tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post3880771761195197008..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: Counting on the Race CourseM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-75366049591983570932012-11-24T12:58:16.203+00:002012-11-24T12:58:16.203+00:00Surely the phrase (I just had) "a bottle or t...Surely the phrase (I just had) "a bottle or two" is and has been in frequent usage?Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-74734693731144387132012-11-23T15:34:12.931+00:002012-11-23T15:34:12.931+00:00Gambling is, in many ways, a subculture and suppor...Gambling is, in many ways, a subculture and supports its own jargon, idiom and sociolect. To what extent this is a 'code' is a point of discussion<br /><br />The online world is no different. Online poker communities certainly have their own vocabulary. For example, bad players are 'donks', tournaments full of poor players are thus 'donkaments' and to bet out post-flop under-the-gun (enough jargon for you there!) is termed a 'donk-lead'.<br /><br />Quick plug for my blog where you can find my work on medieval gambling subcultures: http://alistairwelch.wordpress.com/academia/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-37024748576375611142012-11-22T20:19:43.785+00:002012-11-22T20:19:43.785+00:00Mark, I've just got hold of The Horologicon an...Mark, I've just got hold of The Horologicon and am relishing my time in it. I'll feature it next week as a must-have Christmas gift for readers. Thanks for retaining your link to my website. I get quite a few visitors from it. <br /><br />BTW I wonder if online gamblers have code words of their own? Tom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-7361321907440948202012-11-21T21:24:14.515+00:002012-11-21T21:24:14.515+00:00carpet = carpet-bag, rhy. sl. for "drag"...carpet = carpet-bag, rhy. sl. for "drag" which was an 18thC term for three-month stretch. <br /><br />To car dealers, a carpet was £300. For bookies, it can also mean odds of 3-1Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-43999145760121921462012-11-21T16:34:05.678+00:002012-11-21T16:34:05.678+00:00Potentially apocryphal but I heard that 'carpe...Potentially apocryphal but I heard that 'carpet' for three is to do with being entitled to a carpet in your prison cell if you were serving more than three years.<br /><br />Anyway, a 33/1 shot can be referred to as a double carpet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com