# Dogs Playing Poker -- The Apocalypse is Nigh

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 17, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521 "2005-02-17T13:21:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/1 "2005-02-17T13:21:45Z")

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Paintings of Dogs Playing Poker are bringing in ludicrous amounts of money at auction:  
[http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050216/ap\_en\_ot/dogs\_playing\_poker](http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050216/ap_en_ot/dogs_playing_poker)

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**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/2 "2005-02-17T13:26:23Z")

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They’re dogs…and they’re playing poker!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

-Homer Simpson

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**Author:** ![Rock\_n\_Roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Rock\_n\_Roach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rock_n_Roach)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/3 "2005-02-17T13:44:24Z")

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My dog is so smart.

I swear the only thing he CAN’T do is play poker - everytime he gets a good hand he wags his tail!

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**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/4 "2005-02-17T14:06:11Z")

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Moral of the story, Rock n’ Roach - get an Australian Shepherd. Not only can they play poker, but they don’t have tails.

HA!

(Sure, they grin like idiots by flashing their front teeth at you… but… hey…) 😃

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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/5 "2005-02-17T14:52:48Z")

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Last night on the Conan, he said, “A painting of dogs playing poker has fetched upwards of $600,000. Yes. That’s right. Now, the only decision left is where in the White House it will be hung. :::huge laughter:::  
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What? He liked the painting”

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**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-playing-poker-the-apocalypse-is-nigh/290521/6 "2005-02-17T14:56:21Z")

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I have GOT to convince my parents to sell their dogs-playing-poker prints. Prob’ly wouldn’t be worth that much, but better than nothing and a LOT better than me getting stuck with them! My parents regularly threaten (jokingly) to prevent me from inheriting anything when they die if the dog pictures aren’t prominently displayed in my home. I hate the dog pictures.