Technical Analysis and Gambling Returns

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Originally Posted by coach belly

Are all Asians are Chinese?

Yes...they are calling for a face card to be dealt because it will win the hand for them...even non-Asians call for the monkey.

A facecard in blackjack to bust the dealer, a facecard in baccarat to add 0 to the hand.

Are you sure that you have any casino experience?

It's hard to believe that you did not know that "monkey" means facecard.

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So are you saying they are speaking English when they say what us American speakers hear as monkey?

I've always been told that "monkey" is a mispronunciation of the word "monarchy." I think that over the years the word "monkey" has taken on a meaning of its own to mean any face card or ten, regardless of the person's speech or pronunciation. At poker tables where not one player is Asian, players will refer to a ten-card or face card as "monkey."

I frequently use the word in the following context: "poking at and constantly irritating arci is more fun than a barrel of monkees".

Why not use the word for the purpose in which it was intended?