How rude is this?

Tramp Steamer said:
I've seen it before. It's a signal from a waitress to one of the customers. It means: Meet me in the parking lot in one hour. Bring cash. :smile:
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I think you're on to something here, Tramp.

Years ago, in the Canadian Maritimes, if a man drained his beer glass and placed it on the table upside down....it signalled that he would fight anybody in the house.

So all those times I spent wondering who gambled in this firetrap.....
...the upside down chalk meant they would play anybody in the room.

Who knew?

I used to think it was Murphy's Law.....
...if you drop a slice of bread, it'll land butter side down...
...if you put a piece of chalk on the rail...yep, blue side down.

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Even critters can't escape Murphy's Law
 
I was once playing a man from Ecuador who claimed he placed the chalk face down on the rail to prevent humidity from getting to it. He might just as well have dropped it in bucket full of water as the humidity that day must have been just about the same.
 
ChopStick said:
You obviously have not spent much time playing pool otherwise you would have noticed the chalk all over the table, your hands, your shaft, your clothes, the balls and the bed of the table. Chalk face down on the rail is where it comes from. For the record, I have owned 4WD pickups for the last 35 years. None of them were "jacked up".
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Most of the chalk on the table bed comes from playing pool. Chalk on, chalk off when you stroke the cue ball. Then there's the guys who chalk while holding their tip over the table. They develop this habit from playing in rooms with poor lighting other than the table light so they can't see the tip when they chalk it. This leaves way more chalk on the cloth than how you set it down on the rail.

Here's my pet peeve. Might be a new one to you but I see it all the time. Watch for it and you will see it too. Little white chunks of solid deodorant falling out of peoples armpits onto the cloth via their short sleeve shirts. I would rather play with someone who stinks than deal with this stuff on the cloth. It's slimy and hard to clean up. At least chalk is unscented.

JC
 
If putting the cube on the table chalk side down is not bad enough I have seen people tap it on the rail upside down like they have to clean it out before using it. :angry::angry::angry::angry:
 
fastone371 said:
If putting the cube on the table chalk side down is not bad enough I have seen people tap it on the rail upside down like they have to clean it out before using it. :angry::angry::angry::angry:
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That's because they are idiots and think they need to shake out the loose chalk dust. The same people will tap their cue on the rail to knock off any excess chalk.
 
ive played for 50 years before i heard anyone say anything about how to place the chalk. what a joke.

maybe ***** to the room owner about cleaning their tables after a player leaves. dont you think you deserve a clean table just like in a restaurant.
 
jay helfert said:
Personally I hate that. It leaves chalk on the rails which gets on your hands and clothes. If I'm playing someone who constantly does that I will ask them nicely to please put the chalk right side up. If they continue, I will not take my turn until they clean the table and replace the chalk correctly. If they still continue I will quit. I have been known to toss the chalk to them or just throw it across the room and keep one piece with me. :rolleyes:

P.S. Yes, Shane did occasionally do this at my house until I asked him to stop, and he did.
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LOL. that's good Jay.

I turn over all the chalk on my table right side up to see if folks get the hint. I use my own chalk but I still do it.

And the next piece of chalk not right side up, will be removed from the table, eventually there will not be any chalk on the table then he has to go find some ;)

I mean, it's silly some folks have not learned this yet, I knew this when I was five.
 
It's known as full coverage chalk

This chalk does not have a chalk side it is covered all the way around. No matter
how you sit it, it is okay. A lot of misscues but lasts forever.
jack
 
Chopdoc said:
Obviously not raised right. Probably don't brush their teeth or bathe regular.
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sometimes i forget to place the chalk properly when playing. but i do take a bath before going to work, and when getting home after work. i also brush after every meal.

PS i floss too! :smile::smile:
 
ChopStick said:
You obviously have not spent much time playing pool otherwise you would have noticed the chalk all over the table, your hands, your shaft, your clothes, the balls and the bed of the table. Chalk face down on the rail is where it comes from. For the record, I have owned 4WD pickups for the last 35 years. None of them were "jacked up".
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Only a few thousand hrs in a few thousand places. I go to play pool, not ***** about the equipment, chalk on the rails, smoke in the air, and the million other things you people complain about. It's part of American pool imo. I've never left the pool hall without my hand, and clothes covered in chalk. And no, chalk on the rail doesn't come from laying a piece down, upside down. And for the record, I've never met a pro, road player, anyone, who has ever even mentioned it. Can't say I've ever noticed it either. The score is what I'm concerned about, and upside down chalk has never affected it. From the sounds of it though, it's a good shark, should I ever play you or Jay.
And unfortunately, whether or not your pickup is jacked up, was not the point. Sorry you missed that :rolleyes:
 
jay helfert said:
Personally I hate that. It leaves chalk on the rails which gets on your hands and clothes. If I'm playing someone who constantly does that I will ask them nicely to please put the chalk right side up. If they continue, I will not take my turn until they clean the table and replace the chalk correctly. If they still continue I will quit. I have been known to toss the chalk to them or just throw it across the room and keep one piece with me. :rolleyes:

P.S. Yes, Shane did occasionally do this at my house until I asked him to stop, and he did.
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Lol! Golden.


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I think I could deal with upside down chalk. What irks me is when someone stands over the table, and chalks like they're boring through the cube - over the table, like they're grating romano cheese over pasta.

The other thing that kind of irks me is the chalk gatherer. What's the point of having three cubes of chalk, when they're all in the same place? I take the extra cubes and throw them in the tray under the table.
 
Just another example

9Ballr said:
OMG!!!

How dare they......

And you had to pick up the chalk??????

Unbelievable.
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And we wonder why pool has a bad image, when this kind of thing goes on. Not just
one piece but THREE. Have they no shame.
jack
 
Poolhall60561 said:
Maybe the chalk side should be rounded a bit so it could only be placed chalk side up.

But for me I really don't care. I've also been known to flip a coin on the table.
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Are you joking a bit? I ALWAYS flip on the table, don't trust a flip I can't see land. Are people butt hurt over a coin on the cloth? :frown:
 
Show some compassion

I learned to play when I was but a wee lad from the legend Superstitious Allawishious.
His arms and wrists would only go up and down, not rotate. The bones had become
fussed together from many years of signaling touchdowns for the local football teams
where he was a referee. If the chalk was placed chalk side down he could easily pick
it up in his gnarled fingers (bless his heart) bring it straight up to the tip of his cue.
If it was chalk side up he would have to leave it on the rail and lift the cue up to the
chalk. Place it in the chalk an try to spin it like when you start a fire. This was was
very hard and if the place had low ceilings almost impossible. So I always place it
face down in his honor. If anyone things they are going to trample on my fond memories
of my mentor and friend they have another think coming.
jack
 
West Point 1987 said:
Are you joking a bit? I ALWAYS flip on the table, don't trust a flip I can't see land. Are people butt hurt over a coin on the cloth? :frown:
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I don't know about "butt hurt", but several knowledgeable people have said that flipping a coin to land on the table can cut the threads, creating tiny nicks that grow into bigger holes.

But I also hear you about seeing it land. My own practice is to use the lightest coin I have on me (say a dime). In Canada we have $1 and $2 coins and they can be quite heavy (and I assume a greater risk of causing a nick).
 
De420MadHatter said:
I've never left the pool hall without my hand, and clothes covered in chalk. And no, chalk on the rail doesn't come from laying a piece down, upside down.
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The palm of my bridge hand will be dirty from chalk and dirt on the table (although I will wash my hands before I leave), but I would rarely have my clothes covered in chalk. Where does this come from when it happens to you?

And why do you say that the chalk on the rail doesn't come from laying it upside down on the rail. Every single time I've seen someone lay the chalk upside down on the rail, it leaves a little pile of chalk on the rail. And when people put the chalk right side up, I almost never see any chalk on the rail (aside from the very occasional person who chalks over the rail/table).
 
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