On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:11:06 +0200
Ralf Mardorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi :)
> 
> I've seen a film, "video", from The Dubliners. In this "video" there has
> been a billiard table with holes in the middle of the table and I guess
> that there have been something made of wood, that looks like mushrooms.
> It seems to be a joke or something very Irish. I tried to find out
> something about this game and Google linked me to sides about quantum
> mechanic and chaos theory.
> 
> Rudimentally it has to do with music ;).
> 
> Sorry, I might asked something like this in another forum, but because I
> know that some of you are from "England" and I won't join a forum about
> Irish culture, I'm brash and ask it here.
> 
> Searching for Irish billiard I just found "normal" kinds of billiard.
> 
> Hm, I might asked if The Dubliners ever have used Linux to record their
> music ;) but I just want to know something about this kind of billiard.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ralf

What you saw was bar-billiards (a rather fiendish game). It used to be
extremely popular in most pubs in Britain, but has largely been killed
off by pub TVs :(


-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk

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