Pool -- a very male dominated sport (in the wake of Cubc and OMGWTF's matchup)
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lodini said:
There was once a bar maid who was married but worked at a pool hall named Pickles's sports Bar. She was one of the most attractive barmaids I have ever seen. She was constantly being hit on. She was never interested in any other man other than her husband. She was always telling guys NO.
What was uncanny about this girl was her ability to tell guys NO and not make them feel like they were a loser. Not one guy every thought she was a b***h. Her husband was employed the U.S, Coast Guard and was a quiet man who never showed any jealousy toward the guys trying.
One day, I could no longer stand it and I approached the blonde girl with the sparkling eyes and beautiful smile. I asked her what was her secret and how did she learn to talk to men so that their feelings weren't hurt but that they knew she was already spoken for. She credited her mother with her ability to speak decently to guys who were always hitting on her. Another thing, guys who were told that she already had a man and that she wouldn't be changing her mind, understood that and most always became good friends with her and she never had to worry about the bullies trying to force their affections on her. She always had guy friends around who were happy to play the protector card. I don't even know her name but she had the ability to melt a man's heart just by looking at him. When she told a man NO, they understood it was simply NO and their feelings weren't hurt and they didn't walk away mad. I think she was just a really nice person who worked at treating guys decently when she said NO. The other thing was she really wasn't stuck on herself. She was gorgeous but you knew that she didn't think that was the most important thing in the world for a woman to be.
She didn't stay long in that job. I believe her husband was transferred and one day she was just gone. Pickle's has never been the same.
JoeyA
Oh, and they won't quit. Some of the women are way more persistent than any guy I know. Most of the time, if a guy gets shot down, he plays it off and calls her a name under his breath to his friends and moves on the the next hot lady. Women? Wait one damn minute. They don't take no for an answer. It almost kind of makes me feel dirty, you know?corvette1340 said:
Sweet Marissa
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Ugh, I *hate* that line. You want pool lessons? It's $75 per hour. In advance or go away.crawfish said:
Sweet Marissa said:
what do you get for the $75?
Sweet Marissa
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I'll show you how to make a bridge. Now just go practise that on one of the tables a little further down from mine and come back in two hours.corvette1340 said:
Sweet Marissa
www.Bella-Muse.com
Dang you, internet!
Sweet Marissa
www.Bella-Muse.com
Grrr..........
Sweet Marissa said:
make a bridge huh? Is that what you call it?
The fact of the matter is that women aren't upset when someone "dares" to approach them in a pool hall. But guys have to understand that women are automatically on the defensive because the interest can seem insincere. If you are the only girl in the room, does every guy in there need to take a stab at it? (no pun intendedGG11 said:
) But we all know that if we walk into a pool hall, and no guys approach or look, we would wonder if we lost our touch
lodini said:If you are the only girl in the room, does every guy in there need to take a stab at it? (no pun intended
LOL .... Don't expose our secrets Lodini!!!!!
lodini,
Some of us guys actually have the opposite problem.
When I was a young player in WA state, I was gambling with a player named Semo from Chicago in last pocket 8 Ball. I was pulling out occasional circus shots, but generally playing solid, and getting out from everywhere.
Two college age girls were watching from the next table, and when Semo took a break, one of them said "This game's not even a challenge for you anymore, is it?"
Now, I thought it was "just a compliment", from a pretty young lady who didn't know much about the game. Looking back with an slightly older man's perspective, I get the distinct idea that she was giving me an "opening", to talk to her if I wanted to.
As it was, I simply said, "Thank you, but there are players much better than me out there. I just try really hard to play as well as I can."
Both girls were very pretty, and I won enough off Semo to where I could have offered to take both of them out to a late dinner/early breakfast at Denney's or something. Just to be nice, and spread the winnings around a bit. Just making friends, and meeting people, you know? This was a pattern for me. I was so very shy, that unless the girl was fairly aggressive, then I was prone to miss all those little signs that the ladies throw out.
All guys aren't pigs.
Russ
Some of us guys actually have the opposite problem.
When I was a young player in WA state, I was gambling with a player named Semo from Chicago in last pocket 8 Ball. I was pulling out occasional circus shots, but generally playing solid, and getting out from everywhere.
Two college age girls were watching from the next table, and when Semo took a break, one of them said "This game's not even a challenge for you anymore, is it?"
Now, I thought it was "just a compliment", from a pretty young lady who didn't know much about the game. Looking back with an slightly older man's perspective, I get the distinct idea that she was giving me an "opening", to talk to her if I wanted to.
As it was, I simply said, "Thank you, but there are players much better than me out there. I just try really hard to play as well as I can."
Both girls were very pretty, and I won enough off Semo to where I could have offered to take both of them out to a late dinner/early breakfast at Denney's or something. Just to be nice, and spread the winnings around a bit. Just making friends, and meeting people, you know? This was a pattern for me. I was so very shy, that unless the girl was fairly aggressive, then I was prone to miss all those little signs that the ladies throw out.
All guys aren't pigs.
Russ
No one is saying that all guys are pigs. I am glad to hear that there are some guys out there that don't think a girl walking into a pool hall means that they are automatically going to get lucky tonight! LOL. But I can tell you from experience, your kind in a pool hall is the minority.Russ Chewning said:lodini,
Some of us guys actually have the opposite problem.
When I was a young player in WA state, I was gambling with a player named Semo from Chicago in last pocket 8 Ball. I was pulling out occasional circus shots, but generally playing solid, and getting out from everywhere.
Two college age girls were watching from the next table, and when Semo took a break, one of them said "This game's not even a challenge for you anymore, is it?"
Now, I thought it was "just a compliment", from a pretty young lady who didn't know much about the game. Looking back with an slightly older man's perspective, I get the distinct idea that she was giving me an "opening", to talk to her if I wanted to.
As it was, I simply said, "Thank you, but there are players much better than me out there. I just try really hard to play as well as I can."
Both girls were very pretty, and I won enough off Semo to where I could have offered to take both of them out to a late dinner/early breakfast at Denney's or something. This was a pattern for me. I was so very shy, that unless the girl was fairly aggressive, then I was prone to miss all those little signs that the ladies throw out.
All guys aren't pigs.
Russ
lodini said:No one is saying that all guys are pigs. I am glad to hear that there are some guys out there that don't think a girl walking into a pool hall means that they are automatically going to get lucky tonight! LOL. But I can tell you from experience, your kind in a pool hall is the minority.
When a girl walks into a pool hall that I am in, I think to myself "hmmmm, this girl might get lucky tonight". A lot of it depends on how she plays her cards though.
lodini said:
stop it,you know Im in my office alone.
corvette1340 said:
Learning to make a bridge???
