THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY.............................

• Beer card : a card which is often used to stand on your beer glass on, as an improvised substitute for a missing beer mat. Indeed, the first time this happened, the seven of diamonds was chosen.
• Average minus : a term most top players use to describe all others
• 14-30 : the time of day during a congress event when most young male players have consumed their third pint
• Filth : the type of language used by players who are sick of being dealt garbage hands
• Block : something a player puts his neck on, when attempting an audacious psyche
• Futile Willie : originally a character in S.J. Simon's book, but now used to describe a player who has lost his ability to make even an adequate score
• Dump : the place where all the score-cards of average minus players end up
• Barrage : a term used to describe the sheer volume and velocity of insults that can rain down on you, if you happen to upset your highly volatile and explosive partner