Damn, I just hate Jasper's posts...
The Fishing Party
Setting the scene: KT and MS are somewhere in the South Atlantic on nice fishing vessel. Big lines are over the side and they are kicking back waiting for a hit.
KT: What do you think M? How would you handle this situation?
MS: If you wait long enough, they will all go away. Oh, maybe a couple will try to make trouble for you.
KT: What if I made them all an offer, some kind of settlement?
MS: They're a bunch of brokes anyway. They'll probably take whatever you offer them.
KT: I'd like to get off for 10%. Hey, I've got an idea. You call the big ones and offer to pay them 10% now. That way we get rid of all the big money cheap. Then I'll offer the rest a third.....and pay them in installments. What do you think?
MS: Brilliant, YOU are the man. Trust me, they'll go for it in a New York minute.
KT: If I can get these pool playing idiots off my back, I can get going on some other projects. I damn sure don't need any down time in the joint. Better to give them something to go away.
MS: This is your "get out of jail free" card. After stalling them all this time, anything they get will be like found money. And no one will care about pressing any charges against you. I'm telling you, they will take the money in a hot second and disappear.
KT: No wonder you robbed all these guys for so many years. You outsmarted them on the table, and I got them off the table. Ha Ha Ha. That's why we make such a good team.
MS: I told you, you won't have any problem with these guys. Just flash the cash and they'll come running. Do you believe there are still players signing up for qualifiers at 2K a pop? Ha Ha Ha. AMAZING!!!!
KT: I told you we'd have some fun. And it wouldn't cost too much. It could have worked out, and I go public with it and make a really nice score. Oh well.
KT: Just not sure what to do about Deno. He knows too much. He thinks I really care about his little ass. How do I get rid of him?
MS: You don't! Just leave him where he is in Chicago to take all the heat. He'll finally get fed up and run for the hills. He's in too deep already anyway. He can't go after you without implicating himself.....I never liked that little jerk anyway. He actually thought he was a player. He can't make three balls in the ocean. I could probably spot him two to ten in billiards.
KT: All he wanted was the perks anyway. He liked being a big shot and impressing the girls. He couldn't do much damage anyway with his three inch pecker. Ha Ha Ha.
MS: Right, Ha Ha Ha. Hey, I GOT A BITE! Looks like a good one. One more "fish" bites the dust.
KT & MS: HA HA HA HA
Setting the scene: KT and MS are somewhere in the South Atlantic on nice fishing vessel. Big lines are over the side and they are kicking back waiting for a hit.
KT: What do you think M? How would you handle this situation?
MS: If you wait long enough, they will all go away. Oh, maybe a couple will try to make trouble for you.
KT: What if I made them all an offer, some kind of settlement?
MS: They're a bunch of brokes anyway. They'll probably take whatever you offer them.
KT: I'd like to get off for 10%. Hey, I've got an idea. You call the big ones and offer to pay them 10% now. That way we get rid of all the big money cheap. Then I'll offer the rest a third.....and pay them in installments. What do you think?
MS: Brilliant, YOU are the man. Trust me, they'll go for it in a New York minute.
KT: If I can get these pool playing idiots off my back, I can get going on some other projects. I damn sure don't need any down time in the joint. Better to give them something to go away.
MS: This is your "get out of jail free" card. After stalling them all this time, anything they get will be like found money. And no one will care about pressing any charges against you. I'm telling you, they will take the money in a hot second and disappear.
KT: No wonder you robbed all these guys for so many years. You outsmarted them on the table, and I got them off the table. Ha Ha Ha. That's why we make such a good team.
MS: I told you, you won't have any problem with these guys. Just flash the cash and they'll come running. Do you believe there are still players signing up for qualifiers at 2K a pop? Ha Ha Ha. AMAZING!!!!
KT: I told you we'd have some fun. And it wouldn't cost too much. It could have worked out, and I go public with it and make a really nice score. Oh well.
KT: Just not sure what to do about Deno. He knows too much. He thinks I really care about his little ass. How do I get rid of him?
MS: You don't! Just leave him where he is in Chicago to take all the heat. He'll finally get fed up and run for the hills. He's in too deep already anyway. He can't go after you without implicating himself.....I never liked that little jerk anyway. He actually thought he was a player. He can't make three balls in the ocean. I could probably spot him two to ten in billiards.
KT: All he wanted was the perks anyway. He liked being a big shot and impressing the girls. He couldn't do much damage anyway with his three inch pecker. Ha Ha Ha.
MS: Right, Ha Ha Ha. Hey, I GOT A BITE! Looks like a good one. One more "fish" bites the dust.
KT & MS: HA HA HA HA
Have you heard about the guy who showed up to a gunfight with a knife? In this intellectual gunfight, JJ, you keep showing up with nothing but a plastic spork. Is your problem an organic neurological defect, or plain willful ignorance? I need to know, so I can respond to you with the proper level of disdain or pity, as appropriate.jjinfla said:
Ok, I will put my neck out on the line here.....just be gentle with me is all I ask! I know its not the best solution, but 1/3 of something is alot better than all of NOTHING! If the players turn down this "deal", then the IPT turns around and files for bankruptcy or something....they may not get any of the money. I know that some players incurred alot more expenses than others so this "deal" may not be their best solution. I really dont see how the IPT can have any credibility in a 2007 season, so I say take what you can get and move on.....there's always gonna be the U.S. Open.
Southpaw
Southpaw
Southpaw said:
They can always claim that they are trying to do the right thing. They made the players an offer. The players refused. In another month or so maybe the IPT will make another offer. Or not. More delays.
I predict that the HOF'ers will have nothing to do with a lawsuit.
Those that are owed $5,000 will take the offer.
Players who did well at the KOH and Vegas will take the offer.
The rest of the players will try and fight it out until the lawyers tell them how much money they want. UP front!
Hey, at least next week we will have the WPBA to watch.
Real women, playing real pool, for real money.
$100,000 prize fund.