What's your pet peeve?
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The guy who I just beat out of four hundred asking me to buy him a beer. (Just joking)
The GUY THAT HAS TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT AND WON'T BET FATBACK IS GREASY. You know "the dollar a game man." He's a "tournament player."
The eternal "practicer." Won't play a soul but will beat them into the rail with the best of 'em.
The old guy who "used to be a hustler." telling me why I should've used three rails instead of inside English and going straight up and down the table.
The "if I weren't drunk guy." Then don't get drunk and jump up, my friend.
Almost forgot this one. The guy who "put himself throught college playin' pool." Where were all of these fellas when I was in school?
Anyone who has ever asked me for a RIDICULOUS spot. Please try and have it only one ball to your advantage.
The COMPLETE NIT. Self explanatory.
The guy in a bar who is watching you play and telling his friends how he could torture you with just a LITTLE more practice.
Anyone who swings on someone else's nuts. We ALL know one of these.
The GUY THAT HAS TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF EQUIPMENT AND WON'T BET FATBACK IS GREASY. You know "the dollar a game man." He's a "tournament player."
The eternal "practicer." Won't play a soul but will beat them into the rail with the best of 'em.
The old guy who "used to be a hustler." telling me why I should've used three rails instead of inside English and going straight up and down the table.
The "if I weren't drunk guy." Then don't get drunk and jump up, my friend.
Almost forgot this one. The guy who "put himself throught college playin' pool." Where were all of these fellas when I was in school?
Anyone who has ever asked me for a RIDICULOUS spot. Please try and have it only one ball to your advantage.
The COMPLETE NIT. Self explanatory.
The guy in a bar who is watching you play and telling his friends how he could torture you with just a LITTLE more practice.
Anyone who swings on someone else's nuts. We ALL know one of these.
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Peeve #1 - An opponent who doesn't help collect the balls on a non-ball-return table.
Peeve #2 - Guys who woof/bark/argue...but no one ever sees them play. They are wasting my time, the person-they-are-woofing-at's time, the pool room owner's time (because the person-they-are-woofing-at could be playing someone else), and pretty much anyone-within-earhot's time.
Peeve #3 - People who ask me for ridiculous weight because they know I'm not going to give it to them and then they don't have to play. (There was a guy recently...and I asked him what he wanted to do. He should be playing me even...so what I was asking was how much he wanted to bet). He looks me dead in the eye and asks for the seven-ball. I called him a little b***h...and told him that he if didn't want to play me, then he could just say that. ( i know it sounds harsh...but he is one of those guys who is always mouthing off to everyone) The next week, I was told that he was telling everyone he was just kidding about asking me for the 7-ball and was saying that he would play me anytime. I walked into the pool room a couple hours later....he saw me come in and disappeared. Didn't even say good-bye to anyone. Guys/girls like this are worthless.
Peeve #4 - When I meet new people outside of pool (for example, at work) and tell them that I am a professional pool player...and then they say "Wow! That is awesome. You must be really good....but I think I can still beat you." They are always men, and not one of them could run 2 balls if their life depended on it. They are just thinking that they are good because they have played once or twice, on a barbox, at the local tavern, drunk off their arses, and they managed to beat their even-more-drunk-best-friend after 45 minutes. I can't stand these monkeys...and I will always offer to play...paycheck against paycheck. So far, no one has taken me up on it
Peeve #2 - Guys who woof/bark/argue...but no one ever sees them play. They are wasting my time, the person-they-are-woofing-at's time, the pool room owner's time (because the person-they-are-woofing-at could be playing someone else), and pretty much anyone-within-earhot's time.
Peeve #3 - People who ask me for ridiculous weight because they know I'm not going to give it to them and then they don't have to play. (There was a guy recently...and I asked him what he wanted to do. He should be playing me even...so what I was asking was how much he wanted to bet). He looks me dead in the eye and asks for the seven-ball. I called him a little b***h...and told him that he if didn't want to play me, then he could just say that. ( i know it sounds harsh...but he is one of those guys who is always mouthing off to everyone) The next week, I was told that he was telling everyone he was just kidding about asking me for the 7-ball and was saying that he would play me anytime. I walked into the pool room a couple hours later....he saw me come in and disappeared. Didn't even say good-bye to anyone. Guys/girls like this are worthless.
Peeve #4 - When I meet new people outside of pool (for example, at work) and tell them that I am a professional pool player...and then they say "Wow! That is awesome. You must be really good....but I think I can still beat you." They are always men, and not one of them could run 2 balls if their life depended on it. They are just thinking that they are good because they have played once or twice, on a barbox, at the local tavern, drunk off their arses, and they managed to beat their even-more-drunk-best-friend after 45 minutes. I can't stand these monkeys...and I will always offer to play...paycheck against paycheck. So far, no one has taken me up on it
cuechick said:
What about people that spell the word "grammar" incorrectly?
I'm just kidding Cuechick, don't hit me!
Pet Peeve?
the players that always say "I lost because their opponent got all the rolls"
Just once I would like to hear a player that lost a match say "the other guy just played better than me". What is so difficult about that?
the players that always say "I lost because their opponent got all the rolls"
Just once I would like to hear a player that lost a match say "the other guy just played better than me". What is so difficult about that?
cueandcushion said:
I've seen this one!! One of 'em got a rack from a pool table and racked the balls. Another one broke and they were three or four shots into the rack before they realized there were no pockets!!
There were three or four of us watching and we were rolling!!
I guess my pet peeves are the upside down chalk, players from the next table who stand right beside yours to watch you shoot, and people who walk right in front of a player just about to pull the trigger.
Just remembered another, non players in the tournament area. Don't know why this is allowed around here.
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Just happened today
-People who make stupid comments about the game occurring in front of them
A guy was sitting at the counter watching me play straight pool with the guy working the pool hall that night, spotting him 30 to 100 for $20. Midway through his run, he asks how many balls the guy I was playing made. He was told "eight."
Makes one more ball.
"So that makes nine for the run, right?"
"Yes"
"So he has nine balls, right?"
"Yeah."
"But he fouled, so it's only eight, actually, right?"
"Not really."
"Alright, he's got nine."
Makes one more ball.
"So that's ten now, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, kind of like nine, but really ten."
"Yup."
The guy shooting joins in...
"So I made ten balls, right?"
"Yeah."
"But it's more like nine now?"
"Kind of."
Misses, but while I'm getting down for the shot, the shooter and the guy continue...
"So I ran ten?"
"Well, it was actually more like nine."
"But besides the foul, it's ten?"
"Yeah. So you got ten balls?"
"Yup."
"Ten balls."
"Yeah."
Saying this across the counter with music playing, so they were fairly audible from any distance.
Just all of this, on top of singing and dancing to songs on the jukebox, screaming and shouting about every missed ball, standing in front of my shots to get a good look at the TV, it all built up a bit by a bit to get me tilted.
Lost the match by 6. The guy sitting at the counter even had the nerve to yell "Foul!" after I attempted to send the cueball back into the pack while my opponent needed 1 to go...
-People who make stupid comments about the game occurring in front of them
A guy was sitting at the counter watching me play straight pool with the guy working the pool hall that night, spotting him 30 to 100 for $20. Midway through his run, he asks how many balls the guy I was playing made. He was told "eight."
Makes one more ball.
"So that makes nine for the run, right?"
"Yes"
"So he has nine balls, right?"
"Yeah."
"But he fouled, so it's only eight, actually, right?"
"Not really."
"Alright, he's got nine."
Makes one more ball.
"So that's ten now, right?"
"Yeah."
"Well, kind of like nine, but really ten."
"Yup."
The guy shooting joins in...
"So I made ten balls, right?"
"Yeah."
"But it's more like nine now?"
"Kind of."
Misses, but while I'm getting down for the shot, the shooter and the guy continue...
"So I ran ten?"
"Well, it was actually more like nine."
"But besides the foul, it's ten?"
"Yeah. So you got ten balls?"
"Yup."
"Ten balls."
"Yeah."
Saying this across the counter with music playing, so they were fairly audible from any distance.
Just all of this, on top of singing and dancing to songs on the jukebox, screaming and shouting about every missed ball, standing in front of my shots to get a good look at the TV, it all built up a bit by a bit to get me tilted.
Lost the match by 6. The guy sitting at the counter even had the nerve to yell "Foul!" after I attempted to send the cueball back into the pack while my opponent needed 1 to go...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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funny
#3 and 4 are hilarious, i bet you get alot of that! everyone is a player until you tell em to get up and bet something!Melissa Herndon said:Peeve #1 - An opponent who doesn't help collect the balls on a non-ball-return table.
Peeve #2 - Guys who woof/bark/argue...but no one ever sees them play. They are wasting my time, the person-they-are-woofing-at's time, the pool room owner's time (because the person-they-are-woofing-at could be playing someone else), and pretty much anyone-within-earhot's time.
Peeve #3 - People who ask me for ridiculous weight because they know I'm not going to give it to them and then they don't have to play. (There was a guy recently...and I asked him what he wanted to do. He should be playing me even...so what I was asking was how much he wanted to bet). He looks me dead in the eye and asks for the seven-ball. I called him a little b***h...and told him that he if didn't want to play me, then he could just say that. ( i know it sounds harsh...but he is one of those guys who is always mouthing off to everyone) The next week, I was told that he was telling everyone he was just kidding about asking me for the 7-ball and was saying that he would play me anytime. I walked into the pool room a couple hours later....he saw me come in and disappeared. Didn't even say good-bye to anyone. Guys/girls like this are worthless.
Peeve #4 - When I meet new people outside of pool (for example, at work) and tell them that I am a professional pool player...and then they say "Wow! That is awesome. You must be really good....but I think I can still beat you." They are always men, and not one of them could run 2 balls if their life depended on it. They are just thinking that they are good because they have played once or twice, on a barbox, at the local tavern, drunk off their arses, and they managed to beat their even-more-drunk-best-friend after 45 minutes. I can't stand these monkeys...and I will always offer to play...paycheck against paycheck. So far, no one has taken me up on it
Pretty funny comments Melissa. I usually just read the comments and laugh, but if you are ever around MA then stop by Country Club USA in chelmsford for a few sets. There is a good tournament every monday night and I would like the chance to play you. (even, and I will bet) You would probably beat me but I would like to give it a try. I like to step up and play better players. I'm playing at Turning Stone in august just to see what I can do. So you see I can actually play.Melissa Herndon said:Peeve #1 - An opponent who doesn't help collect the balls on a non-ball-return table.
Peeve #2 - Guys who woof/bark/argue...but no one ever sees them play. They are wasting my time, the person-they-are-woofing-at's time, the pool room owner's time (because the person-they-are-woofing-at could be playing someone else), and pretty much anyone-within-earhot's time.
Peeve #3 - People who ask me for ridiculous weight because they know I'm not going to give it to them and then they don't have to play. (There was a guy recently...and I asked him what he wanted to do. He should be playing me even...so what I was asking was how much he wanted to bet). He looks me dead in the eye and asks for the seven-ball. I called him a little b***h...and told him that he if didn't want to play me, then he could just say that. ( i know it sounds harsh...but he is one of those guys who is always mouthing off to everyone) The next week, I was told that he was telling everyone he was just kidding about asking me for the 7-ball and was saying that he would play me anytime. I walked into the pool room a couple hours later....he saw me come in and disappeared. Didn't even say good-bye to anyone. Guys/girls like this are worthless.
Peeve #4 - When I meet new people outside of pool (for example, at work) and tell them that I am a professional pool player...and then they say "Wow! That is awesome. You must be really good....but I think I can still beat you." They are always men, and not one of them could run 2 balls if their life depended on it. They are just thinking that they are good because they have played once or twice, on a barbox, at the local tavern, drunk off their arses, and they managed to beat their even-more-drunk-best-friend after 45 minutes. I can't stand these monkeys...and I will always offer to play...paycheck against paycheck. So far, no one has taken me up on it
As for the thread, upside down chalk is probably my biggest, but I also hate it when your playing a set and have to use the bathroom and the person won't wait until you get back to shoot. Not as a move, you really have to go.
Hope to see you in Chelmsford
Jason
P.S. All tables are Gold Crowns and most have simonis on them, a few have the IPT junk still on the.