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Women even joined in House activities that might have been uncomfortable for mixed company. Adams House was famous for its pool, where men had swum in the nude for decades. Women were initially shocked to see men without swimsuits and petitioned the House Committee to enforce mandatory swimsuit-wearing. The HoCo responded with a rule that men would have to wear suits, but only during the unlikely hours of 3 and 5 a.m. Instead of protesting the preposterous hours, the women one-upped the men and shed their swimsuits...
...making five to seven hundred dollars a week shooting pool,” he remembers. “Pool saved me. It was a good way to get money, and I didn’t have to steal...
Ferreira—who says he wishes he could have been a teacher—also derives satisfaction from the lessons he gives at the pool tables...
...Pool is a hard game to master, Ferreira says, but he emphasizes that practice, not luck, is the key to success. “You can only be consistent if you play every day,” he says. “You have to create muscle memory. Drill. Break it down to mechanics. Repeat it over and over so you don’t ever have to think about...
...Valentine, a gangster who is shot to death and awakens to find a friendly man named Pip standing over him, explaining that he is Rocky’s guide and will give him anything he wishes. Just like that, Rocky has all the money he wants, never loses at pool, and gets every girl he desires...