rjt Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 What does the smily " [8](eightball) mean? Quote Link to comment
+Siberian Cacher Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 eightball [8] that supposed to create an 8-ball picture on the log page. Much like :ph34r will = Quote Link to comment
rjt Posted July 9, 2005 Author Share Posted July 9, 2005 eightball [8] that supposed to create an 8-ball picture on the log page. Much like :ph34r will = Do you mean "8" (stands for eyes) rolls to "∞"? And, what kind of the emotion it shows? Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) Duuuuude! It means that someone's mellow got seriously harshed, man! Edited July 9, 2005 by Sparrowhawk Quote Link to comment
+trail hound Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) [:ph34r] ....? Edited July 9, 2005 by trail hound Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 He means this image. I supposed it would be used to idicate having bad luck (i.e., being behind the eightball). Quote Link to comment
rjt Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 He means this image. I supposed it would be used to idicate having bad luck (i.e., being behind the eightball). M................., why "8"?, not "6" or other numbers? (I know not "7", "7" means lucky..............) Quote Link to comment
+Langner91 Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) He means this image. I supposed it would be used to idicate having bad luck (i.e., being behind the eightball). M................., why "8"?, not "6" or other numbers? (I know not "7", "7" means lucky..............) In the Billiard game "Eight Ball", a player loses if they hit the eight ball in before all of their other balls (either the striped or solid balls). So, the phrase "Behind the eight ball" means that there is a high probability that the outcome of your next action is not going to be a positive one. If your ball is "behind the eight ball" there is a good chance you will hit the eight ball in and lose. Where I come from, we have a similar phrase. It is "Hey Y'all, Watch This!" Usually, this phrase is followed by a speedy trip to the emergency room, or the funeral home. HTH Edited July 10, 2005 by Langner91 Quote Link to comment
+marmetion Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 the phrase originated from the game of pool, but Charles Earle Funke, author of Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions, claims the phrase derived from a specific type of pool -- namely Kelly pool. The rules of Kelly pool required players to pocket fifteen balls, except the number eight, in numerical order. The eight ball was considered unlucky and if a player hit or touched the eight ball with the cue ball, he or she was penalized. Mr Funke goes on to say: "Thus, if during the play, the cue ball comes to rest on such a spot that the eight ball lies between the next ball to be played, the player may be faced with an impossible shot ... it is easy to see that 'behind the eight ball' would come to mean a hazardous position." However, as in all things etymological divining word origination is not always that simple. Some theories suggest that the rules for Kelly pool were a later development in response to the already commonly used phrase "behind the eight ball." Ain't google wonderful..... As always your friendly neighborhood Marmetion Quote Link to comment
rjt Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 A little bit deep......, but I see. Thank you all! Quote Link to comment
+EKYHunter Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Where I come from, we have a similar phrase. It is "Hey Y'all, Watch This!" Usually, this phrase is followed by a speedy trip to the emergency room, or the funeral home. I love it . LOL... You might be a Redneck if: The last words out of your mouth were " Hey Y'all watch this" . I love this Redneck joke . I have heard SO many people say that and end up hurt or in the Hospital ,no-one Killed yet Thank god. Quote Link to comment
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