Update on the Des Moines pool scene

mikeyfrost said:
You should start a show called The Farmer Guy and talk about deep historical events with a lot of intraspection, but use farmer talk and wear a straw hat. That would make ABC at least once.
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:rolleyes: I was just glad the "Farmer wants a wife" show a while back, the guy didn't have bad teeth and an abnormal love of farm animals.

If you negotiate the contract and act as my agent, I'll see if I could dumb down enough to pull it off. :lol: Huck-yuck

Maybe if I added some sort of southern accent???:D

I do have some pliers in a leather pocket around here someplace...

Gotta go, cows are out...:(
 
mikeyfrost said:
I'm a huge Art of War fan. This is the appropriate quotation for this situation.

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."
- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
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Hey Mike, I have an uncle that wrote kind of the same thing. It's called "Beating your guy to the punch."

Rule one: Never hit anyone stronger, faster, or bigger than you.

Rule two: Hit EVERYONE weaker, slower and smaller than you to prove your "badassness." Pick'em at random, don't announce it, just swing away.
 
crawfish said:
Hey Mike, I have an uncle that wrote kind of the same thing. It's called "Beating your guy to the punch."

Rule one: Never hit anyone stronger, faster, or bigger than you.

Rule two: Hit EVERYONE weaker, slower and smaller than you to prove your "badassness." Pick'em at random, don't announce it, just swing away.
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Very good.
 
Richardson said:
Might be calling Tom and telling him no action. Got three sad phone calls today.

Oh well .....
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That sucks I could probably tell you all 3 phone calls you got, well at least 2 of them. Unless they are personal type of stuff and in that case I hope it turns around for ya buddy.
 
crawfish said:
Hey Mike, I have an uncle that wrote kind of the same thing. It's called "Beating your guy to the punch."

Rule one: Never hit anyone stronger, faster, or bigger than you.

Rule two: Hit EVERYONE weaker, slower and smaller than you to prove your "badassness." Pick'em at random, don't announce it, just swing away.
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Keith I don't wanna call ur uncle a chump, but he sure sounds like one with that BS. Why kill the puppets and leave the peddler alive?

When I was growin up I was taught that sticks and stones, only let you know about whoever's doing the throwing.
 
mikeyfrost said:
That sucks I could probably tell you all 3 phone calls you got, well at least 2 of them. Unless they are personal type of stuff and in that case I hope it turns around for ya buddy.
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I had all good personal news today. Gonna sell an old POS semi-trailer for $4000. Gonna sell one of our trucks to the same guy for $10k. Got a new contract to haul some loads and make some nice $ $ $ $

Wife is making some honey-do's for me, which will be fun as always :)

Who do you think i got these calls from, im curious.
 
Richardson said:
I had all good personal news today. Gonna sell an old POS semi-trailer for $4000. Gonna sell one of our trucks to the same guy for $10k. Got a new contract to haul some loads and make some nice $ $ $ $

Wife is making some honey-do's for me, which will be fun as always :)

Who do you think i got these calls from, im curious.
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Tell your wife I said hi...twice.
 
Richardson said:
I had all good personal news today. Gonna sell an old POS semi-trailer for $4000. Gonna sell one of our trucks to the same guy for $10k. Got a new contract to haul some loads and make some nice $ $ $ $

Wife is making some honey-do's for me, which will be fun as always :)

Who do you think i got these calls from, im curious.
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I don't wanna air peoples business out, but I do know the people that would be able to play are short on cash flow so they need to be staked. Come on man you know that anyone involved that would be looking for a stake is gonna have some type of conversation with me. With all that money you got rollin in I think you should sweat bet with me over the Jon Brown match that aint gonna happen now. God that woulda been easy easy easy money.
 
So, yeah I was one of the guys who called Jason. I hate to admit it, but it's true. I just don't feel I could give Jeff a run right now. He is a champion without a doubt! If I would have been playing everyday, I would consider it, but I haven't been. Hopefully some of the other players in town will be up for it. Tom and Jeff play great pool. It would be nice to see them in action here.
 
mikeyfrost said:
Come on man you know that anyone involved that would be looking for a stake is gonna have some type of conversation with me.
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Yeah man, i am aware. You are the high roller who likes to gamble it up :thumbup: Its too bad after one bad week you pulled up, it was very neat to watch all the action. And your friends who need staked are the guys in town who will gamble with good players who might want to come to town. So its kind of a catch 22.

As for me, i might be done gambling for awhile. I heard an interesting comment though which is why i made the sweat bet with you. Guy said i have 2 rules to betting on pool. Rule#1. Dont bet against philapinos. Rule#2. Dont bet against Chris Bartrum. So i thought id mess around some. + i bought the TAR bartrum shirt, so i thought id sweat him once to see if i can jinx him ;)
 
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Why would guys who come in from the road expect to get played even? I guess maybe they are used to when Jamie was here and would spot the road players...:)
 
mikeyfrost said:
I don't wanna air peoples business out, but I do know the people that would be able to play are short on cash flow so they need to be staked. Come on man you know that anyone involved that would be looking for a stake is gonna have some type of conversation with me. With all that money you got rollin in I think you should sweat bet with me over the Jon Brown match that aint gonna happen now. God that woulda been easy easy easy money.
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I must have missed it, but what is the Jon Brown match that isn't going to happen now?:confused:
 
Richardson said:
Yeah man, i am aware. You are the high roller who likes to gamble it up :thumbup: Its too bad after one bad week you pulled up, it was very neat to watch all the action. And your friends who need staked are the guys in town who will gamble with good players who might want to come to town. So its kind of a catch 22.

As for me, i might be done gambling for awhile. I heard an interesting comment though which is why i made the sweat bet with you. Guy said i have 2 rules to betting on pool. Rule#1. Dont bet against philapinos. Rule#2. Dont bet against Chris Bartrum. So i thought id mess around some. + i bought the TAR bartrum shirt, so i thought id sweat him once to see if i can jinx him ;)
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I don't pull up, it's not in my DNA.I'm not gambling right now more to prove a point than anything else. My main point is simple, without me, it goes back to cheap games not worth mentioning on AZ to be honest. With me it gets hoppin and people cant wait to get to the pool hall and check things out. Now unfortunately I still quit, just playing my 1 or 2 tourneys a week at Stix until the addiction subsides. After that I'll still quit. I have a ton of reasons as to why. I'm not quitting the game, just the pool room here really. I'll still play at home and with folks I invite over, but that's it. Until a couple more guys like me float in to town, I just have no incentive. It's not worth the long nights and being out all the time and away from the old lady for the action that's left. Besides what do I do, put Jody against Phil or Mike against Pet, or anybody breathing against Chance all the time. That's no fun at all. It's boring really, it's not even exciting to sweat...just kinda boring. Maybe something will pump me up and give me the urge but the fire is gone right now.

P.S. I thought you were the big gambler buddy...I re-read your post and it sounds like hey I hit the jackpot up $14k this morning alone, but I dont wanna bet anything. You never came out and said you personally were gonna bet it up, but you incinuate it all the time.
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TheMadScientist said:
Why would guys who come in from the road expect to get played even? I guess maybe they are used to when Jamie was here and would spot the road players...:)
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These guys aren't road players. They are players from another town wanting to come to this town to play some. They are trying to arrange everything in advance so they don't come and get no action. They aren't trying to book locks just asking for fair games. Theyre not sleepers or lieing about their real names. Nothing says road player about these boys. A road player would have showed up unannounced, sat at the bar, dumped a 100 bucks to a bad player, got spotted by a good player for more money and robbed the place. I respect what they are trying to do.
 
mikeyfrost said:
I don't pull up, it's not in my DNA.I'm not gambling right now more to prove a point than anything else. My main point is simple, without me, it goes back to cheap games not worth mentioning on AZ to be honest. With me it gets hoppin and people cant wait to get to the pool hall and check things out. Now unfortunately I still quit, just playing my 1 or 2 tourneys a week at Stix until the addiction subsides. After that I'll still quit. I have a ton of reasons as to why. I'm not quitting the game, just the pool room here really. I'll still play at home and with folks I invite over, but that's it. Until a couple more guys like me float in to town, I just have no incentive. It's not worth the long nights and being out all the time and away from the old lady for the action that's left. Besides what do I do, put Jody against Phil or Mike against Pet, or anybody breathing against Chance all the time. That's no fun at all. It's boring really, it's not even exciting to sweat...just kinda boring. Maybe something will pump me up and give me the urge but the fire is gone right now.
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Stix in Windsor Heights or Stix II in Ankeny? I didn't think the one by me in Windsor Heights was doing any tournaments...
 
Big Dog said:
So, yeah I was one of the guys who called Jason. I hate to admit it, but it's true. I just don't feel I could give Jeff a run right now. He is a champion without a doubt! If I would have been playing everyday, I would consider it, but I haven't been. Hopefully some of the other players in town will be up for it. Tom and Jeff play great pool. It would be nice to see them in action here.
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No comment, nope none at all :sorry::(:boring2:
 
mikeyfrost said:
Keith I don't wanna call ur uncle a chump, but he sure sounds like one with that BS. Why kill the puppets and leave the peddler alive?

When I was growin up I was taught that sticks and stones, only let you know about whoever's doing the throwing.
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He sure is, but never been hit. Just kidding. I'm from the mountains of Appalachia. I don't even know anyone that could write a book, much less an uncle. We still "make our mark."
 
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