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Dead Man's Hand

The dealer dealt the hand with deft finesse Black aces and black eights Felt the muzzle on my neck. Written March 22, 2022

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Bill Baker

Date: 3/24/2022 4:38:00 PM

Your Kimo said it all. Bill

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/24/2022 6:29:00 PM

I know better than to play poker!!!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/24/2022 3:03:00 AM

Poor Wild Bill! Thanks for the reminder.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/24/2022 10:20:00 AM

You're welcome. I agree. No one should die like that!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/22/2022 9:23:00 PM

I kind of felt like someone got killed here but I did not ever know the story about Wild Bill or what dead man's hand meant. VERY clever, now that I understand from the comments below.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/22/2022 9:44:00 PM

Hey, you learn something every day. Google it. It's even more interesting because we don't know whether he had two pair or a full house.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/22/2022 6:13:00 PM

If you hadn't replied to Tom C. below, I wouldn't have had the faintest notion about this one. Thanks for the explanation. B - r - r - r- r - r - r ... Not much more chilling than cold steel against the flesh ...

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/23/2022 8:17:00 PM

Yes, indeed. Especially here, I prefer to google rather than to gargle.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/22/2022 7:03:00 PM

Interesting. I thought that was pretty common knowledge. You should google it, gw.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/22/2022 1:35:00 PM

Some folks just can't stand losing. Lol Tom

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/22/2022 1:57:00 PM

I think Wild Bill Hickok is responsible for the dead man's hand, the hand he was holding when he was shot to death.