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It looks like it's about bridge... but not really

Poll: What does player Y's statement mean? (43 member(s) have cast votes)

What does player Y's statement mean?

  1. I like transfers here, lets play them (35 votes [81.40%])

    Percentage of vote: 81.40%

  2. I don't like transfers here, lets not play them (8 votes [18.60%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.60%

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#1 Guest_Jlall_*

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Posted 2008-January-15, 01:43

Players X and Y have this auction:

1♦ (DBL) 1♥ (2♣)
2♠

and it continues to a disasterous 4♠X. Player X had a 4342 12 count, player Y had a 3424 7 count. Player Y then makes this comment.

"By the way, I'm down with playing transfers here."
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Posted 2008-January-15, 01:46

I guess he thought he was playing 1♥ as showing ♠.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 01:50

TY for your helpful post Gerben, it's all clear now.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 05:33

It sounds like "I used to play transfers, but I eventually reached the conclusion that they perform bad -- could we please not play them?" but I confess this is probably because it is similar to "I'm through with transfers".
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Posted 2008-January-15, 05:52

In this context I think "down" takes a similar to meaning to, for example, a gymnast saying "I've got my routine down now". Accordingly, I would interpret the comment as meaning "I am comfortable playing transfers in this sort of sequence".
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Posted 2008-January-15, 06:04

Gereben has it.
This is a very common screw-up - you agree to play transfers after 1C P and you don't know if they are on or off in competition.

Perhaps you misheard slightly and he actually said "I'm done with playing transfers here"
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Posted 2008-January-15, 06:11

That's why I've written this sequence specifically in my system script :)
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Posted 2008-January-15, 06:36

Perhaps he means he has kept records for the past 2 years, and is down 200 IMPs over 50 boards, playing transfers on this auction.
And, therefore, he has elected not to transfer on this occasion.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 08:07

Isn't this this normal (American teenager) english slang? "I'm down" with something means, "I'm willing to do it". Sometimes it means "I'm happy to do it".
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Posted 2008-January-15, 08:45

Elianna, on Jan 15 2008, 09:07 AM, said:

Isn't this this normal (American teenager) english slang? "I'm down" with something means, "I'm willing to do it". Sometimes it means "I'm happy to do it".

Right - I don't see how it could possibly mean "I don't want to play transfers"
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Posted 2008-January-15, 09:14

English wasn't his first language and he meant to say, "I'm DONE with playing transfers here!" B)
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Posted 2008-January-15, 19:09

Sounds to me like he hit the bong one too many times.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 20:13

I had this thought after reading this post...

On MADTV recently I saw a skit called Celebrity Quarters where there celebrities who were competing using alcohol, with rules about farting and pointing. The Connie Chung character had to do a beer bong after swearing.

So, imagine something like Celebrity Junior Bridge Quarters...
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Posted 2008-January-16, 12:19

Perhaps it means, "JDown likes to play transfers here"?
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Posted 2008-January-16, 19:26

Elianna, on Jan 15 2008, 09:07 AM, said:

Isn't this this normal (American teenager) english slang? "I'm down" with something means, "I'm willing to do it". Sometimes it means "I'm happy to do it".

I believe it's "down with" that is the relevant phrasing.

See Urban Dictionary: down with that for reference.
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Posted 2008-January-16, 20:26

finally17, on Jan 16 2008, 05:26 PM, said:

Elianna, on Jan 15 2008, 09:07 AM, said:

Isn't this this normal (American teenager) english slang?  "I'm down" with something means, "I'm willing to do it".  Sometimes it means "I'm happy to do it".

I believe it's "down with" that is the relevant phrasing.

See Urban Dictionary: down with that for reference.

If you are in a group and someone says "who wants to go to the movies?" I've definitely heard them say I'm down.
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Posted 2008-January-16, 20:41

Wouldn't "I'm down on transfers" say I don't like them and "I'm down with transfers" say I do like them? That seems like the most likely source of confusion to me, more plausible than that partner meant to type "I'm done with transfers".
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Posted 2008-January-16, 23:21

Elianna, on Jan 16 2008, 09:26 PM, said:

If you are in a group and someone says "who wants to go to the movies?" I've definitely heard them say I'm down.

BUT BUT BUT

If it's not in urbandictionary it can't be right!!!

Oh wait, it is in urbandictionary. So is "down on" as jdonn uses it. Previously the only usage of "down on" I'd encountered was akin to criticism "My dad was getting down on me for skipping class last week"
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Posted 2008-January-16, 23:57

jdonn, on Jan 16 2008, 09:41 PM, said:

Wouldn't "I'm down on transfers" say I don't like them and "I'm down with transfers" say I do like them?

I'm with jdown on this one.
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Posted 2008-January-17, 03:04

I thought the correct way of saying it was something like "transfers are f-ing cool". I must be getting old.
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