Pool excuses

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I occasionally play in a regional tournament as well a couple of weekly ones. I can almost guarantee that someone will mention to me just how tired they are, or what little sleep they got, if any, the night before.

You say Hello to a guy, the next minute he is whining about how he is so #$@! tired! It's as though they are setting up an excuse for any match they lose, especially if it's against a player they perceive to be weaker than they are. Just once I'd like to hear some of these guys admit that they lost because THEY played poorly, and for no other reason.

What are some of the best/worst excuses some of you have heard?
 
inside_english said:
I occasionally play in a regional tournament as well a couple of weekly ones. I can almost guarantee that someone will mention to me just how tired they are, or what little sleep they got, if any, the night before.

You say Hello to a guy, the next minute he is whining about how he is so #$@! tired! It's as though they are setting up an excuse for any match they lose, especially if it's against a player they perceive to be weaker than they are. Just once I'd like to hear some of these guys admit that they lost because THEY played poorly, and for no other reason.

What are some of the best/worst excuses some of you have heard?
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"You see that ball skid on me?"
 
I know a couple of people that can write the book on this one...

My personal favorite, that I hear EVERY time I walk into the pool room from EVERY regular: "I haven't been playing".

BS! :eek: :rolleyes: :D
 
I've heard Earl say this a hundred times.

"You're one lucky f@%#er."

When I lose to a lesser player, and it DOES happen occasionally to everyone.
"Yeah, I'm playing like shit. What I need is to gamble some. You know, to get back in stroke. Wanna beat'em around?"
 
BazookaJoe said:
I LOVE the way way everybody looks immediately at their tip right after they miss a very makeable shot.
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LOL. You mean it's not the tip? Should I be looking at the buttcap? :D :D
 
haha the tip thing I pointed out to my girlfriend back when she first started going to pool halls with me and she still laughs at that. Someone will miss a shot then look at their tip.

Excuses in tournaments are a dime a dozen. in league the most common one after they DONT intentionally lose is.. that they intentionally lost for their rating. ha.

Tournaments: Tired, New shaft, New tip, NEW CUE, New arm? no.., It's too dark in here, It's too bright, Only used to the aramith cue ball not the red circle, You got lucky, Havent played in awhile, Need to eat, Shouldnt have eaten, "that ***** is too noisy", Music is too loud, Music is too low, Need some music, Ran out of DRUGS.. oh wait they dont admit to that unless you catch them doing it in the bathroom before a match. etc. etc.
 
I gotta admit...once in a while I do have an excuse...but usually it's because I shot like crap. Well.....I shoot like crap most days. Still manage to win now and then but then don't we all.
 
my personal favorite

Having heard the same old excuses seemingly a million times before, when I miss I proclaim the cue ball to be warped. Even better if the owner of the room is walking by, "it is these damned warped cue balls they have here!" Few folks know how to respond to a claim like that when it is made with a straight face.

I have to admit that it was a favorite thing of mine to get a weighted cue ball from behind the counter when bringing someone in who had been bragging mightily about their game. A little rough getting shape and it required care when slow rolling. Of course knowing it was weighted and where the weight was gave me a slight edge. I never kept money won with that ball but I did have a few people sweating buckshot trying to figure out a table that rolled off seven different directions at once while playing for a fair sized chunk of their paycheck!

Hu
 
Just a few I've heard:
  • I don't like this kind of music
  • I haven't have enough to drink
  • I've had too much to drink
  • "it's these house sticks, I left my custom stick at home"
 
9 on the snap said:
Does extreme profanity count as an excuse?
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Ok I think I have the winner. This is the gods honest truth. This was in England playing in a Working mens club at Snooker not pool. The guy I was playing was a good player and he was really playing like crap. After he missed an easy black in the corner he looked at me as I looked puzzeled at him and he said "the wife died yesterday" Nothing more, I guess this is an excuse but a pretty good one.
 
bfdlad said:
Ok I think I have the winner. This is the gods honest truth. This was in England playing in a Working mens club at Snooker not pool. The guy I was playing was a good player and he was really playing like crap. After he missed an easy black in the corner he looked at me as I looked puzzeled at him and he said "the wife died yesterday" Nothing more, I guess this is an excuse but a pretty good one.
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Well, on the bright side, look all the time he'll have to practice in her absence.

;)
 
BazookaJoe said:
I LOVE the way way everybody looks immediately at their tip right after they miss a very makeable shot.
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Even the pro's will chalk after a miscue!
 
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