wincardona
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An aside from the match...
At one point in one of our games the score was 7-7, and then Pat scratched, in a pocket...the non-spotted ball was sitting 2" off of his long rail, 1-1/2 diamonds up from his pocket, leaving me that often seen choice of two shots, that has been discussed on here many times = shoot the spot shot, or shoot the safer/more conservative cross-corner bank...after I shot the bank, Pat asked me why I chose the bank...I told him: "No special reason - it's arbitrary for me - sometimes I'm in the mood to shoot the spot shot, and sometimes I'm in the mood to shoot the bank".....but, I was lying to Pat.....(yes you were)
The real reason I shot the bank was because I was squeezing hard..to make sure I won the game ( Now you're coming around))..because...that morning at the bakery I saw a Key Lime pie that I had to have - priced at $20....so I was determined to get 4 of those $5 bills of Pat's to pay for that pie......:heh ( I understand, that along with other things)
- Ghost
( Pat, the real reason he shot the bank is..by shooting the bank he would lengthen the game possibly and force you to play a moving game with him with you needing two balls to his one, rather than him shooting the spot shot and if missed he would be serving you up that piece of Key Lime pie that he wasn't going to let you have .:heh )
PS, Pat, Riva says thanks for the pie - we had it after dinner last night...
Pat, you do like Key Lime pie, right?
Dr. Bill