Word: jokers
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...JOKER, Steve Miller Band. Four in December. "Some people call me Maurice." Simple-minded and ridiculous...
...tarot, the suits were four: cups, swords, coins and batons. Each suit had 14 cards, with four court cards that included a knight. To this pack of 56 were added a further 22 divinatory images -the Tower, the Hanged Man, the Fool (who is the ancestor of the modern Joker) and so on. And from that basic deck evolved the standard 52-card French pattern of hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs that has been used, with variants, ever since the early 15th century...
...game was played at Yale last year, to it was Harvard's turn to play joker. Their plan was the most ambitious...
...must also maintain discipline among the nine factions of his own party. With such a narrow majority, moreover, he must somehow persuade the Socialists to cooperate instead of fighting him. Those who believe he can do it point out that Andreotti is referred to by other politicians as "the joker." In Italy, the joker is always the decisive card...
...varied as Buster Keaton and Animator Chuck (Roadrunner) Jones. The result is a comedy made by a man who has seen a lot of movies, knows all the mechanics, and has absolutely no sense of humor. Seeing What's Up, Doc? is like shaking hands with a joker holding a Joy Buzzer. The effect is both presumptuous and unpleasant...