I grew up with a pool table. There were plenty of holiday parties at my parents house for my dads law firm. I was told to lose to the other partners by my dad. He was a founding partner, so not much was going to happen to him, but I apparently annoyed several partners over the years by beating them. I guess they were sore that they lost to a 7 year old.
BTW Paul, we all post threads that get ignored from time to time. Don't take it personally.