Althouse: "TIL the practice of 'ace-high' in card games first gained popularity after the French Revolution..."

March 5, 2012

"... it represented the promotion of the 'common man' over royalty and the nobility."

TIL = today I learned (chez Reddit).

edutcher said...: Well, we know how swell that turned out.

But, yeah, we must continually learn new acronyms if we want to understand the Internet.

Kind of like being drafted into WWII.; 3/5/12, 10:54 AM
traditionalguy said...: So if you aced a test did you get the highest grade or a one?; 3/5/12, 11:12 AM
Franklin said...: The frontpage of reddit is so cheesy and predictable that it's very hard for me to read.

@traditionalguy: brings up an interesting point - where does the term "fighter ace" come from?; 3/5/12, 11:17 AM
Cedarford said...: Very interesting! I did not know the French Revolution was behind the elevation of the Ace as the highest card in the deck.; 3/5/12, 11:26 AM
chickelit said...: The once popular card game euchre elevates the bauer (farmer) to an even higher position than the ace.

I believe I just trumped your ace.; 3/5/12, 2:14 PM
karrde said...: @chickenlittle:

my family must not have heard the 'once-popular' bit; they still play euchre very regularly.; 3/5/12, 3:25 PM
chickelit said...: @karrde: me too. I was quoting the Wiki regarding the game's popularity.

my bad; 3/5/12, 3:58 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: Tarot was a French card game the occultists elevated to a divination tool.

A country of morons.; 3/5/12, 7:04 PM