Posted by kat on October 08, 2002 at 07:39:42:
In Reply to: Re: Bumblepuppy posted by giveawayboy on October 08, 2002 at 01:16:55:
: : Who can tell me what "bumblepuppy" is?
: bumblepuppy : \Bum"ble*pup`py\, n. [Origin unknown; cf. Bumble, n.] 1. The old game of nineholes. :
1a) the old game of nine-holes b) whist or bridge played without a system
2) a game in which a ball slung to a post is struck with a racket by each
player in opposite directions, the object being to wind the string entirely
around the post; also the post so used
Persons who claim they play no conventions either play bumble-puppy bridge
or do play conventions that are tacitly understood."
- E. Culbertson, Contract Bridge Complete
"Templeton isn't the sort of chap to play bumble-puppy bridge with a girl
like that unless he's getting someting out of it."
- W. S. Maugham, Creatures of Circumstance
"One of the boys seized a chance to occupy the bumble-puppy.... It was
great fun hitting the ball in its string-bag so that it wound tighly
around the pole." - M. Sadleir, Fanny by Gaslight