queue bille cluck

  

"The etymology of "pool" is uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary speculates that "pool" and other games with collective stakes is derived from the French poule 

 (literally translated "hen"), in which the poule is the collected prize, originating from jeu de la poule,  

a game that is thought to have been played during the Middle Ages.  

Supposedly, participants would put an equal amount of money into a pot 

and throw stones at a live chicken,

 and the person who successfully hit the chicken  

first would win the pooled money." 

 

"Billiards has a long history from its inception in the 15th century, with many mentions in the works of Shakespeare, including the line "let's to billiards" in Antony and Cleopatra (1606–07).  

Enthusiasts of the sport have included Mozart, Louis XIV of France, Marie Antoinette, Immanuel Kant, Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, George Washington, Jules Grévy, Charles Dickens, George Armstrong Custer, Theodore Roosevelt, Lewis Carroll, W. C. Fields, Babe Ruth, Bob Hope, and Jackie Gleason." 

the term's origin could have been from French bille, meaning 'ball "

Cue itself came from queue, the French word for 'tail "

 "A recognizable form of billiards was played outdoors in the 1340s, and was reminiscent of croquet. King Louis XI of France (1461–1483) had the first known indoor billiard table." 

the 'royal game of fortifications' 

"the United States, pool and billiards had died out for a bit, but between 1878 and 1956 the games became very popular. 

 Players in annual championships began to receive their own cigarette cards. This was mainly due to the fact that it was a popular pastime for troops to take their minds off battle.  

However, by the end of World War II, pool and billiards began to die down once again. 

 It was not until 1961 when the film The Hustler came out that sparked a new interest in the game. "

"early balls were made from wood and clay, but the rich preferred to use ivory.".

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"Throughout her career, Grable was a celebrated sex symbol. 

Her bathing-suit poster made her the top pin-up girl of World War II, surpassing Rita Hayworth. Hosiery specialists of the era often noted the ideal proportions of Grable's legs and thighs 

Her legs were insured by her studio for $1 million as a publicity stunt."

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Where's the sport in bombing

A dead chicken say old chap

Putting a dead soldier card on the submarine windowsill 

Gazing at the waves or betty grable

A high class dame take mind off pain 

 

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"Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were surpassed by Mary Pickford, with 13 years)" 

"the characteristic short, guttural sound made by a hen.

2.

informal•North American

a stupid or foolish person.

"a cluck too lazy to put up a clothesline"