Pants and Pockets and the Pant Wearing Wife
A psychologist notes adults choose the harder puzzle after failure while children repeat successful tasks. The piece argues gendered shopping dynamics, suggesting wives tag along for color blind husbands, likening dressing room anxiety to a lion’s den and a child’s fear of mirrors in a suit store.
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North South contracts and a tense no trump bid
In a North South set piece the final contract moved to three no trump after West opened with spades and East ducked. Declarer finessed diamonds, East followed with a low diamond, hoping to regain a trick with the king but the hand remained unsettled as the players debated the scoring.
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South Strays to Nine Tricks in Bridge Play
In a bridge hand South misreads defenders and pursues a ninth trick. After West discards a heart, East guards clubs and spades stingily, forcing a tense finish where South cannot secure the final two tricks. East gains heavy compensation by pouncing on misplayed cards and seizing the contract.
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