“I think it’s meant to be a cushion,” says Draeger, co-author of Bottoms Up, a study of Wisconsin saloons. “Banging the cup on the bar with manly force produces a violent sound,” reported Copley News Service in 1973, “like a cowboy boot striking the side of a stalled pickup, and can be one of life’s worst shocks to the nervous system.” The soft cup helps mute the impact. There’s a showy body language that goes along with playing bar dice: when a player shakes the cup, they bring it down with a loud smack, an action that’s rough on both the cup and the bar surface. ![]() The fancy material isn’t about the bar putting on airs it’s to prevent wear and tear. ![]() ![]() The dice are five in number and they invariably dwell in a soft, round cup dressed in leather or faux leather.
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