I can think of one particular story that some old drunk in any bar tells about a good player he knows. Can any one guess?
Pool stories you are sick of hearing.
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He never misses.
Or he put himself through college hustling pool.
He can beat anyone using a broomstick.
He once ran more than 600 balls.
He gave Efren two balls in one pocket and drilled him.
He could be a world champion but he doesn't want to.
The list could go on....
Or he put himself through college hustling pool.
He can beat anyone using a broomstick.
He once ran more than 600 balls.
He gave Efren two balls in one pocket and drilled him.
He could be a world champion but he doesn't want to.
The list could go on....
Gee Wiz who the hell bullshits you. Watch out for the guy who told you those crazy things. I was just Looking for the broom stick one but that shits funny
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The "Oh man I play so much better when im drunk I once ..."
or the "I once bumped into (insert famous pool player) and played them for (insert large money sum) and totally stomped (him/her)." yet amazingly they lost it all so thats why they can't pay you for...
or the "I once bumped into (insert famous pool player) and played them for (insert large money sum) and totally stomped (him/her)." yet amazingly they lost it all so thats why they can't pay you for...
I was in a tourney a few weeks ago and heard that same story round about.
The guy said he gave Shannon Murphy the 8 and beat him. well Shannon got word some how (maybe he came on a whim), and showed up. Said he'd give the guy the seven and dude wouldn't play. It was funny. Everyone whispering about how you got called out about some shit talking you did, and then run with your tail between your legs when it smacks you in the face. FAIL.
The guy said he gave Shannon Murphy the 8 and beat him. well Shannon got word some how (maybe he came on a whim), and showed up. Said he'd give the guy the seven and dude wouldn't play. It was funny. Everyone whispering about how you got called out about some shit talking you did, and then run with your tail between your legs when it smacks you in the face. FAIL.
Be careful, I have played fifty a game with a guy who is an APA 5 and beat him outta a couple a hundy using a broom. Actually broke and run out once on a barbox with a mop soaking wet in a place called O'Malleys on Glenwood Rd, here in Raleigh. It was hysterical. I ended up in a fight over it. Keep your cueball where you don't have to draw it and play smart, and it's not that difficult.
I missed the shot because of my (fill in in the blank) <<<<----. Equipment failure!
Heard this one a few times. Seen a guy come into the bar. Walked up to the pool table and announced "I will shoot anybody in the bar for $20." One guy said "I will take you up on that." The stranger pulled out a gun, shot him and said "Now give me the twenty."
When someone tells me that they beat so and so I ask them if that guy ever wins because all I ever hear is about someone beating him.
When someone tells me that they beat so and so I ask them if that guy ever wins because all I ever hear is about someone beating him.
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I've known a few to say that... usually, it's "I used to play a lot... put myself through college playing pool... but I haven't played in (insert long period here) years and don't play anymore because I got burned out"
I get sick of the one when they say "I played pool to get through college". I have never seen one that has made this statement make more than three balls in a row (although I'm sure there are some out there that are very good players).
Then there is my league teammate who is always telling me that he used to play for money when he was in his late teens/early twenties. Said a room owner would take him to Dallas/Ft. Worth area poolhalls and stake him (this would have been in the late sixties, give or take). I beat him on a regular basis and I'm just an APA SL6 who wouldn't dare claim to be a money player from a simple lack of ability. He claims to be shooting now at 50% of what he once shot at. Is it possible to lose THAT much ability over the years??? I don't think so. I'm (going on 57) only a few years younger than he is, and I'm still improving. What gets me the most is that he rarely ever shoots safties, which usually causes him to "sell out" games. My thinking is, if he was good enough to be staked, he probably would have the safety shot tucked neatly away in with his repertoire of shots, wouldn't you think?
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Then there is my league teammate who is always telling me that he used to play for money when he was in his late teens/early twenties. Said a room owner would take him to Dallas/Ft. Worth area poolhalls and stake him (this would have been in the late sixties, give or take). I beat him on a regular basis and I'm just an APA SL6 who wouldn't dare claim to be a money player from a simple lack of ability. He claims to be shooting now at 50% of what he once shot at. Is it possible to lose THAT much ability over the years??? I don't think so. I'm (going on 57) only a few years younger than he is, and I'm still improving. What gets me the most is that he rarely ever shoots safties, which usually causes him to "sell out" games. My thinking is, if he was good enough to be staked, he probably would have the safety shot tucked neatly away in with his repertoire of shots, wouldn't you think?
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uhhhh - i played pool in college. does that count?:smile: of course i sucked so bad then i couldn't play my way to paying for 1 credit never mind the whole show
i did however gamble like a retard. football mostly. but coin flips, traffic patterns, eating prop bets, foot races (between others, in even in good shape i was too slow) were all part of my winning and losing more than i care to remember (think hundreds not thousands). happily today between bills, rent, and other obligations i don't have any money to loose so i can't bet a whole lot, thank god. i agree though, i can't stand the "i used to" stories. the guys i knew back then that could whip ass still can. the one guy i knew who was relentless at practicing and getting better and playing for money now has a wife and 6 kids. he doesn't play more than a couple times a year and he can still run racks (if you're out there reading this mr. wheeler i still hate the fact that no matter how much better i get i still can't beat you). the talent never leaves completely, it just wanes a little. so what happens to these guys who hustled everyone under sun and now someone like me can rip them to pieces?
i did however gamble like a retard. football mostly. but coin flips, traffic patterns, eating prop bets, foot races (between others, in even in good shape i was too slow) were all part of my winning and losing more than i care to remember (think hundreds not thousands). happily today between bills, rent, and other obligations i don't have any money to loose so i can't bet a whole lot, thank god. i agree though, i can't stand the "i used to" stories. the guys i knew back then that could whip ass still can. the one guy i knew who was relentless at practicing and getting better and playing for money now has a wife and 6 kids. he doesn't play more than a couple times a year and he can still run racks (if you're out there reading this mr. wheeler i still hate the fact that no matter how much better i get i still can't beat you). the talent never leaves completely, it just wanes a little. so what happens to these guys who hustled everyone under sun and now someone like me can rip them to pieces?Do you think they went to the same college that pole dancers and Hooter waitresses attend?
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LOL... :rotflmao: thats just way too funny
The one I hate is "Just wait till he stops drinking for a few day in a row..."
Its not that funny, a little bit sad, but still annoying...