Stone Cold Brazilian Nuts

Playsome said:
:rolleyes: You're probably one of those people that calls the tit of a sidepocket a "point".;)
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the only time it should be called a point is for TV,


as far as the brasilian thing, go there then you'll understand it. :D
 
Jeffrey Hall said:
According to George Bush a Brazillian is a whole lot more than a million.
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It should be obvious that a Brazillian is more than a million. First off there is more letters in the B word as opposed to the M word. Secondly, it even sounds like it's more. Thirdly, if you had a Brazillion in one hand and a Million in the other hand. Which one would weigh more?

Zeeeee Zoooooo guys. Show a little common sense.:grin:
 
Dawgie said:
It should be obvious that a Brazillian is more than a million. First off there is more letters in the B word as opposed to the M word. Secondly, it even sounds like it's more. Thirdly, if you had a Brazillion in one hand and a Million in the other hand. Which one would weigh more?

Zeeeee Zoooooo guys. Show a little common sense.:grin:
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one million weighs 20 lbs. one brazillion's weight varies. one billion weighs 20,000 lbs.

PS: DAWGIE & Jeffery Hall, loved both answers.
 
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OK. What has everyone here been drinking this weekend & where can I get some???:smile:
 
JMS said:
Anybody else find some pool jargon annoying?
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Personally I am not a fan of the he/she plays "Jam up". Just seems like it's the "the in" word to use for someone who plays pool well. I don't care who what when where or how it came to be but I wish it never was.
 
The '"nuts" is one of the best gambling terms there is if you ask me. I use it in everyday life all the time i.e "that pizza was the living nuts". Also
"to boot" is not a pool related term.
 
Cornerman said:
Ummm... that was quoted from Wikipedia. It's probably the best explanations.

From Wikipedia

"Origins
A common and certainly apocryphal folk etymology is that the term originated from the historical poker games in the colonial west of America, where if a player bet everything he possessed, he would place the nuts of his wagon wheels on the table to ensure that, should he lose, he would be unable to flee and would have to make good on the bet. Since it would be expected that a player would only make such a bet when he had the best possible hand, the folk lore says that this is how the best possible hand came to be known as the nuts.[1]

A far more likely explanation is that "the nuts" originated from the old English usage of "nuts", meaning "any source of pleasure"[2].

Another seemingly fitting explanation is that the term was derived from the UK English slang "the dog's bollocks" or "the mutt's nuts", meaning "the absolute best". However, this phrase originated around 1989[3], and the term "the nuts" pre-dates it.
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Fred
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Fred, you just busted the original posters bubble and his 5 minutes of fame are now gone. You should feel ashamed of yourself. :p
 
chilli66 said:
OK. What has everyone here been drinking this weekend & where can I get some???:smile:
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bud lite, by the way all true facts. if your gonna steal a billion take a big truck. 20,000 lbs. in hundred dollar bills.
 
Playsome said:
:rolleyes: You're probably one of those people that calls the tit of a sidepocket a "point".;)
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So what if I do? Are you just having a go or do you actually have a tit to make?

Boro Nut
 
UrackmIcrackm said:
I've been around pool (the gambling part) longer than a lot of the younger folks on here have been alive and I don't ever recall hearing that term. Please elaborate the context in which it was used.
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I've never heard it, and I've been around pool for over 45 years. Lot of stuff is regional. I've heard stuff in South Carolina that I never heard in New York.
 
jay helfert said:
NO NO NO. The words "to boot" used here means "in addition to". Almost like saying he has the nuts as well.
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yeah, that would be the way I read it. These days, I sometimes wonder why I even bother.
 
This guy has the nuts :D :D :D

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