Show Standard-Examine- 6D Thursday April 18 1991 FAMILY CIRCUS r husband has a close friend about his age (late for him 30s)4 who has a lot going has d smart He's college-educate- a lovely wife (also college-educated- )! and is very has a great personality So what’s the problem? You won’t believe this — but the man does not know how to hold a dinner fork correctly! He “makes a fist” and holds the fork in this child His fist — like a wife holds her fork correctly Why she hasn’t corrected her husband I’ll never know! If you use this in your column I will clip it and mail it to him anonymously I haven’t the heart — or courage — to tell him face to face but a man who is going up the corporate ladder as he is should know how to hold a dinner fork FRIEND IN SAN FRANCISCO DEAR FRIEND: I doubt if the way a man holds his dinner fork will impede his ascension up the corporate ladder Nor would it disqualify him from memberBoheships in the an mian Club or Mensa international organization for people with IQs in the top 2 pcr- well-manner- ultra-exclusi- push him into something he doesn’t want I need help What should I do? BABIES OR BUST DEAR BABIES OR BUST: Your chances for “busting" are Abigail Van Buren better than your chances for Universal Press SfrSicate adopting a child with this man You knew when you maried the cent of general population chilBut here’s your letter for clipping him that he did not want to counselor See a dren marriage and mailing make sure it’s children you really want and not a happier marriage DEAR ABBY: I have been married for eight years My husband DEAR ABBY: I received the is a very good man He is 38 enclosed both We 30 I message along with a am old years knew at the time of our marriage wedding invitation It did not set that I was unable to have chil- well with me and I would like dren Now that I have turned 30 your thoughts on this matter “As we join our households tomy desire for a family is very needs are few If strong and I would like to look gether our gift wish to I to have spoken give us a wedding into adoption you consider a monenumerous this about please husband present my can use for our we times and he does not want to tary gift that beand honeymoon Thank wedding adopt He was married once and from John Mary” (Not their children two has you! fore and that marriage (They are now 18 real names) ANONYMOUS and 20) He says we can’t afford If you ANONYMOUS: DEAR is true not children which what and di“John asked Mary” had I am considering Abby their for wedding vorce so I can begin looking for they wanted someone who wants the same gift the above message would but a blathings 1 do I don’t know what have been appropriate else to do I really want to work tant request for money is in very things out but I don’t want to poor taste Dear Abby rr WXlEllRSNCe OECEfR£NOSlU CAN'T XeORSM KAlfU ARREST V£6CT I SWORN OU Man’s way of using fork sticks in friend’s throat DEAR ABBY: My By KEVIN FAGAN DRABBLE By BIL KEANE HO NO-NLO- TLX TO MAKLTUING6 00 MN TXtTH (XMrOCIAEUE A5 (OtBXfORNCO' CCNTRXCftCEC f THEfOOPLt UOuyS EVERYTHING eACKTUEKERAlPU? f VETTING vasop 7QHIW Como frna me “Who colored those bird’s eggs blue?” fJ & O By CHARLES M SCHULZ MAYBE YOU 5H0ULP HAVE B0U6MT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER CHARLES IT Actor focusing more on ‘quality of life’ NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce PEOPLE Willis wants his 20s back that for it “I look my granted life was going by” he said in an he’s tired of moving “from expeinterview to be broadcast Thurs- rience to experience” and is “payday bn ABC’s “Good Morning ing a lot more attention to the America” quality of my life these days” Willis and his wife Demi The “Moonlighting” actor said Moore worked together for the first time in the new movie “Mortal Thoughts” Willis plays an abusive husband and found role a welcome the bad-gu- y change “It was really refreshing for me” he said BRIDGE By B JAY and STEVE BECKER King Features Syndicate North dealer vulnerable so any declarer worth his salt will try to make as many “impossible" contracts as he can Consider this case where South four spades and West leads NORTH A quick assessment of a heart I 4A85 2 resources reveals combined the Y 10 that even if the trumps divide AKJ4 declarer has four apparently A 876 inescapable losers — two spades EAST WEST a heart and a club K6 QJ4 Since the heart and spade losers Y A 8 5 3 2 YQ9764 are unavoidable South should 7 5 3 82 concentrate on not losing a club J10 Q 943 This cannot be done by establishSOUTH ing a side suit for a discard or 1097 3 via a finesse as none of these YKJ common strategies exists on this Q 109 6 must find some So deal declarer K52 other answer Actually all that is The bidding: West needed to achieve the desired reSouth East North sult is to find a moderately favor1 Pass Pass able distribution of the opposing ' Pass 3NT Pass 3 East-We- st is in 3-- 2 with only two clubs 10 tricks are in the bag Declarer leads a diamond to the ten cashes the king of hearts discarding a club from dummy and begins to run his diamonds If East trumps the fourth diamond he must return a heart allowing South to discard his club loser as he ruffs in dummy If East in- stead refuses to ruff South then leads a trump forcing East to win and yield the same fatal ruff and discard iff t pi t 1 4 Opening lead — six of hearts There are times when declarer notes after dummy appears that he hasn’t got the wherewithal to make his contract This may not be the fault of the bidding some hands simply don’t fit well But it is also a fact as many a declarer can testify that some seemingly hopeless contracts wind up being made This being PI This weeks special at K&T With a free old fashioned zoo animal pick With $5 or more you receive a free minit-lub- e included Coupon IOC good for free wiper blades when you purchase full service! per ounce MILK IN P W HALF THE THERMOS ENOUGH RCCM SD THAT YU JET T SOAK TOR A VUNUTE T ALL OP INTO THEM SHAKE SLUDGE AND OKKE W sNVvWW' a b c d e nS' g h BLACK WINS A PIECE Hint: Capture with a threat Rxe3! 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