Cuetec Fires Strickland

[Rasta]

I guess you think your the judge and jury of how adults act. If you can't agree that Earl is nothing but a total champion in pool without allowing what he may say to get in the way then its quite sad. I guess you would be just another one of the masses that allows the television to watch your kids and then you get outraged when one of your kids role models does not "act like an adult" Get with the program..

I don't claim to be anyone's judge and jury, nor do I expect anyone to parent except parents. However, it doesn't take a psychologist to understand that Earl does not conduct himself in a mature manner.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[TheFish]

You, Fish, are barking up the wrong tree. Quite frankly, as evidenced by your recent uninformed remarks, I will refrain from responding to a fish anymore. I do have bigger fish to fry at the homefront, as do most folk.

However, I feel very strongly that Cuetec did Earl Strickland wrong.

BTW, I am very passionate, and I am one of the best managers in the country when it comes to MY industry, so maybe you should go fishing for another Big Kahuna.

JAM

Uninformed? Really? So Earl DID have a gun to his head? Earl DIDN'T get paid for his sponsorship duties? Fisher ALSO GOT FIRED? Earl didn't extend his contract a few times over the course of the 17 years? Did Cuetec renege on the contract and completely screw Earl and breakaway from terms of the contract? Earl didn't say shit about Cuetec?

You mean to tell me Cuetec is in the wrong for PROFITING from Earl? Earl was an employee. Employers are suppose to profit from their employees. Should an employer share their wealth? Sure, if the employers are nice and the employees are really committed that would be great. Are the employers required to? No. There is no legal binds that require any employers to pay beyond what is stated in the contract.


You say you are a good manager. Fine, i will take that as truth. You mean to tell me that if one of your employees constantly embarrassed you and f'd things up you would give her a bonus at the end of her work term? I own my own business, and I frequently profit share with my employees - however, not the ones with a bad attitude. And if you can't take that into consideration, your managerial expertise and everything else you bring into the table is cast to the wayside through your apparent bias.

 

[rackmsuckr]

I never did understand the part about painting the shafts black. It would be a lot less trouble to use a blindfold.

How would you be able to shoot with them then, lol?

 

[JAM]

Please, show us where you have addressed a post. All I've read from you is a bunch of whining and personal attacks. You're acting like Earl...

Why, thank you for the compliment being compared to an American legend of the sport. I do appreciate it!

If Earl were able to conduct himself professionally, he would very likely still have his lucrative sponsorship. If you feel he has conducted himself professionally, you should sponsor him. After all, you claim to be one of the best managers in the country in your industry. It shouldn't be too hard for someone as talented as you to figure out a way to finance a lucrative sponsorship.

I have enough trouble managing my affairs. I am in a different industry than pool, but I can tell you this. I can state with 100-percent confidence that I am the best in my field, and as such, I sponsor myself, my best asset.

BTW, do you really believe Mr. Madden would be building a lesser cue if he built them in, say, Canada? Madden's cues are great because they are built by Madden, not because they are made in the USA. It's easy enough to find American made crap, also.

And as such, Jack Madden is an American cuemaker, but I'm not here to discuss Jack Madden.

The only American-made crap I see right now is your posts on this thread.

JAM

 

[John Barton]

Earl won. Cuetec lost. Allison Fisher does more in one year to sell Cuetecs than Earl did in 16.

Allison is consistently in the winners circle, consistently on television, does her own sales of Cuetecs, holds clinics, makes herself publicly available at events and never speaks ill of the product, the pool industry, or pool in public settings. She exemplifies the dream of a sponsor.

QUOTE]

Is Allison's cue and shaft an "off-the-shelf" item? Which Cuetec shaft does she use?

Don't know. Others here have reported that they have seen Allie's cue up close and that it appears to be a stock Cuetec.

Of course if Kevin Varney put a tip on it I guess it could now be considered a Varney. Or a VarTec or a Cueney.....

What does it matter in the end though? I mean the discussion is which of these two players does more to sell the product and it's Allison Fisher without a doubt.

Even if you or I had Allison's or Earl's cues in our hands we are not going to instantly become better players. So it doesn't really matter what they are using in terms of our abilities. It only matters to our sensibilities.

 

[JAM]

...tripe...

Asked and answered.

You say you are a good manager. Fine, i will take that as truth. You mean to tell me that if one of your employees constantly embarrassed you and f'd things up you would give her a bonus at the end of her work term? I own my own business, and I frequently profit share with my employees - however, not the ones with a bad attitude. And if you can't take that into consideration, your managerial expertise and everything else you bring into the table is cast to the wayside through your apparent bias.

I have a 77-year-old lady who has been with me for going on 20 years. She cannot produce the same quantity that she used to. However, she's stuck with me through the good times as well as the bad. Her work is excellent, though she can be tardy from time to time. In my business, it doesn't matter how good you are, if you are late with the finished product.

I would NEVER dismiss my business relationship with her. This seasoned veteran has helped me to make my work product what it is today. I will always appreciate this lady's dedication to me. If she were to quit tomorrow, we would part company, but remain friends.

JAM

 

[Rasta]

And as such, Jack Madden is an American cuemaker, but I'm not here to discuss Jack Madden.

You were the one that brought up how good Madden's cues are because they are American made. I was just seeking elaboration. Can I assume you can't?

The only American-made crap I see right now is your posts on this thread.

Again, you should address the posts and not attack the posters. There's no reason we shouldn't act like adults. If you think I am wrong, explain why, preferably with a little detail. Unfortunately, all I'm getting from you is, paraphrased, "I don't agree with you, but I can't articualte why, so I'll just say you're a dumba$$."

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[teambizy]

You were the one that brought up how good Madden's cues are because they are American made. I was just seeking elaboration. Can I assume you can't?



Again, you should address the posts and not attack the posters. There's no reason we shouldn't act like adults. If you think I am wrong, explain why, preferably with a little detail. Unfortunately, all I'm getting from you is, paraphrased, "I don't agree with you, but I can't articualte why, so I'll just say you're a dumba$$."

Good Rolls,
Rasta

And your acting like the adult? Seriously, relax, its just a discussion so stop going off the deep end.

 

[TheFish]

You were the one that brought up how good Madden's cues are because they are American made. I was just seeking elaboration. Can I assume you can't?



Again, you should address the posts and not attack the posters. There's no reason we shouldn't act like adults. If you think I am wrong, explain why, preferably with a little detail. Unfortunately, all I'm getting from you is, paraphrased, "I don't agree with you, but I can't articualte why, so I'll just say you're a dumba$$."

Good Rolls,
Rasta

Well Said Rasta.

This is like having a conversation with a 5 year-old - unfortunately, there is no better way to describe it. You try to pose points for contention, the reply in response is "you suck ass, Earl rocks, USA rocks, enough said."

 

[JAM]

You were the one that brought up how good Madden's cues are because they are American made. I was just seeking elaboration. Can I assume you can't?



Again, you should address the posts and not attack the posters. There's no reason we shouldn't act like adults. If you think I am wrong, explain why, preferably with a little detail. Unfortunately, all I'm getting from you is, paraphrased, "I don't agree with you, but I can't articualte why, so I'll just say you're a dumba$$."

Good Rolls,
Rasta

Well, one thing for sure, I can respond without using curse words, something which seems quite comfortable coming from your fingertips.

I'm through with this back-and-forth colloquy with you, Rasta Man.

And yes, you're right. I don't agree with you, but it is not that I am unable to articulate why. Rather, it is because I don't want to lower myself to your level.

Again, if you feel as if you are being attacked, it is because that is a trait that you enjoy.

JAM

 

[Rasta]

And your acting like the adult? Seriously, relax, its just a discussion so stop going off the deep end.

LMAO! I'm the one going off the deep end? I just made a point or two, and then had to read personal insults instead of rebuttals of substance.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[John Barton]

If you don't get it, you just don't get and I can't help you.

I have no interest in your wager, what part of my post led you to that conclusion? I was pointing out your offer was not a valid test of the hypothesis. I made the point ealier, it is not simply they are not wood. It is the performance or lack thereof the cues have, and not being wood is part of that. The hypothesis is the cues suck (perform poorly when compared to the brand production cues in the quality range I listed earlier). And if you want to make a fair blind "taste" test of performance of the cues, they have to be "normalized" as much as possible for the test to be statistically valid.

Are you going to tell me you can kick my ass on the pool table with a cuetech now because I chose to point out I think your offer is flawed and pointless? I have not even made a statement of whether I think cuetechs suck ass, play great, or somewhere in the middle, only made statements about the validity of your blind test. Focus on the last part of the previous sentence.

Kelly

Kelly,

The normal range weight of cuesticks is 18-21 ounces. If the cues were all in that range then they should be considered to be normalized. The whole point of this is that it is nearly impossible for anyone to be certain that a cue is fiberglass or wood just by feel alone.

I could do the test with five wood and five composite cue, ten wood cues, ten composites and no one is going to get them all right unless they TRAIN very hard to detect the differences.

This isn't set up as a gaff to win a bet. It's simply to prove a point. And if weight is a sensory factor that makes a person unsure if a cue is composed of entirely wood fibers or is a composite then it only proves my point further. However, I believe strongly that even if all the cues were within one ounce of each other then the results will be the same.

My apologies for the tone in which I answered your comments. I have become confused as to who wants to flame and who wants to have an earnest discussion.

 

[Rasta]

Well, one thing for sure, I can respond without using curse words, something which seems quite comfortable coming from your fingertips.

I'm through with this back-and-forth colloquy with you, Rasta Man.

And yes, you're right. I don't agree with you, but it is not that I am unable to articulate why. Rather, it is because I don't want to lower myself to your level.

Again, if you feel as if you are being attacked, it is because that is a trait that you enjoy.

JAM

Then, please, articulate why instead of continually insulting me. Walk the walk, JAM.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[JAM]

Then, please, articulate why instead of continually insulting me. Walk the walk, JAM.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

I don't have to insult you, Pal. You're doing a good enough job of insulting yourself by your very own posts. Keep up the good work!

JAM

 

[Rasta]

Well, one thing for sure, I can respond without using curse words, something which seems quite comfortable coming from your fingertips.

I hope you can see the irony of this statement in a thread you've spent defending Earl.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[Rasta]

I don't have to insult you, Pal. You're doing a good enough job of insulting yourself by your very own posts. Keep up the good work!

JAM

Thank you for making my point.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

 

[JCIN]

I don't have to insult you, Pal. You're doing a good enough job of insulting yourself by your very own posts. Keep up the good work!

JAM

That's some funny stuff right there.

" I know you are but what am I?"

" I 'm rubber your glue, bounces off me, sticks to you "

I love this place. Sometimes it gives me flashbacks of 4th grade recess.

 

[John Barton]

How would you be able to shoot with them then, lol?

The whole cue will be disguised and the shafts painted and sanded so that they look exactly the same. They will be smooth to the touch.

 

[John Barton]

Hey Ocean Web, how do those words taste that you promised to eat? Just wondering. I didn't see your acknoweldgement that you were proven wrong on your own terms. Guess it's hard to type when you are choking.

Got a clue now?

 

[teambizy]

LMAO! I'm the one going off the deep end? I just made a point or two, and then had to read personal insults instead of rebuttals of substance.

Good Rolls,
Rasta

Are you on something or what? Your the one who added the totally unnecessary remark at the end of your post. If it makes you that mad coming here, just go. Not mad, just go away.....