Raw end of the deal?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weighing">weighing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="neglecting">neglecting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Raw">Raw</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americanism">Americanism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>” <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poker">poker</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> – <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="noun">noun</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dealer">dealer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dealt">dealt</span> (<span word="distributed">distributed</span>) <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="Raw">Raw</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="crude">crude</span>, <span word="unrefined">unrefined</span>, <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Raw">Raw</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>, <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> – <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>.</p>
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