Fire Drill

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

RE: RE: Fire Drill

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

hahahaha - oooops.

VicM · Baaaaa. No, really - Just Baaaaa.

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Originally posted by:
"As far as the fireman, you don't want one, they put out fires. You want an Italian. We start fires!!! Bye Sha "

Ooooh Italian firemen - tall, dark and firemen!! Wey hey

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

You only need get D to hold a candle and you've got your tall dark fireman. Lucky you.

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

Church at 11.30pm? They'll all be locked up by that time of night!

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

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Originally posted by:
"I can count to 12 without using my fingers. I prefer men who are on a similar intellectual level."

LOL! This actually made me giggle outloud in my cubicle... my boss gave me a weird look... I think she thinks I'm plotting something now... hmm

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Watch out - next thing you'll have your internet access stripped away from you.
Laughing at work, whatever next

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

The way I figure it, this company spent so much time and money moving me from New York to Florida, I'd have to do something pretty atrocious to get fired or punished... so I'm going to use this for all it's worth. Giggling to myself in my cube is just the beginning! Muhahahaha

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Go Girl!

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

I can count to 12 without using my fingers. I prefer men who are on a similar intellectual level.

Me too, thank God for Spreadsheet technology.

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

I suppose I could have left out the part about men seeing as that's false.

Hmmm, not too sure about counting or literacy for that matter. I think my priorities fall into:

1) Don't mind playing billiards
2) Can either drink like a fish or doesn't mind me doing so.

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

Is billiards the same thing as pool? (2 colours/patterns of ball, aim; to get all of one colour in & then the black)

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

The variety I play is referred to as 'Pocket Billiards.' More specifically, 8-ball.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

You guys must look a bit weird after a match with your pockets full of balls.

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

Nate - brief synopsis of the game?

VicM · Baaaaa. No, really - Just Baaaaa.

Is that the one where you fill your pockets with balls and then get your mate to hit them really hard with a pool cue?

ddvmor · **I am the Jammie King!**

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"Is that the one where you fill your pockets with balls and then get your mate to hit them really hard with a pool cue?"

Oops. That was me...

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Sounds like the kinda game you'd play after a few pints?!

Evening Vic.

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

All right then Sharon.

15 numbered balls on the table. 1-8 are solid (low balls), 9-15 (high balls) are stripped. One player makes a called shot of their choice, if it’s a stripe, they are to pocket 9-15 before attempting to pocket the 8. If it’s a solid, they are to pocket 1-7 before attempting to pocket the 8.

Tournament 8-ball rules call for called shots. Whereas 9-ball allows for slop. Table scratches result in ball-in-hand for the opposing player.

I typically play on 9-foot tables. Good stuff.

I believe I’m not familiar with game you refer to.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

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Originally posted by:
"Oops. That was me... "

Well Evening Darren instead then. Don't forget to pass on my post 6pm felicitations to your wife seeing as I gave them to you under a misaprehension.

sha76jam · Cpt Acorn Short of An Oaktree

That sounds pretty much like pool, only you only call the black (8) & which balls you go for is entirely dependant on who pots (pockets) first, this can be off the break (you only need to call if you've potted one of each!). There is a huge variation in rules, particulary when it comes to free shots (your ball-in-hand I'm guessing), only the very strictest require the balls to be potted in order.

Damn it, could just fancy a game of pool & a pint of the black stuff now!

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Europeans tend to refer to pocket billiards (which includes 8-ball and 9-ball) pool. But really, pool equals billiards. Pool rooms were game rooms in france.

Here's the world standardized rules: 8-Ball

Yeah, Guinness and 8-ball, works for me.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Can I join you both for a pint of the cool stuff & a game. We'd need a fourth player though. Any takers?

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Here's some more facts on pocket billiards (not the same as English Billiards): Facts

VicM · Baaaaa. No, really - Just Baaaaa.

We play pool....very badly but we enjoy it!!!

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Mitch'll be up for it if I can find him.

OH MITCH!

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

We play pool....very badly but we enjoy it!!!

Well, very good then.

NateO · Vice JDK and Man of the People

Okay here's my shot of Saturday [past] night:

Cross-table-length, slow, Masse around the eight-ball (which my opponent is preparing to shoot, actually laughing at his leave for me), shave the 1-ball top right, two rails back for a straight pocketing of the 8-ball.

Victory: NPO.

Susan · Tickle me, Elmo! I'm Roger Moore's Stunt Double!

Ever considered a career in sports commentating?

Andromeda · ***Proud House-Owner***

Pool and Guinness? Count me in!