Pool Peeves
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Arrogant kids(or adults) who just cant accept defeat!-a 16year old sharp shooter challenged me endlessly..after losing about 7 straight sets and unable to pay, he spread word around that he didnt pay me on purpose so that i will be back the next day to play again!...as he let me win on purpose!!??? huh??!!
Local club's top player who will say contradicting things to challenge you! -after i won a guy 5sets for $100 each, I was exhausted as it was 1.30am (club closes 2am)..this "top player" tells me...
"c'mon, lets play even ... i am god here, the club will not close when i am playing"and. " c'mon, you content with just $500?" ...and then..goes on to say... "c'mon, no one comes here & wins $500 just like that!"
I just told him.."make up your mind...did i win too much or too little? i'LL BE BACK TOMORROW!"
(SOB-i lost 8-9 to him the next day! i'm not sore but he's still a creep!)
Local club's top player who will say contradicting things to challenge you! -after i won a guy 5sets for $100 each, I was exhausted as it was 1.30am (club closes 2am)..this "top player" tells me...
"c'mon, lets play even ... i am god here, the club will not close when i am playing"and. " c'mon, you content with just $500?" ...and then..goes on to say... "c'mon, no one comes here & wins $500 just like that!"
I just told him.."make up your mind...did i win too much or too little? i'LL BE BACK TOMORROW!"
(SOB-i lost 8-9 to him the next day! i'm not sore but he's still a creep!)
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Chris_Lynch said:
i never understood that either.......someone will keep asking for such and such weight, and one day when you say yes, then all of a sudden they don't have the cash on them, or they need more weight.
how about the guys that want to play cheap nickel and dime sets, but then ask for weight...........
i was practicing and a guy asks me if i would play him a set, race to 7, for the lunch before he leaves(where i play at, there is a special, you get free pool with so much of a lunch purchase)
so i figured what the hell, i'll get a free lunch today. then the guy says he needs the 8 and 2 on the wire.............LOL
i was like "you want weight in a race to 7 for lunch, why the hell would i want to work that hard for a 15 dollar tab??"
i even had a guy that wanted 3 on the wire playing to 5 one day.......and he wanted to play for free!!!!
VAP
Cell phones!! I can't believe no one has mentioned them. This guy asks me to play and 5 minutes after we start playing, he gets a call on his cell phone and actually walks out of the pool hall to talk and he was out there for 10 minutes! When he came back, I told him we were finished.
one thing I'VE done in a friendly game with friends that drives them nuts is when i play while listening to music on my mp3 player. i know it's not good etiquette, but neither is it bad. it's actually all in their head because i'm not really bothering anybody....or am i 
daveneal
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I hate it when a bunch of kids are on the table next to me when i'm practising are just standing around. When your opponent is shooting, either sit down or hide in a corner. One kid actually sat on my table while i was practising. I hit him with the rest "accidentally". He got a bit aggro so i went skitzo. They left. 1-0!
Rick I told you I would get you that 20 spot... Man you don't have to post ithustlefinger said:
Johnny "V" said:Rick I told you I would get you that 20 spot... Man you don't have to post it
I know you're good for it. But it's 21 now.
Rick
My favorite is when you are playing and someone saddles up and begins a conversation with you and the guy you are playing. It is usually the guy that has been there all day and started drinking the instant he got in the place. Neither you or the guy you are playing talk with him other than a 'huh' or a nod of the head but he is too drunk to figure out that you really don't want to talk to him right now or ever... His enlightening conversation (usually at the top of his lungs) entails gas prices, politics, iraq, steroids, college football, college basketball, or that no one will gamble with him because he is too good!
JV
JV
fxskater said:
That's one where I really must disagree with you.
Pool needs more celebration, imho. The next time you see this, look at the non-pool players turning to see what's going on. This is good for the big picture of pool and should be encouraged.
It could be that the top player wins BECAUSE he celebrates his wins. In other words, he likes the high that comes from winning and showing it. Pool needs much, much more of this emotion, especially from the good players as they seem to be mechanical and boring to non-pool players.
Yee hah!
Jeff Livingston
ALL OF THE ABOVE AND THEN SOME:
1. People who decide to throw the bridge under the table instead of putting it back in its place
2. Same as the above for the rack
3. Opponents who turn to look at the TV or other action while I'm shooting only to ask what happened when it's their turn
4. I only need 2 pieces of chalk on the table. I hate that when I play with certain opponents, either I'll have no chalk on the table or I'll wind up with like 8 pieces on the table
5. People who stare at the table, the opponent, or whomever else is watching in disbelief for about 5 minutes after having to shoot after an unintentional safe--it's part of the game, get over it!
1. People who decide to throw the bridge under the table instead of putting it back in its place
2. Same as the above for the rack
3. Opponents who turn to look at the TV or other action while I'm shooting only to ask what happened when it's their turn
4. I only need 2 pieces of chalk on the table. I hate that when I play with certain opponents, either I'll have no chalk on the table or I'll wind up with like 8 pieces on the table
5. People who stare at the table, the opponent, or whomever else is watching in disbelief for about 5 minutes after having to shoot after an unintentional safe--it's part of the game, get over it!
Vonn31 said:
Hey, I'm only trying to help you line up those tough shots...
I have to agree with Jeff on that last one. Preparing yourself to win and actually wanting to win are the biggest advantage you can have.
My biggest pet peeve are people that are not even playing but watching or waiting to shoot at a table next to you. And when you say "excuse me" so that you can approach your next shot, they get offended.
One girl (there were about 6 teenagers at one table, and 4 of them were standing at the table) mocked me to her friends "Excuse me, he says!". Well, yeah, you're in my way. I don't care if I'm just practicing. I don't care if I have room to shoot the ball. I need to approach the shot. If you're in my space when I do that, then you need to move, period.
My biggest pet peeve are people that are not even playing but watching or waiting to shoot at a table next to you. And when you say "excuse me" so that you can approach your next shot, they get offended.
One girl (there were about 6 teenagers at one table, and 4 of them were standing at the table) mocked me to her friends "Excuse me, he says!". Well, yeah, you're in my way. I don't care if I'm just practicing. I don't care if I have room to shoot the ball. I need to approach the shot. If you're in my space when I do that, then you need to move, period.
1) Barflies who touch my stuff. ** I thought that was a house cue **
2) Chalk all over the place.
3) people who stand in your line of sight while you are shooting. ( on purpose ).
4) People who try and make up new rules as they suit them. ( or house rules, only when it favors them ).
Dave
2) Chalk all over the place.
3) people who stand in your line of sight while you are shooting. ( on purpose ).
4) People who try and make up new rules as they suit them. ( or house rules, only when it favors them ).
Dave
Oh another peeve is when the idiots playing at a table next to mine can't find their rack (after seeing them place it on the light) come over to my table and grab my rack!daveneal said:
And the #1 peeve of them all, when there are like 14 tables open, and they place the bangers next to mine.