It seems that the first literary reference to rugs and carpets that touched the english language in a broad way may have come from sir richard francis burton s translation of the arabian nights also known as one thousand and one night.
The persian carpet ride poker.
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The phoenix and the carpet 1904 children s novel by e.
Gold holds both ends to the persian carpet ride as coined by tablemate antonio esfandiari.
Old khottabych 1938 soviet children s book and later 1956 film with the depiction of a flying carpet magic carpet ride 1968 song by steppenwolf asterix and the magic carpet 1987 illustrated comic story book on the adventures of asterix obelix and cacofonix in india.
Antonio comes from iran so it s the persian carpet ride.
King solomon s carpet 1991 novel.
When mike called it the magic carpet ride antonio quickly corrected him.
The carpet immediately starts flying at top speed with loopings and dives official synopsis magic carpet ride is the 55th episode of season 2 and remade as twenty first episode of season 6 within the title a crazy carpet.
He used the term on poker after dark apparently after his friends teased him about the hand no further explanation given.
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Oggy climbs on for a spin and doesn t notice the fire crackers that the cockroaches have attached to the end.
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Westerners used to think iran was called persia but that was only a province of iran the country was always called iran.
The magic carpet ride.
Esfandiari is looking for blood and there is no better hand to draw it than from what gold is playing.
Oggy buys a persian rug which it turns out is a flying carpet.
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Persian carpet ride a term antonio esfandiari coined for his favorite hand making joking reference to his persian heritage.
For many experienced poker players the cards they hold are not just aces queens or tens.
Persian carpet ride a favorite hand poker pro and wsop commentator antonio esfandiari who coined this term in reference to his persian heritage.