Wednesday 26 August 2009

THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY.....................................................................
  • Jump bid : direct request for bed-time frolics
  • Rule of 11: no substitutes allowed
  • Laydown : what one needs to do to calm down after witnessing partner go off in one
  • Protection : as aspect of the game some players tend to ignore
  • Rubber : players' preferred choice, especially if concerned about protection
  • Entry problem : a serious condition affecting only male members who engage in binge drinking
  • MUD : a glorious signalling method ( nothing quite like it, infact ) that tells partner that you have "sod" all in that suit
  • End play : opposite of foreplay
  • Rank : (Adjective) used to describle the smell than emanates from the seat vacated by a elderly player with a weak bladder
  • Throw-in : a term which originated in the late 1930's when a hapless player ( an ex-boxer ) found himself well and truly end-played. He decided at that point to throw-in the proverbial towel, and quit the game for good
  • 4th highest : the smallest player at the table

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