Last Train and the Like Conventions named after songs.
#1
Posted 2005-December-14, 01:56
"Sail On" convention:
Used by overbidder's who ignore partner's stop bids and blindly bid to unmakeable contracts.
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" convention:
Any convention forgotten in the heat of battle.
Bet this group knows lots of conventions that should have song titles.
Go for it.
Winston
#2
Posted 2005-December-14, 05:06
- Criss-Cross'll make ya Jump Jump
- I left my ♥ in San Fransisco
#3
Posted 2005-December-14, 05:07
that's 2 Es no Y.
reminds me of the joke about gorilla warfare but maybe you had to be there.
nickf
sydney
#5
Posted 2005-December-14, 06:03
not an amusing one but it is a start
#6
Posted 2005-December-14, 06:26
for a bid of 5NT in notrump in Misiry asking opener to bid slam in the suit in which he holds the jack (or extra legnth)....
"to dream the impossible dream"
similiar to the sail on convention mentioned earlier where someone refuses to accept slam is hopelessly on the current bidding and forces to slam.
#8
Posted 2005-December-14, 10:30
#9
Posted 2005-December-14, 10:56
"We are the Champions" by Queen, when the opps double your save and it makes!
"Take me Out to the Ball Game" when pard mistakes your high level take out double for a penalty double and leaves it in, opps making.
>"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" convention:
Any convention forgotten in the heat of battle.
>Relax, don't do it" when partner invites slam and you don't have the values
#10
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:05
When you lose the first round of the midnite zip KO's....
#11
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:06
After you win the Midnite Zip KO's.... (sometimes before too)
#12
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:08
The song after pard fields your bid or understands your killing defensive maneuver.
The group name after most of my plays.....
#13
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:10
What I try to do after the opening lead.....on offense and defense....
#14
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:12
#15
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:20
- hrothgar
#16
Posted 2005-December-14, 11:28
- hrothgar
#17
Posted 2005-December-14, 12:06
Hannie, on Dec 14 2005, 12:28 PM, said:
John Lowenthal and Samuel Scaffidi named it.
Very rare but then remember even rarer are apes with tails,
apes do not have tails .
#18
Posted 2005-December-14, 12:18
He has a great sense of humor (though I doubt that everyone would appreciate it) and he also happens to be a very talented musician (piano).
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
#19
Posted 2005-December-14, 12:20
This is the moment---before bidding 7NT
Dangerous game
Les Mis:
Red and Black
Les Mis also features "A little fall of rain", right after the 7NT gets set by 1.
John Nelson.
#20 Guest_Jlall_*
Posted 2005-December-14, 12:51
fred, on Dec 14 2005, 01:18 PM, said:
yeah he and ron are amazing, it's fun when they play sometimes at nationals.