What's your pet peeve?
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I've realised I have a couple of new pet peeves. Ones that really bug me!
1. My back trouble is getting me down while playing pool.
2. Playing like a blind man in handcuffs the last few weeks has pushed me to the edge of insanity!!!!
I know one of those can be changed. If only I could find the key to those handcuffs!!
1. My back trouble is getting me down while playing pool.
2. Playing like a blind man in handcuffs the last few weeks has pushed me to the edge of insanity!!!!
I know one of those can be changed. If only I could find the key to those handcuffs!!
Non-pool peeve: Flakes. For the love of God and all that is Holy, commit every pool peeve in the book, if you're not a flake, I can deal with it!
Now...
1) Slop players. Oh, Lordy. Watching these guys carelessly whack 'em around hoping for one to sink is one of the most painful things ever. I've stopped playing them, but if they are within 10 ft of me, it rubs me all wrong.
2) Agreed with the comments about opponents being at the bar for 5 years before they shoot. I play at a bar that I regular and I'm seriously considering not bringing my cue there anymore and going there strictly for drinking. I seriously waited twenty minutes for a guy to get through his dice game. Aren't you too drunk to be multitasking?
3) Speaking of drunk. The old, "I can't play pool when I'm sober." Really? You're telling me that the more you intoxicated and uncoordinated you are, the better you are at a game of precision? If you can't drive when you are drunk, what makes you think you can run a table? I know a guy that swears up and down that he could run with, if not beat, the likes of Reyes, Django, Archer, Strickland, etc. if he was wasted. You figured if that was true, the local news would have at LEAST done some sort of story.
4) Glove comments. I get these a lot at the bar. I'd rather wear my glove than see my white hand prints all across the table. On top of that I sweat. Nothing but gay jokes. Really? Are we so insecure that we have to pick on glove boy to enforce our own masculinity? The fun part is that they rag on me even more about it when I win, and even more when I stomp them. Let's cover up the fact that all your balls are on the table, but shifting all the attention to my flamer glove. Ok, part of it is my fault. Foolish of me to expect any for of sportsmanship from a drunk. :thumbup:
4) Guys who beg to use my cue. "It plays so well!" Thanks!... get your own. "But I'm not that into pool." Okay... so what's the problem with a house cue? Hey fence rider, are you in or are you out? Not that into it? Deal with the bar cues. These guys don't know how to handle a two piece. It's a Scorpion, yea. It's no McDermott, High Tower, Southwest, etc., but it's MY Scorpion that I payed for, now go away. Production cue or Custom, I'll be irate if some some casual banger puts a dent in my shaft or something of the sort.
5) Guys who talk trash like they are some sort of pool king, then threaten to fight you when they lose. Really? If you're gonna behave like a child, then you have no reason screwing around with serious players and mature adults.
7) People who come up when I'm practicing (headphones in, and **** off written on my forehead) and rudely interrupt me (i.e. hand in face, grabbing the butt of my cue while I'm in stance, etc) to tell me to take a certain shot. No. I didn't play position for that shot, I'm doing a drill, if I mess up and have to start this thing over, I'm going to lose all respect I have for you as a player and person, no matter how good you are or how nice. This one guy interrupted me when I was about to pull the trigger, knocking out my headphones and telling me to jump the cue ball down table for another OB. I proceeded to tell him no and why I won't. He then asked if I had a jump cue. No. He was appalled. I don't jump, I prefer to kick. No offense to jump cue users, I think the people who have that ability are awesome, but kicking is what I would rather do. He then proceeded to tell me how I will never progress to a good level if I don't learn to jump. That was one of those moments where you pray for a miracle (i.e. Efren Reyes strolling in) just so you can show him how disgustingly wrong he is.
8) Obnoxious people who like to make noises and faces as they walk by during my practice sessions. A group of girls were hanging out with their boyfriends at my regular spot. They kept walking by on their phones. They just decided to keep choosing the path that lead them by my table. Why? I will never know. They did this constantly because they weren't playing and were bored. Every time they passed they made rude comments, noises, and faces. These are the same people that come into my work (Starbucks) and steal drinks I've made for paying customers. What happened? Anyone? I'm not that much older than them, but I know everyone I know, at least personally, in my age group has some respect. Why is behaving such a foreign concept to these people?...
/head explode
There is so much more, but I'm done for now.
/end rant.
Now...
1) Slop players. Oh, Lordy. Watching these guys carelessly whack 'em around hoping for one to sink is one of the most painful things ever. I've stopped playing them, but if they are within 10 ft of me, it rubs me all wrong.
2) Agreed with the comments about opponents being at the bar for 5 years before they shoot. I play at a bar that I regular and I'm seriously considering not bringing my cue there anymore and going there strictly for drinking. I seriously waited twenty minutes for a guy to get through his dice game. Aren't you too drunk to be multitasking?
3) Speaking of drunk. The old, "I can't play pool when I'm sober." Really? You're telling me that the more you intoxicated and uncoordinated you are, the better you are at a game of precision? If you can't drive when you are drunk, what makes you think you can run a table? I know a guy that swears up and down that he could run with, if not beat, the likes of Reyes, Django, Archer, Strickland, etc. if he was wasted. You figured if that was true, the local news would have at LEAST done some sort of story.
4) Glove comments. I get these a lot at the bar. I'd rather wear my glove than see my white hand prints all across the table. On top of that I sweat. Nothing but gay jokes. Really? Are we so insecure that we have to pick on glove boy to enforce our own masculinity? The fun part is that they rag on me even more about it when I win, and even more when I stomp them. Let's cover up the fact that all your balls are on the table, but shifting all the attention to my flamer glove. Ok, part of it is my fault. Foolish of me to expect any for of sportsmanship from a drunk. :thumbup:
4) Guys who beg to use my cue. "It plays so well!" Thanks!... get your own. "But I'm not that into pool." Okay... so what's the problem with a house cue? Hey fence rider, are you in or are you out? Not that into it? Deal with the bar cues. These guys don't know how to handle a two piece. It's a Scorpion, yea. It's no McDermott, High Tower, Southwest, etc., but it's MY Scorpion that I payed for, now go away. Production cue or Custom, I'll be irate if some some casual banger puts a dent in my shaft or something of the sort.
5) Guys who talk trash like they are some sort of pool king, then threaten to fight you when they lose. Really? If you're gonna behave like a child, then you have no reason screwing around with serious players and mature adults.
7) People who come up when I'm practicing (headphones in, and **** off written on my forehead) and rudely interrupt me (i.e. hand in face, grabbing the butt of my cue while I'm in stance, etc) to tell me to take a certain shot. No. I didn't play position for that shot, I'm doing a drill, if I mess up and have to start this thing over, I'm going to lose all respect I have for you as a player and person, no matter how good you are or how nice. This one guy interrupted me when I was about to pull the trigger, knocking out my headphones and telling me to jump the cue ball down table for another OB. I proceeded to tell him no and why I won't. He then asked if I had a jump cue. No. He was appalled. I don't jump, I prefer to kick. No offense to jump cue users, I think the people who have that ability are awesome, but kicking is what I would rather do. He then proceeded to tell me how I will never progress to a good level if I don't learn to jump. That was one of those moments where you pray for a miracle (i.e. Efren Reyes strolling in) just so you can show him how disgustingly wrong he is.
8) Obnoxious people who like to make noises and faces as they walk by during my practice sessions. A group of girls were hanging out with their boyfriends at my regular spot. They kept walking by on their phones. They just decided to keep choosing the path that lead them by my table. Why? I will never know. They did this constantly because they weren't playing and were bored. Every time they passed they made rude comments, noises, and faces. These are the same people that come into my work (Starbucks) and steal drinks I've made for paying customers. What happened? Anyone? I'm not that much older than them, but I know everyone I know, at least personally, in my age group has some respect. Why is behaving such a foreign concept to these people?...
/head explode
There is so much more, but I'm done for now.
/end rant.
You know what though, usually if they are going to say that, they suck at pool in the worst way ANYWAY, so why get upset over it.
Let them miss the kick, sell out, and then run out on them.
Haha. Thanks. Don't let the well handled thought process fool you, I'm not a good player. I'm alright, good when I manage to fall into stroke... which is finally happening more often... YES!
HOLY CRAP! I just looked over at my rep. I was only at two little green things last night. What in the world happened???
Pet Peeve #1
Players who leave the chalk upside down with nasty little chalk bombs all up and down the rails should be tazered repeatedly.
Pet Peeve #2
Heavy metal or rap played at ear splitting jet engine decibels. The bar or hall may have $25K worth of flat screen TV's everywhere but god forbid they should miss a few jukebox dollars and allow any volume for a local football/basketball game. Real pool halls are very rare around here.
Pet Peeve #3
I play on two completely different league teams. One is very serious and we consistently finish in the top 3 of the areas toughest league.
My next team is full of "C" buddies who are only semi serious at learning, resist thinking but are excellent drinkers. Occasionally they will ask me for suggestions as to how to play a particular shot. I will offer the clearest advice I can and explain the how and why. They will disagree and argue with me a while then hopelessly screw up the shot. Their next words are always, "Well that sure didn't work worth a sh!t!........... :angry:
Players who leave the chalk upside down with nasty little chalk bombs all up and down the rails should be tazered repeatedly.
Pet Peeve #2
Heavy metal or rap played at ear splitting jet engine decibels. The bar or hall may have $25K worth of flat screen TV's everywhere but god forbid they should miss a few jukebox dollars and allow any volume for a local football/basketball game. Real pool halls are very rare around here.
Pet Peeve #3
I play on two completely different league teams. One is very serious and we consistently finish in the top 3 of the areas toughest league.
My next team is full of "C" buddies who are only semi serious at learning, resist thinking but are excellent drinkers. Occasionally they will ask me for suggestions as to how to play a particular shot. I will offer the clearest advice I can and explain the how and why. They will disagree and argue with me a while then hopelessly screw up the shot. Their next words are always, "Well that sure didn't work worth a sh!t!........... :angry:
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Magic!
Magic multiplying green dots! Now you have eleven.
Jigger, it isn't nice to want to tase Efren. He is one of the most noticeable offenders placing chalk upside-down on the table!
Hu
Magic multiplying green dots! Now you have eleven.
Jigger, it isn't nice to want to tase Efren. He is one of the most noticeable offenders placing chalk upside-down on the table!
Hu
This sounds like an invitation to have a major *****-and-Moan session so here goes:
Know-it-all railbirds. Know-it-alls are bad enough but when they're railbirds it just feels worse. These clowns seem to know more about your game than you do, and are only too happy to tell you why you lost, why you should have won, and will even take the time to remind you that you have been, or are, playing like sh**. Let's not forget they have not picked up a stick in over a decade.
Scorehounds
These people are always asking you or anyone else for the score on a match in the same room they're in! They can't just get up and walk over to check the score themselves? This is even more precious when they are not even betting on the game! I have had some of these guys refuse to bet me a Diet Coke on the outcome of a match! WTF?
Nits
We all hate them...but I especially hate the ones that always talk about wanting to play you, then never seem to be available or have cash when you're in the pool room at the same time. Plus they want weight after all that yapping. Then there are those that want to keep adjusting so they could win. I guess they failed to understand they should be trying to improve, not to keep getting bigger spots so they can remain at the same sorry level. I played this guy recently and gave him the 8 in a race to five. He quit after losing one set. The next weekend he asked me to play but wanted the 7. He quit after the first set again. Now he no longer asks me to play because he knows I won't give him the 6. Keep in mind these were races to 5 for ten dollars! Waste of time, I know. Guess I must have been bored. I could go on and on with the nits but we all know 'em, like I said.
Sharking of ANY kind
You pieces of sh** know who you are. Stay the Hell away from me. I have no respect for you, your "hustlin' mentality, your precious edge...and your never-ending quest to "make a buck"...meanwhile GET A JOB! Don't be a grown-assed man still living with your parents or grandparents and then have the NERVE to come into the room and talk sh** at the guy who "has no heart". That same guy has a job, happens to be educated and is successfully providing for his family while you are trying to "put a move" on someone while *****ing about the price of a cheeseburger! I despise you! You are what's wrong with our beautiful game.
People who curse just for the sake of it
It seems some people just start cursing as soon as they walk into the room. Maybe they feel you have to be this way in a poolroom and just let fly. I know a guy who actually BEGINS his responses with the f-bomb. It would go like this:
Me: So, what's up man? How have you been?
Him: Aww, (f-bomb) uh, (f-bomb) uh, this (f-bomb) guy last just (f-bomb) got every (f-bomb) roll etc. etc.
And while I am at it, stop dumbing yourself down just because you don't want to appear smart or educated to the pool bums whose respect you crave. Some people think if they use a 50-cent word once in a while, or discuss something outside of pool, women, cars, or hunting, they would be perceived as gay, soft or even worse, a non-player. I never understood why intelligent adults, or even older teenagers constantly look up to the person that can play really well when that person is a LOSER (no job, nasty attitude, jailbird, junkie, you name it). Pool phenomenon, I suppose. Or it could be that desire to worship those we perceive to be superior.
Bangers
There have been whole threads about these people...and yes we were all bangers once. But some of the characteristics displayed are so egregious they are worthy of mention. Sorry, won't articulate here, but had to add to the list or "peeves".
Smoking while playing
People who have to go outside for a smoke for what seems like every ten seconds. I dislike playing these people because they even ask if I mind them taking a smoke break! Like they're not going to smoke if I say yes? Gimme a break.
Stick-whores
These are the ones that are ALWAYS talking about their precious cue(s), and are only too happy to show you a picture in a magazine of the cue they're thinking of buying, even after you tell them you don't know much about cues and the Meucci with the ebony-whatever looks better than the Lucasi with the ivory-whatever...and oh by the way is it 19.5 ounces? Yech!
Advice-seekers
I know we hate getting unsolicited advice, but how about these self-proclaimed beginners who feel the need to ask your help, or an explanation of what you did on so-and-so shot WHILE YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY GAMBLING OR IN TOURNAMENT PLAY!
Action-whores
I know I have been using "whore" a lot in this post...not sure why...maybe a Freudian thing? Anyway, these fiends are always jonesing for some form of action. They either have to flip coins for hundreds, pitch quarters on the table to get closest to the bottom rail, or indulge in some form of betting in the poolroom that has nothing to do with playing pool. I guess they're trying to impress everyone that they have "heart".
I have more but have to get back to work...but...before I go...don't you just hate hearing the following, especially from a banger:
Referring to the cue ball - round and round she goes, where she stops, ain't nobody knows!
Referring to a badly missed shot resulting in the OB flying around the table - four rails never fails!
Or my personal favorite for any ball going off the table - Fore!
We won't even get into the parents who bring their unruly kids to the room, that's another thread entirely!
Know-it-all railbirds. Know-it-alls are bad enough but when they're railbirds it just feels worse. These clowns seem to know more about your game than you do, and are only too happy to tell you why you lost, why you should have won, and will even take the time to remind you that you have been, or are, playing like sh**. Let's not forget they have not picked up a stick in over a decade.
Scorehounds
These people are always asking you or anyone else for the score on a match in the same room they're in! They can't just get up and walk over to check the score themselves? This is even more precious when they are not even betting on the game! I have had some of these guys refuse to bet me a Diet Coke on the outcome of a match! WTF?
Nits
We all hate them...but I especially hate the ones that always talk about wanting to play you, then never seem to be available or have cash when you're in the pool room at the same time. Plus they want weight after all that yapping. Then there are those that want to keep adjusting so they could win. I guess they failed to understand they should be trying to improve, not to keep getting bigger spots so they can remain at the same sorry level. I played this guy recently and gave him the 8 in a race to five. He quit after losing one set. The next weekend he asked me to play but wanted the 7. He quit after the first set again. Now he no longer asks me to play because he knows I won't give him the 6. Keep in mind these were races to 5 for ten dollars! Waste of time, I know. Guess I must have been bored. I could go on and on with the nits but we all know 'em, like I said.
Sharking of ANY kind
You pieces of sh** know who you are. Stay the Hell away from me. I have no respect for you, your "hustlin' mentality, your precious edge...and your never-ending quest to "make a buck"...meanwhile GET A JOB! Don't be a grown-assed man still living with your parents or grandparents and then have the NERVE to come into the room and talk sh** at the guy who "has no heart". That same guy has a job, happens to be educated and is successfully providing for his family while you are trying to "put a move" on someone while *****ing about the price of a cheeseburger! I despise you! You are what's wrong with our beautiful game.
People who curse just for the sake of it
It seems some people just start cursing as soon as they walk into the room. Maybe they feel you have to be this way in a poolroom and just let fly. I know a guy who actually BEGINS his responses with the f-bomb. It would go like this:
Me: So, what's up man? How have you been?
Him: Aww, (f-bomb) uh, (f-bomb) uh, this (f-bomb) guy last just (f-bomb) got every (f-bomb) roll etc. etc.
And while I am at it, stop dumbing yourself down just because you don't want to appear smart or educated to the pool bums whose respect you crave. Some people think if they use a 50-cent word once in a while, or discuss something outside of pool, women, cars, or hunting, they would be perceived as gay, soft or even worse, a non-player. I never understood why intelligent adults, or even older teenagers constantly look up to the person that can play really well when that person is a LOSER (no job, nasty attitude, jailbird, junkie, you name it). Pool phenomenon, I suppose. Or it could be that desire to worship those we perceive to be superior.
Bangers
There have been whole threads about these people...and yes we were all bangers once. But some of the characteristics displayed are so egregious they are worthy of mention. Sorry, won't articulate here, but had to add to the list or "peeves".
Smoking while playing
People who have to go outside for a smoke for what seems like every ten seconds. I dislike playing these people because they even ask if I mind them taking a smoke break! Like they're not going to smoke if I say yes? Gimme a break.
Stick-whores
These are the ones that are ALWAYS talking about their precious cue(s), and are only too happy to show you a picture in a magazine of the cue they're thinking of buying, even after you tell them you don't know much about cues and the Meucci with the ebony-whatever looks better than the Lucasi with the ivory-whatever...and oh by the way is it 19.5 ounces? Yech!
Advice-seekers
I know we hate getting unsolicited advice, but how about these self-proclaimed beginners who feel the need to ask your help, or an explanation of what you did on so-and-so shot WHILE YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY GAMBLING OR IN TOURNAMENT PLAY!
Action-whores
I know I have been using "whore" a lot in this post...not sure why...maybe a Freudian thing? Anyway, these fiends are always jonesing for some form of action. They either have to flip coins for hundreds, pitch quarters on the table to get closest to the bottom rail, or indulge in some form of betting in the poolroom that has nothing to do with playing pool. I guess they're trying to impress everyone that they have "heart".
I have more but have to get back to work...but...before I go...don't you just hate hearing the following, especially from a banger:
Referring to the cue ball - round and round she goes, where she stops, ain't nobody knows!
Referring to a badly missed shot resulting in the OB flying around the table - four rails never fails!
Or my personal favorite for any ball going off the table - Fore!
We won't even get into the parents who bring their unruly kids to the room, that's another thread entirely!
Haha! Thanks! Lol.
+1 for railbirds. I'm no A player... not even B... but at least I'm playing. Lol.
I had a similar stupid habit -- I'd chalk my cue properly (brushing the chalk across the tip, over the carpet), then I'd blow the "excess" off the tip.
Was quickly corrected in RandyG's pool school ("What are you doing? Not only do you WANT that "excess" chalk on the tip, but you're blowing moisture across it!").
Really a "duh" moment for me.
--Cody
+2 to inside english -
"Googans" (aka stick whores) - Obsess over what new shaft to get, when they can't even spell deflection, much less understand what it is and why they should care about it. I seriously know C-players with thousand dollar cues. And they buy multiple cues... not just different cues for different jobs like jump, break, etc... but several different playing cues. What's the point? If you have one that works great why buy a new one?...and if it doesn't work great... IT'S THE INDIAN (who sucks) NOT THE ARROW.
Smokers - gah, yes! I can't say I hate smokers as I have friends who smoke, but it seriously f*cks with my enjoyment of the game if I have to stop every other rack. And it's so true... they rarely ask about taking a break, but if they do ask... "are you serious? I'll just be five minutes. Just lemme get a few quick drags and I'll come right back up" ..at best you delayed the break by exactly 1 rack.
"Googans" (aka stick whores) - Obsess over what new shaft to get, when they can't even spell deflection, much less understand what it is and why they should care about it. I seriously know C-players with thousand dollar cues. And they buy multiple cues... not just different cues for different jobs like jump, break, etc... but several different playing cues. What's the point? If you have one that works great why buy a new one?...and if it doesn't work great... IT'S THE INDIAN (who sucks) NOT THE ARROW.
Smokers - gah, yes! I can't say I hate smokers as I have friends who smoke, but it seriously f*cks with my enjoyment of the game if I have to stop every other rack. And it's so true... they rarely ask about taking a break, but if they do ask... "are you serious? I'll just be five minutes. Just lemme get a few quick drags and I'll come right back up" ..at best you delayed the break by exactly 1 rack.
Ya know, I was gonna rant about that "Buckcherry" song being played on the Juke while I'm trying to play and how my teammates think its real funny when I put my fingers in my ears till its over. But whats the point. Am I getting old or have things just degenerated that far. Oh, and while I'm at it the Kareoke on league night just ain't right either.:angry::angry:
LOL.
On this i have to disagree.
It has nothing to do with heart.
A lot of times, it has to do with making money off of some sucker who is too scared to get up there and play pool, but the same guy will go off and lose thousands on some ridiculous prop bet.
If it weren't for the prop bets, they might never lose a dime.
Cause for them to lose 5 bucks playing pool against someone is just far too damaging to their pool ego, but losing $500 on something stupid...it's a piece of cake.
Their pool ego remains intact.
Personally, i LOVE these guys.
Half the time, if you see 2 peons gambling it up, the one who wins the money might actually take a shot at someone on the pool table.
It's all good. Gambling is good for pool.