pool_versus_billiards
jane
you
can't
call
it
pool
,
because
it
dredges
up
an
image
of
a
backyard
oasis
.
you
can't
call
it
billiards
because
half
the
world
doesn't
know
what
you
are
referring
to
,
plus
...
it
sounds
kind
of
snooty.
so
...
we
need
a
new
word
for
this
game
.
thoughts
?
090223
...
urban marmot
"
shoot
some
stick
"
is
another
option
.
090223
...
unhinged
well
,
most
people
i
know
that
play
say
'
wanna
shoot
some
pool
?'
so
when
the
verb
shoot
is
used
,
i
really
can't
think
of
anything
but
a
big
green
table
with
a
bunch
of
pockets
,
and
sticks
and
colored
balls
and
stuff
.
090223
...
immaturntable
"
colored
balls
"...heh
heh
090223
...
z
name
the
specific
game
,
as
in
"
nine
ball
"
or
"
eight
ball
".
090223
...
jane
i
play
both
.
i
need
an
all
-encompassing
term
.
090223
...
unhinged
looks
like
you
got
'
shoot
some
stick'
to
work
with
(
i've
never
been
good
at
renaming
things
)
090223
...
jane
i
want
a
new
word
for
the
games
,
not
the
act
of
playing
.
so
...
i
can't
really
say
i'm
going
to
play
some
stick
.
unless
i
mean
something
else
.
090223
...
unhinged
balls
it's
my
answer
to
everything
lately
090301
...
z
wikipedia
says
"
que
sports
"
090407
