# bored at work: Yahoo Pool anyone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 3, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805 "2008-11-03T02:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/1 "2008-11-03T02:36:15Z")

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Anyone?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/2 "2008-11-03T02:44:54Z")

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Sure, why not? Which room?

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/3 "2008-11-03T02:46:42Z")

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don’t know from rooms.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/4 "2008-11-03T02:50:57Z")

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Makes it kinda tough to play, then.

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/5 "2008-11-03T02:59:52Z")

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Never played in a room, but I play almost every day.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/6 "2008-11-03T03:13:31Z")

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I’m afraid I’m not familiar with this version of Yahoo Pool that doesn’t have rooms. I’ve only played online at [games.yahoo.com](http://games.yahoo.com). Are you talking about something you download and run locally?

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/7 "2008-11-03T03:16:42Z")

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No; you click on the games icon when you’re in a chat with someone.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/8 "2008-11-03T03:19:59Z")

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Ahh, I see. Never played that way, but I’m game. Does it work through Messenger or what?

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/9 "2008-11-03T05:48:55Z")

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right.

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-at-work-yahoo-pool-anyone/470805/10 "2008-11-03T23:16:50Z")

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Bump. Next day, same shit. Anyone?