Grand Tina, while doin' physics and geometry at Bayou Teche High School, got herself a brainstorm.
It seems that the local rec center got some pool tables, despite some naysayers declaring that pool with the first step on the road to perdition. Anyway, folks figured that they might pussyfoot a mite further, as that game was fun and lotsa other stuff they could think of was too. And in the manner of Cajuns, it soon turned into a bettin' occasion.
Now the big insight that Tina had was that if a pool shot would hit the side of the table, it would reflect at the same angle on the opposite side. This was big; because she and Tee Boudreaux would use things like that to win bets off Texans and oil men and other strays comin' into the area and placing bets.
To help things along, she and Tee would act like dumb Cajuns, saying "Woo-eee!" and "Mon Dieu!" and muff a shot sometimes to make themselves look like plain amateurs or even dumb dorks. Now the local pool hall loungers soon got mindful of their antics, and would play them only for practice.
Tina would use distractors: she would giggle, make antics and let Tee Boo try to show her how to pool; but the two were in cahoots and part of the sting. And Tina would wear her low-cut blouse and minimal demi-bra to provide a further distractor.
It seems that the players were more interested in Tina's superstructure than how she was lining up shots. Especially when she shifted from a total goose mode to bein' a pool shark! And took those Texans big time!
The moral is, don't give into first impressions. Especially when playing pool.
I remember the ol', "hey, let's make this a little more interesting and play for a few bucks" routine.
ReplyDeleteExcellent portrayal of your moral!
ReplyDeleteSometimes pool can be a spectator sport!
ReplyDelete"Tina's superstructure." She must have had very nice flying buttresses.
ReplyDeleteI rmember once we took a physicist to a go-go bar. He was amazed by the pool tables.
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