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08:03 July 6th, 2006

The slowest-growing sport in the world…

Posted by: Robert Basler
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Fortunately, this form of pool in which an assault rifle substitutes for a pool cue never really caught on, due to pesky local laws in some countries. Oddly, this is actually the “tame” version of this xtreme sport, identifiable by the fact that at least it uses real pool balls instead of hand grenades…pool300.jpg 

 

 

Albanian rebel plays a game of pool with his assault rifle in this 1997 file photo, just reissued as part of a Reuters slideshow.

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