Guilty pleasures

[ScottW]

So I'm back in Atlanta for a couple of weeks, family business and visiting friends. My best friend here, who I'm staying with while I'm here, tells me yesterday that a guy he works with fancies himself a bit of a pool shark. So he arranges for this guy, himself, his boss, and me to meet up at a pool hall for lunch (free pool with lunch, can't beat that!). Tells me to bring my stick, we'll play 8-ball partners, me and my pal vs. the other two.

Now my friend, his eyes are kinda bad, and he doesn't hardly shoot any more, so he's awful. But we still clean up on his boss and the other guy - we don't lose a single game. I think I set the tone in one of the early games where my pal broke, other player shot and missed, and I ran out.

I felt kinda bad for the other guy Poor fellow couldn't run more than two or three balls at a time. But it was still fun

 

[Njhustler1]

reminds me of that scene in color of money where vince plays the old guy with the hole in his throat. after laying down for feeling guilty, and then getting in a fight, he says about the guy "ehhh, ehhh, stick a pool cue down his f-in throat". classic.

dont feel so bad. you put him in his place. the true pool sharks are the ones who dont brag about it. their friends are the ones who say they're the best shot around. anybody that brags about being a shark, is a shmuck.

 

[Russ Chewning]

reminds me of that scene in color of money where vince plays the old guy with the hole in his throat. after laying down for feeling guilty, and then getting in a fight, he says about the guy "ehhh, ehhh, stick a pool cue down his f-in throat". classic.

dont feel so bad. you put him in his place. the true pool sharks are the ones who dont brag about it. their friends are the ones who say they're the best shot around. anybody that brags about being a shark, is a shmuck.

Eh? So both Minnesota (New York) Fats and Bucktooth are schmucks? They seemed to do well enough when it came to gambling. There are a lot of stone cold hustlers who get action by going in and right off, saying they can play some.

Over generalizations can getcha sometimes...

Russ