Dumbest poll this week.

[Mike in MN]

funny story a few years ago on st pattys day me and a few friends were hanging out at our usual pool hall. at one point in the night this guy puts his drink down on the table so pipe in "exscuse me could you take your drink off the table" nothing try this 2 more times a little louder each time but still nothing no reaction so i walk over bushmills and coke in hand and say "HEY BUDDY, you want to take you F*ckin' drink off the table!" to which he responds "i don't like being sweared at" so me being a few drinks in respone with "well take your F*CK..." i didn't finish that sentence as he punched me in the face knocking me over the pool table behind me causing me to spill my drink on the table at this point every one is like WTF is going on the guy seeing all my friend coming to my aid, and the fact that i bounced up and was grabing a cloth to wipe up the table, took off. lesson learned when telling some one to stop sitting on a table or with a drink on the table or generally doing something they shouldn't be on a table, keep out of arms reach and keep in mind where the nearest bar cue is

Terminal, is the period on your keyboard broken or something?

 

[terminal_288]

yes, yes it is broken. no i'm kidding, but i am working on hitting it more often.

 

[DogsPlayingPool]

funny story a few years ago on st pattys day me and a few friends were hanging out at our usual pool hall. at one point in the night this guy puts his drink down on the table so pipe in "exscuse me could you take your drink off the table" nothing try this 2 more times a little louder each time but still nothing no reaction so i walk over bushmills and coke in hand and say "HEY BUDDY, you want to take you F*ckin' drink off the table!" to which he responds "i don't like being sweared at" so me being a few drinks in respone with "well take your F*CK..." i didn't finish that sentence as he punched me in the face knocking me over the pool table behind me causing me to spill my drink on the table at this point every one is like WTF is going on the guy seeing all my friend coming to my aid, and the fact that i bounced up and was grabing a cloth to wipe up the table, took off. lesson learned when telling some one to stop sitting on a table or with a drink on the table or generally doing something they shouldn't be on a table, keep out of arms reach and keep in mind where the nearest bar cue is

Terminal, is the period on your keyboard broken or something?

Travis, is that you?

 

[snipershot]

... long story short I got shoved and spat on before they ran off to avoid the cops.

Kudos to you for giving a damn! More kudos for not f*cking those dudes up. Im afraid I wouldnt have had that much restraint. Im surprised you didnt catch em in the throat with a house cue! If someone spits on me and shoves me, someone is going to the hospital and someone is going to jail, I dont know which of us would go where, but we would sure as hell find out.


Joe

 

[JimS]

I quietly explain that the pressure will seperate the glue on the cushion from the rail. I show them the seam as I'm speaking.

 

[Beer:30]

This is just one of the "rules of etiquette" that I teach in every exhibition I do. I also make it a habit, wherever I happen to be playing, if I see someone sitting on the table, I walk over and quietly (politely) ask them to please not sit on the tables. You get the point across, in a civil manner, and people are much more likely to comply...than yelling across the room, or being belligerant about it (not that you don't have a good reason to be! :grin. It's the old "you catch a lot more flies with honey, than vinegar" route! My pet peeve is seeing people put the chalk down upside down. I won't say anything unless it's someone I'm playing...but it always "jerks my chain"!:grin: The drink on the table, and ashtray thing is just absurd...and I will ALWAYS say something when I see someone putting their drink on the table, even if I'm not playing on that table...again, always politely! :grin:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Totally agree.

Anywhere I play and want decent playing surfaces I'll go out of my way to inform people about the damage they could potentially cause and that myself and others appreciate well maintained tables. I'm polite about it. Never caught any static off of anyone except one guy who was half loaded in a bar. No serious threat of hostility but I didn't push it ..... or maybe nothing happened because I'm 6'5" and a bit north of 250. :grin:

 

[CreeDo]

Kudos to you for giving a damn! More kudos for not f*cking those dudes up. Im afraid I wouldnt have had that much restraint. Im surprised you didnt catch em in the throat with a house cue! If someone spits on me and shoves me, someone is going to the hospital and someone is going to jail, I dont know which of us would go where, but we would sure as hell find out.


Joe

haha, I was in NO DANGER of hurting anyone. There were 6 of them and one was 7 feet tall (the spitter). My thinking went something like... "I at maximum just have to survive maybe 30 seconds of beating before the cops get here, and I may be able to milk a few bucks out of it in civil court". I never fight. But thanks for the kind words. I very much give a crap and it drives me batshit to see people disrespect the equipment.

 

[skiergirl55]

Skier, it's tough to talk to people about stuff like this.

Aha, here is where it's easier to be a woman in a pool room. The possibility of a brawl is minimal.