Showing posts with label Carp's Corner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carp's Corner. Show all posts
Thursday, 5 January 2017

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THE 10 WORST CRIMES YOU CAN COMMIT AT THE BRIDGE TABLE....... ( in rank bad order of heinous and outrageous behaviour ) Murder  Plonking...
Wednesday, 2 November 2016

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BRIDGE : THE PERFECT IMPERFECT GAME....... ( Article by Carp ) Bridge is without doubt a most majestic and beautiful game. The irony of co...
Monday, 3 October 2016

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  JUST LISTEN TO WHAT BERNARD YOMTOV SAYS ABOUT BRIDGE AND WHY SOME CONTROL IS NEEDED TO REIN IN AND OUTLAW COMPLEX AND CONVOLUTED BIDDIN...
Sunday, 2 October 2016

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IF BRIDGE IS A SPORT THEN HOW COME THE MEANS BY WHICH THE GAME IS PLAYED FAIL TO CONFORM TO ANY REGULATORY STANDARDS ?........ ( Article by ...
Wednesday, 28 September 2016

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MAJOR ALERT : BIDDING SYSTEMS OUT OF CONTROL........... ( Article by Carp ) In the minds of many,  bidding systems have become the play to...
Tuesday, 30 August 2016

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WHERE DO TOPS COME FROM ?......... ( Article by Carp ) Ideally, they should come from superior bidding alongside superior card play. A sit...
Wednesday, 10 August 2016

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DIRTY BRIDGE IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD..... ( Article by Carp ) Let's face facts here. Cheating in this game is so endemic , it seems th...
Monday, 30 May 2016

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DRUGS IN BRIDGE : LATEST SCANDAL  An in-depth investigation by news reporter Anna Bollick-Steroyd has uncovered evidence of the shocking u...
Saturday, 21 May 2016

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PROFILE OF A TRUE BRIDGE EXPERT...... ( Article by Carp ) Far too many bridge players claim to be an expert when in reality they are nothi...
Sunday, 24 April 2016

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SLOW BRIDGE PLAYERS : THE INVISIBLE CHEATS...... ( Article by Carp ) Slow players are in my humble view the invisible cheats in the world...
Wednesday, 13 April 2016

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PROFILE OF A TRULY OBNOXIOUS BRIDGE PLAYER...... ( By Carp ) The most telling characteristics , which are there for all to see , are list...
Thursday, 7 April 2016

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WHY COMPUTERS WILL NEVER BEAT AN EXPERT PAIR AT BRIDGE................. ( Article by Carp ) In games like chess , backgammon and go there...
Sunday, 3 April 2016

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IT'S ALL TOO EASY FOR PLAYERS TO LOSE THEIR COOL WHEN PARTNERS LOSE THEIR WAY........ ( Article by Carp )  Let's face it inept par...
Tuesday, 22 March 2016

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FAILING PARTNERSHIPS : KNOWING WHEN TO CALL IT A DAY............. ( Article by Carp ) Many partnerships just like marriages end in divorce...
Tuesday, 9 February 2016

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CARP GETS ANOTHER REPLY......... Dear Carp , The Stourbridge bridge club is a proud institution , and we the Committee have also introduc...
Sunday, 7 February 2016

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CARP GETS A REPLY....... Dear Carp , I thoroughly endorse what you about zero tolerance policies, and the need to introduce instead a no-...
Friday, 5 February 2016

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HOW TO SURVIVE THE GAME OF BRIDGE..... ( Article by Carp ) The rigours of bridge are both demanding and unrelenting . So we have two choic...
Thursday, 28 January 2016

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KEY QUESTIONS ALL CLUB MEMBERS SHOULD ASK WHEN A NEW CHAIRMAN APPEARS ON THE SCENE ( HAVING  HAD HIS/HER ARM TWISTED TO TAKE UP THE POST ).....
Saturday, 26 December 2015

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HEADLINES YOU ARE NEVER LIKELY TO SEE IN THE BIZARRE WORLD OF BRIDGE........ ( Article by Carp ) CHEATS TURN THEMSELVES IN AND HAND BACK I...
Sunday, 25 October 2015

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COMMITTEE COCK-UPS : SHOULD " WE'RE ONLY AMATEURS " BE ACCEPTED AS A VALID EXCUSE ? This is not an easy question to answer. ...