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POKER legend Doyle Brunson has managed to upset almost every poker player in the world in less than 24 hours.

The 76-year-old, who is renowned for cracking jokes about blondes and terrorists, inadvertently sent Twitter into meltdown when he cracked a lesbian gag yesterday.

He told his 345,000 followers: “World's shortest books: 'To all the men we have loved before, 'by Ellen de Generes and Rosie O'Donnell.”

Texas Dolly, who has won 10 World Series of Poker Bracelets, was then inundated with hilarious suggestions for other titles of the world's shortest books.

Several mocked other poker pros, but the debate rapidly deteriorated to encompass celebrities, politicians and other sportsmen.

Brunson instantly retweeted dozens of them to his hundreds of thousands of followers.

“Getting hundreds of different versions of Worlds Shortest Books,” he said. “I'm picking out the ones i think are funny. Sorry, but u don't have to read.”

Poker suggestions included titles such as 'Caucasian Women I've Dated', by Barry Greenstein, 'Beauty tips' by Vanessa Selbst,  'The Integrity of Online Poker' by Russ Hamilton, 'How to Stay Sober' by Gavin Smith and 'My success as a poker pro', by Jaime Gold.

Despite 300 people deciding to protest at the endless jokes by 'unfollowing' him on Twitter, Texas Dolly kept going.

Next came 'Childcare' by Michael Jackson, 'Born in America', by Barak Obama and 'Making Your Marriage Work' by Tiger Woods & Jesse James.

Eventually, even Brunson got tired and told his followers: “Can't take it any longer. My side is hurting from all the laughing. Maybe more tomorrow!”

And, sure, enough, they started again just a few hours later with the classic: 'Paying taxes for Dummies', by Michael Mizrachi.

Dolly, we salute you.

You're clearly hugely offensive to millions of people. But you just don't do dull.