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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread poker #178433 07/30/2008 12:39 PM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 lawins stranger lawins stranger Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 What is theorigin of the word" the river" on poker? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: poker lawins #178434 07/30/2008 1:06 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Metaphors involving the river are some of poker's most treasured cliches, e.g., "He drowned in the river." - Winning Low Limit Hold'em by Lee Jones -joe (I've been rivered again) friday the river Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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