tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post1202979069602051046..comments2024-01-20T16:49:46.154-08:00Comments on Soapy Smith's Soap Box: Big mit: A Soapy Smith rigged poker game story from 1894.Jeff Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-79015222055990436022019-06-23T10:35:48.040-07:002019-06-23T10:35:48.040-07:00Perhaps, but either way, "Soapy" made it...Perhaps, but either way, "Soapy" made it clear that he did not believe his method of making money was immoral. He actually saw himself as a legitimate businessman.Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-91628914287361339192019-06-23T09:53:44.524-07:002019-06-23T09:53:44.524-07:00"Jeff Smith says that Varner has cost $4,000 ..."Jeff Smith says that Varner has cost $4,000 in the last week and he doesn't propose to leave any shorn lambs around unprotected during the cold spell."<br />The sentence would make perfect sense if "lost" was changed to "cost" through a typesetter's error.Chuck Rabashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756493861252396353noreply@blogger.com