Saturday, February 28, 2009

Crabs or Craps

Do you like crabs? Well, I bet there are lots of you out there who enjoys eating crab meat especially from its pincers - the most muscled part of the crab. Also, there might be some of you who prefer the taste but due to the troublesomeness to crack open its carapace, hence feeling unwanted to have some even when its served in front of you. There might be a small group of people who has allergies towards it. Another reason I ever heard is that he/she doesn't eat crab because his/her horoscope is Cancer. Funny though.

Craps, on the other hand, is not so welcomed by everyone, as it is a rude word to replace nonsense, worthless, shit or whatever you can think of, giving the similar meaning. However, craps is also a popular dice game in the US.
"It is played with two dice. In craps the thrower makes a money bet that is covered by one or more opponents. If the first throw totals 7 or 11, the player wins, but if 2, 3, or 12 is thrown, the player loses. In any of these cases betting and throwing are repeated. If the throw totals 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the player's point, and throwing is continued until the same point is made again or a 7 is thrown. If the point is made, the player wins, but if a 7 is thrown, the player loses both the bet and the right to throw again."
The game is such a gibberish to me, and hereafter, I made my own conclusion, that the word crap, originates from this game, which gives equal meaning.


Tony is ending his crap talks.

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