Arguably one of the best TV show ever, "Frasier" generated stunning amounts of fan mail. Can you guess who got the most? Eddie, the Jack Russell. Moose (the dog who played Eddie) initially was surrendered to a shelter because of his relentless Bad Behavior. He barked incessantly, dug holes everywhere, destroyed furniture and was even able to run far enough up a tree to escape his yard.
(A brief aside: Faithful Readers will remember when I nominated my little dog Sparky for president back in 2016. He is half-Jack Russell, and I gotta admit, I recognize this behavior!)
Rescued from who-knows-what, his new owner channeled that behavior into star-quality performances. What won Moose the role was his ability to stare at Kelsey Grammar on command, giving viewers one of TV's funniest gags.
And what about us bridge players? We should begin every game by gazing into the eyes of our Pard and thanking him for putting up with us, promising to work on our partnership.
Today's partnership challenge is responding to our Pard's overcall when we have no fit. Some reminders: A new suit in response to Pard's overcall is forcing for one round (if we are unpassed), so we need extra... 10 pts.
A No-trump response shows a little extra also. Remember, Pard's overcall can be weak! Caution is the by-word here.
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