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<blockquote data-quote="The Monster" data-source="post: 7752191" data-attributes="member: 69516"><p>Hehe, this is what jumps to my mind whenever I see an article or clickbait about any of our games. A song from 1957 (from a musical set in 1912) is still a marvelous lesson in alarmist propaganda: </p><p></p><p>Friend, either you're closing your eyes</p><p>To a situation you do not wish to acknowledge</p><p>Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated</p><p>By the presence of a pool table in your community</p><p>Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here</p><p>I say, trouble right here in River City</p><p>Why sure I'm a billiard player</p><p>Certainly mighty proud I say</p><p>I'm always mighty proud to say it</p><p>I consider that the hours I spend</p><p>With a cue in my hand are golden</p><p>Help you cultivate horse sense</p><p>And a cool head and a keen eye</p><p>J'ever take and try to find</p><p>An iron-clad leave for yourself</p><p>From a three-rail billiard shot?</p><p>But just as I say</p><p>It takes judgment, brains, and maturity to score</p><p>In a balkline game</p><p>I say that any boob can take</p><p>And shove a ball in a pocket</p><p>And I call that sloth</p><p>The first big step on the road</p><p>To the depths of deg-ra-day--</p><p>I say, first, medicinal wine from a teaspoon</p><p>Then beer from a bottle!</p><p>An' the next thing ya know</p><p>Your son is playin' for money</p><p>In a pinch-back suit</p><p>And list'nin to some big out-a-town jasper</p><p>Hearin' him tell about horse-race gamblin'</p><p>Not a wholesome trottin' race, no!</p><p>But a race where they set down right on the horse!</p><p>Like to see some stuck-up jockey boy</p><p>Settin' on Dan Patch? Make your blood boil?</p><p>Well, I should say</p><p>Now, friends, lemme tell you what I mean</p><p>Ya got one, two, three, four, five, six pockets in a table</p><p>Pockets that mark the diff'rence</p><p>Between a gentlemen and a bum</p><p>With a capital "B,"</p><p>And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!</p><p>And all week long your River City</p><p>Youth'll be fritterin' away</p><p>I say your young men'll be fritterin'!</p><p>Fritterin' away their noontime, suppertime, choretime too!</p><p>Get the ball in the pocket</p><p>Never mind gettin' dandelions pulled</p><p>Or the screen door patched or the beefsteak pounded</p><p>Never mind pumpin' any water</p><p>'Til your parents are caught with the cistern empty</p><p>On a Saturday night and that's trouble</p><p>Yes you got lots and lots of trouble</p><p>I'm thinkin' of the kids in the knickerbockers</p><p>Shirt-tail young ones, peekin' in the pool</p><p>Hall window after school, ya got trouble, folks!</p><p>Right here in River City</p><p>Trouble with a capital "T"</p><p>And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Monster, post: 7752191, member: 69516"] Hehe, this is what jumps to my mind whenever I see an article or clickbait about any of our games. A song from 1957 (from a musical set in 1912) is still a marvelous lesson in alarmist propaganda: Friend, either you're closing your eyes To a situation you do not wish to acknowledge Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated By the presence of a pool table in your community Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here I say, trouble right here in River City Why sure I'm a billiard player Certainly mighty proud I say I'm always mighty proud to say it I consider that the hours I spend With a cue in my hand are golden Help you cultivate horse sense And a cool head and a keen eye J'ever take and try to find An iron-clad leave for yourself From a three-rail billiard shot? But just as I say It takes judgment, brains, and maturity to score In a balkline game I say that any boob can take And shove a ball in a pocket And I call that sloth The first big step on the road To the depths of deg-ra-day-- I say, first, medicinal wine from a teaspoon Then beer from a bottle! An' the next thing ya know Your son is playin' for money In a pinch-back suit And list'nin to some big out-a-town jasper Hearin' him tell about horse-race gamblin' Not a wholesome trottin' race, no! But a race where they set down right on the horse! Like to see some stuck-up jockey boy Settin' on Dan Patch? Make your blood boil? Well, I should say Now, friends, lemme tell you what I mean Ya got one, two, three, four, five, six pockets in a table Pockets that mark the diff'rence Between a gentlemen and a bum With a capital "B," And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool! And all week long your River City Youth'll be fritterin' away I say your young men'll be fritterin'! Fritterin' away their noontime, suppertime, choretime too! Get the ball in the pocket Never mind gettin' dandelions pulled Or the screen door patched or the beefsteak pounded Never mind pumpin' any water 'Til your parents are caught with the cistern empty On a Saturday night and that's trouble Yes you got lots and lots of trouble I'm thinkin' of the kids in the knickerbockers Shirt-tail young ones, peekin' in the pool Hall window after school, ya got trouble, folks! Right here in River City Trouble with a capital "T" And that rhymes with "P" and that stands for pool! [/QUOTE]
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