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 "Rats--Fun AND Profit!" by Marti Ronemus

And you thought rats were animals to be avoided and could bring nothing good. Nay, I say. Not in Michigan. Until the law was repealed in 2000, if you brought a rat corpse "in a state of good preservation" to a town or city clerk, you could receive a bounty of a dime.

Imagine the horror and consternation of Laura Ring, Marathon Township clerk, when an enterprising resident brought 76 rats to collect that bounty. She said she wore surgical gloves to work for a month after that. The good citizens of Michigan must have been mightily disappointed when the law was finally repealed, and they lost that delightful source of income.

While sadly there's now no bounty on the little rascals, maybe we can earn some dimes with good bidding.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A Q 9 6
♥ 7
♦ A Q 9 6
♣ A K J 6 		 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
Dbl2♥pp
Dbl3♥pp
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: How many times do we have to say it!! Each double shows more strength. Pard must know by now that we've got at least 18 pts. It's up to Pard now whether to bid or convert. TBA.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ K J 8
♥ A Q 8 7 4
♦ A 8 2
♣ J 8 		 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♠p2♣
?


 Your choice:
A: Pass: Let's not go point crazy over this hodge-podge. Yes, we've got 15 pts, but how many does Pard have? He is totally broke. Do the Math! Our suit isn't terrific and we've got a fist-full of losers with no hope Pard can save us. PLUS!! We've got what Eddie Kantar calls the Death Distribution of 5-3-3-2. Let the poor opponents find their contract and the bait is set. I bet they're worth more than a dime bounty, too.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 8 5
♥ 2
♦ 5 3 2
♣ Q 10 8 4 		 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: 1♠: Just a plain, garden variety overcall. We've got a very interesting hand, plus we have a dandy rebid, don't we?

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ A Q J 8 5
♥ 2
♦ A 3 2
♣ A K 10 8 		 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: We're way too nice for a plain old overcall. We can't risk Pard passing out a 1♠ bid.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ J 8 6 5 2
♥ A 4
♦ 7 4
♣ A K Q 10 		 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
1♠1 NTp2 NT
p3 NTpp
?


 Your choice:
A: Double: When you double 3 No-trump in an auction like this, we are telling Pard NOT to lead the suit we bid. When we open a major and don't get a chance to bid our secondary suit at the two-level, we are asking for the lead of a lower-ranking suit. Pard should be able to figure out what we want.

And now let's collect yet another bounty... but a hand, not a rat.

Your result so far:
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