what is he origin of the bicycle playing card decks?
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Bicycle Playing Cards have been manufactured by the The United States Playing Card Company since 1885. "Bicycle" is a trademark of that company.They have been the best selling playing card brand in the world for over 100 years.\n\nThe United States Playing Card Company, started in 1867, produces and distributes playing cards, including BEE, Bicycle Playing Cards, AVIATOR and HOYLE, and other playing card accessories, like poker chips. The privately held company is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For over a hundred years, BICYCLE brand cards have been the top selling playing card brand in the world.
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Dominoes (or "dominos") generally refers to the individual or collective gaming pieces making up a domino set (sometimes called a deck or pack) or to the games played with these pieces. (In the area of mathematical tilings and polyominoes the word domino often refers to any rectangle formed from joining two squares edge to edge.)\n\nDominoes are descendants of dice. The two ends on each of the original Chinese dominoes represented one of the 21 combinations that can occur with the throw of two dice. Modern western dominoes, however, have blank ends on them as well and so the number of dominoes is generally 28. Dominoes were apparently unknown in Europe until the 18th century and may have been invented in their modern form in Dominican Republic. The dark spots on light faces apparently reminded people of masquerade masks with eyeholes (called dominoes) and thus gave the playing pieces their name. Chinese dominoes do not have blanks, but some whole tiles are duplicated.\n\n\ndomino:\n    1801, from Fr. domino (1771), probably (on comparison of the black tiles of the game) from the meaning "hood with a cloak worn by canons or priests," from L. dominus "lord, master" (see domain), but the connection is not clear. Klein thinks it might be directly from dominus, "because he who has first disposed his pieces becomes 'the master.' " Metaphoric use in geopolitics is from April 1954, first used by U.S. President Eisenhower in a "New York Times" piece, in reference to what happens when you set up a row of dominos and knock the first one down.
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The term 'birdie' originated in the United States in 1899.  H.B. Martin's "Fifty Years of American Golf" contains an account of a foursomes match played at the Atlantic City (N.J.) CC.  One of the players, Ab Smith relates: "my ball... came to rest within six inches of the cup.  I said 'That was a bird of a shot... I suggest that when one of us plays a hole in one under par he receives double compensation.'  The other two agreed and we began right away, just as soon as the next one came, to call it a 'birdie.'  In 19th century American slang, 'bird' refereed to anyone or anything excellent or wonderful.\n\nBy analogy with 'birdie,' the term 'eagle' soon thereafter became common to refer to a score one better than a 'bird.'  Also by analogy, the term 'albatross' for double eagle - an even bigger eagle!
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The game was invented in 1954 by an anonymous Canadian couple, and called "The Yacht Game" because they played it on their yacht with their friends. It is very similar to the traditional Puerto Rican game Generala played with five dice and categories like poker hands and triples or quads. Two years later they asked toy and game entrepreneur Edwin S. Lowe if he would make up some sets to be given as gifts to their friends who enjoyed the game. Lowe perceived the possibility of marketing the game, and acquired the rights to the game from the couple in exchange for 1,000 gift sets.\n\nLowe changed the name to "Yahtzee." He initially had trouble selling the game commercially, since the rules and appeal were not easily conveyed in an advertisement. Eventually he had the idea of organizing "Yahtzee parties" where people could play the game and thereby gain a firsthand appreciation for it. The idea was successful, and enthusiasts quickly popularized the game through word of mouth. Milton-Bradley purchased the E. S. Lowe company in 1973.
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The rules of the new game of lawn tennis were drawn up by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1875. Scoring derived from real, or royal, tennis, which had its origins in medieval cathedral cloisters. The name comes from the French habit of calling out tenez! (take this!) before serving. In real tennis, each exchange was worth 15 points, the score of 40 being an abbreviation for 45. Deuce is a corruption of a deux (meaning two consecutive exchanges needed to win). Love is either a corruption of l'oeuf (an egg) or playing not seriously but for the love of the game.
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You need to search for it in boosters from Invasion of Chaos, which is the set it was issued in.  Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are placed in boosters randomly, so your best bet if you HAVE to have the card is to buy it online and not waste your money buying boosters--especially since boosters from a set that old are probably hard to find.
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For use as a divinatory device, the Tarot deck is dealt out in various patterns and interpreted by a gifted “reader.” The fact that the deck is not dealt out into the same pattern fifteen minutes later is rationalized by the occultists by claiming that in that short span of time, a person's fortune can change, too. That would seem to call for rather frequent readings if the system is to be of any use whatsoever.\nThe form of deck most used today is the Golden Dawn, designed by A. E. Waite, a mystic, and drawn by artist Pamela Coleman Smith about 1900. The art of reading the cards has been referred to as the “ars notoria.”
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I tried using the Thoth deck and found my intuition peaked with many of the images but as I tried to better understand and improve my abilities I found that it lacked a complete picture of the cards meaning.  \n\nThat is why I have just purchased the Universal Waite Tarot Deck.  The pictures are the complete classic design but the thick black lines and very basic primary colors have been replaced.\n\nI would defiantly recommend the Universal Waite Tarot.
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Vintage Bicycle Discussion Area\nVintage Lightweights\nVINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer\nPosted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at  1:12:04 AM \nI bought a race/road bike from a thrift store the other day. It has been repainted and I don't know who made the bike. It is a ten-speed with multiple Sun Tour components. It has a Shimano 333 Stem Shifter and Shimano 27" Wheels. The brakes, handle bars and front derailer are diacompe. There was foam padding on the handle bars but I replaced it with tape. When I removed the padding there were two inscriptions. On the left hand bar there was an ivy wreath. Inside the wreath it says "Japan Champion". On the right hand bar it says "KB". Anyone know wjo made the bike?\nby: 67.5.136.119 \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNavigation: \n  oldroads.com \n    Top of Vintage Lightweights Discussion Area \n      First message in this thread \n\n        Replies:\n       RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by JONathan on 7/30/2004 at 6:14:51 AM \n Not too much to go on. Fins, gills and scales...what kind of fish is it? If you have names for the cranks, wheels (hubs and rims) and freewheel type and make, the field could be narrowed a bit. The higher quality Japanese imports from the '70's were: Fuji; Miyata; Nishiki; Univega (Nishiki); Centurion; Bridgestone; Panasonic; and a host of branded Schwinns. The assumption is US imports. Canada had several others. Sekine comes to mind.\nPost a picture of the frame so the lug work and seat-stays are discernable. This can be matched up with known models for a good guess. The alloy "Champion" bars indicate a good quality bike. There were other quality rides, such as Kobe and Nakamura, etc., but these were fewer, at least from my experiences spotting VLW's. A serial number can be useful as gifferent makes had different number schemes and location on the frame.\nGood luck, JONathan\nNote: Sounds like a great commuter bike; the more generic looking the better, IMHO. Even lousy paint protects against rust. \nby: 67.118.246.240  \n\n       S/N, please posted by John E on 7/30/2004 at 2:34:23 PM \n In addition to more details on components and lug details, please post the serial number. Kawamura, Nishiki's framebuilder, punched S/Ns such as KS78091 (my 1971 American Eagle Semi-Pro) on the bottom of the BB shell. \n\nThe 333 indicates lower-end early 1970s Shimano components. I am guessing your bike weighs about 15kilos=33lbs. A lighter weight would indicate something better and/or newer.\nby: 66.185.168.82  \n\n       RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at 5:28:19 PM \n The crankset has the same KB inscribed on it. The s/n is under the crankset, KS70120\nby: 67.5.140.46  \n\n       RE:RE:VINTAGE LIGHTWEIGHTS:   1970's Japanese Racer posted by JONathan on 7/30/2004 at 8:05:51 PM \n How about "Kabuki Bridegstone"? I have a Kabuki that is made by Bridegstone. One way to see is to check the lugs for magnetic response. They used Al lugs and thermal bonding, way ahead of the times. I would check mine for serial number, but it is second tier location. Another thing is to look for "integral derailer hanger" and check for forged dropouts. This would make it a keeper, for sure.\nUnless it was a Schwinn "varsity" with its unique construction, the identification of the myriad look-alikes is tough without decals and/or stickers. Unless there is a specific serial number provenance. Have you given it the test ride? The better bikes ride better, so you could then narrow it down to maybe a dozen makes.\nGood luck and happy rides,\nJONathan\nby: 67.118.246.2  \n\n       Nishiki posted by J.T. on 7/30/2004 at 8:21:46 PM \n Doing some of my own research I stumbled upon the Nishiki logo. The square with a stripe through it in the middle of the logo is inscribed next to
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The first skateboard originated sometime in the 1950s and coincided with the initial popularization of surfing in California. The earliest skateboards were homemade and were constructed of flat wooden planks attached to roller-skate trucks and wheels. Skateboarding was originally called "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and moves. Skateboards may or may not have evolved from "crate scooters." Crate scooters preceded skateboards, and were essentially similar except for having a wooden crate attached to the front, which formed rudimentary handlebars. In the film Back to the Future, Marty McFly is seen confiscating such a scooter from an unsuspecting 50s youth, and ripping the crate off to fashion an improvised skateboard.\n\nclick here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding#History
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The most likely originator of the bicycle is German Karl Drais, then still a baron, who invented his machine in 1817, and patented it.
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That's an open debate.\nAs far as decks, I like Maple or Zero. Occasionally I'll skate a Birdhouse but not often and I have an Element that gets decent pop but is a little heavy.\n\nFor wheels I like anything from Darkstar, but Chocolates and Spitfires are also quite nice.\n\nTrucks- Most people will say Independent. They are very durable.\nI ride Destructos. \n\nI also ride Dooks 1/4 inch riser pads on most decks, although I have some Sector 9  5/16 inch as well.
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Board games and card games.
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Squash derives from the games loosely known as Rackets during the 19th century. Rackets itself came from a strange source. Sports involving hitting a ball with a racket of sorts had become increasingly popular at that time and one version developed in London's Fleet prison where debtor inmates got their exercise by whacking a ball against the prison's many walls. \n\nBy some weird and wonderful twist of fate the idea was taken up at Harrow public school, where it was noticed it was more interesting and physically demanding to play with a ball that  'squashed' on impact with the wall rather than bouncing straight back. Squash was officially founded when the school had four courts purpose built for the new sport.
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In playing cards, a suit is one of several categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often, each card bears one of several symbols showing to which suit it belongs; the suit may alternatively or in addition be indicated by the color printed on the card. Most card decks also have a rank for each card, and may include special cards in the deck that belong to no suit.\n\nPopular legend holds that the composition of a deck of cards has religious, metaphysical or astronomical significance: typical numerological elements of the explanation are that the four suits represent the four seasons, the 13 cards per suit are the 13 phases of the lunar cycle, black and red are for day and night, the 52 cards of the deck (joker excluded) symbolizes the number of weeks in a year, and finally, if the value of each card is added up — and 1 is added, which is generally explained away as being for a single joker — the result is 365, the number of days in a year.\n\n Europeans changed the court cards to represent European royalty and attendants, originally "king", "chevalier", and "knave" (or "servant"). Queens were introduced in a number of different ways. In an early surviving German pack (dated in the 1440s), Queens replace Kings in two of the suits as the highest card. Throughout the 1400s, 56-card decks containing a King, Queen, Knight, and Valet were common. Suits also varied; many makers saw no need to have a standard set of names for the suits, so early decks often had different suit names (typically 4 suits, although 5 suits also had been common and other structures are also known).
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It is mainly out of ignorance.  Tarot cards are very ancient, and todays modern deck is based on it without the Majoy Arcana, Clubs=Wands, Diamonds=Pentacles, Spades=Swords,Hearts=Cups.  The royal cards are equal to the knight, queen and king of the respective suits and the Joker=Fool card.  There are those that think they are evil because the have the notion that only God knows our destiny.  However it is not an evil instrument of the devil.  It is a tool for channeling ones own divine connection with the creator to help ourselves with mundane problems.  The only thing is unless you can keep a reading done for yourself by yourself objective, have someone else do the reading for you.  Also do not ask the same question twice as that is an affront to the "fates" as it were.  If you need to ask again, us a different medium, like rune stones or the pendulum.  \n\nTo the Christian who say it is evil:  The 23r psalm says "I have my rod and staff they comfort me".  That was a form of divination, the casting of a rod (small stick about 2 feet or so in length) and a walkning staff (about 5-6 feet long)  the way that they would fall would direct the traveler.
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Kings play cards on flat green stools.\n\nKingdom\nPhylum\nClass\nOrder\nFamily\nGenus\nSpecies