Snooker

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“Snooker? I hardly know her!”

~ Oscar Wilde on snooking sum bitchez, yo

A sweaty bartender seen stumbling on some sort of table

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Snooker is a centuries old sport where sweaty bartenders knock some balls over a green table. It is a game for three to seven players (British Standard Snooker uses five) per team, of which there are four. The objective is to sink a "cue ball", which is a foot-wide sphere of soft clay, into an opponent's "pocket", which is a water-filled indentation made in the playing surface -- often a pond for outdoor snooker -- by playing cards on each other. Each player has one card from a standard set, and all remaining cards go into a pile. Teams take it in turns to allow one of their players to play a card on another player, after which the card joins the bottom of the pile and the player takes a new one from the top.

The effects of each of the cards are intricate, and it takes a lot of study to learn them all, but then can be positive, negative, or mundane. For example, all face cards can be used to move the "cue ball" up to three inches by pushing it with one's ear, while the Ace of Spades can be used to cause an opposing player to be blindfolded for the rest of the match. Top teams tend to 'combo' their card moves, using techniques such as playing the Queen of Hearts on a teammate, who can then use the Earl of Lemons to remove a handful of clay from the "cue ball".

Oscar Wilde is the current World Champion of snooker, with his team "The Amazing Clones of Oscar Wilde". All of them are currently serving 2+3i life sentences for participation in an illegal sport under the Activities Upon Which The Queen Doth Frown Act 1977. A variation of the game's "Multiball" ruleset, street-snooker, is oft played by Oscar Wilde's clone-son, Tony Curtis.

1 Alternative meaning
2 Referee
- 2.1 Other famous snookers
3 See also

[edit] Alternative meaning

A snooker is also the name given to a participant in the sport of snooking. Until recently, all professional snookers were required to compete wearing dinner jackets and bow ties, which became somewhat cumbersome especially during the underwater phase of a match. Fortunately this rule was relaxed after being contested under the European convention on human rights, and thereafter players were permitted to compete in more informal outfits, including hot-pants, muscle tees, slacks, full pirate regalia and outfits in the sports-casual style.

Oscar Wilde is often cited as the worlds greatest snooker, since he secretly played the game for many years before it was even invented, and following the formation of the International Federation of Snooking in 1789 he turned up at the inaguaral world championships to reveal that he had secretly been reigning champion for 11 years running. Despited this unequalled success it has been said that in today's competitive climate he would struggle, with competition so fierce that a recent event in Thailand had no fewer than seventeen winners.

[edit] Referee

A snooker match in progress.

The man in the white gloves, often mistakenly referred to as the 'referee' in in fact not officially part of the game. The role is usually taken up by a wandering salesman. On several occasions balls have been stolen, which is why they are shackled to the ground.