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Squeeze (v.)
A form of torture requiring your enemy to give up valuable information.
A form of torture requiring your enemy to give up valuable information.
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Small slam (n.)
see Grand Slam above
The noise the cat-flap on the front door of the bridge club makes when you have passed your partners 7C bid and you kick the bridge club moggy doorwards when you realise your unsympathetic partner has left with your car-keys in his pocket.
see Grand Slam above
The noise the cat-flap on the front door of the bridge club makes when you have passed your partners 7C bid and you kick the bridge club moggy doorwards when you realise your unsympathetic partner has left with your car-keys in his pocket.
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Blame (v.)
An item more abundant than water.
An item more abundant than water.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 10:52
Convention Card (n.)
A list of all the special agreements you will forget in the following session.
A list of all the special agreements you will forget in the following session.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 10:53
Inverted Minor (n)
What is generally found on the floor in the Caddy's Room at an NABC during the late hours when there was no room at the single hotel room that 20 of them booked to save money. Not to be confused with a Convenient Minor.
What is generally found on the floor in the Caddy's Room at an NABC during the late hours when there was no room at the single hotel room that 20 of them booked to save money. Not to be confused with a Convenient Minor.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 10:59
Backwash Squeeze (n.)
The unfortunate drenching of the playing-room carpet when Jim, the oldest player in the club, reaches over to play a card from dummy and applies excessive pressure to his colostomy bag.
The unfortunate drenching of the playing-room carpet when Jim, the oldest player in the club, reaches over to play a card from dummy and applies excessive pressure to his colostomy bag.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:01
Masterpoints (n.)
Something that the ACBL gives for paying your entry fee.
Something that the ACBL gives for paying your entry fee.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:05
Tournament (n.)
A place where people gather to make enemies.
A place where people gather to make enemies.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:05
7 of Diamonds (n.)
The card you win the last trick with at the expense of 4 overtricks when your wallet is empty and you suddenly feel like a drink.
The card you win the last trick with at the expense of 4 overtricks when your wallet is empty and you suddenly feel like a drink.
gaudium est miseris socios habuisse penarum - Misery loves company.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:08
mtvesuvius, on Jun 12 2009, 11:47 AM, said:
Blame (v.)
An item more abundant than water.
An item more abundant than water.
2. Alt. Def. A rough guide to the skill level of random opponents:
A. Self-Blame (novice) "Sorry partner. I should have bid 1♥."
B. Opponent-Blame (intermediate) "Well, he bid spades. I thought he'd have a stopper."
C. Partner-Blame (advanced) "If you'd just raise hearts immediately, I could have cuebid the ace of clubs."
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C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:10
Support Double (n)
A fill-in when your Lamaze partner suddenly is delayed at the office.
A fill-in when your Lamaze partner suddenly is delayed at the office.
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Post-Mortem (n.)
The rather odd-looking ribs, oversized chicken liver and unfamiliar-tasting sausages you have at your neighbour's BBQ 4 days after the massive argument she had with her p at the club when they finished last in the Mixed Pairs Championship.
The rather odd-looking ribs, oversized chicken liver and unfamiliar-tasting sausages you have at your neighbour's BBQ 4 days after the massive argument she had with her p at the club when they finished last in the Mixed Pairs Championship.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:26
"Break the Squeeze" v.
What to do when your girlfriend's double-dummy analysis becomes better than your single-dummy analysis.
What to do when your girlfriend's double-dummy analysis becomes better than your single-dummy analysis.
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C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
Call me Desdinova...Eternal Light
C. It's the nexus of the crisis and the origin of storms.
IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
e: "Maybe God remembered how cute you were as a carrot."
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Posted 2009-June-12, 11:34
Overruff (adj.)
Characteristic of the typical bridge player's behavior towards his partner.
Characteristic of the typical bridge player's behavior towards his partner.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 12:02
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Alert (n.)
A brilliant stratagem that awakens the forgetful partner and sets the opponents on a path to confusion, all in one blow.
Alert (n.)
A brilliant stratagem that awakens the forgetful partner and sets the opponents on a path to confusion, all in one blow.
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SAYC (n.)
A cleverly devised bidding system that everyone in North America admits to playing, but nobody actually knows.
A cleverly devised bidding system that everyone in North America admits to playing, but nobody actually knows.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 12:10
Gerber (n.)
The most wonderful of all ace-asking conventions in contract bridge. Its knowledge and the frequency of its usage distinguishes the novice from the expert.
The most wonderful of all ace-asking conventions in contract bridge. Its knowledge and the frequency of its usage distinguishes the novice from the expert.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 12:12
mtvesuvius, on Jun 12 2009, 11:52 AM, said:
Convention Card (n.)
A list of all the special agreements you will forget in the following session.
A list of all the special agreements you will forget in the following session.
alt. A menu of all of the conventions, signals and methods you hope to one day be able to understand.
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Posted 2009-June-12, 13:22
Psyche
a typical bid at home made on phone to imaginary business partner allowing to misguide the opponent (read: wife/husband) about intentions like a evening ride through the bars of the city.
a typical bid at home made on phone to imaginary business partner allowing to misguide the opponent (read: wife/husband) about intentions like a evening ride through the bars of the city.
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