Vive La Différence!

[sunnyone]

Dear Gentle Readers,

The other day - - on Lenny’s exceptional stream - - I caught some of the finals of the Chinook Winds 10-ball finals.

Watching Allison v. Rebecca bought into sharp contrast the realities of men versus women.

Three points:

> Slow, slow, slow. While entertaining (Rebecca from the B-side, had to best Allison, then beat her again in a hill-hill contest) the pace of play was so slow that the matches were at once exciting and tedious.

> Shot selection. In the men’s final the Rocket motored through Carlo. (Unimportant aside: is Mr. Biado married?) Their shots were … forceful. Three-cushion draws; multiple-cushion follows, etc.

The girls, in contrast, were … tentative. Careful. More unsure. More mistake-prone on position.

> One-pocket. Do any girls play the game? In tourneys? After hours? I was initially, and perhaps naively, a fan of direct girl-boy competition.

Now? Not so much.

Sober reconsideration is my life,

Sunny

 

[MitchAlsup]

> Slow, slow, slow. <snip> the pace of play was so slow that the matches were at once exciting and tedious.

Well stated.

 

[King T]

I agree..,

I hate to say it, but I have trouble watching the women play. I used to watch every match on ESPN years ago, but it seems that the pace has slowed?

 

[Ron Swanson]

Pool is unwatchable- men or women.

 

[pt109]

I like watching ladies' tennis sometimes...where the lack of a million MPH serve leads to
more volleying, which can be very skillful.

So I don't mind watching Allison and Rebecca ducking it out with more safety play...
....and I applaud Rebecca for standing up to a giant in ladies' pool...
...although Allison didn't look at ease on a bar table.

And this performance enhances the chances of Rebecca's kid being born with a stroke...
...."I don't know why, Mommy, but can I play three more games before bedtime?"

Life can be tricky sometimes...Rebecca is pregnant, but Allison got the morning sickness.

 

[SilverCue]

Rebecca is pregnant, but Allison got the morning sickness.

Good one

 

[michael4]

I like watching ladies' tennis sometimes...where the lack of a million MPH serve leads to
more volleying, which can be very skillful.

So I don't mind watching Allison and Rebecca ducking it out with more safety play...
....and I applaud Rebecca for standing up to a giant in ladies' pool...
...although Allison didn't look at ease on a bar table.

And this performance enhances the chances of Rebecca's kid being born with a stroke...
...."I don't know why, Mommy, but can I play three more games before bedtime?"

Life can be tricky sometimes...Rebecca is pregnant, but Allison got the morning sickness.

Some say Rebecca played slow, I say it was more like a pregnant pause between each shot.....

 

[Zphix]

Some say Rebecca played slow, I say it was more like a pregnant pause between each shot.....

I see what you did there :thumbup2: