BABY BLUES By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott GRIZZWELLS By ...

D-2 Gloucester County Times, Woodbury, N.J., Friday, May 28, 2010

SHERMANS LAGOON

By J.P. Toomey

DILBERT

BABY BLUES

By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott GRIZZWELLS

By Scott Adams By Bill Schorr

FRANK and ERNEST

By Bob Thaves ARLO & JANIS

HAGAR the HORRIBLE

By Chris Browne GARFIELD

By Jimmy Johnson By Jim Davis

MONTY

By Jim Meddick THE BORN LOSER

By Art and Chip Sansom

PICKLES

By Brian Crane FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

By Lynn Johnston

FRIday's Forecast

GEMINI (May 21--June 20) -- Find a perky companion who is also trying to flee boredom, and do something fun and nonessential, if you can take the time to break away from work and routine. It'll do you good.

CANCER (June 21--July 22) -- Utilize your imagination and involve yourself in some kind of creative endeavor.

LEO (July 23--Aug. 22) -- People who meet you for the first time will find you to be an interesting and fun person to know. More than one will consider developing a close friendship with you to be most desirable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23--Sept. 22) -- Before launching a new project over the weekend, finalize one you started that needs completion. With it out of the way, you'll be free to start something new.

LIBRA (Sept. 23--Oct. 23) -- Stop waiting to hear from someone whom you've been hoping would call, and get in touch with friends whom you know would want to do something together.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24--Nov. 22) -- Something you've wanted for some time could come your way under very pleasant circumstances. There might even be more in it for you than you had hoped or anticipated.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23--Dec. 21) -- You'll get a chance to liberate yourself from whatever it is that has been restricting your independence. Take the opportunity to focus your attention on something that gratifies you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22--Jan. 19) -- Although you're a natural-born leader, for reasons of your own, you are likely to be more comfortable staying in the background. Keep up with events, but let another take the lead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20--Feb. 19) -- Be the catalyst who draws everyone together for a common, beneficial purpose. You're apt to come up with an activity that is not only worthwhile, but pleases the group as well.

PISCES (Feb. 20--March 20) -- You might first have to be convinced to join in, but once you do, you'll realize you possess all the self-assuredness needed to enjoy group activities.

ARIES (March 21--April 19) -- Although you're extremely capable of coming up with your own ideas, if you listen carefully to what others have to say, you might hear a brainstorm that is even better than yours.

TAURUS (April 20--May 20) -- When called upon, you won't hesitate to help sort out a critical development for another today. Although you'll expect nothing back in return, something nice will be done for you in repayment.

Cryptoquotes

Bridge To stop them, shut the door

Ingrid Bergman said, "I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in success."

In American duplicate tournaments, where there are no prizes, it's talent and counting that result in success. The more counting you and your partner do, the more successful you will be -- and the more masterpoints you will accumulate to count.

This deal highlights an important aspect of defensive counting. You are East, defending against three notrump. Partner leads the club queen. What would you do?

North is a trick too strong for his three-diamond rebid, but anything else would be a gamble. (A three-no-trump

Celebrity Cipher

Today's clue: B equals W

"FG Z GYKBSIX DFKRZKFSG, Z

JFHY OIYDFTYGK, BWFAY WY'D

DWZJFGE, HZG TYHFTY MSRI

WFDKSIM." - OWFA TSGZWRY

PREVIOUS SOLUTION: "Well, I'm using a cane, so what? So what if they shot (photographed) me sitting in a wheelchair? That's life!" - Dick Clark 5-28

By Phillip Alder

rebid would show this strong a hand, but the lack of a stopper in either of the unbid suits is a monster minus. If North-South belong in three no-trump, South ought to be the declarer.)

First, read partner's lead -- what does it tell you?

Since West is leading top of touching honors, he does not have the club king. Declarer must have that card. Next, how many tricks does declarer have ready to run?

He has two hearts, seven diamonds (even if South is void, West's queen-doubleton is dropping) and one club (that king). So, it cannot be right to win with the club ace and return a club. Declarer will claim at least one overtrick.

The only chance for the defense is to cash four spade tricks now. You must win with

your club ace and shift to the spade queen -- bingo!

Crossword

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