Nicknames (another topic from the past i know)

Gerry
Not sure if Diamond is still around was it in Wilmington or Dover? If it was Dover it's gone I play at First State Billiards which was once Capitol Billiards? There's a regular there black guy maybe 50 goes by "Roach" I think he's the resident money player there....I don't have that kind of game .... yet ..... but I'm workin on it. I would like to find a good mentor/coach to help me get it all together....
 
Local nickname

There is a player here in St. Louis that has my current favorite nickname. He used to be called Lil' Jake, because there is another player here named Jake that is twice his size. But after a fist fight where he lost every other one of his front teeth. His name is now Jake-O-Lantern. LOL>..Makes me laugh every time I think of it.
 
Donovan said:
LOL, Cameron, Samiel was making a joke and attempting to be sarcastic. I've been to his pool hall, no one calls him that...at least not to his face.

*pokes Samiel in the side laughing*
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I know. It seemed as though vapoolplayer wasn't sure what pigeon was a reference to.
 
The Bird

My friend and I occasionally shoot with a local APA guy that that we have given the nickname of the Bird. When he's out playing serious he wears these pointy toes cowboy boots (the Talons) and he's got a narrow face so that when he's down over his Cuetec and his eyes are buggin out slightly...he takes on a hawkish appearance. Plus it lends itself to great sharking comments like "Damn Bird you laid an egg there" because sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.....
 
You are number six. I am number two!

The BBC channel has Prisoner reruns, but they aren't as cool as I remember.

I played at St. Elmo's Billiards in downtown Norfolk in the late sixties, when I was in the USN. They called me "Sailorboy", and said they loved to see me come back from a cruise, with my "sea stroke".

The guy that ran the place was "Carolina". Some of the regulars were Onionhead Red, Cab Driver, and "Cash" McCall, with his ever present Tiparillo. Sam Bass was another one. He gave me straight pool "lessons" every weekend.
 
JohnnyP said:
You are number six. I am number two!

The BBC channel has Prisoner reruns, but they aren't as cool as I remember.
lol. I have the series on DVD. I love the show although the finale was ridiculously weird and confusing. But more weird than anything.
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i prefer the hilariously BAD ones, like "sledgehammer" thornfeldt and "nestle's crunch" o'hare
 
my pool partners nick name is Big D .he got that when he was a cage fighter in Hong Kong .he's the size of Hulk Hogan.:rolleyes:
 
Local room

was owned by a guy named Ted and he hung a name on everyone.
Side Spin Jim, Tall Boy (6'5"), Tiny (6'6" and 350#), Poochie (Harry Sexton cause he looked like a dog), and action Jackson to name a few. He always kept the room upbeat and you did not play there very often without getting a nickname that always seemed to fit and get a chuckle from the regulars. My favorite was hung on me by the wife of a local bookie named Billy the Kid. She came in one day and watched us play for a few minutes, looked at him sarcastically and said "You ain't never going to beat that Dirty Dog." Funny thing is that we played every day and every day he went off for $20 to $50 for over 2 years. He still has not acknowledged or maybe figured out that he lost over $10,000 in that period of time.
 
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cuejoey said:
my pool partners nick name is Big D .he got that when he was a cage fighter in Hong Kong .he's the size of Hulk Hogan.:rolleyes:
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:D :D :D LMAO!!! :D :D :D Buddy, you just crack me up! Your sense of humor never stops amazing me. :D :D :D
 
They Call Me...

Glamour Dave at my pool room. Since when I am not playing pool I spend my time working with fitness models, photographing them, and running their official web sites. A few of my older pool playing buddies would sometimes refer to me as Porno Dave because in the past I used to webmaster some adult hardcore web sites. But I had to really put the kabosh on that for the fact that my boss at the pro shop I work for kinda frowned on that reference when it's being yelled across the pool room. "Hey, Porno Dave" just dosen't seem to work too well in a very public setting. :)
 
They Call Me....

Currently I'm Captain Dan as I was the only idiot to step forward when our 8Ball team started. 3 years, 4 winners trophies and up 4 divisions must mean I'm not to incompetant:p .

Before that, I'd put myself through university as a bouncer in Sydney, and was addicted to weightlifting. At 6'2" and 135kg (297lb) I was called "The Bear", and was always given the psycho's to evict. That was 20 years ago, and I still can't believe I spent 16+ a week in a gym. Much rather be shooting 8Ball:) .

Daniel:D
 
Looks Like They're Calling Me.......

The Marathon Man........:( ....... I guess that's what I get for going 16 (count em) innings for a single game of 8 ball...I think my 3 straight wins that night took an hour and a half......It was torture couldn't do anything right that night.......It was as if someone had turned me into a newt.....but I got better..........;)
 
There was a very strong local player that lived here for years, originally from Hawaii. Some old schoolers on the west coast may remember him from the 70s. His name was Buddha. I once ask him how he came on that name. He told me when he was younger he was matched up with someone. A sweater commented “wow that guy plays like God” another sweater said “no he’s Japanese, he plays like Buddha”

RIP Buddha
 
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