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 "Hands Off" by Marti Ronemus

To all the clean-freaks out there, we just aren't doing our jobs. Here are four of the dirtiest objects in our environment, each one far worse than what we find in public restrooms.

Keyboards: hiding amongst the qwerty keys is an abundance of staph germs, mold and yeast. Ugh.

Phones: believe it or not, the average smartphone is covered with ten times the germs found on a public restroom toilet. (One must wonder who is tasked with the measuring.)

Remote controls: 67.7 colony-forming bacteria per square centimeter.

And the worst of all--the innocent kitchen sponge, with 10 million bacteria per square inch, 200,000 times the average public toilet. Makes you want to buy a box of rubber gloves, no?

So after we wash our hands, let's tackle our quiz. We return to one of our favorite subjects, bids deeper in the auction.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A K
♥ A 7 6 5 4 2
♦ 4 3 2
♣ K 8 		 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--PassPass
1♥3♦3♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: Pard's limited to 10-11 pts and our decision to go to 4♥ can be argued with. The reticent player will point out the ratty trump suit and minimum HCP. Those of us with a large jug of Clorox will point out the nine-card trump suit, the beautiful shape and the fact that preempts are an attempt to steal and are effective. Let's scrub these guys clean.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ J 4 3
♥ 8 2
♦ A K 8 3
♣ 7 6 5 4 		 
Q: 2 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥Pass
1 No-trumpPass3♥Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4♥: Pard is roaring like a lion with his 3♥ rebid. It's not forcing but encouraging, and although reluctant to do so, we bid 4♥. We've got an eight-card trump fit, and would rather have our hand on the table than Pard's.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K Q
♥ Q J 10 2
♦ A K Q J 10 9
♣ Q 		 
Q: 3 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
1♦2♦**Pass2♠
?

**Michaels, showing 5-5 in the majors

 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: This would be so much easier if Pard had so much as squeaked. We've got the majors stopped, and can see eight tricks in our hand. Not to say the singleton Club doesn't scare us a wee bit. We certainly expect a Spade lead. If you bid 3♦, give yourself credit also. It's probably the safer bid, but...

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 6 5 2
♥ Q 9
♦ J 2
♣ A K Q J 8 4 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-3♦DblPass
?


 Your choice:
A: 5♣: Another strong bid. Pard's double is really for the majors and we could chicken out with a Spade bid at some level. BUT! Why play in a seven card fit when we know Pard has at least three Clubs. We don't like playing game in minors, but Pard's double guaranteed shortness in Diamonds, and we have no protection.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ A 9 7
♥ 4 3 2
♦ J 10 8
♣ Q J 10 7 		 
Q: 5 - South?
SouthWestNorthEast
--2♠2 No-trump**
?

**Over a preempt, 2 No-trump shows a solid 1 No-trump bid with Spade stopper(s)

 Your choice:
A: 3♠: Sometimes caution prevails. We don't have the HCP to bid 3♠, but in a competitive auction like this we are bidding our number of trumps. Remember that any raise of Pard's suit is the weakest bid we can give and shows the number of trump. We have a nine-card fit, so we show that by bidding at the three-level.

We emerge from the quiz sparkling clean. Can we sustain this through our hand?

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Now that you've bid five hands, let's see how your play goes.

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