Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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(sigh) . . . there are more attendees at a Gambler's Anonymous meeting . . .
May 09, 2010,09:10 AM
. . . in Las Vegas than snooker fans in all of the United States :-( . . .
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Congrats! Snookers is one tough game!
By: DRMW : May 8th, 2010-14:42
Congrats to the Australian team! While there aren't many snooker tables in the billiard halls in L.A., I've played it before and it's a difficult game to master. Anyone else here play snookers? -MW
Several years ago ...
By: bimbeano : May 8th, 2010-15:16
.. i played a lot of snooker. I think my highest break was around 40 points or so .... makes one wonder how the 'gods' cleared the table with a 147 !!! Filip
"All Australian snooker fans"...
By: pplater : May 8th, 2010-19:03
Well, Art, that cuts it down to just 22,338,654 people (at 10:00a.m. AEST, 9 May 2010). - click here Cheers, pplater.
I sometimes watch...
By: dxboon : May 9th, 2010-00:08
...professional men's and women's billiards. Women's is particularly amusing because the players have the craziest nicknames. A sampling of the nicknames I've heard referenced on ESPN: Allison "The Duchess of Doom" Fisher Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee Ga...
I know!
By: dxboon : May 9th, 2010-06:58
Wrestling is a sport I most definitely do NOT watch, but here in the US there is/was a women's wrestling league called GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling), and those billiards nicknames seem like they would fit right in! *weird* Daos
Funny! [nt]
By: dxboon : May 9th, 2010-15:24
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Only the second non-UK player to win
By: 1440 : May 9th, 2010-10:01
Of course following Cliff Thorburn from my home of Canada who won in 1980. I used to play (and follow the sport) a lot but haven't picked up my cue in years now, and despite having coverage of just about every other sport on earth, there's no pro snooker ...
One of the more...
By: BDLJ : May 9th, 2010-21:04
...famous and striking graves in the Melbourne Cemetary is Walter Lindrum's grave....a pool-table. Never had the patience for Billiards and pubs here only really do 8-ball....which I can play...ahem...