Rain Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 **** you -The Godfather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 **** you -The Godfather lol...I'm gonna report you to abuse@ :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I'm not a crook - some american president and various players accused of cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Well, Stanley, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into. Oliver Hardy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I bid, therefore I am. Renee Descartes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Scene from Yes Minister: Bernard: It's one of those irregular verbs isn't it? We make tactical bids; You psyche; They have an undisclosed partnership agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Scene from Yes Minister: Bernard: It's one of those irregular verbs isn't it? We make tactical bids; You psyche; They have an undisclosed partnership agreement. This must be English humour....... Irish here so you all know we love the English/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "When a man with a king meets a man with an ace, the man with the king is a dead man"Clint Eastwood, A fistful of honors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "We all agree that your bid is crazy, but is it crazy enough?" - Niels Bohr "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein on bidding systems "How can I lose to such an idiot?" - Aaron Nimzovich, and also myself "I think there is a world market for maybe five bidding systems."- Thomas Watson and equally the ACBL board of directors "He would make a lovely corpse."Charles Dickens on his bridge partner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those darn kids (overheard at the Juniors) - Choose your Scooby Doo villain :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebound Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia - W.C. Fields Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Bernard: It's one of those irregular verbs isn't it?We make tactical bids;You psyche;They have an undisclosed partnership agreement. That's magical. I like Gerben's quote from Bohr, as well. Hofstadter's law [on psychic bids]: "Partner always takes you more seriously than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's law." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 1♦ - 2♦3♦ - 4♦5♦ - 6♦sigh "Diamonds are forever".- Marilyn Monroe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeless Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "If you have the slightest touch of masochism, you'll love this game." - dunno source "The trouble with women is that they treat bridge as a game. They do not realize it is a war." - Kantar After dummy is tabled, George Mittelman tabled his hand as declarer and told the opponents: "Take what you want, I refuse to play this mess." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoeless Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 South: Alert! East: Yes? I'm requested to further misdescribe my hand. A player who can't defend accurately should try to become declarer (or dummy). -Alfred Sheinwold We play forcing hesitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 1♦ - 2♦3♦ - 4♦5♦ - 6♦sigh "Diamonds are forever".- Marilyn Monroe Auction will be explained as:1. Natural2. Inverted3. Minimum unbalanced4. RKC5. 2 + ♦Q and 1 King6. Signoff :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "When an honour is moved from one player to his partner, the loss in won tricks for one side equals the value of that honour move (measured in number of winnable tricks) for the other side".- Archimedes, on the law of total tricks "Every new conventional disruptive methods is countered by an equally effective defense against that method"- Isaac Newton "Don't disrupt my relay sequence"- Pythagoras "Some guys would do anything for an overtrick"- Olivia Newton-John, on matchpoint players "If declarer ruffs the suit you lead, play another suit next time"- Jesus Christ "The play is the continuation of the bidding, with other means"- Klausewitz "No, I don't believe we can make it. But I've heard that it works even if you don't believe it"- Niels Bohr, after he raised his partner's weak two to game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "All is lost, except the honor"-French King Francis I, after underleading an Ace at suit contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "The possession of high cards allows declarer to make extra profit from his low cards. Thus ensuring his contract, he can get the even higher game bonus for the next contract. But he also becomes vulnerable, and the poor pair, having little to loose, get an extra motivation to double his future contracts. Eventually, declarer's privileged position will lead to his collapse"- Karl Marx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 "Slams are better than games, if only for points scored"-Woody Allen "I spent a year playing bridge with him one Sunday"-George Burns What does it mean to play a pre-deal hand? You get to play a hand before it is dealt? -George Carlin Start every hand off with a smile and get it over with. -W. C. Fields I refuse to join any table that would have me as a player.-Groucho Marx Two things are infinite: the universe and my partners stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -Albert Einstein You're only has good as your last handFran Lebowitz There is no sadder sight than a young pessimistic bridge player. Mark Twain It is the mark of an expert mind to be able to entertain a splinter bid without making it. Aristotle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeGee Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Is this the right room for an argument? Monty Python Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Is this the right room for an argument? Monty Python Told you once..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Basil: "What's your excuse for not returning a spade"?Manuel: "I am from Barcelona".Basil: "Apology accepted".Manuel: "Que"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 Supercalifragilisticexpialidociouseven tho the bidding here is something quite atrocious.... Mary Poppins at her weekly game ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted October 4, 2005 Report Share Posted October 4, 2005 I believe it would be improper for me to describe how I might bid in a hand that might come before me in the future--- A supreme court nominee asked to divulge his bidding methods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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