Saturday 29 August 2009

THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY.................................................................................
  • Top of nothing : term used to describe the winners of consolation finals
  • Double dummy : what declarer sees when overdoing the alcoholic refreshments during the interval
  • RHO : a southpaw, who always leads off with a few probing jabs
  • Trump reduction : a technique involving ruffing dummy's side suit winners ; rarely used except by tight-arsed expert players
  • Spot card : what many defenders fail to do. By not registering the fact that a certain card has already been played, they inevitably foul up the defence later on
  • Claim : the reckless practice of impatient declarers, who either get it wrong or fail to give a full and clear explanation of how the remaining tricks are to be won

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