The true cost of hustling

[KissedOut]

You probably won't understand this but a real pool room is the most honest place you could be. As described in that post, it's the same way in life like it or not. Their is a hierarchy at work, at the gym, at the racetrack ( cars ), even amongst your own friends not to mention the kind of gir, you get to date. Our whole society is built on hierarchy If you are at the bottom of that chain sorry but your luck.

LOL. Why do you sharps always assume that the lives of flats like me are dull, not rewarding, and that we are, in the inimitable vocabulary of the illiterate, nits. While the reality is that we have good jobs great lives, terrific relationships, nice retirements, and will die peacefully in our beds.

I know people like me live unbearably boring lives to the sharps. We do not get hit, we don't hit people. we do not get robbed, we do not rob people. We do not spend our time figuring angles to play to get money from someone, We do our jobs - usually quite well and we have the resources and wherewithal to live stable, prosperous lives..

If someone's self esteem is all wrapped up in how well they play a game and what their pecking order is in some dive of a pool hall, well all I can say is that is sad. And pool will never prosper on the backs of folks with that outlook.

Personally I would rather just practice, and be successful at my chosen profession (one that paid actual money - enough so that I'm now comfortably retired - something very few sharps end up being able to say) than to have players quake when I enter a pool room in fear of my game because I am the BIG DOG. Now THAT would be a crazy value system.

But hey you are at the top of the pool hall hierarchy, so good for you. Me? I'd just rather live a good life, enjoy the game for the joy of the game, and sleep good at night.

 

[BmoreMoney]

LOL. Why do you sharps always assume that the lives of flats like me are dull, not rewarding, and that we are, in the inimitable vocabulary of the illiterate, nits. While the reality is that we have good jobs great lives, terrific relationships, nice retirements, and will die peacefully in our beds.

I know people like me live unbearably boring lives to the sharps. We do not get hit, we don't hit people. we do not get robbed, we do not rob people. We do not spend our time figuring angles to play to get money from someone, We do our jobs - usually quite well and we have the resources and wherewithal to live stable, prosperous lives..

If someone's self esteem is all wrapped up in how well they play a game and what their pecking order is in some dive of a pool hall, well all I can say is that is sad. And pool will never prosper on the backs of folks with that outlook.

Personally I would rather just practice, and be successful at my chosen profession (one that paid actual money - enough so that I'm now comfortably retired - something very few sharps end up being able to say) than to have players quake when I enter a pool room in fear of my game because I am the BIG DOG. Now THAT would be a crazy value system.

But hey you are at the top of the pool hall hierarchy, so good for you. Me? I'd just rather live a good life, enjoy the game for the joy of the game, and sleep good at night.

You have me clocked all wrong bro. Not a " Sharpe " as you put it. At best a B level player, and BTW I play MAYBE 3 or 4 times a year nowadays. So no living off pool for me thanks lol. Nit gonna get into a lot of personal stuff here but I'm glad you are comfortable. So am i, just a coup examples - a natural gas well and some rental properties that are garunteed funded every month thanks to the good old gub. Gotta love Obama, he has sured up this sector for generations to come. Go to bed when I feel like it, get up when I feel like it - has nothing to do with pool whatsoever. The things I speak of though are all things I see and have seen. The thing about hierarchy in life is oh so true though and by your responses I could take a guess where you fall. Have a wonderful, comfortable evening �� Btw, I just turned 38 so maybe you do have more experience than I do ��

 

[HawaiianEye]

And the lesson to be learned is that a pool room is a really really bad place to develop a sense of honesty and ethics. Can't imagine why most people do not want their kids hanging out there.

I hung out in a REAL pool hall as a kid.

The place was full of HONEST people. If one of the SOBs told you he was going to pull out his gun and shoot your ass, he wasn't lying. I can give you names and probably dates, if there are records that far back.

You quickly learned which SOB was lying and which one wasn't.

 

[KissedOut]

Oh, I get it now. No thanks though. I'm just looking for Nit repellent, nothing else.
I havent really snorted much clintonkaine since the tech bubble days in mid 90's.
Seemed like the thing to do then???
Don't need any sweet sticky bags of throughly corrupt oligarchy corruption either.
Just looking for Nit repellent.
Prefereably made in the 70's Detroit style, using "blood of knocker" sponged up from the asphalt with a dirty rag.

Eddie

Given your attempts at repartee and eloquence, I can see why you would base your self esteem on your pool game.

 

[KissedOut]

You have me clocked all wrong bro. Not a " Sharpe " as you put it. At best a B level player, and BTW I play MAYBE 3 or 4 times a year nowadays. So no living off pool for me thanks lol. Nit gonna get into a lot of personal stuff here but I'm glad you are comfortable. So am i, just a coup examples - a natural gas well and some rental properties that are garunteed funded every month thanks to the good old gub. Gotta love Obama, he has sured up this sector for generations to come. Go to bed when I feel like it, get up when I feel like it - has nothing to do with pool whatsoever. The things I speak of though are all things I see and have seen. The thing about hierarchy in life is oh so true though and by your responses I could take a guess where you fall. Have a wonderful, comfortable evening �� Btw, I just turned 38 so maybe you do have more experience than I do ��

Good story. Tell it again.

 

[justaplayer]

LOL. Why do you sharps always assume that the lives of flats like me are dull, not rewarding, and that we are, in the inimitable vocabulary of the illiterate, nits. While the reality is that we have good jobs great lives, terrific relationships, nice retirements, and will die peacefully in our beds.

I know people like me live unbearably boring lives to the sharps. We do not get hit, we don't hit people. we do not get robbed, we do not rob people. We do not spend our time figuring angles to play to get money from someone, We do our jobs - usually quite well and we have the resources and wherewithal to live stable, prosperous lives..

If someone's self esteem is all wrapped up in how well they play a game and what their pecking order is in some dive of a pool hall, well all I can say is that is sad. And pool will never prosper on the backs of folks with that outlook.

Personally I would rather just practice, and be successful at my chosen profession (one that paid actual money - enough so that I'm now comfortably retired - something very few sharps end up being able to say) than to have players quake when I enter a pool room in fear of my game because I am the BIG DOG. Now THAT would be a crazy value system.

But hey you are at the top of the pool hall hierarchy, so good for you. Me? I'd just rather live a good life, enjoy the game for the joy of the game, and sleep good at night.

You should be on the young republicans forum....cause you are such a success,

 

[Pushout]

LOL. Why do you sharps always assume that the lives of flats like me are dull, not rewarding, and that we are, in the inimitable vocabulary of the illiterate, nits. While the reality is that we have good jobs great lives, terrific relationships, nice retirements, and will die peacefully in our beds. .

I see you do not understand the term "nit". Ah, well.........