Stinky situation

Flex

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There's a fellow who plays in one of the local handicapped 9 ball tournaments who is a street person, probably homeless, and stinks to high heaven. His favored 9 ball attack style involves firing on the 9 ball every chance he gets. His handicap is a 3, the lowest possible, and from time to time he takes out some pretty good players.

One thing is his playing style, which people can deal with, the other is his very evident lack of personal hygiene. He can easily be detected without ever seeing him, just by the stench.

Recently one player bit the dust; maybe he wasn't so focused on making balls but getting out of stink range of this guy.

By the way, the guy is tall, skinny, bony, strong, and looks not unlike the Grim Reaper. I heard him on one occasion (when someone gave him some grief) warn that he'd take them out and "whup yore a$$"...

Talking with the TD doesn't seem to have produced any positive results.

How would you deal with this situation?

Flex
 
Well I wouldnt let one rotten :D apple ruin it for the whole bunch. SOunds like ya need to talk to the owner or manager or go see the TD in force with seveal players and submit your complaint.
Hope it works
 
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If you're afraid that he'll wail your ass if you confront him about it just stop going there

I had a similar situation one time a guy that played where I USED to play a lot, he smelled like he had recently bathed in cat poop so I just quit going there
 
bigskyjake said:
If you're afraid that he'll wail your ass if you confront him about it just stop going there

I had a similar situation one time a guy that played where I USED to play a lot, he smelled like he had recently bathed in cat poop so I just quit going there
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I've only had to play him twice in the last 4 years, I just grant him a wide berth.

BTW, it happens at Chris's in Chicago; no way I'm not going to play because of one stinker. He also lets out yips and squeals on most every shot.
 
Flex said:
There's a fellow who plays in one of the local handicapped 9 ball tournaments who is a street person, probably homeless, and stinks to high heaven. His favored 9 ball attack style involves firing on the 9 ball every chance he gets. His handicap is a 3, the lowest possible, and from time to time he takes out some pretty good players.

One thing is his playing style, which people can deal with, the other is his very evident lack of personal hygiene. He can easily be detected without ever seeing him, just by the stench.

Recently one player bit the dust; maybe he wasn't so focused on making balls but getting out of stink range of this guy.

By the way, the guy is tall, skinny, bony, strong, and looks not unlike the Grim Reaper. I heard him on one occasion (when someone gave him some
grief) warn that he'd take them out and "whup yore a$$"...

Talking with the TD doesn't seem to have produced any positive results.

How would you deal with this situation?

Flex
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Just wear a gas mask! :eek:

But don't be too obvious. Just say that you've gotten used to this because
you're from San Diego and just got out of the wild fires from SoCal! :D
 
Toilet paper drenched in your favorite perfume/cologne and stuffed up each nostril. Alternatively, keep a bottle of your favorite scent in your bag. When he shows up, loosen the top and accidentally trip while tossing the contents in his direction. Have different teammates do this to him each time so he doesn't think it's just you that has a problem with coordination. (If you have a spastic person on your team, all the better.)
 
Take a can of Lysol with you, and either

a) While looking this guy directly in the eye, spray it around each pool table this guy has just finished shooting at, or

b) spray it directly on him.

The first option is probably the more diplomatic of the two.

:D
 
ScottW said:
Take a can of Lysol with you, and either

a) While looking this guy directly in the eye, spray it around each pool table this guy has just finished shooting at, or

b) spray it directly on him.

The first option is probably the more diplomatic of the two.

:D
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LOLOL!!

I like that first one, big time! Gotta tell ya though, if I do that the wisecracks will become deafening!
 
Flex said:
There's a fellow who plays in one of the local handicapped 9 ball tournaments who is a street person, probably homeless, and stinks to high heaven. His favored 9 ball attack style involves firing on the 9 ball every chance he gets. His handicap is a 3, the lowest possible, and from time to time he takes out some pretty good players.

One thing is his playing style, which people can deal with, the other is his very evident lack of personal hygiene. He can easily be detected without ever seeing him, just by the stench.

Recently one player bit the dust; maybe he wasn't so focused on making balls but getting out of stink range of this guy.

By the way, the guy is tall, skinny, bony, strong, and looks not unlike the Grim Reaper. I heard him on one occasion (when someone gave him some grief) warn that he'd take them out and "whup yore a$$"...

Talking with the TD doesn't seem to have produced any positive results.

How would you deal with this situation?

Flex
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Flex, the problem is not one the players should have to solve, it is the managements problem. I own a pool room, and I had a similar situation occur, except the person was not homeless, he just stunk from BO. After a customer complained to me about the situation, I privately and tactfully spoke to the customer about the complaints of the other patrons. While I lost a single customer, because trust me he did not take it well, I would do the same thing again. Everyone has the freedom to live how they want in this country, however, when it effects those around them something must be done.

Flex, if I were you I would talk to the manager, and if no action is taken, I would contact the owner. From my perspective there is not much else you can do, except stop going there or to kick the guy's ass and to tell him not to come back.

Hope this helps!!
 
Flex said:
I like that first one, big time! Gotta tell ya though, if I do that the wisecracks will become deafening!
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Then you must ask yourself this question:

Which sense would you rather lose? Hearing, or smell?

:P
 
LOL Flex!


I knows exactly who yer' talkin' about. Man that dude STINKS!!!


Gas mask might not do it! lol


Like you mentioned, it's not just the smell but the bizzare behavior.


Good thing he's not there every week, but you're right. Something has to be done about it at some point. I honestly think if they confronted him, it might be a mess at first, but they would be doing him, and Chris's a favor in the long run. Maybe he'll start cleaning himself up a little once a week?

FWIW, I'll bring it up next time I'm there. I don't know what their afraid of. The tournament is growing in popularity and the purpose is to try to lure more customers in during other times, but if new folks accidently think that this is normal for Chris's, they'll go somewhere else. It's an unfortunate situation, but it has to be handled constructively.
 
Homeless

Question: If he is homeless, why the hell isn't buying food or shelter rather than entering a Pool tournament with his last pennies?
 
I own a pool room myself, and I agree with Craig, go talk to the management and they should tactfully do something about it. If they don't, it's their problem, because they'll lose customers because of it.

Danny K
 
Flex said:
I've only had to play him twice in the last 4 years, I just grant him a wide berth.

BTW, it happens at Chris's in Chicago; no way I'm not going to play because of one stinker. He also lets out yips and squeals on most every shot.
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In that case why don't you just ignore him?
 
Snapshot9 said:
Question: If he is homeless, why the hell isn't buying food or shelter rather than entering a Pool tournament with his last pennies?
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What I was thinking...
 
second best shark going

alstl said:
In that case why don't you just ignore him?
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I think the stinker may just have the second best shark going. My favorite is the voices though. Try playing somebody that not only is listening to the voices while playing but getting in violent arguments with the voices and making death threats to thin air. Scares the chit out of people playing me! The occasional mad laughter when they bend over in front of me tends to make them nervous too.

I agree with the "let management deal with it" idea. Second choice is give him a GI scrubdown and some decent clothes. The poor bassett may be living on what he makes in the pool hall. Since most pro's can't make it on their pool earnings, think where he is at.

Hu
 
i'm not sure how bad this guy smells, but my dad has a couple of friends who work with him in construction and i swear, they have the meanest case of BO in the world. i mean, just musky. if the smell bothers you that much, may i recommend you either get some perfume or old spice and dab your upper lip? or, maybe you can just breathe through your mouth when shooting with him.

or... take it personally, and see it as your personal goal to send this guy into the losers bracket for smelling so bad. that's how i take out every single person who i disagree with in a tourney. i just make their offense to me as motivation for destroying them on the table.

oddly enough... i dog the 9 with the friendliest players. d'oh!
 
great idea

ScottW said:
Take a can of Lysol with you, and either

a) While looking this guy directly in the eye, spray it around each pool table this guy has just finished shooting at, or

b) spray it directly on him.

The first option is probably the more diplomatic of the two.

:D
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Scottw has the best idea, because having the management talk to him isn't going to help. Bring in the Lysol, you can take care of the stench, and send him a message at the same time. I hate the shouting and noises after every shot. Once and a while I play a guy that cheers everytime he makes a shot, and man is that annoying
 
Snapshot9 said:
Question: If he is homeless, why the hell isn't buying food or shelter rather than entering a Pool tournament with his last pennies?
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Heck if I know the answer to those questions. I'm not sure he's homeless, but have been told he is.
 
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