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+1 for opening.

Pro tip: If you get a pistachio and you cant open the shell, use the shell from another pistachio to pry open the tough one. This way you don't hurt your fingers or fingernails or whatever.

Someone posted notes for a simple meckwell light style strong club that was close to what many good pairs play. That's definitely my preference, particularly if you can find a partner to have lots of good agreements with and to discuss theory with and everything. It's a great system to customize for whatever you want it to be. It can either be really simple, or, if you prefer, you can really make it complicated and quite good, imo. Others will tell you about all sorts of relay precision systems and CABs TABs and SABs and stuff, and I think those systems aren't as good. I've said it plenty of times before but I'll say it again. If your judgment in bidding is good, you don't need relays and stuff. I think you'll really be happy with whatever you choose though.

Call me crazy, but I'd just open at the one level in my 6-card suit.

I'd open 1 but don't hate 2 either. I prefer both to pass.

i ♥ curlers

whiskey+wine. killing me... etc

When is the next BBF meetup?

Ya pass. I suspect you're posting this because you made game or partner has a stiff x in spades and you had play for slam or something. Missing game in a minor isn't so big a crime. But getting a plus score is often really good.

lol you have a system to show exactly this hand and you're asking us what to do? would you like a written invitation?

5♣ should be a cuebid without a ♠ cuebid.

Some Malnati guy was the inventor of Chicago style pizza, if my food history and memory are accurate. Rudy, perhaps?

Don't worry, my friend. Behold the bacon and avacado pizza in all its splendid beauty http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/1075/baconavocadopizza2.jpg http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1075/baconavocadopizza2.jpg

I suppose I should clarify for our non-American friends in case they aren't familiar with NY vs Chicago style pizza. NY pizza looks something like this: http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8431/nypizza.jpg Chicago pizza is thicker and the sauce goes on top, like this: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6610/chicagof.jpg

I admit I can't classify Chicago pizza as real pizza. It's more like a casserole or something. I'm OK if Chicagoers flame me for this, but I still think Chicago deep dish pizza is in some subcategory of pizza which one cannot adequately compare to NY style. Apples and oranges imo. Overrated in what way? It seems like it is exactly what it claims to be - a thick pizza. I hope people don't expect it to be magically better than a thinner pizza simply because it's thick. Quality pizza is obviously a function of the quality of the ingredients used and proper cooking methods, whatever they might be. Does anyone have reviews of the new Domino's pizza?

Thoughts about pizza? Best you've ever had? Thick or thin crust? NY or Chicago? Topping preferences? I like mine from the North End in Boston. I don't understand the appeal of thin crust. Bacon goes good on pizza imo.

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Jlall said this nicely as well: blog entry

This doesn't answer your question, but some discussion about the US trials can be read here.

Easy pass. Edit: jlall is much more articulate than I am. I was counting on him to express my thoughts for me, which he did nicely.

I'm fine with a 3♦ rebid. As noted, when we get to raise ♠, we'll have patterned out.

3♣ over 2♥ pls.

I believe we intend gimmick to mean fake, as if they don't want to reveal their identity but they want to be a nuisance or cause mischief. Though I suppose it could mean a lot of things.

Is smurf the same as our use of gimmick?