Got Strong-Armed for my Winnings Last Night (long story, small amount, but amazing)

I'm still trying to work out where those guys were coming from. With no offense intended at all (in fact, I'm trying to be funny about barplayers), does the following story sound plausible?

Four guys meet up to have fun, play pool and drink at one of the guys' work. They have a perfect number- they can play doubles or they can play two at a time while the other two talk and razz the players and pick up chicks, taking turns. AND they feel like they're at home at a regular hangout. They may not own the place, but they're in the inner circle as one of them works there. Some guy they don't know challenges their table with a coin. Now they have to let an outsider on the table.

The lucky winner of the last game challenges the new guy right off by offering to play for a buck. (This can be a super big step in a bar- while some people are fine playing for a drink, they suddenly get all itchy and personal playing for the cost of the drink or less). They win, but he doesn't quit- he's still there right in the middle of their party. Whatever- they're up a buck.

But they still want him off of their table, and so they raise the bet. That new guy is now winning. And arguing with them. They're mad, and according to accustomed "house rules", they believe he cheated to win, too.

Then he quits with their money, and worst of all, he has the nerve to call THEM cheaters in front of the whole bar and everyone! Is he some kind of hustler walking into their home bar, letting them win the first game, trying to take their money and pride, calling them names, and then quitting? What's next, raping their women? These are big men with hurt feelings.

The biggest guy approaches him in the bathroom and offers to pretend nothing happened by trading the winnings: the first 2 bucks for the 15 bucks. Even- steven, night never happened. New guy refuses.

It gets angrier from there, of course, but does it sound possible?
 
Since Ball Breakers has been such an overwhelming success on the GSN, :rolleyes: I think a spin-off show should result from what's been discussed on this thread to also promote pool. The new show could be called
"NUT BUSTERS"!

That's right ladies and gentleman...NUT BUSTERS, the new pool/fighting reality show that brings in the best and worst of pool players and the fine art of intimidation which leads to fighting.

FORMAT: 8-Ball

RULES: 1. There are no rules in the pool game
2. Since there are no rules, rules can be made up on the spot
3. All rules that go into effect are based on who can intimidate,
negotiate, name call, whine, or strong arm the best
4. A coin toss will be done to determine a winner of "The Intimidator
Member" to be added to their team (this is a BIG PLUS)
5. The Intimidator decisions then supercede all rules made to that
point
6. Wagers, bets, disagreements, and rulings are all made my the
Intimidator who also has the option of busting the opposing team
member in the nuts at any point in the competition


To kick off the season premiere, it's going to be with celebrities that we all know, love, cherish, and adore. Week # 1 will match up Clint Eastwood against Pee Wee Herman!! (clap, clap, applause, loud cheers and whistles from the audience) YEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Clint wins the coin toss and decides to bring in MIKE TYSON as his "Intimidator" team member!! It is immediately noticed by the audience as the camera closes in on a wet spot at the front of Pee Wee's pants that something has taken place. No...it is NOT left over from Pee Wee visiting the movie theatre before coming to the set as many of you might think...Pee Wee has actually started pissing his pants. But, there's no backing out now!

Clint is gentlemanly enough to give Pee Wee the break and that little pecker head slams them open with authority!! Clint did make a bet of $1.00 for the game. They go back and forth but Pee Wee definitlely shoots a mean stick and gets Clint down by $20 after some raises on the original bet, (or so it's thought)

In the middle of the next game which is now up to $10, Pee Wee fires at one of his solids on a 90 degree cut and the ball moves impercebtibly not even a pubicmeter in distance. Clint immediately calls foul and says that he has CB in hand. Pee Wee is infuriated at this and calls Clint a cheater and full of shit.
The following ensues:

Pee Wee: "Whaddaya mean I didn't hit the ball...I CLIPPED that 5-ball"!!

Clint: "Listen you little jackoff...you hit the CB so hard that was the WIND rushing by that caused the ball to teeter"!!

Pee Wee: "Look Clint...I don't care if you're Dirty Harry or not, you can't bully me around like that. I HIT that ball"!!

Clint: "When I SAY you didn't hit the ball...you DIDN'T hit the ball! Nuff said!!

Pee Wee: "I don't care what you say...rules are rules and I say I hit it!!"

Clint: "You stupid little POS...there ARE NO RULES. But just to be fair, I'll bring in Iron Mike and see what HE says. Well...do you feel LUCKY, PUNK"??!!
"IRON MIKE...get your ass over here"!

Iron Mike: "Did you call me Mr. Eastwood"?

Clint: "Yeh...did you see if that 5-ball moved when this little dweeb shot at it"?

Iron Mike: "Well, I was behind the bar holding and squeezing the waitresses head while she was kneeling down in front of me...but I did look up when it happened. Was it dis ball Mr. Eastwood?" (picking up the 6-ball from the table)

Clint: "NOOO, you stupid ass...it wasn't that one"!!

Iron Mike: "I'm sowwy Mr. Eastwood...it must have been dis one...and NO it did not move or get hit".

Clint: "Well, Pee Wee...it seems that my witness says otherwise. Rules are the rules and there's not much you can do about it. Gimme that damn CB...my shot"!!

Pee Wee: "Clint, you might have been the "man with no name", but I have a name for you..."piece of shit cheating c*#ksucker"!! I'm goin' to take a piss and then I'm outta here! I've had enough of this"!!

Clint: "Iron Mike...follow that whackmeister and get my money back"!!

Iron Mike: (in urinal next to Pee Wee) "Little man...you better give that money back to me and my boss...we don't like hustlers around here and you cheated him. He was only betting $1.00 a game and you never gave him change out of a $10 and $20...you just kept it".

Pee Wee: "That's not the way it was...you don't even know cause you were with that chick trying to jam it".

Iron Mike: "So now you're callin' ME a liar, Little Man? Do you know who I am?
I'm the baddest ass on the planet"!! "I'm Iron Mike"!! "And you also must know why they call this show "NUT BUSTERS...right"?

Pee Wee: "No why.....WHOMP!!!! Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh......(in a very high pitched voice now) I'm sowwy Mike...I'm sowwy....how much did I owe him?"

Iron Mike: "You owe him $37.00...just give me $40 and I'll get $3 change from that waitress...I need to see her again anyway. Then get
the f*#k outta here"!

Ratings went through the roof on this pilot episode and "NUT BUSTERS" is now the #1 hit on TV. Next week they decided to have another celebrity NUT BUSTER show, and the contestants are...Robert DeNiro and Michael Jackson with "The Rock" as the Intimidator. (it has been rumored that DeNiro has a two-headed coin and always calls heads)
 
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I'm still trying to work out where those guys were coming from. With no offense intended at all (in fact, I'm trying to be funny about barplayers), does the following story sound plausible?

Four guys meet up to have fun, play pool and drink at one of the guys' work. They have a perfect number- they can play doubles or they can play two at a time while the other two talk and razz the players and pick up chicks, taking turns. AND they feel like they're at home at a regular hangout. They may not own the place, but they're in the inner circle as one of them works there. Some guy they don't know challenges their table with a coin. Now they have to let an outsider on the table.

The lucky winner of the last game challenges the new guy right off by offering to play for a buck. (This can be a super big step in a bar- while some people are fine playing for a drink, they suddenly get all itchy and personal playing for the cost of the drink or less). They win, but he doesn't quit- he's still there right in the middle of their party. Whatever- they're up a buck.

But they still want him off of their table, and so they raise the bet. That new guy is now winning. And arguing with them. They're mad, and according to accustomed "house rules", they believe he cheated to win, too.

Then he quits with their money, and worst of all, he has the nerve to call THEM cheaters in front of the whole bar and everyone! Is he some kind of hustler walking into their home bar, letting them win the first game, trying to take their money and pride, calling them names, and then quitting? What's next, raping their women? These are big men with hurt feelings.

The biggest guy approaches him in the bathroom and offers to pretend nothing happened by trading the winnings: the first 2 bucks for the 15 bucks. Even- steven, night never happened. New guy refuses.

It gets angrier from there, of course, but does it sound possible?
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The whole thing was amazing to me that they would do this over $15 (and give me back $2). After analyzing it and reading all of these posts and comments...the key for me is what happened right at the beginning. The bigger guy that wasn't playing was insisting that I post my buck on the table from the start. Isn't that odd all on its own? My opponent then later saying, "Don't talk to me...talk to him". My opponent was also the one to ask to increase the bet to $10 a game.

My take on it was that this group of guys had a regular thing going...where the older bigger guy was their muscle and would assure that they always had a winning night. I agree, that for these small amounts it appears laughable, but these guys were obviously doing this to fulfill their egos or something. Especially the guy that was supposed to be the muscle--his friends knew and expected him to take the action that he took. They seemed proud that they new the big bouncer guy and that they knew that they could get away with pulling this type of thing in that bar (even if it was only for small amounts).

I have no reason to make-up this story...and included as much detail and parts of the conversation that I could so that everyone could analyze how crazy the whole thing was. When things like this happen, I think that they appear crazy because you can't ever imagine yourself doing something like this. In this case, ego was the motive, and not money, or drunkedness... IMHO.
 
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