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Chris -- 2018-04-11
My sister-out-law reports that her boss uses the phrase “behind the eggball” instead of “eight-ball.”
There are two written references to this on my google search:
“Those of you on the West Coast are already behind the eggball. No excuses not to get busy!”
http://www.igs.net/~whisper/mar04.htm
“And if you dont get new sponsors each year, then you fall behind the eggball.”
http://f1db.com/forums/showthread.php?t … ge=9&pp=10
Makes you wonder if they’ve never seen a pool game.
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I wonder what imagery they have in mind when they utter “eggball.”
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I’m guessing that they imagine an ovoid ball that would be hard to predict where exactly it is going to roll, or some such thing. And if it hits you, you get egg on your face, and the yoke’s on you.
Last edited by andrine (2007-10-21 23:51:51)
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