I consider myself a study in all manor of craps trivia. Not to better myself in my job capacity, mind you, just for the fun "trivial pursuit"
aspect. Here's the thing, I've always thought that the hard 4 was "little joe", but everyone at my new house calls any 4 "little
joe". I want to correct but if I'm wrong I'll sound like an asshole. I call the easy 4 the "dirty little 4", for all the obvious
reasons with a note of contempt in my voice (it's just fun to see who catches it). Can anyone clear this up for me? Also; Why "little joe"?
Anyone know the story?
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Posts: 339 (03/29/08 12:51) |
I dont know the origin of the "little joe". But on a similar note, I have heard a player call the hard 4 a "Happy
Joe"....has anyone else heard of this one?
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Posts: 749 (03/30/08 06:50) |
most of the nicknames for the numbers come from the military days in th forties.
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Posts: 70 (04/09/08 11:11) |
I can't answer you question, but an old timer at my casino gets frustrated when dealers call easy four little joe and said it only applies to the hard
four. I tend to listen when the wise ones talk.
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Posts: 978 (04/09/08 05:36) Moderator |
I heard a dealer refer to the four as "Little Joe the wrestler . . . he's small but awful hard to throw"
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Posts: 228 (04/09/08 06:09) |
"Scarnes's New Complete Guide to Gambling" 1961 - Glossary - "Little Joe or Little Joe from Kokomo craps: The pont four." He
would seem to imply either hard or easy, however, he also seems to imply it must be coming-out on a four or making it. BTW Psand: where did you get the great
icon? Did you make that your self?
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Posts: 978 (04/09/08 08:00) Moderator |
lump450 wrote: I found it somewhere online and stole it. I did a search for avatars.
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Posts: 228 (04/10/08 06:11) |
"I found it somewhere online and stole it. I did a search for avatars."
I'm cool now. BTW no actual kittens were harmed in the making of this avatar. |
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When I played dice on the streets of Chicago in the 50s & 60s any 4 was called little joe from kokomo. In the 90s someone asked why it was called that on
a dice board, www.recreationalgambling.craps.com or something like that. Some of us tried but we never
found out. I emailed a radio show who referred me to a local fire dept etc. But no one ever came up with where the Kokomo came from.
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