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Bridge in the Menagerie
Steve K. Started conversation Jun 4, 2000
If you play the card game bridge, you might get a kick out of the books by Victor Mollo, a bridge expert from the UK, I think. The name of the club is the Griffins, which is populated by characters including Hideous Hog, Rueful Rabbit, Secretary Bird, and Oscar the Owl. The deals are all legitimate, but the contortions the players go through in bidding and playing are hilarious. At one point, a team bids two diamonds and makes a cold seven. The dummy partner says, "Nicely played. The overtricks as good as having honors, plus two more grand slams and we'll have a game."
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