I bet if the guy was smoking pot he wouldn't have been so messed up. But as they say alchohol does less damage to judgement. :thumbup:
And they're off.....
Moral equivilence doesn't fly around here.....


I bet if the guy was smoking pot he wouldn't have been so messed up. But as they say alchohol does less damage to judgement. :thumbup:
. . . as they say a fool and his money...
By the way never liked him disturbing the whole place.
I spoke metaphorically and symbolically when I mentioned that it was like having sex with a five year old child and I did not mean it literally.Five year old child is helpless and is legally not competent to provide consent. A person completely intoxicated,staggering,standing at the table and falling into sleep instead of shooting the ball is no different than a child with respect to the judgement and competency.So some of u guys should not take it literally about the sex with a child. Next time I will be carefull not to use metaphors and figuratives.
I do understand that he asked for it and he wanted to gamble.But he was not of sound mind.
Many many years ago I beat a guy in 9 ball for small amount-20 $ and this guy looked like an adult.Few minutes after that I learned that he was a minor (18 year old) and I immediately returned his money.
One poster mentioned about the liability of the bar tender that served the alcohol.I call it a vicarious liability and in some states they do have laws holding the bar tender responsible for the behavior of the customer.One time a legendary pool player asked me to buy him a drink.I did not want to be held liable for this legend`s soon to be intoxicated state and hence I refused to buy him a drink.
I just wanted to hear from people what they thought about that episode.For those who disagreed with me- it is OK with me and I can live with that .we should be able to express our disagreements as long as we do it in a civilized manner. I am a huge big fan of 'freedom of speech'.
Gambling with a drunk depends a lot on the circumstances as to how I feel about somebody doing it. Somebody that plays with this loudmouth that comes trying to lose some money to get the attention he craves is one thing. Going over and badgering the drunk at the bar into a bad bet after you have watched him getting plastered would be something totally different.
Hu
I've seen some of the most impressive pool in my life played by a leaning on the table,can't stand up Scotty Townsend...Dave Matlock use to play purdy sporty too drunk as a skunk.
Gambling with a drunk depends a lot on the circumstances as to how I feel about somebody doing it. Somebody that plays with this loudmouth that comes trying to lose some money to get the attention he craves is one thing. Going over and badgering the drunk at the bar into a bad bet after you have watched him getting plastered would be something totally different.
Hu
I never saw scotty getting drunk and not in control of himslef even though he starts it when the pool room opens it`s bar at 10 or 11am.Scotty only gets buzz but not intoxicated.I do not know anything about Dave matlock`s drinking.
how is the waffle house in Houma? It`s restroom is the cleanest of all the waffle houses in the country.
I got a story bout Scotty coming to the Sports Palace inNew Orleans bout 20 years ago & was about to play lil Sal giving him the 6 & the last 4....Lil Sal thought he was going to put a move on Scotty & bought him a half gallon of whiskey & said he would be back later to play him that way...Lil Sal pulls back up to the palace hours later & sees Scotty passed out on the picnic table outside with a empty bottle...to hear Sal tell the story it's hilarious..HE said when he pulled up & saw that he started jumpin up n down saying to himself...I GOT HIM NOW !!!! said he went over there & woke him up..saying come on get ur @ss up lets go do this...Sal said Scotty couldn't even stand straight without leaning on the table...Said HE didn't miss a ball & robbed Sal out of thousands...Coming with shot after shot....saying I HIT THAT ONE PRETTY WELL DIDN'T I...Sal still says when asked about it...I CAN'T BELIEVE I WOKE THAT MAN UP TO TAKE ALL MY MONEY...lmao
AS far as the waffle house...we go there sometimes late night after 2:00..after a tourney..it's not a bad place....gotta love them allstar breakfast's..lol
The incident I saw yesterday shook me up and I left the place while the drama was still going on. I was saddend to see an intoxicated man taken advantage of. I am not mentioning the name of this player and many regulars to the cue club in Las Vegas know the name of this individual. He is a rich man and a very strong player both in one pocket and 9 ball and usually others negotiate with him for spot.He says that money is nothing for him and it is only 00000s to him.After 2 weeks he returned to the pool room and his presence was immediately made known by his loud utterences on top of his voice.he started with his usual shouts of profanity including telling the people to s.. his....d etc.He had 4 men and one women accompany and I later found out that he met them in a local bar and brought them with him. I do not think that he knows that they are gangsters.In the begining it was amusing to listen to his utterances on top of his voice with now and then roaring like a Lion, howling like a keyote etc.The show began and the people started gathering around the table 7 & 8.There were nearly 25 sweaters around.Everybody knows it is a pay day to everybody and some will go home with thousands of $.There was a pool league tournament was also going on there that time. There was lot of woofing and lots of hundred dollar bills thrown on the table and lots of debates,arguments between the challengers and this rich man.The people that came in with this rich man were west side gangsters ' Bloods ' and except I and my friend no one in the room knows that those guys are ' Bloods'. One guy entered into flipping the coin contest with the rich man and this guy quickly won three flips in a row for huge amount and then left the place to return later.After 2-3 hours woofing,profanity finally one guy matched uo to play one pocket game race to three.The rich man gave the guy a spot 10-7.The rich man was staggering and few times fell on the next table.several time when it was his turn to shoot he left the cue on the table stands there leaning on the table and sleeps for 30 seconds to a minute and then wakes up and shoots .He then asks the rail for side bets of 1000 $.The story goes on.I could not take it and left the place.
IN MY OPINION ,taking the money from totally intoxicated person is like having sex with a 5 year old child or with a dead person.It is wrong.
I also BELIEVE that gambling with a minor can and will be construed as 'contributing to the delinquency of a minor'.It is wrong.:angry: