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bridge dating
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Suzanne Salber
2011-06-22 08:45:32 UTC
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I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.

I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.

Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all

Suzanne
John Hall
2011-06-22 09:37:52 UTC
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all
Suzanne
How many couples do you know who have split up as a result of playing
bridge together? :)
--
John Hall

"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
amosbridge
2011-06-22 14:30:04 UTC
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all
Suzanne
How many couples do you know who have split up as a result of playing
bridge together? :)
--
John Hall
"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
As a business model this seems perfect

They join the dating site -They meet - play bridge - sleep together - play
bridge - fall out
Rejoin the dating site - meet etc

Mike
Will in New Haven
2011-06-22 15:48:52 UTC
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Post by John Hall
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all
Suzanne
How many couples do you know who have split up as a result of playing
bridge together? :)
--
John Hall
                   "The covers of this book are too far apart."
                                     Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
As a business model this seems perfect
They join the dating site -They meet - play bridge - sleep together - play
bridge - fall out
Rejoin the dating site -  meet  etc
She (name player) sitting South becomes infuriated by her husband and
throws the boards at him. He ducks and the boards hit ME (South at the
next table) in the back of the head. Romance and bridge do not mix.

They were not allowed to play together at the club after that. SHE
apologized but he never apologized for ducking.

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Will in New Haven
Lone Locust of the Apocalypse
2011-06-22 17:51:47 UTC
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Post by Will in New Haven
She (name player) sitting South becomes infuriated by her husband and
throws the boards at him. He ducks and the boards hit ME (South at the
next table) in the back of the head. Romance and bridge do not mix.
Yikes. For your sake I hope these were at least plastic boards and not
the metal ones.
jonathan23
2011-06-22 18:00:26 UTC
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On Jun 22, 11:48 am, Will in New Haven
Post by Will in New Haven
Post by amosbridge
Post by John Hall
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all
Suzanne
How many couples do you know who have split up as a result of playing
bridge together? :)
--
John Hall
                   "The covers of this book are too far apart."
                                     Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
As a business model this seems perfect
They join the dating site -They meet - play bridge - sleep together - play
bridge - fall out
Rejoin the dating site -  meet  etc
She (name player) sitting South becomes infuriated by her husband and
throws the boards at him. He ducks and the boards hit ME (South at the
next table) in the back of the head. Romance and bridge do not mix.
They were not allowed to play together at the club after that. SHE
apologized but he never apologized for ducking.
I'm sorry, Will, but LOL.

A story similar to this one has been circulated about Tobias Stone and
his wife in the 50s. It's probably well-known (it was in a Life
magazine article about the tournament/pro bridge scene published in
1957), but Mr. Stone was quite critical of his wife's playing and
didn't hesitate to tell her when she'd made a mistake. During one of
these discussions, Mrs. Stone (actress Janice Gilbert, who was on a TV
show called "Break the Bank" back in those days) had had enough and
picked up the boards to throw at him.

Just as she was about to let fly, the guy behind him cried "For God's
sake, Stoney, don't duck, I'm right behind you!"

The article also stated that the bridge tournament crowd had a betting
pool going on the length of the marriage. I don't know if that was
true, or how long the marriage lasted; Mr. Stone is still living but
I'm not sure about Mrs. Stone, who forged her own career in women's
and mixed tournament bridge with a number of wins and shows in NABC+
events and a second place in the 1964 Olympiad Womens Teams playing
with a number of players whose names would be familiar to anyone who
paid much attention to tournament bridge in the US over an extended
period.

--
- Jon Campbell
Ottawa Canada
Adam Beneschan
2011-06-22 19:33:02 UTC
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The article also stated that the bridge tournament crowd had a betting
pool going on the length of the marriage.  I don't know if that was
true, or how long the marriage lasted; Mr. Stone is still living but
I'm not sure about Mrs. Stone, who forged her own career in women's
and mixed tournament bridge with a number of wins and shows in NABC+
events and a second place in the 1964 Olympiad Womens Teams playing
with a number of players whose names would be familiar to anyone who
paid much attention to tournament bridge in the US over an extended
period.
imdb.com doesn't list a date of death for Janice Gilbert, so while
that's not conclusive, it seems likely that she's still around.
However, it doesn't list any other information (such as marriage info)
and I haven't found anything else so far in a few minutes of
searching.

-- Adam
Herb
2011-06-22 21:36:12 UTC
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Post by jonathan23
The article also stated that the bridge tournament crowd had a betting
pool going on the length of the marriage. I don't know if that was
true, or how long the marriage lasted; Mr. Stone is still living but
I'm not sure about Mrs. Stone, who forged her own career in women's
and mixed tournament bridge with a number of wins and shows in NABC+
events and a second place in the 1964 Olympiad Womens Teams playing
with a number of players whose names would be familiar to anyone who
paid much attention to tournament bridge in the US over an extended
period.
imdb.com doesn't list a date of death for Janice Gilbert, so while
that's not conclusive, it seems likely that she's still around.
However, it doesn't list any other information (such as marriage info)
and I haven't found anything else so far in a few minutes of
searching.
-- Adam
From Alan Truscott's column of November 18, 1992:

Bridge was just one of many talents possessed by Janice Gilbert Fulton,
known to the bridge world as Jan Stone. She and her husband, David
Fulton, a mining engineer, were presumed dead after a boating accident
last Thursday in the Caribbean.

For the full article,

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/18/nyregion/bridge-324892.html

- Herb
Adam Beneschan
2011-06-22 23:32:14 UTC
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Post by jonathan23
The article also stated that the bridge tournament crowd had a betting
pool going on the length of the marriage.  I don't know if that was
true, or how long the marriage lasted; Mr. Stone is still living but
I'm not sure about Mrs. Stone, who forged her own career in women's
and mixed tournament bridge with a number of wins and shows in NABC+
events and a second place in the 1964 Olympiad Womens Teams playing
with a number of players whose names would be familiar to anyone who
paid much attention to tournament bridge in the US over an extended
period.
imdb.com doesn't list a date of death for Janice Gilbert, so while
that's not conclusive, it seems likely that she's still around.
However, it doesn't list any other information (such as marriage info)
and I haven't found anything else so far in a few minutes of
searching.
                                      -- Adam
Bridge was just one of many talents possessed by Janice Gilbert Fulton,
known to the bridge world as Jan Stone. She and her husband, David
Fulton, a mining engineer, were presumed dead after a boating accident
last Thursday in the Caribbean.
For the full article,
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/18/nyregion/bridge-324892.html
Thanks. Also

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/17/obituaries/janice-g-fulton-a-bridge-champion-is-presumed-dead.html

To answer someone's earlier question, Gilbert and Stone were married
in 1955 and divorced in 1975.

-- Adam
derek
2011-06-23 02:23:07 UTC
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Post by jonathan23
The article also stated that the bridge tournament crowd had a betting
pool going on the length of the marriage.  I don't know if that was
true, or how long the marriage lasted; Mr. Stone is still living but
I'm not sure about Mrs. Stone, who forged her own career in women's
and mixed tournament bridge with a number of wins and shows in NABC+
events and a second place in the 1964 Olympiad Womens Teams playing
with a number of players whose names would be familiar to anyone who
paid much attention to tournament bridge in the US over an extended
period.
imdb.com doesn't list a date of death for Janice Gilbert, so while
that's not conclusive, it seems likely that she's still around.
However, it doesn't list any other information (such as marriage info)
and I haven't found anything else so far in a few minutes of
searching.
She didn't make the Dead People Server, either - which may just mean
she isn't famous enough.
Adam Lea
2011-06-22 21:09:04 UTC
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Post by Will in New Haven
Post by amosbridge
Post by John Hall
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
thanks all
Suzanne
How many couples do you know who have split up as a result of playing
bridge together? :)
--
John Hall
"The covers of this book are too far apart."
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
As a business model this seems perfect
They join the dating site -They meet - play bridge - sleep together - play
bridge - fall out
Rejoin the dating site - meet etc
She (name player) sitting South becomes infuriated by her husband and
throws the boards at him. He ducks and the boards hit ME (South at the
next table) in the back of the head. Romance and bridge do not mix.
They were not allowed to play together at the club after that. SHE
apologized but he never apologized for ducking.
--
Will in New Haven
What, you mean he should have taken the trick instead? :-))

(Perhaps that is why she threw the boards at him).
boblipton
2011-06-22 15:57:36 UTC
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
 thanks all
Suzanne
Reminds me of something overheard in an elevator: "I don't care if you
sleep with her, but you will not play bridge with her."

Bob
Will in New Haven
2011-06-22 17:12:03 UTC
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Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
 thanks all
Suzanne
Reminds me of something overheard in an elevator: "I don't care if you
sleep with her, but you will not play bridge with her."
A couple of years ago I told a friend that we would NOT have any more
boyfriends of hers on any of our teams. It isn't that she doesn't date
nice guys but they are all horrible bridge players.

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Will in New Haven
jonathan23
2011-06-22 17:39:10 UTC
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On Jun 22, 1:12 pm, Will in New Haven
Post by Will in New Haven
Post by boblipton
Post by Suzanne Salber
I know so many couples who have got together after meeting at bridge
clubs.
I am thinking of starting a bridge dating site.
Would like some feedback to this idea.
 thanks all
Suzanne
Reminds me of something overheard in an elevator: "I don't care if you
sleep with her, but you will not play bridge with her."
A couple of years ago I told a friend that we would NOT have any more
boyfriends of hers on any of our teams. It isn't that she doesn't date
nice guys but they are all horrible bridge players.
One of my teammates is not allowed to have his wife kibitz him in
tournaments (she's learning, apparently) because he overbids too much
when she's watching.

Of course if she keeps at learning, I suppose it could end up like
your story above...

--
- Jon Campbell
Ottawa Canada
s***@gmail.com
2018-03-13 05:34:36 UTC
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I think it's a brilliant idea! Crack on.

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