Life, 1908-04-02 · page 13 of 44
Life — April 2, 1908 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine presents satirical humor about the card game Bridge adapted for couples. The main illustration shows a man and woman playing cards together, with accompanying text offering humorous "rules" for two-player Bridge. The satire targets domestic relationships: terms like "Making It," "Playing to the Score," and "A Grand Slam" are card-game terminology repurposed with romantic double meanings. Phrases like "Please Play" (meaning "Get busy") and "Satisfied" (the beginning of engagement) mock how couples navigate intimacy and commitment. The page includes a separate anecdote joke about ancestry—a woman's claim that her ancestor was a pirate versus a man's counter that his was a corporate lawyer, satirizing competitive boasting about family lineage.
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THE END OF LENT The Game of Bridge for Two GAME of Bridge has just been invented for two. The are the same. ‘The only requirement is that your pretty girl. The following rules will suffice to Making It—This means cither diamonds or hearts or no trumps. Better make it hearts originally every time, as there is always the risk that your partner will make it diamonds. If you remonstrate with her for this she is almost sure to reply that this was all she could make it. Playing to the Score.—TVhi you have, for example, scored twen go slow on the last ten, keeping, say, four or five to say good night with. The Heart Convention.—This is very simple. AM Tt means that elf lead your heart first. This gives your you should alw: Do not on this partner an idea of the hand you are holding account let go of this hand. On the contrary, play it for all it is worth. “Please Play.” means “Get busy. A Grand Slam father comes in This seems frivolous, but it isn’t. It really -This happens to the door when the girl’s If it’s the girl’s mother or sister, it usually two. “ Satisfied.”— is really only the beginning of the game. It means that you are not yet married. ancestors was a noted pirate.” s nothing. I'm the direct descendant of a corporation lawyer.” comicbooks.com