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 Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, CooSaw, 7. Oct 2003 09:16 | ||
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| Was playing in home game this past weekend when one of the new players asked, Why is a Full House called a BOAT? This is not a Quiz. I don't know the answer, can anyone help me out. Thanx | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, KJo, 7. Oct 2003 09:20 | ||
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| Several hundred years ago when Vikings would play poker, the hand was called a full boat since they lived most of the time on their ships; full house wouldn't mean much to someone without a house. As the game progressed, "full house" became more common since full boat only made sense to Vikings and other boat-dwellers. Actually I just made all that up, I really have no idea. Eli on 7. Oct 2003 09:16 CooSaw wrote: > Was playing in home game this past weekend when one of the new players asked, > Why is a Full House called a BOAT? This is not a Quiz. I don't know the answer, > can anyone help me out. > Thanx | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, SeanCandy, 7. Oct 2003 09:26 | ||
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| That was pretty funny. %^) | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, 4 POKER, 7. Oct 2003 09:37 | ||
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| "Great bluff KJo"!.........I was sold! | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, Dr_Monkey, 7. Oct 2003 09:41 | ||
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| My understanding is that a full house was originally called a full hand. I guess over time this became full house or even full boat. Maybe mariners liked full boat better than full house. Maybe even casinos that floated up and down the Mississippi prefered full boat over full house? It has also been called a full and a tight. Why tight? I have no idea. | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, Angel, 7. Oct 2003 19:01 | ||
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| on 7. Oct 2003 09:41 Dr_Monkey wrote: > It has also been called a full and a tight. Why tight? I have no idea. Playing in Canada, I heard the term tight for the first time. As fate would have it I was sipping coffee and the player to announce that they were tight was a gorgeous woman. The combination of her outburst and a mouth full of coffee had disastrous consequences. | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, KJo, 8. Oct 2003 00:35 | ||
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| C'mon, gorgeous woman in Canada? Yeah, you made that up, but I like it anyway. Eli, wearing a fire-retardant suit on 7. Oct 2003 19:01 Angel wrote: > on 7. Oct 2003 09:41 Dr_Monkey wrote: > > > It has also been called a full and a tight. Why tight? I have no idea. > > Playing in Canada, I heard the term tight for the first time. As fate would have it I > was sipping coffee and the player to announce that they were tight was a gorgeous woman. > The combination of her outburst and a mouth full of coffee had disastrous consequences. | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, Angel, 8. Oct 2003 01:08 | ||
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| "C'mon, gorgeous woman in Canada? Yeah, you made that up, but I like it anyway. " ROTFLMAO - thx Eli | ||
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| Re: Why is Full House called a "Boat"?, BAMAFROG, 7. Oct 2003 17:08 | ||
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| Boat- cause it takes flushes down the river lol | ||
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