama and could whup anyone that could spell it!​

 
A couple of months ago, I had an APA 4/5 tell me that while playing 9 ball, he made all 9 balls on the break. I know him well enough to know he is known for hyperbole so I gave him a 'the hell you did look' and asked if he meant he made the 9 on the snap. He then DOUBLED DOWN that he swore he made all nine balls on the break, even mentioning that the owner of the room witnessed it. I called BS and got the owner on the phone right in front of him. Needless to say Mr. All Nine on the Break put his head down and walked away sheepishly.
 
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