\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 https://apnews.com/d54ab9fb858143aca46d26d8d3fa00c5 1
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Roid heads unfairly powering their way to a small slam is a travesty.
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 the history of the game is filled with accusations of cheating by the champions i am happy playing the occasional duplicate game well below Master Level.
apuszczalowski Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Ruining the stellar reputation of the fine sport......
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 4:06 PM, apuszczalowski said: Ruining the stellar reputation of the fine sport...... Expand barely a year has gone by without a cheating scandal.
eball Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 You can make a lot of money playing bridge? Who knew?
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 4:13 PM, eball said: You can make a lot of money playing bridge? Who knew? Expand like poker the private circuit of bridge is very lucrative, not so much for public events... my space-cadetness sometimes leads to my partner's fury and wrath (when it didn't work out), i couldn't imagine what the result would be if we were playing for $50,000 that night... most of the internet billionaires play seriously, who knows for what stakes they arrange bridge games... and bring in the best civilian players.
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Doping in cards? Was Ryan involved?
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 4:13 PM, row_33 said: like poker the private circuit of bridge is very lucrative, not so much for public events... my space-cadetness sometimes leads to my partner's fury and wrath (when it didn't work out), i couldn't imagine what the result would be if we were playing for $50,000 that night... most of the internet billionaires play seriously, who knows for what stakes they arrange bridge games... and bring in the best civilian players. Expand Apparently my grandparents wouldn't speak for days if there was a disagreement over a big hand on duplicate night. My parents also had a bridge group for many years, I still remember the loud voices and overflowing ashtrys the next day! I learned to play when I was about 13. Sadly I think my last rubber was more than 10 years ago! 1
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 7:00 PM, KD in CA said: Apparently my grandparents wouldn't speak for days if there was a disagreement over a big hand on duplicate night. My parents also had a bridge group for many years, I still remember the loud voices and overflowing ashtrys the next day! I learned to play when I was about 13. Sadly I think my last rubber was more than 10 years ago! Expand for one set of grandparents, he was a strict man from the farm and played by the rules and she just laughed and did whatever she wanted to, they made it past 60 years together card games aren't as important in daily lives as they used to be, i miss playing cribbage for hours on end with friends and relatives the last time i saw bridge mentioned in common culture was a few episodes of Mad Men with Don and wife hosting 1
Koko78 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 Good, I say. Ban that cheater for taking performance enhancing substances! If he wants to gain unfair competitive advantages solely to win at cards, he should go with the rest of the uncivilized gutter crowd and play the World Series of Poker. Examples must be made!
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 7:32 PM, Koko78 said: Good, I say. Ban that cheater for taking performance enhancing substances! If he wants to gain unfair competitive advantages solely to win at cards, he should go with the rest of the uncivilized gutter crowd and play the World Series of Poker. Examples must be made! Expand the problem is they want Olympic recognition for bridge, so they are forced onto WADA doping standards, even for substances that nobody has suggested is bridge-enhancing. this list can get quite obtrusive for asthma or other basic illnesses that a geek like me can suffer from
Koko78 Posted March 20, 2019 Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 7:35 PM, row_33 said: the problem is they want Olympic recognition for bridge, so they are forced onto WADA doping standards, even for substances that nobody has suggested is bridge-enhancing. Expand Yes, I read the article. We really need a sarcasm font...
Gugny Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 Don't quote me, but I know a girl who said this same dude teabagged her in college.
The Senator Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 Remember how huge Barry Bonds became - especially his head - after he started with the ‘roids’? Oh well , he hit 73 home runs. .
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 24, 2019 Posted March 24, 2019 with legalization of pot being inevitable it wont be long before PEDS is as well.
KD in CA Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 7:31 PM, row_33 said: for one set of grandparents, he was a strict man from the farm and played by the rules and she just laughed and did whatever she wanted to, they made it past 60 years together card games aren't as important in daily lives as they used to be, i miss playing cribbage for hours on end with friends and relatives the last time i saw bridge mentioned in common culture was a few episodes of Mad Men with Don and wife hosting Expand Yeah, it’s too bad. Card games and board game were a daily entertainment staple for us. I try to do as much of it as possible with the kids, but can see it will get harder to compete with the e-world as they get older. My grandfather taught me cribbage when I was about 8. Kicked my ass almost every time. There was no ‘let the kids win’ in those days!
row_33 Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 3:40 PM, KD in CA said: Yeah, it’s too bad. Card games and board game were a daily entertainment staple for us. I try to do as much of it as possible with the kids, but can see it will get harder to compete with the e-world as they get older. My grandfather taught me cribbage when I was about 8. Kicked my ass almost every time. There was no ‘let the kids win’ in those days! Expand double points for what you failed to claim.... 1
JohnC Posted March 25, 2019 Posted March 25, 2019 The below link shows a contest where the competitors don't use steroids but do imbibe a lot of vodka. This contest is a slap in the face sport. https://nypost.com/2019/03/21/two-vicious-blows-make-russian-slap-competition-go-viral/
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