There is this song by T. Texas Tyler, I believe, performed by Tom T. Hall, as well as many lesser acts, called "Deck of Cards" about a soldier using a deck of cards as a prayer book and almanac. I'm thinking of covering it-- however there is a part that says if you count the spots in a deck of cards you get 365, the number of days in a year. What the hell does that mean? No matter how many times I try to count up various markings on decks of cards I don't come up with near anything like 365!
--Johnny T.
The "spots" the song refers to is the numerical designation of each of the cards, the Ace being one, number cards what you'd expect, the Jack is 11, the Queen 12, and the King 13. If you add all those up you get 364. Add one for a Joker and you get 365, and the other Joker can serve as Leap Year! It's really quite uncanny.
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