mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Alcatraz Coup (v.) A technique where you lead a card to finesse from dummy, and revoke from hand, eventually allowing you to know the exactly location of a missing honor, and finesse it respectively. For a list of punishments, see: Execution Devices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Tank (v.) The term for thinking for 15 minutes, and then leading from the wrong hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Crawling Pre-Empt (n.) A term referring to bidding 2C, then 3C, 4C, 5C, 6C, and 7C as the opponents slowly exchange information inbetween. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Vulnerability The condition in which any transgression makes you more susceptible to the wrath of your teammates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Teammates (n.) People who you choose to play with you, but may soon create a mutany when they see your scorecard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Expert (adj.) Someone who believes he is better than his partner, teammates, opponents, and god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Double Squeeze (n.) What you imagine yourself doing to two prominent organs staring you in the face after you discover your partner cancelled your last month's bridge game because she had to stay overnight in hospital for breast augmentation surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Double Fit (n) The epileptic reaction of both your opponents when your partners rape alarm suddenly and mysteriously goes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Fit (n.) What your partner will do if you put him in a Mini-Moysian or worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Yellow (adj.) The color given to the special individuals who have been chosen to be pestered continuously by people wanting to know why their money was not refunded for a cancelled tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Unassuming Cue Bid (n.) A cue bid of an opponents suit you assume that your partner will bid over and never does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Gambling 3NT (n.) A bid made where there is a 100% probability of opponents playing in their only making 4-3 major suit game and partner being on lead with a void in your long minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Forcing Pass (n.) A call, if also passed by the partner, usually forces partnership discord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Trials (v.) An event held to decide who will be paid to go to a foreign country and make enemies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Murder (v.) The result of not leading your ace against 7NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Kickback (n.) A way of further complicating the ace asking process to the point where it pays just to punt slams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Appeal (n.) The heap of satsuma rind left under your opponent's chair after he needed a fructose boost on listening to the director reel off 6 laws from the Directors Handbook when he called him to the table following your partner's decision to bid over your 3 minute hesitation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Advance (v.) The nonchalant requesting of your new female partner after the bridge game if she wants to come to your apartment and see your latest Mauritanian stamp you had acquired off EBay as your latest addition to your philately collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Pakistan (n.) A country which has produced some of the most entertaining bridge players ever, one of whom has invented "Paki Blackwood" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Paki Blackwood (n.) A convention invented by Zia Mahmood to ask whether partner was a liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aisha Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 other: (n.) A place to discuss all your private information hoping to get lots of invites to conversations other than bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothy Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Kickback (n.) A way of further complicating the ace asking process to the point where it pays just to punt slams. Alternate Definition: The response one gets from alerting (see alert) your partner to a new-fangled bid you just added to your system by extending your foot so that it brutishly comes into contact with her shin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aisha Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 pass( v.) get with the program, i don't want to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Stop Card (n.) A card reserved for use only when about to make a severe overbid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aisha Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 multi (adj.) Mormon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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