What are the best excuses you've heard or said for losing a game?

Grady Mathews lost to Bill Incardoda and said, "I played too aggressive."

He also said, "The better man won," so he was not just *****ing.
 
Excuses

I'm putting together excuses for a t-shirt design like a "golfer's excuse" t-shirt for pool. What are the best excuses you've heard for losing a game or missing a shot?

Excuses run the gamut. What I have noticed is older players make fewer excuses than younger players and that's probably expected as some young players don't have the life experiences older players have had. Like death, war, tragedy in general. Pool is a game. Life is more important. Be nice, have fun and shake hands when you lose!
 
I got a broke toe. That was me the other night acctually. Amazing what a little difference in balance will do to you.

Sounds dumb, but I had 3 broken bones in my foot this winter and it really messes up everything. First, my balance was off and then that affects all your mechanics. I've spent the past month getting my mechanics and stroke back.
 
I may be wrong, but if the cloth is green, isn't it more difficult for the eye to focus on the edge of the 6 ball?

I played at my friends school the other day and their colors are dark blue so of course they had dark blue cloth. I couldn't see the 4 ball at all and the 8 blended in on long shots. I've heard that tourney blue is the best for seeing all the balls.
 
I was trying a new technique.

I was playing a guy once and he missed a really easy bank. He yelled very loudly "Is this thing regulation size or what!!"

I was thinking about Llamas.

I would have won, but I usually use red chalk.

There right where I want them!

Atleast I lost to the guy who won the tourney.

Seriously, I saw a Llama.
 
I was belly hooked

I had the wrong chemical mixture

You're lucky we didn't play yesterday, I would have drilled you

the ball skidded (this really happens but is over used)

Nice match, you played great...we need a big adjustment ;)

Had a bad day at work (& now a bad evening)
 
I didn't practice enough
I practiced too much
The ball skidded
The rails are dead
The table is crooked
The table is too fast
The table is too slow
The pockets are not cut right
My opponent got all the good rolls
I got all the bad rolls
Jump cue not allowed. Costed me the match.
...

I've got hundreds of others I've used over the years. :)
 
List of excuses

this is a list of excuses given at different times by a member of my team in vnea league. These excuses were not said to be funny, he was dead serious each time.

The ceiling in this place is too high
the ceiling in this place is too low
the floor in this place is un even
the music in this place is too loud
the guy who put the new tip on my stick warped the shaft when he polished it
this table is too close to the wall
you can’t get any english on this table
every ball i shot at the side pocket hit the tit
i just can’t shoot once i get pissed off

i’m sure there are more that he uses when he is shooting outside of league.
And yes, one bars ceiling was too high & another bars ceiling was too low, at least according to him.

Slim
 
Are YOU in this Game!
The music is too loud!
You were standing in front of my shot.
Stop talking when I shoot!



The ceiling in this place is too high
the ceiling in this place is too low
the floor in this place is un even
the music in this place is too loud
the guy who put the new tip on my stick warped the shaft when he polished it
this table is too close to the wall
you can’t get any english on this table
every ball i shot at the side pocket hit the tit
i just can’t shoot once i get pissed off

Slim[/b]


This is what I was expecting! Thank you eddiebluedog and SLIM.

Most people blame reasons for losing on OTHER things, not themselves. I'm actually surprised about all the "self" excuses in this thread.

While these may not be good for a shirt, here's what I hear all the time:

- The table rolled off.
- He got all the rolls in the world.
- It's too ****ing hot in here.
- The guy kept whining about everything.
- The guy kept sharking me!
- The guy ran out, I had no chances.
- He kept hooking me after he missed.
- The table is too slow.
- He shit in a lot of balls.
- He wouldn't get off his cell phone.
- He slow-played me.
- He kept going to the bathroom.
- He wouldn't stop talking to his friends.

etc
etc

Now - back to good shirt quotes!
 
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