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Play a $1200 set in front of him with a friend of yours that he doesn't know, then pay the friend off 12 crisp 100's, wink at him and walk out.

Oh darn, he posts here and will read this.

Drat, foiled again....

mitch

mitch

Thats ok wasnt a great customer anyway no hard feelings. I never called pool hall all week. Someone called me saturday to say u were in there gambling again. 3 times since we played.why should i have to wait when you gambled 3 times since i saw u. U wrong. There are plenty of other guys i give weight to that i also beat. There are plenty of guys that owed me money that dindnt come in an gamble. Its principal weather it 10 dollars or 1000 dollars. ...

So we can get this straight: Mitch = Davey Scatino, Ernie = Richie Aprile and I am Tony Soprano. Drop it - Mitch ain't no degenerate gambler that needs the likes of you hunting him down at poolrooms or internet forums for 25 lousy bucks. He paid you, on time, as promised. End of story.

(For all you Soprano fans out there, I'm picturing Ernie calling Mitch out at the highroller's cars game with Frank Sinatra, Jr.)

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onepocketlover said:

Thats ok wasnt a great customer anyway no hard feelings. I never called pool hall all week. Someone called me saturday to say u were in there gambling again. 3 times since we played.why should i have to wait when you gambled 3 times since i saw u. U wrong. There are plenty of other guys i give weight to that i also beat. There are plenty of guys that owed me money that dindnt come in an gamble. Its principal weather it 10 dollars or 1000 dollars. ...

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Mitch: paid exactly as agreed. Saw you once in the interim and approached you immediately. You did not have to seek me out.

I have not and will not attack your character, as you have mine.

Go with God, my man. It's all good.

straightback said:

A few points here:

1. Mitch is one of the good guys, let's get that straight right now.

2. Why are you hounding people over 25 damn dollars? I usually declare that kind of debt as a "walking round of beers."

3. Why do you and everyone else try to bring into the public what should be a private matter? Send the dude a text message and dispense with this high school shit.

4. You knew Mitch was going to read your post - why would you do something like this? Why call him an "easy mark" and skew the story, knowing he posts here every single day?

You're good enough to have beat him - seems like you'd have enough brains to manage a "customer."

Cheers,
Dan

P.S. We need a sticky called "NIT ALERT."

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Ever think about becoming a lawyer?

Customers

Customers

When I was first learning the game, over 50 years ago, if a person was truly "an easy mark," you let them get away with just about anything, during or after the session. It was routine to get air barreled on the last game. I never argued when they called a foul that wasn't actually a foul and never called a foul on them no matter how clearly they had fouled. Never corrected them when they, probably purposely, got the game count wrong. After all, it was just stealing and you knew you were going to get most if not all the cash they had on them. Just help them enjoy themselves as they emptied out.:lol:lol

petie said:

Ever think about becoming a lawyer?

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I did, but I got tired of lying to my mom about playing piano at the local bordello.

Polonius' advice to his son Laertes in Hamlet.

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend"

"Money makes people funny". My first lesson in a pool hall.

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keoneyo said:

Polonius' advice to his son Laertes in Hamlet.



"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend"



"Money makes people funny". My first lesson in a pool hall.

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Amen. Good advice. Thing of beauty to be able to continue learning. .

Mkbtank said:

Thank you for the kind words. Yes being a good person is important to me. I'm surely not perfect, but I do try.

Now that you've gotten your answer Ernie (from some folks who IMO are to be respected), let's just let it go.

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One of my favorite movies was The Gene Krupa Story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gene_Krupa_Story

Anita O'day was in it with Bobby Troup and Shelley Manne.
Shelley was a jazz drummer and owned a place on Cahuenga in Hollywood called Shelleys Manne Hole. A great Jazz place in the 60's
You probably remember Doc.
Sal Mineo was great in the movie. Gene was a hellavu drummer. Check him out on Youtube.com

OOPS WRONG THREAD! Go to members cafe. Sorry!

keoneyo said:

One of my favorite movies was The Gene Krupa Story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gene_Krupa_Story

Anita O'day was in it with Bobby Troup and Shelley Manne.
Shelley was a jazz drummer and owned a place on Cahuenga in Hollywood called Shelleys Manne Hole. A great Jazz place in the 60's

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Time to Jack this thread... Shelly Mann...great stuff... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOokrsEAJ6Q

onepocketlover said:

Thats ok wasnt a great customer anyway no hard feelings. I never called pool hall all week. Someone called me saturday to say u were in there gambling again. 3 times since we played.why should i have to wait when you gambled 3 times since i saw u. U wrong. There are plenty of other guys i give weight to that i also beat. There are plenty of guys that owed me money that dindnt come in an gamble. Its principal weather it 10 dollars or 1000 dollars. ...

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You have taken this to a very personal level and I believe you know it. The fact alone that you have brought this to this forum is reason to believe that this has less to do with a debt than something else. If not, then you need to learn a lot about gambling etiquette, to say the least.

You must be a "tush hog":heh:sorry

Dr. Bill

GoldCrown said:

Time to Jack this thread... Shelly Mann...great stuff... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOokrsEAJ6Q

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These guys all look alike. Are they brothers? Are they related to Soupy Sales?

Apology Needed

Apology Needed

I don't know either guy in this post but to say Mike is a easy mark is insulting by putting it on this forum and for 25.00 you made yourself looked like a nit. When I was younger and beat a guy I would ask if he needed a walking stick or if he owed me the last game I would tell him to forget it. A 20 year friendship destroyed over a game of one pocket. IMO you owe Mike a personal apology.

FastEddieF. said:

I don't know either guy in this post but to say Mike is a easy mark is insulting by putting it on this forum and for 25.00 you made yourself looked like a nit. When I was younger and beat a guy I would ask if he needed a walking stick or if he owed me the last game I would tell him to forget it. A 20 year friendship destroyed over a game of one pocket. IMO you owe Mike a personal apology.

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Its Mitch.

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petie said:

Its Mitch.

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Depends on the town . (Jk of course )

Thanks fast Eddie.

Mitch

petie said:

These guys all look alike. Are they brothers? Are they related to Soupy Sales?

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I think everyone used the same barber shop.....and same tailor..

If a guy agrees to a date to settle up then that is the day you agreed to so I would not even mention a word of the money unless WE gambled again where I would remark I am up X amount before we start this session. I have let people run tabs gambling for small money and over time it can pay pretty good because it adds up.

Have I been jerked around?, yes but rarely it has happened but if someone is an easy mark so to say then its easy free money anyway. One guy was a meth addict degenerate gambler, he was free money every time I saw him and he was a nice guy too. I forgave his debt because he cleaned himself up and doesn't gamble, drink or do drugs anymore so I am happy for him that his life is good now.

I think learning how to treat people is important in life especially when you are taking money from them playing a game you love. Maybe try buying them a drink, paying table time, shoot the shit with them, or even the good old free shot. I used to have a guy I gave 10/6 to and if he was really stuck I would say you are a good guy and I am going to give you a free shot at the cash, race to 4 or 5 even up. It is a lock and his chances of winning were very very slim but the guy had fun doing it, it was a free play for him.

I would not come on a forum where they are going to see and know its about them or be calling all week over $25 when I agreed to a date to pay off. It sounds like someone is either broke or a real tight ass nit. I wouldn't play someone either when they are chasing $25 hard like that either all week before our payoff date.

androd said:

you should've pistol whipped him the first day.
Rod.

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P.S. In real English, The debt is always as good as the game, often better.
Rod.
P.S. Apology was good. I liked it.

You have to rate games and people including yourself. Some people like to owe someone to see how they are respected or not respected and etc. You took this to a level that should not have ocurred and you lost a game and I'll bet there will be some pool commentary as a result and it won't be kindly to you.