Sentences with phrase «poker chips meant»
But the tedious, almost quixotic nature of the endeavor — forcing a dense impasto from delicate color pencils — leads one to suspect that the motivation originates not in the common culture, but in a more holistic domain that includes lived experience: as a schoolboy, Grotjahn was rewarded for achievements with poker chips meant to be «cashed in» for prizes.
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Back then, a blue chip stock simply meant a high - priced stock, a reference to how many poker establishments used the color blue for their most valuable chip.