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Originally Posted by callipygian
I've always thought it strange that people refer to poker as "playing cards."
In my mind playing cards means like playing Go Fish with my kids or playing slapjack in high school. Games like poker or bridge or pinochle are referred to by their Christian names.
The big "card" game way back when I was in high school was "Bloody Knuckles". I'm not sure of the exact rules, but at some point in the game one player would take the deck of cards and slash it across the first of a competitor which often drew blood.
I never played, and not just because I wasn't one of the cool kids. I had no desire to inflict pain on another person, nor did I want to volunteer to be assaulted.
I much prefer poker, a much more civilized game, where large sums of money can be taken from an opponent.