Well, now they are the ones behind the eight ball. "Better Off Asleep" is a standalone single released by the band Magic Eight Ball. The strike of the cue ball would account for the movement of the eight ball. The city of Tipton has a water tower painted like an "eight ball". Sinking the Eight Ball is debut album by Ruby Joe. The game is the successor of the popular "Eight Ball" pinball machine from 1977. The league plays World Eight Ball Rules. As soon as I made the eight ball, the other guy took off running. We were already a little bit behind the eight ball on airdates. The unit generally uses the call sign "Eight Ball" over the radio. He drew the "Gismo and Eight Ball" cartoon series in the Marine's "Leatherneck Magazine". The song was later included in "Behind the Eight Ball" (1942), starring the Ritz Brothers. Today, the water tower is generally regarded as the world's largest eight ball. In "Eight Ball Deluxe", Bally added more rules, complicated shot combinations, and speech synthesis. An example of a nondirectional microphone is the round black "eight ball".