>I'm just thinking of those red-clad army officers, in their evening dinner wear, withdrawing for a game of b and a cigar.
>No, I'm not a snob about it - it's a snooker table to me.

LOL I was thinking only of me. I never would have thought you to be one. But your illustration is apt. I can see some guy like Dr. Watson ( Nigel Bruce ) moseying into the b room. :-)

>>>BTW "Pocket billiards" in UK speak is also a euphonism for something that only a man can practise, :-)
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>>Probably my density but, is there a history or hidden meaning in that?
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>Er, ye-eah! Let's just say it involves a man's pockets, spherical objects, and is frowned upon.

OIC. Ok, gotcha. No need to relate more. :-)