problem in my pool hall

Qjunkie

Qjunkie

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Az'ers need your advice-

There's this guy (we were once cool with eachother) at the pool hall I play at and its been made know to me that he really doesnt like me (never really did) So last night he decides to "start some sh*t" you know mean-muggin me from across the hall, comming up to my opponent at the table and talk crap - trying to take me outta my game. What the best way to handle this? Do I: A. be the better guy and ignore it or B. knock-him-dfck-out. Keep in mind @ this pool hall we are both regulars and play in leagues there.

Thanks

Qjunkie
 
If I were you, I'd take the high road and ignore the idiot. Surely there must be a manager or owner there. Tell them that you're a paying customer, and don't appreciate this guys actions (i.e.: gettin' in your face, etc.). If they care about their place, they'll tell the guy to cool it.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
Woof back.
Match up.
Take his money.
Woof some more.
Match up again.
Take the rest of his money.

Don't fight. You'll get more respect from the other regulars by taking his azz down on the table.
 
Thanks for the replies-

Yeah I took the high road last night... But stewing about it today.
TX Poolnut, Id love to take his $$ but he doesnt play pool. He's just a regular that hangs at the bar and tries to "be the mack"
 
Get the owner involved. If you spend money in that place, the owner will do what's best for the business and boot his azz. Owners know nobody wants to come to a place full of jerks.
 
Why give him the satisfaction? If all he is doing is "hanging out", he obviously doesn't have anything else better to do than to pick on someone. People will see through him (hopefully) and know that you are not a piece of poop or whatever this guy is saying. He will end up embarassing himself more and more if he keeps talking trash.
 
Yikes:eek: I'm shocked at some of the replies. Tell the owner??? Please do not do that. This issue needs resolved and I mean now! There is nothing worse than trying to play with a bad feeling in the gut. The way it sounds this guy has never pushed on you, right? He just gives you the stink eye and such. If I were you I would delibrately put myself in a situation to were you could talk this out. For instance dont ignore him. It will only make the situation brew. Next time you see him sitting at the bar go and order a drink right next to him. Repeat untill he says something crazy and then ask him politely what it is you have done to make him not like you. Some guys will back out right there and say they dont have a problem and they are just messing with you. If thats the case just laugh and say "oh OK I thought you didnt like me anymore". Then he'll say " No Im just fking with ya dude. I like ya". Then it will usually just fizzel out and you guys can start smiling at one another again. If he just comes right out and says "FU" or something then you can make your case that you haven't done anything to him and tell him to just stay out of your way and you'll stay out of his. If it turns into a fight you have two options...

1. (if you can take him) just ask him to go outside and get it over with. You'll probably be friends afterwards.
2. (if you can't take him) throw the first punch right then and there and hope to god someone breaks it up before you get killed. Nobody will mess with you again. Even if he beats your ass right there or waits for you outside sometime to do it...no big deal. Keep ordering drinks right next to him. He will eventually give you respect and you can go on shooting pool with some pride left in you.

Hope that helps.:)
 
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I like to treat guys like this as a joke. If I know they are giving me the evil eye, I'll make a point of giving it back to them until they make eye contact, then laugh and point. I would even act like I'm talking about him to someone else while staring at him and laughing. By no means would I let him know that he is bothering me until or unless he got in my face. Hopefully things will work out peacefully. This type of thing can be ignored if you don't have to go back very often, but if it's a daily thing, it wears on you until something is done about it. I've never understood why people act like that. If I don't like someone, they will very likely never know. If I don't like their behavior and it is having a mental or physical affect on me or someone I care about or see as undeserving and unwilling or unable to do anything about it, I will let them know. As a society, we seem to be getting more and more tolerant of selfish and rude behavior (or inured to it). To me, it's just another form of terrorism that shouldn't be condoned or tolerated.
 
I agree with Harvywallbanger, dont ignore him do something to fix the problem. As my dentist used to say, if you ignore it it will only become worse.
 
Harvywallbanger said:
Yikes:eek: I'm shocked at some of the replies. Tell the owner??? Please do not do that. This issue needs resolved and I mean now! There is nothing worse than trying to play with a bad feeling in the gut. The way it sounds this guy has never pushed on you, right? He just gives you the stink eye and such. If I were you I would delibrately put myself in a situation to were you could talk this out. For instance dont ignore him. It will only make the situation brew. Next time you see him sitting at the bar go and order a drink right next to him. Repeat untill he says something crazy and then ask him politely what it is you have done to make him not like you. Some guys will back out right there and say they dont have a problem and they are just messing with you. If thats the case just laugh and say "oh OK I thought you didnt like me anymore". Then he'll say " No Im just fking with ya dude. I like ya". Then it will usually just fizzel out and you guys can start smiling at one another again. If he just comes right out and says "FU" or something then you can make your case that you haven't done anything to him and tell him to just stay out of your way and you'll stay out of his. If it turns into a fight you have two options...

1. (if you can take him) just ask him to go outside and get it over with. You'll probably be friends afterwards.
2. (if you can't take him) throw the first punch right then and there and hope to god someone breaks it up before you get killed. Nobody will mess with you again. Even if he beats your ass right there or waits for you outside sometime to do it...no big deal. Keep ordering drinks right next to him. He will eventually give you respect and you can go on shooting pool with some pride left in you.

Hope that helps.:)
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hehe, that's some funny reading.... "gives you the stink eye and such" and "you guys can start smiling at each other again" plus the scenerios you describe are real life ones. hehe, thanks much for the laughs:D
 
I think the right shot is clearly to pursue a frivolous lawsuit for emotional distress. Loser pays lawyer time!

Qjunkie said:
Az'ers need your advice-

There's this guy (we were once cool with eachother) at the pool hall I play at and its been made know to me that he really doesnt like me (never really did) So last night he decides to "start some sh*t" you know mean-muggin me from across the hall, comming up to my opponent at the table and talk crap - trying to take me outta my game. What the best way to handle this? Do I: A. be the better guy and ignore it or B. knock-him-dfck-out. Keep in mind @ this pool hall we are both regulars and play in leagues there.

Thanks

Qjunkie
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Call that guy from Road House. He'll straighten your pool room out. The bad part is that he'll leave with one of the hot chicks from the room as well.

Seriously I think you should publicly taunt him as much as possible until he plays you. Whatever he does, give it back to him even more.
 
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ATH said:
I agree with Harvywallbanger, dont ignore him do something to fix the problem. As my dentist used to say, if you ignore it it will only become worse.
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Lift your shirt and show him your cocked & locked 1911 .45 :D
Everyone calm down...I'm only kidding...kinda!;)
 
Tough Guy

Much like Chuck Norris, I'd give him a round house kick to the face. Wait, I can only get my leg up knee high. I guess I'd have to settle on giving him a roundhouse kick to the ankle:(
 
Gentlemen...gentlemen there is a lot of testosterone in the replies. As a room owner I would want to know that one of my poolplayers is being harrassed. I couldn't give a flying **** about a guy who parks at my bar and never picks up a cue--it's a pool hall right???
Leave it to the management to provide a safe poolplayers atmosphere.
PHM
 
Im not opposed to confronting the guy, but immediately trying to escalate it to a fist fight or worse is the wrong thing to do. If he is the type to jump you in the parking lot, just be prepaired and handle it accordingly. But remember this is your home room, you dont want to bring heat there that doesnt need to be. I was booted from a place I dropped serious cash in the tills one time for accidently putting a hole in the wall. Its not worth losing your cool, and getting 86'd from the place.
If hes being an ass, buy him a drink and play nice, if he goes beyond that and you havent done anything to him to warrant it..... hes nuts, and again... just be prepaired for any encounter in the parking lot.
Chuck
 
Try not to let him get to you, if and when he starts something and only if it gets ugly for you make sure you go to the table with some type of shot ;) . Make sure you mention it to anyone you trust that this guy is bothering you(in case the police are involved) nobody will blame you for defending yourself however you choose to do it.
 
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