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 "Happy Birthday Big Brown" by Marti Ronemus

Is there anyone who doesn't love to see that Big Brown UPS truck pull up to their door? Next time, wish your driver a happy birthday. UPS is 110 years old this year! (They don't look a day over 100.)

Just a couple little tidbits. UPS delivers 4.9 BILLION packages a year. Just think about that!

And, they have on-board computers to arrange their route so they don't have to make left-hand turns. Does this show political bias? No! It saves 10 MILLION gallons of gas a year, and saves the average driver 8 miles a day on his route. (My sister Lynda and I discovered what we called The Law of the Left Hand Turn when we used to do our Christmas shopping--on the last day.)

Unlike Big Brown drivers, we have to decide whether to zig or zag. let's see how we do.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 K 10 9 2
 3 2
 8 7 5 4 2
 3 2
 
Q: 1 - Does South have a problem?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Dbl
?


 Your choice:
A: 3: In a competitive auction, raising your Pard's suit is the weakest bid you can make. This jump to 3 shows four-card support and a terrible hand. It is meant to be preemptive and designed to make the opponents' lives as miserable as a pile of dirty diapers.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
 A K 8 4 3
 K J 7 4
 4 3
 A 8
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
1Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4 No-trump: Did we hear right?! With all our goodies, Pard reversed! We have slam for sure. We can either ask for Aces because of the worthless Diamond doubleton, or go right to 6. We like 4 No-trump, because we are thinking Grand Slam.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
 Q 10 3
 K 9 3
 Q 8 4
 A Q 9 2
 
Q: 3 - Does South have a problem with this one?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1DblPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 3 No-trump: No problem with this one! Pard promised an opening-ish hand, with tolerance for any suit, and at least 4-3 in the majors, with shortness in Their suit. We've got game values and Club stoppers.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
 10 3 2
 9 8 3
 10 7 6
 Q 8 4 3
 
Q: 4 - South?:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1DblPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1: NOW we have a problem! Sadly this occurs now and then. We might end up in a six-card fit, and that's just bad Karma. Why Hearts? Up the ladder. Some would bid 1 and that would be okay also. All bids are equally pathetic. Our real hope is that They bid and save us.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
 10 9 7 6 5
 Q 4
 A J 8 2
 A J
 
Q: 5 - One last chance. South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--11
1*22Pass
?

*Promises five Spades. With four, we'd negative double.

 Your choice:
A: 3: Almost too simple. We might be temporarily tempted to go for game, but we need to downgrade this hand. Our Q is likely to be worthless, and we aren't crazy about hands where the honors are concentrated in SHORT suits. Let's make our problem, our partner's.

And now, let's solve the problem facing us with our hand.

Your result so far:
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