Over the last 46 years of playing pool, players come and go. I know for myself the way I kept them straight is to refer to them by their nickname. Here are some of the names and how they got their handle in the poolrooms.
1. Scarecrow John- his laugh and his build reminds of the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz
2. Scratchy John- pretty obvious, he was scratching nonstop.
3. "Go off John"- Would always lose all the money in his pocket when gambling
4. "Good Ed"- After missing a shot he would yell "good f--cking shot Ed"
5. "Bad Ed"- Always after "Good Ed's" money so we knew which Ed
6. "Psychology Ed"- always asking why he shot it that way or what was he thinking
7. "Go away Jesse"- always a pest so always asking him to go away.
8. "Porno Pete"- was know for selling porn VHS back in the day
9. "White Rags and "- old time hustlers who both shined shoes
10. "The Sweet Plum"- good player who was a plumber by trade
11. "Poker Paul or the Poke"- his stroke or lack of it
12. "Bucktooth"- legendary hustler, con man
13. "Detective Dave"- always asking questions about the money game, spot, score etc
Squirrel, Water Dog, Surfer Rod, Garlic Paul, Speedy, Stinky, Keither with the Ether,
Alabama, on and on.............
Who was your favorite character in the poolroom and how did he/she get the nickname??
1. Scarecrow John- his laugh and his build reminds of the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz
2. Scratchy John- pretty obvious, he was scratching nonstop.
3. "Go off John"- Would always lose all the money in his pocket when gambling
4. "Good Ed"- After missing a shot he would yell "good f--cking shot Ed"
5. "Bad Ed"- Always after "Good Ed's" money so we knew which Ed
6. "Psychology Ed"- always asking why he shot it that way or what was he thinking
7. "Go away Jesse"- always a pest so always asking him to go away.
8. "Porno Pete"- was know for selling porn VHS back in the day
9. "White Rags and "- old time hustlers who both shined shoes
10. "The Sweet Plum"- good player who was a plumber by trade
11. "Poker Paul or the Poke"- his stroke or lack of it
12. "Bucktooth"- legendary hustler, con man
13. "Detective Dave"- always asking questions about the money game, spot, score etc
Squirrel, Water Dog, Surfer Rod, Garlic Paul, Speedy, Stinky, Keither with the Ether,
Alabama, on and on.............
Who was your favorite character in the poolroom and how did he/she get the nickname??
