Dead Man's hand--poker question this time

Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
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http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_307.html

If you’re holding black aces and eights, that implies you’ve got a pair of aces at a pair of eights. The article said

Huh? Two pair aces high sounds like a pretty good hand to me.

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You’re over-thinking it. Cecil just means that the cards were all black, which no doubt helped with the immortalization of the “Dead Mans’ Hand” idea.