Catch Phrase

Going back to the early theme of this thread regarding "jammy" shots :
Comments such as "he must have walked through the fields on the way to the pub" have led to truncated versions of the implication, eg) Andy Finn of Redhill checking the soles of his shoes about six times during a big break.
Also, from early Mid Sussex days there was a guy called Peter Ixer who used to encourage his wife loudly whilst she was on the table with "Check the boots, Sue !"

When someone said "The bar's gone" my mate used to reply "I hope not, I wanted another drink !". ;D

Reflections at this Yuletide have prompted me to resurrect this thread.
Having just had a large slice of left-over Christmas cake, I remembered the following:
Peter Gibbs of the Horsham League has swept the board of honours more than once, and more than once when capping the season by lifting the Mens Singles title has referred to it as
"THE ICING ON THE CAKE".

I've also heard Sir KT use the same expression.

[barbelman]

I got a Christmas card from Australia from one of our ex Lamb & Flag players, Charlie Prior, and a photo of his Diamond wedding celebration which is amazing in itself. Anyway Charlie was a solid rather than spectacular player (one of the old school) and would get a few in front and then take up time on the table.
His favourite was to get a ball by the 50 pocket and pot as long as possible on it - on coming off you would say "I like it in the Potting shed, boy" in a broad West Oxfordshire accent.
Even now when someone is potting 50's we still refer to it as being in the potting shed..... :)

Tony

[bigtj]

A further add on to someone ending on a score of 69 is you can`t lick that.

[Sparky]

bigtj said:

A further add on to someone ending on a score of 69 is you can`t lick that.

We have someone who insists on saying (in a loud voice) "Yes please!" whenever 69 is heard. ;D

bigtj said:

A further add on to someone ending on a score of 69 is you can`t lick that.

....or finish on 68 and it's a case of "sixty-nine and I'll owe you one." ;D

When I played league billiards there was a guy who, on that score, would always say:

"Now that's a bit of a stretch!". He was only about 5'2" so I guess it makes sense.

[Chippers]

A phrase made by Mark senior when missing a shot

Crapolenoss pronounced " Crap Oh Leen Noss "

Where he got it from is anyones guess.

All I can think of is that it is a corruption of "Drapolene" - which is for nappy rash. The different initial meaning what caused it.


As for the Nos part, perhaps it is a reference to Nosferatu :


Just a possible theory............ ;D

[CraigC]

Playing against Sav's team tonight, so looking forward to hearing some of the catch-phrases from one or two of his teammates, which cannot be printed here ;)

[Chris_Sav]

craicc said:

Playing against Sav's team tonight, so looking forward to hearing some of the catch-phrases from one or two of his teammates, which cannot be printed here ;)

!!! Hopefully we won't be in a position where the odd catch phrase is heard from my vociferous lot. Ears won't be there so its one less anyway!!

Reminds me of George Dainton in our league from some 35 years ago. After losing to a young Whippersnapper called Mike Callanan (now at the heart of the Kent team) was heard to say "When skill's not enough!" Nearl half a century on and that's still heard at our matches,

Sav.

[Q]

sparky said:

bigtj said:

A further add on to someone ending on a score of 69 is you can`t lick that.

We have someone who insists on saying (in a loud voice) "Yes please!" whenever 69 is heard. ;D

Now who on earth would that be??? ;)

Seen on the last night at Jersey with his head buried in the barmaid's cleavage ? ;D :o ;D 8-)

[Sparky]

Mmmmmm yes and so I assume they were a pair of 34.5 so making up his favourite 69 ;D

[Q]

Actually Sparky.... the person I have heard mutter this most happens to be YOU

[Sparky]

All I've been doing is making more people aware of the richness of the BB banter and therefore prompting for a team mate to be entered into the 'Hall of Famous Bar Billiards Sayings' in the same way I have previously repeated 'Old Simons' rather dry and unintendly funny riposte of "Well....I wouldn't have done it that way" after someone else had made a bad shot (usually involving the loss of score) 8-) ::)

Remembering that as team mates I heard these 'sayings' quite frequently :-/

I can endorse Sparky's comment, it's definitely Gordon Brett's favourite catchprase.
I was briefed about it in advance by Charlady and able to witness it first hand at the Landmark :o, the Trinity Arms :o, the Seymour :o and the Shipwright. :o