DID YOU KNOW THAT.........

Yes, this is a fact that will completely dispel a long held myth. A recent survey of bridge players indicated that the grumpiest group are men aged between 35 and 54. Not , as you might think , proper old codgers with arthritic joints and memories of when they could still count to thirteen.
Today's grumpy old bridge players are stuck between devil-may-care youth and past-all-caring geriatrics , whinging and whining about partners , TDs , dodgy opponents, cruel distributions and generally having a miserable time with the cards.
But did you know that when international comparisons were made , the British 35-54 year old bridge players came out top for being the biggest groaners and gripers , recording the highest scores on such criteria as sulkiness , irritability and bad-tempered behaviour.  Therefore , anyone walking into an English bridge club for the very first time will very quickly realize that they entered the Land of The Grump.