Here is the Real Man's model:
I’m gonna be a Godzillionare !!
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OMG, the fact that you took time to take pictures and make the thing make this 10 times funnier. That is some funny stuff bud!
I am not nitpicking!
Hmm, Colin, somebody have made a mistake - its something wrong with that rack.
If it is 8-ball, it should have been a solid and a stripe in each corner of the bottom of the rack.
If it is rotation, shouldn't the 15 be in the middle - where the eight ball is?
Perhaps its a random setup for straight pool or one-pocket - although if its the opening shot in straight pool - since all 15 balls are there - I think its a rule stating that the corner balls should be stripes - easier to see where you are hitting for the safety.
And BTW, I don't think 4 is frozen to 10.
Colin Colenso said:Here is the Real Man's model:
Hmm, Colin, somebody have made a mistake - its something wrong with that rack.
If it is 8-ball, it should have been a solid and a stripe in each corner of the bottom of the rack.
If it is rotation, shouldn't the 15 be in the middle - where the eight ball is?
Perhaps its a random setup for straight pool or one-pocket - although if its the opening shot in straight pool - since all 15 balls are there - I think its a rule stating that the corner balls should be stripes - easier to see where you are hitting for the safety.
And BTW, I don't think 4 is frozen to 10.
Jigger said:
Jig-man,
There's just one problem - breakup DID NOT get my approval before capitalizing on my reputation to make a fortune in the lucrative "rack-on-a-chain" market. He'll be hearing from my lawyers very soon (the well respected firm of Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe).
He has been quite openly jealous for some time regarding my good fortune at the DCC (did I mention that I got to play with Jeanette and Efren and HE DIDN'T). His ridiculous, unsubstantiated, ludicrous, absurd (and of course, uncomfortably close to the truth) allegations about my proficiency are also unbelieveable, and can be tolerated no longer. I have a mind to just kick his a$$, but since I abhor physical violence (at least when it is perpetrated on myself) I've decided to just settle our differences on a pool table. If breakup can get someone to read this post to him, this is an official call-out.
I propose we play a straight pool match at the 2007 DCC - winner has official bragging rights, loser (ie. breakup) has to just agree with all of the winner's posts for the next month. Oh, and did I mention I'm putting up a THOUSAND jellybeans just to make things interesting. If breakup can sell a few more marmot-pelts, or perhaps take out a third mortgage on his palatial hunting lodge (plywood walls, Viskween windows, tarpaper roof), perhaps then he will have enough funds to buy a backbone transplant, put up the big bag of sand, and PLAY some real pool.
Of course, I don't expect he will take the challenge; after all, I've really never seen him play pool - he just watches a lot (did I mention he was privileged to spectate at our DCC celebrity Scotch doubles match...it was this January and mthornto and I....ramble...ramble...mumble........)
i bet if he gets selling those racks he will have those 1000 jellybeans you speak of! lol... i love the one post that asked if this was a joke... PM me and i'll make you a great deal on the brooklyn bridge too!
Williebetmore said:
I think that’s an excellent suggestion, if it will keep me from waking up and finding myself sprawled out on some condiment table I accept to the tune of 1000 jelly beans, agree with the victor for one month and I would add the winner picks out an appropriate avatar the loser must display for one month.
Under the condition that you understand this is a real pool match and Efren or any of your other former #1 in the world internationally recognized blah blah blah pros can’t participate. No none of them can be there to tell you which end of the cue to hold, which ball to “shoot” next or when to go we we.
Game on
Of course I am on the waiting list for that backbone transplant so It is a bit too early to absolutely commit to DCC but in the event we are both there it’s on.
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breakup said:
I agree to your condition. It wouldn't matter anyway, since any professional I would bring would take one look at your feeble stroke and be laughing so hard that they would be incapable of helping me very much. I figure, I'll just watch you shoot (errrr...try to shoot), and then just do the opposite of everything you do - it should be a Hungarian cinch.
I don't want to hijack your self-congratulatory thread, so I'll make a new "Grudge Match" thread where we can hammer out the details. I hope your "rack-on-a-chain" succeeds better than your previous brilliant ideas: "meat-on-a-chain", "de-lousing-spray-on-a-chain", and "chancre-cream-on-a-chain." Good luck.
top shelf
Very nicely done post, especially like the endorsements. I was laughing my ass off at work here, needed that good bit of humor.
Very nicely done post, especially like the endorsements. I was laughing my ass off at work here, needed that good bit of humor.
pooladdict said:
Addict-man,
I'm not nitpicking either; but it is traditional to put the 1 ball and the 5 ball on the corners of a straight pool rack prior to the opening break. I have heard (from a former pro) the theory about stripes on the corners; but my rule book says to put the 1 and the 5 on the corners.
I stand corrected
Thanks for correcting me, Billgamblesalot. Here is the exact rule from WPA:
6.4 THE RACK
Standard triangle rack with the apex ball on the foot spot, 1-ball on the racker's right corner, 5-ball on left corner. Other balls are placed at random and must touch their neighbors.
Williebetmore said:
Thanks for correcting me, Billgamblesalot. Here is the exact rule from WPA:
6.4 THE RACK
Standard triangle rack with the apex ball on the foot spot, 1-ball on the racker's right corner, 5-ball on left corner. Other balls are placed at random and must touch their neighbors.
pooladdict said:
Just to muddy the water further: my rule book states the 1-ball on the LEFT corner and the 5-ball on the RIGHT corner, then shows a picture with JUST THE OPPOSITE (5 on the left, 1 on the right). I figure IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER (obscure Bill Murray reference); but in deference to the tradition of the game I would love to hear from one of the old-timers to clarify this situation.
breakup wrote:
> I have an invention. The working name of my invention is the
> “Betmore Ready Rack” after the legendary racker Williebetmore.
Man, I must say that's a really nice product! But why stop there -- why not also design a break-cue contraption of the same sort?
-- peer
> I have an invention. The working name of my invention is the
> “Betmore Ready Rack” after the legendary racker Williebetmore.
Man, I must say that's a really nice product! But why stop there -- why not also design a break-cue contraption of the same sort?
-- peer
Williebetmore said:
NOT an obscure quote! Everybody knows it was the movie Meatballs.
Peer said:
Thanks for the suggestion my research and development team always welcomes fresh ideas, however I am currently developing the Betmore line of accessories exclusively. I would have to name that gizmo after someone else. Unless it is alternating break format I don’t think Willie will ever have use for a break cue.
breakup said:
breakup,
Please give my regards to your crack development team (Larry, Daryl, and Daryl); I can't wait to see how your newest invention (bowling-ball-on-a-chain) does in the market.
P.S. - I can think of one use I might have for a break cue (shoving it up your.....oh, wait, we're resolving our dispute like gentlemen....I guess I'll have to break it over your head instead).