Does anyone find it funny?

u12armresl

u12armresl

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Does anyone find it funny that pool players seem to say that everyone is their friend in the world of pool?

You read posts all the time that say he's a friend of mine, we play all the time he's a friend, grew up playing with him he's a friend, etc.

I know people want to associate themselves with greatness but the word friend is used way to loosely.

Will these friends bail you out of a jam when you need money? Will these friends be there for a personal situation where you need someone to talk to? etc....

Just curious if anyone else feels the same way.


Take care, have a good day.
 
Depends on what they feel about you as to whether it works or not.

I work in sales. I have many, many people that I am "friendly" with. For the very most part, they are "friendly" with me.

In this scenario, it is because we both want something from each other. I want their business, they want my best price.


This isn't to say that I would treat them less well or charge them more......although....if I really, really don't like someone, I have been known to charge a fair bit more to make them an easier pill to swallow :)

As far as genuine friendship, I guess the truth is, you'll never know how sincere they are until you are in a crisis and are counting on them.

Like that saying, a friend will help you move.....a real friend will help you move a body :)
 
Most people have acquaintances instead of friends. Through the years of working, faternal organizations, playing sports and etc I have met thousands of people. They know me and I know them. Whenever I come across one of them we acknowledge eachother and make some small talk. The sad thing is none of them have ever invited me to their house and none have visited mine. One person once asked me if I ever went anywhere without seeing somebody I know. The truth is the only friend I have is my wife the rest are acquaintances.
 
Hi The Book,

I feel the same way you do and I bet that a great majority of those 1000 people would say ya the book is a friend of mine.

Good post, thanks.
 
TheBook said:
Most people have acquaintances instead of friends. Through the years of working, faternal organizations, playing sports and etc I have met thousands of people. They know me and I know them. Whenever I come across one of them we acknowledge eachother and make some small talk. The sad thing is none of them have ever invited me to their house and none have visited mine. One person once asked me if I ever went anywhere without seeing somebody I know. The truth is the only friend I have is my wife the rest are acquaintances.
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My wife is my best friend!!! :D

no-sho
 
u12armresl said:
Does anyone find it funny that pool players seem to say that everyone is their friend in the world of pool?

You read posts all the time that say he's a friend of mine, we play all the time he's a friend, grew up playing with him he's a friend, etc.

I know people want to associate themselves with greatness but the word friend is used way to loosely.

Will these friends bail you out of a jam when you need money? Will these friends be there for a personal situation where you need someone to talk to? etc....

Just curious if anyone else feels the same way.


Take care, have a good day.
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How many of our so-called friends from outside of the pool world would bail us out of a jam? I'm fortunate to have a handful of pool players that I consider my friends, but true friends are far and few between regardless of whether they're pool players or not.
 
Saw this on a t-shirt:

A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A true friend is someone who will be sitting beside you in jail going, "that was fun, let's do it again!"

:-))

I have lots of friends and a few true ones.

John
 
I have a million friends when it comes to them needing a plumber!!.....

it goes like this:

Gerry my man this is "x", how have you been,
uh.....ok I guess...
Hey I have a leaky water heater/dripping faucet/sewer backup/ whatever
oh....really, that sux....
Can you come over and fix it now?...i know it's 9:30 Sunday night, but I can't get ahold of anyone else......
Alright........gimme 1/2 an hour........click....

I've probably had that conversation 1000 times in the last 20 years. Not to mention the same thing happened with my brother I hav'nt heard from in 10 years, calls to say hi, and how do you fix a toilet! No X-mas cards, no party invites, no, hey man can I do anything for you?....everyone just wants to get it fixed for nothing, and they know I'm a nice guy!....I just look at it like my penance, cause all plumbers go straight to heaven you know!!!:)......Gerry....a little bitter as you can tell:)
 
Jimmy M. said:
How many of our so-called friends from outside of the pool world would bail us out of a jam? I'm fortunate to have a handful of pool players that I consider my friends, but true friends are far and few between regardless of whether they're pool players or not.
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I pretty much feel the same way as you Jimmy. You know who my past so called friends were in the pool world and I think you knew what my motive was by hanging out with them. H.J. to gain knowledge about matching up and anyone would be hard-pressed to find anyone better than him, right? S.Hmer., to smoke, of course, lol. I guess the same goes for H.J. too, in that respect. But as far as them being "friends", nah, just aquaintances. Big Rick was someone I could count on and I think he felt the same about me. You and I had our run ins between one another but I think we were on the same page for the most part. I gave you the "heads up" at the Bicycle Club that one time we were all there playing Pan Nine. There were times that I had to look the other way too, as most have in this cut throat life style, but I did what I could when I could to make things right. Anyway, I do consider you a friend in or out of the pool world, especially now that we've "Grown Up", in a sense. My best friend in this world is Big Dave, I've known him for 30+years, and if someone was to ask him about our friendship, he'd start off by saying, "oh boy, whatta project that is", but he definitely feels the same as I do. Oh well, just thought I'd share. Peace, John.
 
The pool community is rather small if you think about it.....if you play several events a year, you tend to end of traveling to the same places over and over again to be situated with the same people time and time again.....so, in that respect, they may be friends.....not necessarily the type you would hang out with on a normal basis, but pool buddies nonetheless.

9balllvr
 
A wealthy man let me buy a business from him once. He handed me the keys and left and said I could make a payment once a year to him. I worked there seven days a week for six years. It was a great success and I paid it off easy in a couple of years, even though it involved a large building, land, and a moderate inventory of gasoline, beer, food, fireworks, etc. etc. I started doing credit business after awhile. I took credit cards of course, but those charge accounts, weekly or monthly- I was taking the chance on them. It was an awful headache as far as the bookwork also. In this community of farmers, factory workers, cattle people, professional people, dope dealers, etc. I only knew a very few, but when I sold off the place after 6 years, there was only about 5 people who screwed me out of some pretty good money. No one from that community got me at all. They were all from the poolroom crowd of folks that I had known prior to taking over the business!! The so-called friends from the poolroom stuck it to me. All of them that traded with me. Like I said, about 5. The other folks who I had not even known, some who asked for credit the first time I talked to them, they all were paid in full when I left........................
 
i have a couple true friends that i grew up with. one in particular, he's been there through thick and thin. the other has been there to get in trouble with. every other pool player i consider an associate
 
onepocketchump said:
Saw this on a t-shirt:

A friend is someone who will bail you out of jail. A true friend is someone who will be sitting beside you in jail going, "that was fun, let's do it again!"

:-))

I have lots of friends and a few true ones.

John
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I have a lot of friends in the pool world along with John, a huge handfull of others that would have my back if I ever needed it.

I think that it would surprise you on how many on this forum are real friends.
 
fiends or money

A wise man once asked this question. Think about it before you answer. Would you rather have a million friends or a million dollars???
 
billychips said:
A wise man once asked this question. Think about it before you answer. Would you rather have a million friends or a million dollars???
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a million dollars. i couldnt keep up with a miilion friends but i could damn sure keep up with the cash

now whats the catchy reply?
 
glad you asked

its pretty simple really, a million friends, because if they were truly a friend, they would surely give you a dollar each, and then you would have a million dollars and a million friends
 
I think there is nothing unusual about the fact that pool players consider so many other pool players, professionals included, as friends, as the world of pool is a small one indeed. If you travel frequently in its midst, you get around to meeting just about eveyone else who is serious about pool.

When I go to the BCA Open, where 64 professional men and 64 women play in the pro event, I'd probably call about 85 of the 128 friends. I have probably socialized for at least an hour in one stretch with 60 of them. I've probably played pool at least once with 40 of them. Still, probably only 10 of them qualify as good friends. I've spent time at the house of several, and have even vacationed with a couple of them. The truth is that only a few qualify as close friends.

I've been attending pro pool events for about thirty years now, and I'm well-known among the games fans, the games press, and the game's sponsors. I think it's like the small company thing. Those who work for a small company get around to meeting almost everyone in their firm. And so it is with pool, because those truly serious about pro pool are few in number and very accessible. The "small company" feel of pro pool, at least to me, is part of its charm.
 
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