Sexual Dimorphism in Clueless Pool Players

I have noticed ...

that players develop habits of how they socialize and hang in a Pool room.
The money players usually stick where the money is, and don't want to be bothered with the bangers, immature kids, drunks, or someone that just wants to be noticed by everyone.

Most guys are not qualified to teach their girlfriends how to play, and they would be better off if she took REAL lessons if she is interested.
I have seen a lot of young people that delight in their goofy mistakes when playing and it is much more important to them to be funny than good.

I had an old friend show up at Shooters recently. I hadn't seen her in a long time, and at one time I helped teach her a few things, as well as a friend of mine that went with her, and he is very good. She put her quarters up on the Challenge table, shot ok, but not good enough to get out, and I beat her for $5 (table stakes), and she immediately said, 'You aren't going to take money from a woman, are you?'. I said, 'Yes', as I stuffed the 5 $1 dollar bills into my left front pocket. She had won a couple of games previously from guys, and hadn't hesitated to take their $5. Ever notice how women want to be treated equal until they don't get their way, then they immediately use their sex in some way to persuade you? .... lol
 
Snapshot9 said:
She put her quarters up on the Challenge table, shot ok, but not good enough to get out, and I beat her for $5 (table stakes), and she immediately said, 'You aren't going to take money from a woman, are you?'. I said, 'Yes', as I stuffed the 5 $1 dollar bills into my left front pocket.
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I have a 16 year-old female apprentice, who dared to bet on my son against me yesterday.

I took her last quarter and kept it! :D
 
Njhustler1 said:
and what's the deal with women?

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LOLOLOL it's been a while since I really busted up laughing in front of my pc....LOLOLOLOLOL best post ever
 
rackmsuckr said:
MANifestations of being the actual weaker sex comes into play during illness, childbirth, and anything involving needles. (I always had to scrape the big men off the floor while I was injecting their wives, lol.)
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I absolutely agree. That's why I think women should be the ones out working in coal mines, building skyscrapers, doing garbage collection, mowing lawn, providing money for the household in "traditional" marriages, carrying heavy grocery bags in from the car, opening doors for their men, offering their jackets to their men when it's cold outside and basically anything else that would demonstrate their strength over that of their weaker, male counterparts.
 
Dhakala said:
I wish to discuss the differences in stance, bridge, stroke, "rules" and other playing habits between males and females who play pool without a clue of what they're doing.

I don't have many examples of male foibles, probably because of my heterosexual observer's bias. :D This topic just sprang to mind right now. So please, ladies, don't assume I'm picking on you. I just haven't made a rigorous study of both sexes yet. Male-specific examples are most welcome.

Why do so many female players:

- cross their legs while shooting, like they need to go to the bathroom?

- bridge by laying only the edge of a hand on the table?

- use the "air bridge" in which the bridge hand does not touch the table, but flutters in the air like an injured butterfly?

- stroke as if plunging a butcher knife into the belly of a cheating boyfriend?

- assume it's OK to move a frozen ball 2-3" away from the rail? (I hypothesize that this is a carry-over from miniature golf, where such things are legal.)

- ask, "Do I get to shoot again?" after pocketing one of my balls?

- put the cue ball approximately back where it was after miscuing and moving it a few inches to no effect?

Oh, here's one for the guys:

If you know what you're doing, why don't you show your girlfriend how to do it right?

Concerning the (legally permissible) interaction of dating couples on pool tables, I observe an ancient dominance/submission pattern. Guy shows off his skill, making no effort to impart it to girl, and cracks smug remarks about her ineptitude. Girl fumbles about haplessly, exclaims, "Oooo... Aaaahhh... You're SO good!" and makes no demands for instruction. Both seem content with this relationship.

Is this just a manifestation of prehistoric instinctive survival behavior, in which the weaker female desires and supports the stronger male hunter/provider?

Another bizarre behavior of daters recently came to my attention. I saw this for the first time in 43 years last February, and thought I'd never see it again. But then I did, just last week.

Guy pulls rack out of end of table, puts balls in it, then pushes rack to other end of table before positioning and removing it.

Where on Earth, or any other planet, does one learn to do that?

In February, I politely asked the clean-cut, well-mannered young man who was racking,

"Pardon me, sir, but do you play pool often?"

"No, sir, I don't."

"Well, please allow me to share a tip with you..."

He took it very well, and his date didn't even giggle.

Last week, both parties were obviously inebriated. But still...
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What a steaming load of crap. You exhibit a huge amount of intolerance and condescension towards everyone and everything, not to mention a total lack of respect for diversity. This post reaks of misogyny. You preach your zen mantra here and all over RSB, yet nothing you ever say sounds like it comes from someone who studies Buddhism. I suspect you get your cookie cutter quotes from Wikipedia and "Buddhism for Dummies".

And this crap about you haven't made a study about men yet, you're in no position to judge anything since you're views are so skewed by the fact that you hold your "Zen perfect self" up as the test model.
 
Klopek said:
What a steaming load of crap. You exhibit a huge amount of intolerance and condescension towards everyone and everything, not to mention a total lack of respect for diversity. This post reaks of misogyny. You preach your zen mantra here and all over RSB, yet nothing you ever say sounds like it comes from someone who studies Buddhism. I suspect you get your cookie cutter quotes from Wikipedia and "Buddhism for Dummies".

And this crap about you haven't made a study about men yet, you're in no position to judge anything since you're views are so skewed by the fact that you hold your "Zen perfect self" up as the test model.
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Smorg, can you pass the popcorn again please?
 
Dhakala said:
I have a 16 year-old female apprentice, who dared to bet on my son against me yesterday.

I took her last quarter and kept it! :D
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In the words of Andrew Dice Clay, "hey, he needed the money!"
 
Jimmy M. said:
I absolutely agree. That's why I think women should be the ones out working in coal mines, building skyscrapers, doing garbage collection, mowing lawn, providing money for the household in "traditional" marriages, carrying heavy grocery bags in from the car, opening doors for their men, offering their jackets to their men when it's cold outside and basically anything else that would demonstrate their strength over that of their weaker, male counterparts.
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And it's just like a man to think heavy lifting means the stronger sex, lol. ;)
 
rackmsuckr said:
And it's just like a man to think heavy lifting means the stronger sex, lol. ;)
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There's a lot more in there than heavy lifting. We know the truth. I know women believe that they "let us think" blah blah blah. The TRUTH is, we LET YOU BELIEVE that you "let us think" because ... let's be honest here ... men want sex and they have to pacify you women to get it! If we were honest all the time we'd all be virgins or homosexuals! :p

(It's okay guys. Tell your gf's that I don't know what I'm talking about while you secretly slap me a high-five. I won't tell.)
 
Jimmy M. said:
There's a lot more in there than heavy lifting. We know the truth. I know women believe that they "let us think" blah blah blah. The TRUTH is, we LET YOU BELIEVE that you "let us think" because ... let's be honest here ... men want sex and they have to pacify you women to get it! If we were honest all the time we'd all be virgins or homosexuals! :p

(It's okay guys. Tell your gf's that I don't know what I'm talking about while you secretly slap me a high-five. I won't tell.)
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You got it all wrong...Its not sex men want...Its food...:rolleyes:
 
There is a quick and easy answer to all of the questions in this thread: They don't know any better. Nor do many of them care.

Of course I can't help but snicker when I hear two bangers talking about how they used to hustle lots of people. But even then they probably don't know any better.

As Danny Diliberto once said, pool has a public that knows nothing about the game. Many people can't fathom the notion of consistently running more than 5-7 balls. So when they manage just one a run out, or even just a run of 6 or 7 balls, they think that they are pretty good.

The general public has a skewed view of professionals from my experiance. They either think they are much better than they are or much worse. Rarely in between. One guy I talked told me he thought that the guy who wins a pro match was the guy who got to break first. He figured they broke and ran out sets all the time. Personally I've never seen that happen.

Another guy apparently watched a match that had lots of safeties. He thought that the pros could only ever run 2 or 3 balls at a time.

These are only two examples of many people I have spoken with.

Before I got into to pool I fit the above descriptions and I think many of people here did as well. The only difference was that when I thought I was a good player, I realized I was only good in comparison to my friends. Everyone of us were bangers once upon a time, I think we tend to forget that.
 
cuetechasaurus said:
Is it a cooornn or is it a nuttt? who arrrrrreee theeeeese peeeeeople??
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Why do they call it Ovaltine? The glass is round. Why don't they call it Roundtine? GOLD JERRY. GOLD.
 
Dhakala said:
Guy pulls rack out of end of table, puts balls in it, then pushes rack to other end of table before positioning and removing it.

Where on Earth, or any other planet, does one learn to do that?

In February, I politely asked the clean-cut, well-mannered young man who was racking,

"Pardon me, sir, but do you play pool often?"

"No, sir, I don't."

"Well, please allow me to share a tip with you..."

He took it very well, and his date didn't even giggle.
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The unsolicited advice is offensive in many situations, but if someone were to try to force it upon me the way you mention, I'd probably take it in stride, unless the person were to become overbearing, as I've often witnessed: "No!! That's completely the wrong way to do it. Here, let ME show you!" That sort of behavior would get a "No thanks, I don't need or want your advice!"

By the way, Mr. Dhakala, if I ever bump into you in a pool hall, please know in advance I want none of your advice.

Cheers,

Flex
 
Dhakala said:
"the existence of two different forms (as of color or size) of a species especially in the same population <sexual dimorphism> "
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What a coincidence..."Sexual Dimorphism in Clueless Pool Players" was the title of my Master's Thesis.
 
Come on, I can't be the only one that really burst out laughing after reading NJhustler's Seinfeld post. You all know that was some hilarious stuff right there lol
 
PoolBum said:
What a coincidence..."Sexual Dimorphism in Clueless Pool Players" was the title of my Master's Thesis.
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I'm thinking of writing a Master's Thesis in "Sexual Dimorphism in Clueless Zen Cueists." :D :rolleyes:
 
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