\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 https://apnews.com/d54ab9fb858143aca46d26d8d3fa00c5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Roid heads unfairly powering their way to a small slam is a travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Ruining the stellar reputation of the fine sport...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: Ruining the stellar reputation of the fine sport...... barely a year has gone by without a cheating scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 You can make a lot of money playing bridge? Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, eball said: You can make a lot of money playing bridge? Who knew? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Doping in cards? Was Ryan involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 hours ago, 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. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 38 minutes ago, 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! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted March 20, 2019 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 11 minutes ago, 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! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, 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. Yes, I read the article. We really need a sarcasm font... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Don't quote me, but I know a girl who said this same dude teabagged her in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted March 24, 2019 Share 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. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 with legalization of pot being inevitable it wont be long before PEDS is as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 12:31 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 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, 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! double points for what you failed to claim.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 25, 2019 Share 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Snigger? Isn’t it snicker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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