Aug 2 1876
Drinking at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, Jack McCall notices Wild Bill Hickok playing poker at a corner table. Then he calmly walks over to the table and blows a wide hole in the back of Hickok's head with a .45 revolver. The professional gambler and onetime lawman was holding a pair of Aces and a pair of eights, now known as the "Dead Man's Hand."
8 Ace is also the name of a Comic book character in "Viz"
ReplyDeleteWhere 8 Ace (named after his favorite extremely cheap beer) gets into all kinds of mischief while coming up with ways to obtain 8 ace beer until he passes out.
http://www.cheetah3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4505
This cartoon strip incidentally is written phonetically to portray a Geordie (North East England) accent.. which can be heard here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDMWQJz6Q&feature=related