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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Post deleted by ewein #70680 05/21/02 02:22 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 184 USA E ewein OP member OP ewein member E Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 184 USA Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70681 05/21/02 10:21 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I don't know who your PM buddies are (oh, glad to see you back! You had announced you were leaving?) but a lot of us do play bridge and discuss words and have fun in other venues. happy that your baby has gotten over the virus, Anna Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Post deleted by ewein #70682 05/21/02 10:56 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 184 USA E ewein OP member OP ewein member E Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 184 USA Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70683 05/21/02 11:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia Shooting the moon The taking of all the hearts and the Queen of Spades in the game "Hearts". Instead of a large penalty you get a bonus of (I think) 26 points. Now to the point of this reply. In my young days we called this game "Rickety Kate" (yes, my ultra-long-term memory still works reasonably well). This was a reference to the Queen of Spades, and I would love to know why. lusy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70684 05/21/02 11:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York So how's your baby? What was the diagnosis? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70685 05/21/02 11:06 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA OK, who's the Joker? Not playing with a full deck. Ante up Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70686 05/21/02 11:31 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Yes, ewein, how is your baby doing? And your father-in-law? Has his shortness of breath resolved itself? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70687 05/22/02 12:06 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Do we always have to have the same kind of trail mix? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70688 05/22/02 12:38 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA I'm not a card player, but I'd guess that "it suits me" comes from cards, and not from The Emporer's New Clothes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How about a game of bridge? #70689 05/22/02 01:13 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York not from The Emporer's New Clothes. Nice one, Geoff. Eloquent in its subtlety. 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