Ah, I LOVE the rule in the European Championships and Eurotour: If you take out or touch or mobile during a match, it's automatically one rack for your opponent. Even during your opponent's timeout.
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Ah, I LOVE the rule in the European Championships and Eurotour: If you take out or touch or mobile during a match, it's automatically one rack for your opponent. Even during your opponent's timeout.
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Should have just farted in his face after he didn't move. Much harder to cut your knuckles up that way.
Should have just farted in his face after he didn't move. Much harder to cut your knuckles up that way.
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Enjoyed this thread although I am now terrified to even walk into the pool room now.
This sort of thing only happens once when you acquire the skill to work up a fart on demand. Crude, yes, extreme, yes, but if the guy is that big an ass what do I care. When the match ends and you go to shake hands be sure to scratch your balls first and make sure he sees it. There comes a time that when you have to deal with shit you have to get right down on the dirt with the shit so they can see you eye to eye and you have to let them know that they wanted it this way, if they had been a gentleman, if they were polite in the least it wouldn't have come to this.
I hate hearing "Nice shot" a lot of the time from ignorant players.
Here's a shot somebody played. They bank the 4 and the opponent says "Nice Shot." Well, it's not a nice shot because he ended up with no look at the 5.
I'm not a fan of rewarding players with a compliment when they aren't playing position or thinking about the next ball.
Naturally, these are the same players who chalk and leave it upside down on the rail. Same thing with the people who use half a bottle of powder on their bridge hand and leave powder trails all over the table.
-Richard
Here's a shot somebody played. They bank the 4 and the opponent says "Nice Shot." Well, it's not a nice shot because he ended up with no look at the 5.
I'm not a fan of rewarding players with a compliment when they aren't playing position or thinking about the next ball.
Naturally, these are the same players who chalk and leave it upside down on the rail. Same thing with the people who use half a bottle of powder on their bridge hand and leave powder trails all over the table.
-Richard
Old school players??? You mean old school ball bangers who never even read the rules much less know how to play. Don't get me started on those nits.
I hate hearing "Nice shot" a lot of the time from ignorant players.
Here's a shot somebody played. They bank the 4 and the opponent says "Nice Shot." Well, it's not a nice shot because he ended up with no look at the 5.
I'm not a fan of rewarding players with a compliment when they aren't playing position or thinking about the next ball.
Naturally, these are the same players who chalk and leave it upside down on the rail. Same thing with the people who use half a bottle of powder on their bridge hand and leave powder trails all over the table.
-Richard
I'm guilty of the "Nice Shot" thing. I watch the beginning part of the shot, and I'll start the "Nice..." part and depending on the outcome it either ends in "...Shot", or "...Try".
1) Thanks for letting me win, thanks for the gift, I shouldn't have won, etc etc etc....STFU and take the win.
2) Talking on your Bluetooth headset while shooting. You're not that important.
3) Walking through all of the tournament tables that have matches instead of walking around in the designated aisles.
4) $1,000 cue in a $20 case or $500 case with a $20 cue. Never understood this
5) Telling my wife she plays good 'for a girl'. A) She is a woman or lady B) more then likely gives you the 7.
6) Guys play woofing at my wife. It's not cute, it's not funny. She's married, so if you're not serious then move the f*&^ on.
7) Pool players are notorious for referring to my wife as my girlfriend. We both bridge with are left hands, if you don't know what a ring on your left ring finger means by now. Please go kill yourself.
My absolute biggest pet peeve......The 40" piston practice stroke performed at 100mph, 20 times, to shoot a 2 foot stop shot.
2) Talking on your Bluetooth headset while shooting. You're not that important.
3) Walking through all of the tournament tables that have matches instead of walking around in the designated aisles.
4) $1,000 cue in a $20 case or $500 case with a $20 cue. Never understood this
5) Telling my wife she plays good 'for a girl'. A) She is a woman or lady B) more then likely gives you the 7.
6) Guys play woofing at my wife. It's not cute, it's not funny. She's married, so if you're not serious then move the f*&^ on.
7) Pool players are notorious for referring to my wife as my girlfriend. We both bridge with are left hands, if you don't know what a ring on your left ring finger means by now. Please go kill yourself.
My absolute biggest pet peeve......The 40" piston practice stroke performed at 100mph, 20 times, to shoot a 2 foot stop shot.
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Not sure if anybody posted this one yet?
I'm running out and play a lil goofy shape on the next ball.(Possibly hooking myself) While I'm getting really low, looking to see if there is room for the cue ball, I see my opponent looking from the other side of the table and back toward me. Now WTF! Did he have to get out of his seat to look?
I mean REALLY?!!!? If you stay in your chair and wait, it will become obvious if it goes or not. You will know by the outcome of my shot. This one really burns me up.
I've even gone so far as to ask my opponent if it looks like it will go? And CLUELESS they usually answer......gRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
I'm running out and play a lil goofy shape on the next ball.(Possibly hooking myself) While I'm getting really low, looking to see if there is room for the cue ball, I see my opponent looking from the other side of the table and back toward me. Now WTF! Did he have to get out of his seat to look?
I mean REALLY?!!!? If you stay in your chair and wait, it will become obvious if it goes or not. You will know by the outcome of my shot. This one really burns me up.
I've even gone so far as to ask my opponent if it looks like it will go? And CLUELESS they usually answer......gRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
You seem like a pretty protective dude.
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I only had this happen once during a match, but it was quite amusing.
I scratched on a 30 degree shot,but really didn't care as the rest of the balls were in clusters and against or near the rails. This was an 8-ball match. My opp getting BIH wanted to break out the easiest cluster, so he tries to position the CB between one of my balls and his ball. Holding the CB over the 2 balls he sees there isn't enough room for the CB. SO,........................
he tries a 2nd time from the right,.... to no avail.
he tries a 3rd time from the left,..... to no avail
he tries a 4th time from the right again and somehow magically finds a way to shoehorn the CB in between the two balls with a sliver of light to spare...............
I guess the law of Physics needed a 4th try to get that dang CB in there !!
he missed anyway...... :lmao:
I scratched on a 30 degree shot,but really didn't care as the rest of the balls were in clusters and against or near the rails. This was an 8-ball match. My opp getting BIH wanted to break out the easiest cluster, so he tries to position the CB between one of my balls and his ball. Holding the CB over the 2 balls he sees there isn't enough room for the CB. SO,........................
he tries a 2nd time from the right,.... to no avail.
he tries a 3rd time from the left,..... to no avail
he tries a 4th time from the right again and somehow magically finds a way to shoehorn the CB in between the two balls with a sliver of light to spare...............
I guess the law of Physics needed a 4th try to get that dang CB in there !!
he missed anyway...... :lmao:
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Nits telling me I am rated over 140 that never saw me hit a ball.
Offering all the odd balls except the one and asking just for the breaks and being denied?
WTF?
I hate that.
Nick
Nits telling me I am rated over 140 that never saw me hit a ball.
Offering all the odd balls except the one and asking just for the breaks and being denied?
WTF?
I hate that.
Nick
There are too many
As a long-time league operator, my cup of pet peeves hath runneth over. Here are five that came to mind first.
People that tap the front ball(s) with the cue ball when racking.
When there are 20 people waiting to play on a "winner calls rules" table and the knucklehead controlling the table plays "bank-the-8" or "last pocket".
People that don't know the rules yet act like they are rules masters.
Teammates that belittle one another.
Cheering when an opponent miscues, etc.
As a long-time league operator, my cup of pet peeves hath runneth over. Here are five that came to mind first.
People that tap the front ball(s) with the cue ball when racking.
When there are 20 people waiting to play on a "winner calls rules" table and the knucklehead controlling the table plays "bank-the-8" or "last pocket".
People that don't know the rules yet act like they are rules masters.
Teammates that belittle one another.
Cheering when an opponent miscues, etc.
Jeeeeez, shoot already!
..nice post...adding the visual aids to make another point...that works.
Hard luck!!
This is specific to Hawaii I believe, but people here will say "that was hard luck" or just "hard luck" when something negative on the table happens. Sure there are some bad rolls that are out of your control but when there is a ball hanging in the jaws and you follow it in it isn't "hard luck", you either hit the ball badly or your position playing skills need a LOT of work......it wasn't because you got a bad roll.
Neil
This is specific to Hawaii I believe, but people here will say "that was hard luck" or just "hard luck" when something negative on the table happens. Sure there are some bad rolls that are out of your control but when there is a ball hanging in the jaws and you follow it in it isn't "hard luck", you either hit the ball badly or your position playing skills need a LOT of work......it wasn't because you got a bad roll.
Neil