SOD'S LAW IS A MAJOR THREAT TO BIGOT-JOHNSON'S TEACHINGS...says Carp

• If you decide to break , or go against, sacred bridge rules ( such as leading from 4th highest against no trump contracts ) be it on your own head. Sod's law might well come to haunt you as explained below :

1. When you elect to depart from a bridge rule, it will not turn out be the right occasion. As a result you will end up with a very poor board indeed.
2. However, on all subsequent boards where you decide it might be best to abide by the rules, each one will turn out to be an occasion where departure from such rules would have earned a top. As a result, you will have to settle for a field average.
3. If by chance you miraculously manage to pick the right moment to depart from a bridge rule, you will inevitably make a transgression during the bidding, or play of the hand. This will allow the opponents to obtain a TD's decision in their favour. As a result, the top that was initially coming your way will now be wiped out, leaving you with a below-average score.
4. If on the othe hand you were able to (a) pick the right moment, (b) avoid making a transgression, and (c) obtain that top you were desperately craving for......then you will later discover that the board in question had to be scrubbed. This will happen because, mid-way through the session, some idiot in their over-excitement and unbridled joy ( namely you! ) will foul up big time,,,,,, when incorrectly returning the hands to the board.