I’ve seen this called The Journalist Coup after one game in a press office where a bemused South found he had a winner with the 10 (in his hand mind you, not dummy). East gets most of the blame I suspect but West gets at least a dishonourable mention although I suppose South might just have hidden H10xxx – unlikely though.
Regards,
Iain
Iain ClimieMarch 24th, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Hi again,
Back in the stone age (where my regular partner reckons some of my bidding still belongs), South would have opened 1S, North bids 3N and South might view to pass, especially if North is just a hog rather than showing specifically a 4-3-3-3 shape but not 4S. East probably leads a club and it is game over.
Iain
bobbywolffMarch 24th, 2025 at 1:43 pm
Hi Iain,
Somewhat off the beaten path, but perhaps the Pythagoreans should drop off their reans description in order to jive with Cicero. To be included with the answer to
“What’s in a name”. Could be simply called “Bridging it”.
Iain ClimieMarch 24th, 2025 at 1:58 pm
Hi Bobby,
One lesser known fact about Pythagoras was that he had an intolerant streak. He was convinced that rational numbers were sufficient and then one of his pupils proved (via the method of infinite descent and the use of contradiction) that the square root of 2 couldn’t be expressed as the ration of two whole numbers so was irrational. Enraged, Pythagoras had the guy drowned. Cicero was right to be wary here! I think Pythagoras later apologised but even so – right out of the Myrtle Bennett book of bridge post-mortem discussions.
How are you keeping? I need to retire (or reduce my working hours at least) to get more time for bridge.
Regards,
Iain
bobbywolffMarch 24th, 2025 at 2:31 pm
Hi Iain,
Judy & I have moved into a relatively very nice “Assisted living” home. to which they do everything but eat our meals, to which the various cooks pride themselves by serving “healthy” food.
The result usually is markedly above expectations, but the mere cooking of healthy food
contains some degree of mediocre taste. Absolutely NO salt, but we do keep our salt
shakers out of sight.
By all means retire and let the devil take the hindmost. However, I sometimes consider what comes next, and finally, when I do, I immediately pay whomever sits next to me, to tell him or her, to either change that subject or instead, BURP, very loud, probably to avoid hearing the answer.
Iain ClimieMarch 24th, 2025 at 3:39 pm
hi Bobby,
Thanks for that and all the best to you both; there are plenty of spices too which can liven food up without too much heat and these could be worth a look. I’m still hitting the gym and the pool 6 times per week (total not each, though). At 67 I’m still determined to go down fighting against ageing.
Iain
bobbywolffMarch 25th, 2025 at 3:16 pm
Back again mate,
Since, when it comes to age, you are still a mere child, continue to kick up your heals, while you still can, since, going from your future next admitted age, to the one after that,
becomes markedly more difficult, causing more concern, or at least as much, as a 2 way guess for a grand slam.
Changing what we have known and called a slam, but, in truth, might even challenge the simple phrase of “Wait until next year” or even “Oh, to be eating nuts in May”. “Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln,what did you think of the play?” However, life is still beautiful, particularly so, when bridge is still available, and its everyone’s task to keep it so!
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Hi Barry, Folks,
I’ve seen this called The Journalist Coup after one game in a press office where a bemused South found he had a winner with the 10 (in his hand mind you, not dummy). East gets most of the blame I suspect but West gets at least a dishonourable mention although I suppose South might just have hidden H10xxx – unlikely though.
Regards,
Iain
Hi again,
Back in the stone age (where my regular partner reckons some of my bidding still belongs), South would have opened 1S, North bids 3N and South might view to pass, especially if North is just a hog rather than showing specifically a 4-3-3-3 shape but not 4S. East probably leads a club and it is game over.
Iain
Hi Iain,
Somewhat off the beaten path, but perhaps the Pythagoreans should drop off their reans description in order to jive with Cicero. To be included with the answer to
“What’s in a name”. Could be simply called “Bridging it”.
Hi Bobby,
One lesser known fact about Pythagoras was that he had an intolerant streak. He was convinced that rational numbers were sufficient and then one of his pupils proved (via the method of infinite descent and the use of contradiction) that the square root of 2 couldn’t be expressed as the ration of two whole numbers so was irrational. Enraged, Pythagoras had the guy drowned. Cicero was right to be wary here! I think Pythagoras later apologised but even so – right out of the Myrtle Bennett book of bridge post-mortem discussions.
How are you keeping? I need to retire (or reduce my working hours at least) to get more time for bridge.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Iain,
Judy & I have moved into a relatively very nice “Assisted living” home. to which they do everything but eat our meals, to which the various cooks pride themselves by serving “healthy” food.
The result usually is markedly above expectations, but the mere cooking of healthy food
contains some degree of mediocre taste. Absolutely NO salt, but we do keep our salt
shakers out of sight.
By all means retire and let the devil take the hindmost. However, I sometimes consider what comes next, and finally, when I do, I immediately pay whomever sits next to me, to tell him or her, to either change that subject or instead, BURP, very loud, probably to avoid hearing the answer.
hi Bobby,
Thanks for that and all the best to you both; there are plenty of spices too which can liven food up without too much heat and these could be worth a look. I’m still hitting the gym and the pool 6 times per week (total not each, though). At 67 I’m still determined to go down fighting against ageing.
Iain
Back again mate,
Since, when it comes to age, you are still a mere child, continue to kick up your heals, while you still can, since, going from your future next admitted age, to the one after that,
becomes markedly more difficult, causing more concern, or at least as much, as a 2 way guess for a grand slam.
Changing what we have known and called a slam, but, in truth, might even challenge the simple phrase of “Wait until next year” or even “Oh, to be eating nuts in May”. “Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln,what did you think of the play?” However, life is still beautiful, particularly so, when bridge is still available, and its everyone’s task to keep it so!