[aguahombre]

barmar, on 2014-April-09, 09:17, said:

I would never say it then. And on BBO, I don't appreciate when an opponent writes "wdp" when we gave them a gift.

Dummy often says that when Declarer has managed to hang on to nine of his eleven tricks, and probably doesn't realize the humor in what he is saying.

[olegru]

Me: "Sorry, partner, I guess I underbid" (putting down hand with 1 point after bidding 1NT - all pass).
Partner: "Sure you did." (wrapping 11 tricks).

[barmar]

"I hope it's enough" when you put down a dummy at the high end of the range for your bidding.

"Don't make too much"; this can be said honestly when you think you may have underbid and missed a reasonable game or slam, or sarcastically when you think you've overbid.

[aguahombre]

barmar, on 2014-April-09, 11:21, said:

"Don't make too much"; this can be said honestly when you think you may have underbid and missed a reasonable game or slam, or sarcastically when you think you've overbid.

This and other "directions" to declarer, while they mean no harm, should be carefully avoided.

They could become participation in the play. This particular one might alert partner of the possibility you are in an anti-field conservative contract and possibly should play the hand in an anti-percentage or super-safe manner.

"Relax, take your time.", IMO, should be avoided as well.

Yeh, I know... I am raining on the parade of this thread.

[mycroft]

And remember the NT ladder (for when it's a final contract):

• 1 No Hope
  
• 2 No Chance
  
• 3 No Play
  
• ...

I once gaffed a bidding box with those calls for a midnight KO. Nobody - including my partner, at least the first time - knew it was coming (as I always bring my left-handed box along).

[blackshoe]

Vampyr, on 2014-April-08, 18:42, said:

Whatever. If you seriously believe that calling the director when dummy has played, of his own accord, a singleton on the opening lead, well there is no law against it.

If you have a problem with my ruling, we can discuss that. As for the other, I'm not the one who suggested calling the TD, PhilG007 was, so if you have a problem with that idea talk to him.

[Cyberyeti]

"Bid up partner" after the defence have butchered 3 tricks and a couple of finesses have worked to allow you to make a partscore with a lot of overtricks.

[mgoetze]

barmar, on 2014-April-09, 09:17, said:

I would never say it then. And on BBO, I don't appreciate when an opponent writes "wdp" when we gave them a gift.

95% of BBO users think that "wdp" is shorthand for "I just wanted to let you know that I didn't fall asleep or get a drink, and noticed that you made the contract, partner".

[32519]

Everytime an opponent opens 2♣ (22+ HCP), before it can be alerted, "Is that a transfer bid to 2♦?"

[manudude03]

Partner opens 4H. Alert! Game-forcing.

[barmar]

aguahombre, on 2014-April-09, 11:40, said:

This and other "directions" to declarer, while they mean no harm, should be carefully avoided.

They're not "directions", it's a rhetorical way of saying "I hope it's not too strong". No one could be so dense as to interpret it literally as instructions not to make too much; maybe the tone of voice didn't translate to the forum well.

[aguahombre]

barmar, on 2014-April-10, 06:19, said:

They're not "directions", it's a rhetorical way of saying "I hope it's not too strong". No one could be so dense as to interpret it literally as instructions not to make too much; maybe the tone of voice didn't translate to the forum well.

That is not the point. The rhetorical statement would not be taken literally in the sense you say. It might be a wake-up to Declarer, however, that the contract is a conservative one possibly against the field ---which might affect Declarer's play. But, I already said that; and it might just be why I put "directions" in quotes.

[mycroft]

manudude03, on 2014-April-10, 04:13, said:

Partner opens 4H. Alert! Game-forcing.

No, no, "Transfer to spades" (by the opponents, of course)

[cherdano]

"We should have played together." (To LHO who had 5 trumps behind my 6-card suit as well as a number of highcards.)

[gwnn]

cherdano, on 2014-April-20, 10:40, said:

"We should have played together." (To LHO who had 5 trumps behind my 6-card suit as well as a number of highcards.)

See the OP (hence the word cliché).

Another two that I do as dummy:
(after mostly passing in an auction where everyone bid a lot and tabling a 12-count): "I probably have the strongest hand at the table."
(this one is not very common but if I table dummy having four aces): "That's a lot of bidding from an aceless hand/a bunch of aceless hands."

[barmar]

gwnn, on 2014-April-20, 12:04, said:

See the OP (hence the word cliché).

That tends to happen a lot when threads like this get long.

I came close to posting the "good choice" cliché, but just noticed that it was in #2.

[ArtK78]

One that I often do when laying down dummy, particularly in an auction where I have never bid and partner is playing a doubled contract:

"Sorry if I overbid this."

[I hope this is not a duplicate, especially if the prior poster was me]

[Trinidad]

When dummy comes down after a transfer auction, particularly when dummy is completely broke: "Wow! That is pretty good trump support!".

Rik

[gwnn]

Has anyone ever seen people bidding with playing cards? I thought it was pretty funny the one time I saw it (it was in a long competitive auction with someone who had already shown a lot of spades "bid" 6♠ over 6♣ with the six of spades). Of course you can only do it with understanding opps in a non-competitive game, and once every 10 years seems enough.

[aguahombre]

gwnn, on 2014-April-28, 08:05, said:

Has anyone ever seen people bidding with playing cards? I thought it was pretty funny the one time I saw it (it was in a long competitive auction with someone who had already shown a lot of spades "bid" 6♠ over 6♣ with the six of spades). Of course you can only do it with understanding opps in a non-competitive game, and once every 10 years seems enough.

I have seen this. I, his understanding opponent, understandingly accepted his "lead". After we laughed a bit, he doesn't do it any more.