What is the most ridiculous "house" rule you have ever heard of on a bar table?

Question

What is the most ridiculous "house" rule you have ever heard of on a bar table?

Answer 1

prety soon it will beno smokein

Answer 2

in a bar up in sydney, the rule was that for every ball potted, a small amount of beer had to be skolled. then when you were on the 8 ball, you had to look at your opposition the whole time while tried to hit it in

Answer 3

Kerns Kolony, Howard city Michigan.   If the cue leaves the table, it costs you a dollar. 8 ball is 5 dollars and the rest are 2.  b******s.

Answer 4

stip if ya miss

Answer 5

I don't live in Park City UT. but was palying in a tournament. and the 8-ball had to go in clean.  I had a carram shot of the guys 6 and called off the 6 in the side. He let me shoot it and then told me the 8 had to go clean.  I lost my protest.

Answer 6

DONT FEED THE BEAR!!

They had a bear that lived in the front yard

Answer 7

it takes four quarters to play

Answer 8

I always ask what the "bar" or "house" rules are before I play.   If there is anything different than the official rules of pool, this allows your opponents to tell you the rules without changing the rules in their favor in the middle of the game.  

The most common is the "kiss" or "bumper" bar rule that states that you must make all shots clean; whereas, the official rules state that when you play 8-ball, it is simply the pocket called.  

The kiss/bumper/clean shot rule is the most ridiculous that causes the most arguments where I've played pool.  This is usually not mentioned before the game by the other players, so I always ask about it to avoid later arguments.

Answer 9

last orders.

Answer 10

That its ok to scratch on the 8 ball as long as your opponent still has balls left.