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tek
10-21-2005, 10:34 AM
Why are guys with the name Eddy nicknamed "fast"?
arod15
10-21-2005, 10:35 AM
Probally cause of crazy eddy, wait i guess that doesnt make sense...
Los Feliz Slim
10-21-2005, 10:36 AM
Because of The Hustler? Or do you mean before that?
swede123
10-21-2005, 10:37 AM
Don't forget Nice Guy Eddie.

Swede
tek
10-21-2005, 10:56 AM
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Because of The Hustler? Or do you mean before that?

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Let's go with that. The movie came out around 1960 and was based on Minnesota Fats who played in the 40's and 50's. Therefore, that nickname had to be around way before the movie.
HopeydaFish
10-21-2005, 11:00 AM
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Because of The Hustler? Or do you mean before that?

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Let's go with that. The movie came out around 1960 and was based on Minnesota Fats who played in the 40's and 50's. Therefore, that nickname had to be around way before the movie.

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The Fast Eddie in the Hustler was nicknamed Fast Eddie because he played pool really fast. There's not much more to it than that.
mmbt0ne
10-21-2005, 11:06 AM
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Because of The Hustler? Or do you mean before that?

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Let's go with that. The movie came out around 1960 and was based on Minnesota Fats who played in the 40's and 50's. Therefore, that nickname had to be around way before the movie.

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Wrong. Rudolph Wanderone stole the nickname Minnesota Fats from the movie, claiming that the movie was about him. He had always been called New York Fats, Brooklyn Fats, or just Fats. He had never been to Minnesota.

Walter Tevis, who wrote The Hustler, has always denied the story is about him, and was pretty upset that he stole the name. He claims he made up Minnesota Fats and Fast Eddie.
tek
10-21-2005, 11:31 AM
That is interesting. However, it has nothing to do with my question.
Clarkmeister
10-21-2005, 12:20 PM
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That is interesting. However, it has nothing to do with my question.

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Lazymeatball
10-21-2005, 12:26 PM
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That is interesting. However, it has nothing to do with my question.

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that totally just answered your question. if we are to believe what has been stated in this thread, the nick name came from that movie, created by the writer.
MonkeeMan
10-21-2005, 12:42 PM
Eleanor of Castile coined that term after her marriage to Duke Edward of Gascony in 1254.
drewjustdrew
10-21-2005, 12:44 PM
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Eleanor of Castile coined that term after her marriage to Duke Edward of Gascony in 1254.

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tek
10-21-2005, 12:48 PM
Since Tevis' book was based on real people, I believe he used the name Fast Eddy because he had seen others with that name.
Lazymeatball
10-21-2005, 12:49 PM
this could be true. like you I also can't wait to see the truth unfold.
codewarrior
10-21-2005, 01:22 PM
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The Fast Eddie in the Hustler was nicknamed Fast Eddie because he played pool really fast. There's not much more to it than that.

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No, he was called Fast Eddie because he raised the bet for the next set really high, really fast. Fast action. It had nothing to do with his game, unless you refer to the game beneath the game.

And Minnesota Fats was not a real person. Rudolph Wanderone adopted the name long after Tevis wrote his book.
tek
10-21-2005, 01:57 PM
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And Minnesota Fats was not a real person. Rudolph Wanderone adopted the name long after Tevis wrote his book.

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He was real no matter if he was New York or Minnesota Fats.

Your logic (to be nice) is like saying somebody isn't real because they are known by their board name /images/graemlins/crazy.gif