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David: "I guess, a bottom is a bottom?" Pam: But two bottoms in a row is a too much" |
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Interested in a TEAMS EVENT?
Then contact me telling me for how many players and where your team would like to play.
CostaBridge may have been beaten by the Danish team, but could your team?
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Skype: Costabridge
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| BRIDGE TRIVIA |
Who wrote the following commentary about the game of bridge?
The first thing I want to do is remonstrate with the people who don't play bridge. They are apt to be hoity-toity with those of us who do and tell us they can't understand how presumably intelligent persons can waste their time on such an idle pastime. That is stuff and nonsense. Everyone has a certain amount of leisure and everyone needs distraction, and when you come to inquire of these supercilious folk how they prefer to occupy their leisure and in what they seek their distraction, the chances are that they will say in conversation. The conversationalist needs an audience, and it is true that the bridge table robs him of it. No wonder he is bitter. But the fact is that few people can talk entertainingly for three or four hours at a time. It needs gifts that few of us possess, and even the most brilliant talker grows tedious if he goes on too long; and when, as he is apt to do, he monopolises the conversation, he is intolerable .
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WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS....... “In fact, when all else fails – sport. Love, ambition – bridge remains a solace and an entertainment”... Bloody Somerset Maugham BUT THIS GUY GOT IT RIGHT.... “Having sex is like playing bridge – If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand”..... Woody Allen |
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"Bridge is a great comfort in your old age.
It also helps you get there faster".
And remember: Bridge & life are like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. Mr. Costabridge
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
South: “Alert”! East: “Yes”?
South: “ I'm requested to further miss-describe my hand”.
"We had a partnership misunderstanding. My partner assumed I knew what I was doing"
"Your play was much better today, and so were your excuses".
"We play forcing hesitations"
"Experts say I am an expert, novices say I am an expert, intermediates say I am an expert, advanced players say I’m crap".... Refering to me no doubt Mr Costabridge
And remember: Bridge & life are like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. Mr. Costabridge
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
South: “Alert”! East: “Yes”?
South: “ I'm requested to further miss-describe my hand”.
"We had a partnership misunderstanding. My partner assumed I knew what I was doing"
"Your play was much better today, and so were your excuses".
"We play forcing hesitations"
"Experts say I am an expert, novices say I am an expert, intermediates say I am an expert, advanced players say I’m crap".... Refering to me no doubt
Mr Costabridge
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| QUOTES OF THE MONTH |
A BRIDGE PARTNER IS LIKE A TEA BAG. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG THEY ARE UNTIL, YOU PUT THEM IN HOT WATER..... Mr Costabridge ***** IF YOU HAVE A LOUSY HAND PLAY IT WELL...... Mr Costabridge
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| THIS GREEN THING sent in by Robert Oldroyd |
The Green Thing
In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman
that she should bring her own grocery bags because
plastic bags weren't good for the environment.
The woman apologized to him and explained,
"We didn't have the green thing back in myday."The clerk
responded, "That's our problem today.Your generation did
not care enough to save our environment."
He was right -- our generation didn't have the green thing
in its day. Back then, we returned milk bottles, pop bottles
and beer bottles to the store.The store sent them back to
the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could
use the same bottles over and over. So they really were
recycled.
But we didn't havethe green thing back in our day. We walked
upstairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store
and office building. We walked to the grocery shop and
did'nt climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time.
But she was right.We didn't have the green thing in our day.
Back then, we washed the baby's nappies because we didn't
have the throw-awaykind. We dried clothes on a line,
not in an energy gobbling machine.Wind and solar power
really did dry the clothes.
Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or
sisters, not always brand-new clothing.But that old lady
is right; we didn't have the green thing back in our day.
Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house
not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the
size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the
size of the Yorkshire.
In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we
didn't have electric machinesto do everything for us.
When we packaged afragile item to send in the mail,
we used a wrapped up old newspaper to cushion it, not
Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, wedidn't fire up an engine and burn petrol
just to cut he lawn. We used a push mower that ran on
human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need
to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on
electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the green thing back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using
a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water.
We refilled writingpens with ink instead of buying a new pen
and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing
away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.
But we didn't have the green thing back then.
Back then, people took the tram or a bus and kids rode
their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their
mothers into a 24-hour taxi service.
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank
of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need
a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites
2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest Wimpy Bar.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we
old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back
then? Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a
lesson in conservation from a smart-alec young person.
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| HERRADURA ANNUAL BRIDGE TOURNAMENT 2012 |
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RESULTS NOT AVAILABLE
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| JOIN THE 21st. CENTURY |
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La Herradura Bridge
Is it not time for this club to enter the 21st Century?
The scores are still done by the old fashioned scoring system
The scores are then written long hand and placed in a book to stagnate for a week until players can read them!!!
This means any visitors can’t see them after their holiday ends.
Plus if regulars miss a week or go away they also miss out.
So come on La Herradura join the 21st. century get a computer and put Scores on the WEB and E-mail forthcoming events.
SO DON’T BE THE MOST BACKWARD BRIDGE GROUP IN THE WORLD!!!
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| LA HERRADURA WAKE UP CALL |
re Herradura Bridge, Join the 21st Century
I don't know who wrote the somewhat vitriolic comments about Herradura bridge but if you are not happy with this very friendly club, where in my opinion a very good standard of bridge is played,the answer is simple don't go there.
David Bowell djgbowell@telefonica.net
CostaBridge's Response
David is missing the point. The friendliness and standard of the club is not in question. It is the speed and distribution of the results that is in question. CostaBridge had the results on the internet the very next morning back in 2007 way before any other club in the area.
CostaBridge get numerous requests from locals, short stay and long stay visitors wanting to know how they went on in their last game before returning home. They have paid good money to play bridge, are they not entitled to know how they went on.
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BRIDGE IN THE SUN
CostaBridge; Is a duplicate bridge group has been formed in the eastern end of Costa del Sol (East of Malaga) and the Costa Tropical (South of Granada). CostaBridge is conveniently located close to the Nerja, Almunecar, Salobrena, Torrox and Torre del Mar areas which have the best climate in Europe.
CostaBridge: Is aiming to attract both experienced players and beginners with the emphasis on playing competitive bridge in a friendly atmosphere. The club caters for singles and operates an host system, partnerships and teams.
CostaBridge operates in La Herradura. Almunecar & Salobrena on the Granada Costa Tropical and Nerja & Torrox on the eastern side of the Costa del Sol. But, games & events are played at other clubs in the above areas with their full co-operation.
In fact you can play bridge here 7 days a week!!!
Bridge lessons are available in Acol or 5 Card majors.
We also do 5 day residential intensive courses.
We would very much like to invite you and members of your club or team to come along and play bridge with us or against us and in the best climate in Europe!!
And when not playing bridge we can show you the
sights and advise on the best Hotels & restaurants of the areas
Transport can be arranged to collect you to and from Malaga or Granada airports including wheelchairs (hire facilities through local agents) and are all English speaking.
For more information contact David on (0034) 630 448 931
Skype telephone: Costabridge or Email: costabridge@hotmail.com
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| ANSWERS TO BRIDGE TRIVIA QUIZ |
1) The Swede Eric Jannersten is famous for what? – Introducing the bidding box.
2) Who devised the Precision system of bidding? - Charles Wei of New York, born in China. 3) Which place is not the name of a convention: Sam Francisco,, Copenhagen, Chicago, or Texas? - Chicago, it’s a form of Rubber Bridge. 4) What is Josephine?- A bid of 5NT as a Grand Slam Force asking partner how many of the top 3 trump honours are held.
5) With which convention might you use Ogust rebids? - Weak two bids. 6) What are the odds against holding a Yarborough? 1827, 2827 or 10827 to one? - 1827 7) A “Kibitzer” is the name given to a Bridge spectator, but how was the name derived? - The name of an inquisitive bird.
8) Which is the odd one out: Portland Club, Blue Team, Roman, Nottingham, Vienna, Precision? - Portland is a famous Bridge Club the others are artificial 1§ bidding systems. 9) What is a Moysian fit? - A 4-3 trump fit. 10) What is Butler scoring - A method of scoring in Match Points. An average score is calculated for each board (the Datum) and then scores are compared to that score.
11) What is a “Wriggle”? - A method of escaping from a doubled contract, by bidding a short suit and then redoubling, asking partner to bid one of the other suits.
12) What is the Venice Cup? - A World competition for women based on the same parameters and staged every two years simultaneously with the Bermuda Bowl.
13) In Bridge what is a Canape? - A bidding method in which the long suit is usually bid on the second round.
14) What is the “Kiss of Death”? - A penalty minus 200 on a part- score board in Pairs contest, because it will rank lower than part-scores made in the opposite direction.
15) What does MUD stand for? - Middle Up Down; a type of lead from small cards. |
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| IS ACOL AN OUTDATED SYSTEM? |
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Bridge rant..... ACOL When I came to Spain with a Brit-reg car, I was told I would have to naturalise my car and more importantly convert from Acol to a strong no-trtump and five-card majors. That´s the route most English bridge players have gone, but for the life of me I don´t know why. Now, it is true that I do play five-card majors when my partner wants to, and it´s true that most players in Spain do play this system. But I retain a fondness for Acol. It is a system of simplicity and logic, and I have never got into a serious problem because of it. (Of course, I have got into serious problems, I´m a bridge player. But that´s mostly because of a congenital fault - taking too optimistic a view of my hand). I still prefer an opening bid of clubs to show clubs. How can that go wrong? How can a system where a player with the top five clubs bid diamonds to show four of them be better? Acol also allows the weak no trump, whcih is a wonderful pre-emptive bid. The strong no-trump won´t get you into much trouble, but you hardly ever get to bid it. The other feature of Acol to which I warm is strong twos in all suits except clubs. The weak two in the majors is often a pre-empt against nothing, and the 2D opening either means a monaster hand or a strong two or has to be converted to no-trumps.
And yes, I´ve still got a Brit-reg car... Steve Cornell |
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On Julie Andrews 69th. Birthday she sang
one of the musical numbers she performed was 'My Favourite Things' from the legendary movie 'Sound Of Music'. Here are the lyrics sheused:
(Sing It!) - If you sing it, its especially hysterical!!!
Botox and nose drops and needles for knitting,
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,
Bundles of magazines tied up in string,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Cadillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses,
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,
These are a few of my favourite things.
When the pipes leak. When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favouritethings.
When the joints ache. When the hips break.
When the eyes grow dim.
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
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| STEVE CORNELL'S COSTA RANTS |
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Steve Cornell 1944 - 2009
Bridge Rant
I love to open the weak No-Trump, if only to see the stricken look on my partner’s face. I know the strong NT (15 - 17) will keep you out of serious trouble, and the variable NT is sensible choice.
But I am not, and never will be a sensible player. Risk to me is an essential part of the game.
So on any 12 -14 points I reach for the 1NT card. I do it with two suits wide open, a couple of doubletons, a weak five-card major, and – occasionally – on a promoted 11 point hand. Which explains the scared look on my partner’s face.
Naturally, I’ve had my fair share of hammerings. Especially when dummy goes down with bus tickets, shopping vouchers and cinema stubs.
But you have to balance the occasional - 400 against the fact that when you go down a couple of tricks, that’s because the opposition will have had two or three of something (or even game, on a good day) their way. The weak NT is primarily a pre-emptive bid. If the opponents have a part-score on their way, it means they are unlikely to find it.
Of course, you have to retain a smidgeon of commonsense, or even some Brownian prudence.
After all, a hand with all the Kings, threes and twos is not a hand likely to play at all well.
So you should pass.
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And one day I will….
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If you are one of our children, dial 1 and then select the option from
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If you need us to stay with the children, press 2
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If you want us to wash your clothes and ironing, press 4
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| BRIDGE BRAIN TEASER |
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Keep that bridge brain
working; try to figure this one out...
See if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common?
1. Banana
2. Dresser
3. Grammar
4. Potato
5. Revive
6. Uneven
7. Assess
Look at each word carefully. You'll kick yourself when you discover the
answer. This is so cool.....
No, it is not that they all have at least 2 double letters.... |
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"Gerry I said we should stick to playing bridge"
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| CONVENTIONS |
“CONVENTIONS 1”
Some of the players Know all the conventions All of the players Know some conventions But I’ll go to a place One never mentions, Where all the players Know none of the conventions Taken from "Abridged without sighs" ***** |
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| BRIDGE FORUM |
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GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, THEN SAY IT HERE |
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| ANSWER TO BRIDGE BRAIN TEASER |
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In all of the words listed, if you take the first letter, place it at the
end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word. Did you figure it out? No?
Then send this to more people and stump them as well. Then, you'll feel better too.
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| BRIDGE MINDS |
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I don't know if it is true, but you better think about it.
People with small minds talk about other people.
People with ordinary minds talk about events.
People with great minds talk about ideas.
People with warped minds talk about
bridge hands
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| KING OF HEARTS RESULTS |
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| KING OF HEARTS RESULTS |
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| KING of HEARTS RESULTS |
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| La HERRADURA RESULTS |
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| KING OF HEARTS RESULTS |
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| KING OF HEARTS RESULTS |
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| KING of HEARTS & HERRADURA RESULTS |
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