Stricklands sense of humor

[Febreze]

Am i the only person that finds some of the stuff Earl says to be britches-wetting hilarious? This is not a thread to insult him or be negative towards him, but what are some of the funny things that he has said?

One that sticks out in my mind was during the Archer challenge match. A minute before Archer calls him out for talking during his shot, you see Earl slumped in his chair, angry looking and if you listen close you can hear him mutter "this game tortures me!". The first time i heard that i cried i laughed so hard.

Any others? again this is not a thread meant to flame earl just to talk about some of the outrageous stuff he has said. I need a good laugh.

 

[Luxury]

To Nick Vandenberg: "I didn't look at you (while shaking hands) because you've got fools for people. You see any fools hanging around me?"

 

[Fast Lenny]

Here is some entertaining stuff with Earl in it,its from an exhibition at Kolbys a few months ago that I live streamed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4sqGr0q85U

 

[asbani]

I think Earl strickland is a very funny person. I enjoy hearing him talk/whisper during his matches. and I think it entertain people aswell, He's such an entertainer for me

one thing I remember him saying while doing an interview after he loses a match.

Earl: I can't win this tournament obviously you saw I don't have any luck.
Interviewer: Well, sorry to hear that. Good luck in the future Earl.
Earl: What? GoodLUCK? how can you tell me good luck when I don't have any. (laugher)

it was funny hehe

 

[tigerseye]

Iheard him once say that the reason Efren wins all the time is because he has no idea what the outcome of losing could do to him...because he has lived so poorly most of his life he has no fear of it... It was funny because earl was saying it standing right beside efren and Efren just kept smiling the whole time...lol!! I wonder if efren knew what earl was sayin?? =))

 

[Southpaw]

The last time he was in Athens, GA., he made the comment, " If they would raise the tables 2 inches, it would eliminate ALL the Philipino players!"

Southpaw

 

[tigerseye]

The last time he was in Athens, GA., he made the comment, " If they would raise the tables 2 inches, it would eliminate ALL the Philipino players!"

Southpaw

haaaaa!!!! that's a good one!! :grin:

 

[iowa_player]

The last time he was in Athens, GA., he made the comment, " If they would raise the tables 2 inches, it would eliminate ALL the Philipino players!"

Southpaw

LMAO i all most spit my drink on the screen when i read that !

You know some times i think Earl just wants a hug :canoodle:

 

[1on1pooltournys]

I had a nice opportunity

When I was maybe 14 or 15 years old. My stepfather owns a tennis/racquetball business and every year he would go to a sports trade show. Well I went with him one year to Atlanta, and there were usually a lot of famous people there that had endorsed products and such. Low and behold after walking around, there was Earl, doing exhibitions on an 8ft pool table for cuetec. Now keep in mind this was a huge expo, bigger than any "pool only" expo, so there probably weren't a lot of pool fans. I stayed there all day talking to Earl and he said some hilarious things. Here are a few I remember.......

Earl: "I'm working for you kid, if I don't make it in this, you ain't gonna make it, get an education, I'm working for you though!!!!

Myself: "What happened in that Color of Money challenge? It looked like you were going to win?"
Earl: "Every time I get down over the ball, all I hear is click, click, click, that damn lighter every time I?m down on the ball!! You know what happens when a guy with emphysema smokes? That's what happened in Hong Kong!!! The guy hacks his lungs every second!!"

He said some other very opinionated things I won't repeat. Sorry for the long post, but it brought back some good memories. He helped me with a lot of stuff about my game, it was a nice experience.

 

[Nostroke]

After losing his first match in the BCA Tournament Pre Hall of Fame days;
and about to play in his second "Im just gonna go in there and lose and get the hell out of here".

Then after losing "I guess this tournament is just too prestigious for me"

Now on the other side

After winning the WPC and buying a bottle of Champagne-Someone asked him to pour himself the first-He said "No the first one if for Efren because he taught us all".

 

[TXsouthpaw]

i dont remember when or where it was but it was streaming and i remember earl called all the railbirds "insurgents" and then he went on to say the tables should be taken out back and set on fire.

 

[enzo]

he cracks me up all the time. in the color of money match he said something like "i'll pay you 500 if you stop itching your leg." poor lady im almost sure wasn't pulling any type of move, but earl was trying to find a way to lose i think.