Author: Razorsharp

Who would not make a negative double over 1♥ to check for a 4-4♠ fit en route to 5♣ or 6♣ — easily reached if my loveable pard (Wayne Penrod) rebids 3♣, via 4♥ splinter or simply 4NT RKB♣. We’d score +920 for 92%. But scruv’s wrinkled bridge-brain suddenly succumbed to under-wear: “We’re gonna beat their PANTS OFF!” So seeking…

After my “properly prepared” 1♥ opener, I thot I had a ♣ stopper or two – so I admitted to 2NT/ pard’s 2♠. Can you imagine my astonishment when scruv (Wayne Penrod) offered me 3♣ – and West WHAKKED it? After that random act of violence, each opponent thot the other had a big ♣ stack! We made them pay full…

I thought maybe I had missorted this freak! Then, I feared that BoltHead might possibly have SYKED 1♥! Anyhoo, why bollix-up a machine? KEEP it SIMPLE — I don’t want any random K’s or Q’s interfering, or mistaken identities. So I wheeled out my brilliant 4NT RKCB♥. Pard’s 5NT response didn’t faze me — gotta be…