2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Or play pool with a cheating Swiss.

Surprised he didn’t start kicking the Thai.

 

HE SLIPPED

3 hours ago, PJ71 said:

no idea what you're on about sunshine???

He is picking on your bad spelling

1 hour ago, Will B Good said:

 

Get a grip……..it’s pool in a girly bar…...…not the world championships…..it’s people like you that spoil things for everyone else…..

Pool tables in bars in Thailand have very specific stringently applied rules. The level of play is also quite high in some venues 

5 minutes ago, madone said:

Pool tables in bars in Thailand have very specific stringently applied rules. The level of play is also quite high in some venues 

 

 

5555….not in the ones we go to…..the rules vary during the game depending how drunk people are.

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Or play pool with a cheating Swiss.

Surprised he didn’t start kicking the Thai.

 

The Swiss guy was the one attacked with a weapon by a cowardly drunk Thai. 

 

Also, Swissman David was acquitted of kicking the Thai doctor. 😁

2 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

5555….not in the ones we go to…..the rules vary during the game depending how drunk people are.

Rules of game are as follows if you have gun it's your rules if you have machete it's your rules unless opponent has gun 

13 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

It's nice having a pool table at home. Don't have to be around cheating brits.

The other side of that coin is that cheating Brits don't have to be around a complete prick.

12 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Or play pool with a cheating Swiss.

Surprised he didn’t start kicking the Thai.

What a stupid response from you stay of the booze.

Perhaps he might consider giving up pool and start an elephant sanctuary!

21 hours ago, PJ71 said:

no idea what you're on about sunshine???

Simply that you should have used 'lose', rather than 'loose'. 

21 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

It's nice having a pool table at home. Don't have to be around cheating brits.

The feelings mutual 

8 minutes ago, roo860 said:

The feelings mutual 

It was meant to be humorous. A bit of sarcasm directed toward a certain UK poster.

54 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Simply that you should have used 'lose', rather than 'loose'. 

sorry dad.

37 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

sorry dad.

I didn't make the original sarcastic comment, simply answered your subsequent question that had 3 question marks. I thought you might be seeking an answer. 

6 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I didn't make the original sarcastic comment, simply answered your subsequent question that had 3 question marks. I thought you might be seeking an answer. 

thanks dad.

On 1/16/2025 at 12:00 PM, PJ71 said:

Never engage with drunk thai males, it's a loose / loose situation.

Never engage with any drunk, male or female.

23 hours ago, PJ71 said:

no idea what you're on about sunshine???

Ignorance is bliss.

On 1/16/2025 at 11:33 AM, Will B Good said:

 

Had half a fight with a Yank last week.

 

Wife was crushing him at pool and he wasn’t happy…..she has no clue how to play, but boy can she can pot a ball.

 

He had fouled, moved a ball with his wrist as he played his shot. The foul was blindingly obvious to everyone watching.

 

Wife picked up the cue ball to play the penalty and he screams……'FOUL, FOUL, FOUL'…..claimed my wife didn’t declare his foul, so in picking up the cue ball she fouled.

 

What a total ………..

 

 

 

One problem is that people use different rules. And many don't know any rules. And in some places, some small issues wouldn't be an issue, and it other places everybody know that is a foul.

 

And then there is obviously the gambling for money problem. If one loses just a game that is not as bad as loosing (lots of) money.

 

 

47 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

thanks dad.

You're welcome sonny. 😃

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

One problem is that people use different rules. And many don't know any rules. And in some places, some small issues wouldn't be an issue, and it other places everybody know that is a foul.

 

And then there is obviously the gambling for money problem. If one loses just a game that is not as bad as loosing (lots of) money.

 

 

 

Very true….Pattaya penalty rules in many bars are totally different to BKK bars.

 

What annoys me is these are just games for fun in a bar, we’re not even in a pool room.

 

One guy had a fit because we weren’t ‘calling’ every shot…..which I know is the rule…..but no one in a girly bar does that.

One rule playing with Thais that is foreign is - if you scratch the cue ball they are able to play the cue ball anywhere on the table. Seems strange to me.

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Very true….Pattaya penalty rules in many bars are totally different to BKK bars.

 

What annoys me is these are just games for fun in a bar, we’re not even in a pool room.

 

One guy had a fit because we weren’t ‘calling’ every shot…..which I know is the rule…..but no one in a girly bar does that.

Calling the 8 ball is common but the rest isn't common unless you're planning a super complicated strike,

 

Me, I'm not a fan of slop shots counting.

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

One guy had a fit because we weren’t ‘calling’ every shot…..which I know is the rule…..but no one in a girly bar does that.

If two decent players play together 9 out of 10 shots don't have to be called because they are obvious.

But as you say, there is a difference between playing in a pool hall and a table in a girly bar.

5 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

One rule playing with Thais that is foreign is - if you scratch the cue ball they are able to play the cue ball anywhere on the table. Seems strange to me.

It's called international rules - and ball in hand is one of those rules since decades. 

9 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It's called international rules - and ball in hand is one of those rules since decades. 

So if the cue ball is scratched, the other player is allowed to play the cue ball anywhere on the table is an international rule?

 

Just read that the colored ball in pocket after a scratch gets put back on the table as well. Live and learn

10 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Calling the 8 ball is common but the rest isn't common unless you're planning a super complicated strike,

 

Me, I'm not a fan of slop shots counting.

 

They’re the only ones I ever pot!!!!

4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So if the cue ball is scratched, the other player is allowed to play the cue ball anywhere on the table is an international rule?

 

Yes but only gets one shot.

 

In Pattaya (where we played for sometime) you get two shots, but have to play forward out of baulk and can’t hit a ball in baulk.

22 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So if the cue ball is scratched, the other player is allowed to play the cue ball anywhere on the table is an international rule?

 

Just read that the colored ball in pocket after a scratch gets put back on the table as well. Live and learn

 

When I started playing pool maybe 20 years ago about the first thing I did was learn the rules. They are easy to find on the internet and not sooooo difficult to learn.

I was surprised that many people didn't know the rules at all, and some knew some rules but not some important details.

 

Obviously, it's no big deal when people play with friends, and they make up the rules while playing.

But when people play on challenge tables or tournaments, then they should know the rules.

Just now, OneMoreFarang said:

 

When I started playing pool maybe 20 years ago about the first thing I did was learn the rules. They are easy to find on the internet and not sooooo difficult to learn.

I was surprised that many people didn't know the rules at all, and some knew some rules but not some important details.

 

Obviously, it's no big deal when people play with friends, and they make up the rules while playing.

But when people play on challenge tables or tournaments, then they should know the rules.

 

I tried to pick up the basics an age ago and was surprised at how much stuff I had never encountered…..forgotten the rule now…..maybe you will know…..about a ball has to touch two cushions?……. or the cue ball has to?…or two balls must hit a cushion???

On 1/17/2025 at 9:50 AM, Grumpy one said:

Is it ok to drink with low class Thai females in bars.

Just asking for a friend  🤐

Yes and it can be lots of fun - a friend told me.