My cousin made a billiard championship chart, even though none of us knew how to hold the cue without stabbing the ceiling.
The billiard lesson ended when the ball jumped off the table, rolled outside, and retired under a bush.
Dad tried to look cool with his fancy billiard pose and then completely missed the ball and poked the air.
Mom said the dining table is not a billiard surface, especially when the balls are peas.
Billiard tables are usually covered with a special green cloth to look like grass, because the game started long ago as an outdoor lawn game.
At dusk, Lena wiped the green cloth of the old billiard table. Her grandfather handed her a worn billiard cue; she lined a quiet billiard shot and watched the white ball kiss the corner pocket. The small billiard room held their laughter. She smiled, feeling a simple, perfect billiard victory and hugged him.
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