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- noun poker slang A
three and anine as a starting hand inTexas hold 'em .
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If you just said, "Jack Benny," he's start laughing.
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Pocket jacks has been called "Kid Dyn-o-mite" after a favorite expression of Jimmie Walker's character, J.J., on the '70s series "Good Times". 3-9 has been referred to as "Jack Benny," the popular TV star of the' 50s, who perpetually claimed he was 39 years old.
Poker News 2009
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Performers such as Jack Benny, the Marx Brothers, George Burns, Louis Armstrong and Sammy Davis Jr. appeared there.
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In an old Jack Benny skit a thief puts a gun to Benny's head and shouts, "your money or your life!"
David Burwell: Our Global Choice: Asserting U.S. Leadership on Climate and Energy David Burwell 2011
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In the real world, all who share this planet are not only channeling Jack Benny, we are also collectively the thief -- and it is no joke.
David Burwell: Our Global Choice: Asserting U.S. Leadership on Climate and Energy David Burwell 2011
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"You listened to Fred Allen and to Jack Benny, to Milton Berle, to Burns and Allen, and you started to understand the cadence and rhythm of a joke," Mr. Stern said.
Classic TV Writer Helped Invent 'Mad Libs' Stephen Miller 2011
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Mr. Brooks talks about the time he and George Burns saw Jack Benny stroll the Universal Studios lot decked out in head-to-toe Indian regalia.
The 2,000 Year Old Man, at 85 Amy Chozick 2011
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In the real world, all who share this planet are not only channeling Jack Benny, we are also collectively the thief -- and it is no joke.
David Burwell: Our Global Choice: Asserting U.S. Leadership on Climate and Energy David Burwell 2011
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Jack Benny starred in the 1941 movie version, which is fairly well-regarded.
Robert J. Elisberg: The Story of a Lost Broadway Classic Robert J. Elisberg 2011
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Jack Benny starred in the 1941 movie version, which is fairly well-regarded.
Robert J. Elisberg: The Story of a Lost Broadway Classic Robert J. Elisberg 2011
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