Essayer OR - Gratuit
FRANK STEWART
Cape Times
|February 16, 2026
I suppose the story is a spoof, but you never know, with what comes out of Washington these days.
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It's said that Santa Claus has been put on notice by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has enjoined Mr. Claus from putting lumps of coal in any more stockings as of 2030.Bridge has many rules and regulations, some of doubtful validity. Against today's 3NT, West led a low spade, and South took the queen and led a diamond: low from West, jack from dummy. East did his best by ducking; if he took the queen, declarer would finesse in diamonds again an
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