Fat's One Liners

ironman said:
Did you ever play Fats, Rodney? I know you were never afraid to match up with any of them.
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i was young and in total AWE of fat. after he beat Puckett at a wealthy room owner's home, i aked about the outcome as Puckett came in, he said "Puckett was 30 minutes late, came in like he was stomping out forest fires with each foot, if the owner would've had a swimming pool in his living room Puckett would've pi$$ed in it". Puckett just shook his head.
PS; no i was to mystified by those two, i played neither.
 
androd...Well, as much recognition as Fatty brought pool, he held two undefeated titles...World's Biggest Liar, and World's Biggest Eater! :grin: You can take that "six figure" number and discount it by likely 90% (at that time, a commission check for $10K-$20K was huge money). Fats was always talking about the "huge" CASH scores he made, and I have no doubt some of them were probably true...but the largest check he ever got was the $25K that he was paid to play Mosconi live on tv, when Howard Cosell was the announcer. Charles Ursetti told me that, and said Fats backed it up.

I saw Fats do an exhibition at Dave Cook Sporting Goods, in Denver, in the mid-70's. There was a good crowd (probably about 100-150 people), and Fats stood there for TWO HOURS, just holding his cue...cracking jokes and taking pokes at the players. He never shot a single ball. Needless to say he had us all in stitches for the whole time.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

androd said:
FATS was a rep for AMF, it was said his first sale, in his first job, was pool tables to montgomery wards and the first years commission was 6 figures.
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Scott Lee said:
androd...Well, as much recognition as Fatty brought pool, he held two undefeated titles...World's Biggest Liar, and World's Biggest Eater! :grin: You can take that "six figure" number and discount it by likely 90% (at that time, a commission check for $10K-$20K was huge money). Fats was always talking about the "huge" CASH scores he made, and I have no doubt some of them were probably true...but the largest check he ever got was the $25K that he was paid to play Mosconi live on tv, when Howard Cosell was the announcer. Charles Ursetti told me that, and said Fats backed it up.

I saw Fats do an exhibition at Dave Cook Sporting Goods, in Denver, in the mid-70's. There was a good crowd (probably about 100-150 people), and Fats stood there for TWO HOURS, just holding his cue...cracking jokes and taking pokes at the players. He never shot a single ball. Needless to say he had us all in stitches for the whole time.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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yeah, he'd tell you what you wanted to hear. i was coming out of the stardust hotel before the Jansco's tournament and fat pulled up in a new lincoln, he asked if one of the jansco's was inside and would i get him to come out. i did that and he said come to the sands in an hour, the aquaduct suite. i went and he said he got $300.00 show up money from Jansco, and he gave it to me.(i guess i looked broke) he had 25 new suits, all pastel colors with shoes to match. i was duely impressed.PS; i watched him eat, he asked for turkey, the server said light or dark meat? he said "the boird"
 
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androd said:
yeah, he'd tell you what you wanted to hear. i was coming out of the stardust hotel before the Jansco's tournament and fat pulled up in a new lincoln, he asked if one of the jansco's was inside and would i get him to come out. i did that and he said come to the sands in an hour, the aquaduct suite. i went and he said he got $300.00 show up money from Jansco, and he gave it to me.(i guess i looked broke) he had 25 new suits, all pastel colors with shoes to match. i was duely impressed.PS; i watched him eat, he asked for turkey, the server said light or dark meat? he said "the boird"
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So we're sitting in a restaurant in Columbus and Fats is studying the menu, the kind with pictures of the entrees. The waitress comes to take our order and Fats points to the Turkey dinner and then to the Roast Beef. Which one is better he asks her and she answers that she prefers the Turkey. Okay he says, "Bring me the Turkey dinner but it better look like the one in the picture here or don't bother". He was a classic!
 
jay helfert said:
So we're sitting in a restaurant in Columbus and Fats is studying the menu, the kind with pictures of the entrees. The waitress comes to take our order and Fats points to the Turkey dinner and then to the Roast Beef. Which one is better he asks her and she answers that she prefers the Turkey. Okay he says, "Bring me the Turkey dinner but it better look like the one in the picture here or don't bother". He was a classic!
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yes, the only one of a kind. he was doing a exibition in a new bar called fats game room, a lady in the back is waving her hand and he points at her, she says mister fats did you ever work ? he said "NEVER when i was four my mother wanted me to clean my room so i ran away from home."
 
I had a good laugh with this one!
And I kid you not!

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androd said:
mister fats did you ever work ? he said "NEVER when i was four my mother wanted me to clean my room so i ran away from home."
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ironman said:
Yep, me too and Rdney is just getting warmed up.
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after rereading this thread i couldn't resist one more. fat had been beating this hustler(AZer) for 3 or 4 days, every day he quit about daylight. the hustler stayed up and practiced. the last day the guy says wait a couple hours till the bank opens and i'll play some more, "HIGH". fat says,"your a pool player the only time you can get money out of the bank is about 4 am, and then you only drive the getaway car, pool players don't go in."
 
always suspected

No way of knowing but I always suspected that Carroll O'Conner stole from Fats when he created the character "Archie Bunker". I could never watch the show without thinking about Fats.

Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
No way of knowing but I always suspected that Carroll O'Conner stole from Fats when he created the character "Archie Bunker". I could never watch the show without thinking about Fats.

Hu
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When I think of Fats I think of Rodney Dangerfield & Don Rickles. What you see is what you get. Gotta wonder what their sleep/dreams were like. With Fats it was probably about Fried Chicken, he loved it soo much, back when he was growing up Evelyn told me refrigeration was a problem and chicken didn't always taste like it was supposed too.
 
Greatest thread ever thanks androd, Jay, Scott Lee, ironman, JAM, OHB (rest in peace), Keither, and everyone else that contributed. The fat man was one of a kind.
 
Androd I see your old buddy" Blinky" often here at Bananas. He said to tell you hello. Doyle wants the Pick.
 
THE PICK said:
Androd I see your old buddy" Blinky" often here at Bananas. He said to tell you hello. Doyle wants the Pick.
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BLINKY is the best ! DOYLE is a country con man, and my friend also. we've done a little gambling. after blinky made a score a hustler told blinky lets cut it up, didn't you see me sign myself in. blinky said yeah, didn't you see me wink you out. i laughed till i had tears.
 
The Blinkman lives ???

THE PICK said:
Androd I see your old buddy" Blinky" often here at Bananas. He said to tell you hello. Doyle wants the Pick.
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Pick, I cannot believe Blinky is still alive. Tell him SJDick says Hi. Ask him if he remembers the time I came to SA with Jack and Alfie Taylor.
It was mid-60's. I Didn't know Blinky at the time, but Jack steered me all around SA until we got good and pumped up, then he dumped our bankroll off to Blinky. Got to know him later and he 'fessed up. Couldn't help but like the guy. He's got to be as old or older than me. Good scuff.

Dick
 
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Fatty strikes again !

Got a little off track, as this thread is about Fat's. I have several Fatty stories, but the best is too lengthy for me to relate here. It is on pg. 299 in "Shots,Moves,and Strategies". Jersey Red verify's my recollection's as he was there at the time. Those were the glory years at the LeCue in Houston.

Dick

PS I lack the PC skills to do it, but if anyone knows how, it could be copied and attached.
 
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Island Drive said:
Fats was playin' this guy, his opponent said, "did you see that ball roll" Fats replied "thats why their round son"

If I'm a has been then your an "is been"
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diddo on this one
 
ANDROD, I was playing in all the bars around San Antonio beating the non players. Every time I got beat I noticed this guy standing around blinking at me. The next time he came in with a player and asked me to play I said hell no but I will play Blinky some. He snapped me off also. When he came in with you several years later at this bar that was hot and you beat everyone they could call taking the break and giving up all nine on the bar table I was betting on you. Blinky still looks good for his age and had his eyes fixed. Will come see you some day.
 
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