LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT BRIDGE PLAYERS ( OR SHOULD I SAY SHOCKING )...... Research by Dr. Sigmund T. Schukelgruber
1. 49% of bridge players under the age of 40 would prefer to give up sex for a week than
miss a night of bridge
2. 86 % of male players are resistant to taking any advice on how to improve their game
3. 97 % of players react badly to losing
4. 40 % of older male players have lost the ability ( or know how ) to undo bras
5. 66 % of all male players have lost the art of conversation unless of course the topic is
about a bridge related matter
6. Only 0.005 % of all bridge players can actually play the game with real skill and ability
7. Of the 80% who cheat at bridge in one form or another , half remain oblivious to their
transgressions , while the rest hide from the truth through self-denial and/or self-
delusion
8. 92% of the membership expect their club to give them everything , but they are not
prepared in return to give anything back in return except for their paltry subscriptions
and table monies
9. Of the 5% who get actively involved in committee work, the vast majority vehemently
endorse the virtues of nepotism and despotism
10. 72 % of bridge players in England qualify for state pension
11. For the unfortunate few, 96 % of the time at the table involves them waiting for others to
figure out what to bid or which card to play next
12. Despite the vast differences in ability, 99.9% of all long standing bridge players either
view or define themselves as " experts "
13. During any review of a bad board 82% will always lay the blame firmly on their partners
14. A typical club player places around 40,000 cards onto the table each year, of which
80% he/she will be aimlessly following suit
15. 73 % of all rank and file members bid and play the cards out of force of habit as
opposed to intuitive thinking
16. Ask a male bridge player about which is his " best hand " and around 99% will wax
lyrical about a particular deal
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