I went to play pool with Baha and Erie after we all agreed that we like to play. On the way over, Baha showed me his car and told me how he loves American cars (he drives a Camaro). He also told me about the Turkish/Ottoman Slap. Ottoman warriors used to train by slapping marble over and over again until their hands were just weapons. They could take someone out with one slap. Baha acted out the slap and we all laughed because it looks funny.
Erie let me and Baha play first. He beat me pretty easily; he's really good at pool. He told me that once he had a two hour winning streak in Miami. Erie was very good too; she beat Baha--by default, but it was a close game anyhow. We played about 5 games in this manner, with the winner staying on the table. I taught Erie and Baha the words and phrases used in pool, like "scratch", "rack 'em up", and "break". I asked them if they had ever heard of snooker (which is a different game altogether, even though the pool hall was called "Snookers"). They hadn't heard of it, but that's OK because it's not as fun as pool.
While we were playing we talked about TV shows, Japan, and a whole range of topics that I can't recall at the moment. Erie didn't talk as much as Baha, but she's fun to hang out with. I dropped them off at their homes and made plans to meet up with Baha when he goes to Jacksonville this month.
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