Who was in the wrong?
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I know of no one who has said he violated any rules, except for rules of ordinary courtesy and good grace.
DeeDeeCues
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He didn't even violate those, she did.
VTEC John, who I quoted, believes he did.
It's more of a keep your hands (or hugs) to yourself world these days. Some aren't much for the physical contact world anyway.
Yeah...Not much chance of that. Just write it of to Earl being Earl.
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In my view, I saw him get blown out by a young girl who then trotted over excitedly to hug him. Instead he chose to be an Earl, got pissy cause she just ran over him. She was just excited and all he had to do was give her a little hug and no one would be even discussing it. She needs to grow up? It’s Earl that needs to grow up. What is she 21? Hell she is a kid.,
One thing is sure, she won’t forget Earl or beating him on a big stage.
As for me ripping him if he tried to hug her , that is total BS. Earl has history of being a dick when he losses and that is only going to get worse for him. His best days are in the past. And he had lots of them and was one of the greatest of all time . That we all know.
So you see one Earl and I see another.
He still did nothing wrong. No means no EVERYWHERE
BuffaloSlim
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Total dick move on matchrooms part
After watching the match, Earl congratulated her, fist bumped her and the referee. As she tried to hug Earl, he stated something to the effect: "...you don't want to touch me, I'm bad luck..". Earl handled it like a professional. Now, if Earl tried to hug her and she rejected him, what would you think of Earl Strickland then? Exactly. This has gotten a little out of control.
The only thing out of control is all these opinions taking either side. Obviously not much of interest going on right now in the pool world for there to be 150 replies on this thread.
Remember when the 2003 World Pool Championship “You shut up! Earl had to buy that bouquet of flowers for referee Michaela Tabb?
That was great.
He had already bumped rather than shaking hands. Some reports that Earl has already had covid twice, he may think the third time will be the charm.
I have to say she persisted after he rejected closer contact reasonably politely to begin with. While I don't say I would have behaved the same I can certainly understand his behavior. I don't think it would have been commented on if it hadn't been Earl.
Being more socially adept than Earl when a tiny little thing like that ran up to hug me I would have cupped both ass cheeks and picked her up so she didn't find her face jammed into my belly button. Then I could have not too conspicuously wiped my hands on her butt cheeks before letting go completely, probably nobody would notice.
You gotta have couth these days. By the time Earl has reached my age he will have learned not to turn down hugs from 21 year old little girls too.
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The referee telling her not to take it personally was for what then? Because he behaved like a gentleman and might have just a second to give her a little hug and wished her luck in her next match.
No, instead it was don’t touch. me. Followed by his fist bump and walking away. No wonder she was confused and bewildered. The ref knew it instantly that is why he spoke to her and said what he said.
But it’s ok he is Earl, Kaci was another gifted by Earl’s charming personality after he lost to him. Remember his comments to him??
DeeDeeCues
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Would your answer be the same if it were a sweaty 300lb dude requesting the hug? Would your answer be the same if Earl tried to hug your wife/girlfriend/daughter and she wasn't comfortable with it?
I don't have anything good to say about Errrl. In this case, he was absolutely within every bit of decorum.
Not
Everybody
Likes
Being
Hugged
By
Strangers.
The ref is who you go to lmao. It wasn’t the proper time or place to ask for a hug. If Earl was her hero and and she really wanted a hug or to talk to him then do it away from the tournament area. Honestly a hug at that point is kinda like rubbing it in that she beat him. I’m not always the nicest guy after losing either, and probably most of us aren’t if we tell the truth.
Earl saying come see me later away from the tournament and I’ll take a selfie with you would have been good.
Earl did nothing wrong, nothing bad or rude or unprofessional. While shaking her hand, Earl said, "You're a great player." Then he wished her good luck. When she went in for the hug Earl said, "You don't wanna touch me", and there was a laugh.
Sounds to me like he was insinuating that her touching him would rub his bad loser mojo onto her. Earl has always been hard on himself, and anyone that's been around him knows that he just wants to be left alone for a while after losing a match.
Sounds to me like he was insinuating that her touching him would rub his bad loser mojo onto her. Earl has always been hard on himself, and anyone that's been around him knows that he just wants to be left alone for a while after losing a match.
I think that going in for the "hung" is a little forward. Give Earl some time and a doobie and I'm sure he would accommodate her.