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All in all, I have a new strategy. Let me explain a little. It all comes about because I have been reading a few humorous political anecdotes. The gist of these was it's not your opponents who are your enemies, it's those on your own side. If you have a better paid job than them, then they are after it. So they will set out to undermine you.
Reading politcs has put me on the lookout for the "enemy-partner". I steel myself and practise focusing, ignoring the chatter. This is my strategy: anticipate the jibes and answer them with silence.
Recently, my partner derided my bidding, then my self-rating, then finally left the table with the ultimate put-down: "Practise p".
Not to be outdone, my partner from yesterday decided to open 1C with 7 points and a 5 card club suit. Of course, I was accused of being crazy when we ended in 6NT.
Today's partner (P) looked around for an insult aimed at puncturing my silence:
P: Hi p
P: Hi all
Opp1: last game for me, ty all, bye
pdmunro: thx
P: tx Leon
P: wd o
Opp2: HI ALL
pdmunro: hi
P: Hi o wlcm
Opp3: hi
P: nto gdp
pdmunro: hi
P: gd Peter nto
P: oh my p
P: sorry p
P: (your bid) was the wrong bid
P: no one rebid the heart!
(My actual "sin" was supporting p's heart response with 3 cards.)
O3: gtg last hand thx all for games enjoyed
pdmunro: thx
P: tx jia
O2: ty p
O2: must go ty all
P: good bid p !
P: and good play
pdmunro: hi
O4: hi reset score,pls
O4: tu
P: ops keep changing p.. they should take the challenge of the score !
O4 (private message): don't know how long i will stay ... the last (same country partner) couldn't speak english and had nothing noted on card
P: glp
P: Huh!! wrong bid p!
P: ?
P: sorry.. great bid p
P: P.. you talk way too much
pdmunro: :-)
P: You speak onlly Australian?
P: ??
P: no shooting is allowed p !
(Did she think I was about to shoot her?)
pdmunro: gl
P: I dont understand your bidding
(I had just bid 2 suits and p chose the one I didn't bid.)
P: tx for the game all !
pdmunro: ty
P (Lobby): You are a little boring p.. but tx for the game