POLL - Does beating someone at Pool give you the right to be rude?

[AuntyDan]

What do you think is the relationship between being able to win a game of Pool and being able to win a verbal argument? Most people have an instinctive negative reaction to a player who wins and then brags about it at the loser's expense, whereas most people instinctively applaud a player who is considered a "good" loser or winner.

So what, if any, difference does it make if you can beat someone or not? Does this give you a license to verbally beat them up whenever you can? Do the loser's opinions' all become instantly invalid. If so if they were to win in the future would they all become valid again and the other player's opinions become suddenly irrelevant? If the loser happens to believe the sky is blue does it suddenly turn whatever color the winner thinks it is when the last ball goes down?

 

[cubswin]

winning or losing shouldn't be a factor in my opinion.

I think you can be rude regardless if the situation calls for such things. Its much better to just try to be nice and polite all the time, but that isn't much fun now is it?

Pool is just a game and shouldn't be a measure of a person, and winning certainly isn't a good way to tell how some one is. To me its easier to see someones true nature when they take a beating.

 

[mjantti]

This question is absurd. Give me one good reason to be rude to anyone ? Any reason ?

 

[AuntyDan]

This question is absurd. Give me one good reason to be rude to anyone ? Any reason ?

In my experience the reasons people are rude to each are almost always bad ones, not good ones.

 

[breakup]

I don’t think winning gives anyone the right to be rude but after winning a close match against a good friend it certainly is a luxury I like to indulge in recapping critical shots, when I knew I had the match in hand, etc. etc., etc.

 

[ATM]

If you loose and the person goes above and beyond ball busting (keeps antagonizing) You have every right to open a fresh can of woop a** on him and theres a good chance he wont be that rude to the next guy he beats.lol. When Im playing, I try to fucus and might not reply when someone says nice shot,etc till the match is over, but I always say good game, shake hands etc. But there are some cocky sumbiotches out there.lol

 

[BRKNRUN]

What do you think is the relationship between being able to win a game of Pool and being able to win a verbal argument? Most people have an instinctive negative reaction to a player who wins and then brags about it at the loser's expense, whereas most people instinctively applaud a player who is considered a "good" loser or winner.

So what, if any, difference does it make if you can beat someone or not? Does this give you a license to verbally beat them up whenever you can? Do the loser's opinions' all become instantly invalid. If so if they were to win in the future would they all become valid again and the other player's opinions become suddenly irrelevant? If the loser happens to believe the sky is blue does it suddenly turn whatever color the winner thinks it is when the last ball goes down?

Uhhhh.....I can't remember one time where someone beat me and then was rude.....I have had people rude to me after they have lost to me...and even a few that have tried to pull the "intimidation" card when they are about to lose a match........

Never have I had someone win and be rude...

Now that I think about it...I would imagine that it would take some instigation on the losers part either before or during a match to have the winner be rude in some way......Perhaps that's why no one that has beat me has been rude to me after a match

 

[deadstroke32]

Uhhhh.....I can't remember one time where someone beat me and then was rude.....I have had people rude to me after they have lost to me...and even a few that have tried to pull the "intimidation" card when they are about to lose a match........

Never have I had someone win and be rude...

Now that I think about it...I would imagine that it would take some instigation on the losers part either before or during a match to have the winner be rude in some way......Perhaps that's why no one that has beat me has been rude to me after a match

Some people don't know what it feels like to win . ( losers all there lives ) so thay act a azz ..jus stay away from them..

 

[kyle]

IMO the only time you've got a right to be rude is when the opponent has, but then you're stooping too.

 

[Rude Dog]

Win or lose, I'm always Rude.

 

[cuetechasaurus]

What a ridiculous poll. You already know the answer so why make a pointless thread?

 

[vagabond]

What a ridiculous poll. You already know the answer so why make a pointless thread?

Hi,
Aunty Dan is giving a message saying that people should be nice to each other

 

[Koop]

What a ridiculous poll. You already know the answer so why make a pointless thread?

I can't believe this but I am agreeing with you.
I really don't understand the point of a poll where obviously there is only one good answer.

JMO,
Koop

 

[Koop]

Hi,
Aunty Dan is giving a message saying that people should be nice to each other

Hey Vagabond,

I realize that's the point but I guess I just don't understand the poll? There is really only one answer that makes sense.

Regards,
Koop

 

[FastMikie]

When you beat me at a couple of matches, you were a perfect gentleman.
But when I beat you at a couple of matches, I may have been rude, but that's because I learned to shoot pool in Philadelphia, and that's just the way we do things there!

;o)

 

[rhncue]

When you beat me at a couple of matches, you were a perfect gentleman.
But when I beat you at a couple of matches, I may have been rude, but that's because I learned to shoot pool in Philadelphia, and that's just the way we do things there!

;o)

It was once said " to play your best you must hate your opponent ". Seldom do friends play as well together as they do with strangers. Years ago when I was playing for a living, mostly in bars, I often made fun of opponents, telling them they weren't good enough to play me and then their pride would commit them to play. They would lose 10 games to just win one to prove me wrong. The rudeness was to get a match and I was seldom rude once the match was over though and often bought them a drink or two afterwards, that is if we were still talking.
Dick

 

[Str8PoolMan]

As well as being a billiard player, I am also a chess player. Often two players who have just finished a game of chess (even in professional tournaments) will sit down together and go over the game, analyzing the moves and discussing where they think mistakes were made as well as pointing out particularly brilliant moves. I see no reason why two pool players could not do the same without getting rude about it. Though when money is involved, some people cannot handle losing very well.

When I play a pool match with a friend, we generally will discuss the games over a cool foamy beverage. I find this rather pleasant (except when I lose of course).

 

[cuetechasaurus]

When you beat me at a couple of matches, you were a perfect gentleman.
But when I beat you at a couple of matches, I may have been rude, but that's because I learned to shoot pool in Philadelphia, and that's just the way we do things there!

;o)

Oh please, like you've ever beaten anyone in your life outside of your crappy league.

 

[cuetechasaurus]

Years ago when I was playing for a living, mostly in bars,

You and every pool player on this planet claims to have "played pool for a living"

Bullshit

 

[AuntyDan]

rhncue - You make a very good point. I have a friend I play with regularly. We play (at his insistence) for just enough money to make it interesting. My problem is, regardless of what money is involved, if I am playing my best game I know he does not have much of a chance, and I know how upset he gets when he loses. I don't like beating him for exactly this reason, and yet I know he likes to play with me because he knows I'm a bit better than him and he wants the challenge.

FastMikie - There is a fine difference between celebrating your own skill and denigrating your opponent's. Given we were playing a friendly game I did not think your behaviour was outrageous. Don't forget, I'm a repressed Englishman, we just rarely express ourselves like that. I posted this survey partly because I am genuinely interested in how attitudes to winning, losing and respect are different from what I am used to.

vagabond - Yes, I am making a point that seems obvious, and most people instinctively know the right answer, and yet look at how many people here are just tripping over themselves to be rude to each other just on the THOUGHT that they might be better Pool players without ever even meeting each other. Why is that? I'd genuinely know why people want to insult other people who choose to come here and socialize with them for no better reason than they can.

cuetechasaurus - Why did you say the answer to my poll is obvious ("Winning or losing a game has nothing to do with respecting other people's opinions") and then 10 minutes later flame FastMikie, who as far as I know you have never even met or seen play Pool? You do know what the definition of "respect" is don't you?