Shirley Jackson Pain of preparation is much less than the pain of regret. —Gen. Mark Milley Where are average things manufactured? The Satisfactory! What kind of exercise do lazy people do? Diddly-squats!
Card Games & Sports, May 2022
Bridge Quips
Tag: bridge
Community News, April 2022
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson Sure! Your side opened the bidding, but … Reasons for competing! 1. We can out-bid you to a part score or game! 2. My partner will know what to lead if you do get the contract! 3. We’ll push you up too high and beat you! 4. We’ll scare you into not bidding…
Card Games & Sports, March 2022
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson Mind Booster: Bridge Despite all the medications doctors prescribe, the best way to save your brain as you get older is to use it. That’s why so many seniors are taking college classes. A less expensive way is to play bridge. According to a study by the University of California at Berkeley, bridge…
Card Games & Sports, February 2022
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson “Of all competitive activities, bridge is unique because it offers you the opportunity to improve by competing against better players. The amateur golfer can’t play a foursome with Nicklaus; the average tennis player could never hope for a match against Navratilova. But even novice bridge players can sit down at a tournament and…
Card Games & Sports, January 2022
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson “It’s not the handling of difficult hands that makes the winning player. There aren’t enough of them. It’s the ability to avoid messing up the easy ones.” —S.J. Simon “We had a partnership misunderstanding. I assumed my partner knew what he was doing.” “When your partner is playing even worse than usual, you…
Card Games & Sports, December 2021
Bridge Results
Monday Afternoon Bridge Karlene Garn October Winners: 10/04. 1st LaVonne Buland, 2nd Gunter Deflieze, 3rd Barb Ott 10/11. 1st Dolores Kline, 2nd Bruce Kaiser, 3rd Dorothy Sykes 10/18. 1st Karlene Garn, 2nd Carol Philips, 3rd Dorothy Sykes 10/25. 1st Dolores Kline, 2nd Toni Greisiger, 3rd Marilyn Klooster Wednesday Morning Bridge Chris Nechvatal 10/06. 1st Carol…
Card Games & Sports, December 2021
Bridge Quips
Shirley Jackson “The real test of a bridge player isn’t in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he’s in it.” —Alfred Sheinwold “Bridge is essentially a social game but, unfortunately, it attracts a large number of anti-social people!” —Unknown “One advantage of bad bidding is that you get practice at playing atrocious contracts.”…
Card Games & Sports, November 2021
Basic Bridge Bidding
With 14 or more points, I’m required to speak, And mention a short suit that’s not very weak. With five cards or longer, I need not be cute, I merely will open with one in that suit. But with four in a major, ah, that’s the rub I know I must open, so I’ll just…
Card Games & Sports, November 2021
Bridge Results
Monday Bridge September Winners: 9/06. 1st Barb Ott, 2nd Gunter Deflieze, 3rd Carol Dawley 9/13. 1st Dorothy Sykes, 2nd Shirley Jackson, 3rd Nan Atchley 9/20. 1st LaVonne Buland, 2nd Gunter Deflieze, 3rd Mary Jo Howe 9/27. 1st LaVonne Buland, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Beth Miller Wednesday Morning Bridge Chris Nechvatal 9/08. 1st Karlene Garn, 2nd…
Card Games & Sports, October 2021
Bridge Results
Monday Bridge Karlene Garn August Winners: 8/02. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd Toni Greisiger, 3rd Barb Ott 8/09. 1st June Preder, 2nd Nan Atchley, 3rd Larry Schoenborn 8/16. 1st Dorothy Sykes, 2nd Rose Brown, 3rd Carol Dawley 8/23. 1st June Preder, 2nd Shirley Jackson, 3rd Frank Nechvatal 8/30. 1st Rose Brown, 2nd Dorothy Sykes, 3rd Toni…