Hearing old men say "That's why they call it poker!" every 10 minutes as the answer to some random unrelated point, comment, or question.
EX: "I almost tripled up earlier but the board five-flushed."
OM: "That's why they call it poker!"
EX: "I was down a buy-in, but just about back to even now."
OM: "That's why they call it poker!"
EX" "These chairs are uncomfortable."
OM: "That's why they call it poker!"
All right I made up the last one, but you get the gist. I swear, I was at this table as one of two people under 60 and it was filled with typical inane poker chatter, and it seemed for almost any comment vaguely related to poker (particularly comments related to luck), the old man sitting across from me would pipe up, "That's why they call it poker!" like this was some kind of epiphany.
WTF. I don't get it. Is this some weird inside joke that only old men get? Is there some secret meaning to "poker"?
Also, another gem from the same old man. I told him I was new to live play but had played millions of hands online, which, being a live player, he dismissed as meaningless experience. At some point I corrected him about some minor poker thing I don't even remember and he responded "Son, I've been playing this game since before you were born. I know how to {whatever}"
I wanted to say "You've been playing live NLHE for 30+ years and you're still a break even 1/2 player? Yeah, you're clearly a poker expert"
But...I remembered not to berate the fish, even the cranky ones, so I just nodded and smiled. Ironically, same old man called the maniac to his right a donkey, an idiot, and a moron repeatedly. I couldn't believe it. This maniac was just spewing cash to the table and the old man is insulting him, to his face. Maniac left after about an hour of this and I got stuck at a 100% OMC table (minus me).
I guess that's why they call it poker!