Re: House Hunting Part Deux

Jason chiseled on that clay tablet called usenet:

>Fierce Cookie wrote:
>> Okay, so we think we found the lot we want, and we found a plan we like on
>> the Wide Wide World of the web. Now I'm looking at pool tables. I'm seeing
>> some that are 7', 8', and 9'. Which is considered "appropriate?"
>
>Depends on the size of the room.  Standard cue length is 58", and you 
>want to be able to walk around the table with the tip just on the edge 
>of the bumper and not hit a wall with the butt.  Obviously, they are 
>best to put in basements that you haven't partitioned weirdly.

Which is exactly why I learnt to play billiards with cues the size of
a flyswat at my grandpa's house. He truly was a genius, bless him.
Also, you could only use the lamp above the table if you switched on
the lights in the hallway.
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René Torenstra