Thanks Billiards Digest - but not for the reason you think

[PoolBum]

C'mon, everybody knows this hustle.

First, you buy a house a few blocks away from a guy you know plays straight pool. Next, you move in and make it look like you're retired and have lived there for years. Finally, you wait for the postman to bring your neighbor's Billiards Digest, then you stick your copy to his and put it in his box.

Now you just have to wait for the phone call.

I can't believe you fell for that.

 

[pfduser]

You most definitely got a jelly roll there, Mike. My pool playing "friend" that used to come over once a week moved away a couple of years ago and I haven't been able to find someone to come over and play on a semi-regular basis. I miss my old friend and the many days we spent together shooting pool and solving all of the world's problems.

Hold onto that new friendship tightly with both hands!!!

Great story.

Maniac

Been their before! I even posted here years ago looking for a playing partner after mine stopped playing . Real good story here!

 

[3RAILKICK]

C'mon, everybody knows this hustle.

First, you buy a house a few blocks away from a guy you know plays straight pool. Next, you move in and make it look like you're retired and have lived there for years. Finally, you wait for the postman to bring your neighbor's Billiards Digest, then you stick your copy to his and put it in his box.

Now you just have to wait for the phone call.

I can't believe you fell for that.

Yeah....think it was in the Beard's book, or maybe Jay's...some kind of slow hustle..

j/k

OP-that is kind of cool...a good kind of coincidence.


who's winning? pretty even?

..thanks for the feel good story..always welcome to balance the other kind.

 

[galipeau]

C'mon, everybody knows this hustle.

First, you buy a house a few blocks away from a guy you know plays straight pool. Next, you move in and make it look like you're retired and have lived there for years. Finally, you wait for the postman to bring your neighbor's Billiards Digest, then you stick your copy to his and put it in his box.

Now you just have to wait for the phone call.

I can't believe you fell for that.

Let me guess, kind of a slower speed player, can't run more than 5 balls... maybe some friendly games for a few bucks. Then one day he owns your house!

Just messing, that really is neat. I'm happy to see cool things like this happen! Thanks for the post.

 

[JuicyGirl]

awe how sweet! My 8 year old refuses to play straight pool with me. She says it's boring. Kids say the darn-est things

 

[Maniac]

awe how sweet! My 8 year old refuses to play straight pool with me. She says it's boring. Kids say the darn-est things

And.....they say the smartest things. Straight pool is boring!!! :sorry:

Maniac (but I like it and play it all the same :thumbup

 

[hang-the-9]

I wish AZB would do something to accomplish the same

Sent in a request a while back about a match up forum where people could post game, 8, 9, 10, 1P, 14.1 etc; skill level; gamble or not; preferred room... Etc

Seems like a natural

There is a community section and a King of AZ forum for various states to challenge people in. Don't know how active groups are in the Community part, I have never used them.

I actually know someone that wrote an Android App for out league scoring system, I wonder if I can ask him to write one for a player finder app. We could use the GPS phone locator, fire up the app and see where the players are in your area, that would be very neat. I just got a pool woody thinking how much fun an app like that would be, you feel like playing, start up the app on your phone, and there is a B player that shoots 10 ball playing in a room 10 miles from you, you send him a message though the app saying you're heading over to say hi, next thing you know, you lose your rent money. I see him again on Wed, I'll talk to him if he can figure this out.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

What city are you in?

It looks like I am going to have to renew my subscription and hope lightning strikes twice.

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-CP