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eh we're missing a game. 3♦ but I suspect 4 will work not infrequently.

Welcome to AE, Poky.

2♦ 2♠ 2NT. Sorry partner!

keep up the good work lmilne

I don't agree with this sentence.

Also, I won't argue that 4♥ is a really messy bid, but I think it will be the only time in this auction where I can cuebid without the trumps being ambiguous. If I bid 4♣ and partner bids 4♦ or 4♥, I'm not confident what suit partner is supporting. I'm sure kenrexford has this all sorted out, but short of that I'd like to have one unambiguous slam auction if we have a ♠ fit. If you bid 4♣ and partner bids 4♠, you'll wish you had done more, though I concede slam rates to be not great after that auction. Edit: And I know this is a problem with the "game before slam" principle, which in itself might make 4♣ clearly better, though you won't get to 5♦ if it's right by bidding 4♣.

4♥ then 5♦ over 4♠

I don't agree that 3♥ denies 4♠. There aren't enough hands in partner's range that have neither 4♠ nor 5m nor balanced and a ♥stopper for 3♥ to be a practical bid. slow pony

I'm not convinced this happens nearly enough to be the main culprit. I think it's much more common that randoms just have misunderstandings and stop in partscores in grand hands. Any making game will usually win imps for your side.

cuebid 4♥

Also sort them by whether or not your score was plus or minus, and I believe you'll see that "a plus score is a good score" has quite a bit of truth in it.

I'll be happy to drizzle my steak with a little bacon before grilling or marinade some chicken in some bacon and rosemary before roasting. Wait that's not what they meant?

I think 5♣ is worse than 7♣, and 6♣ is better than both. Agree with pass.

Oh please. You like bacon too much to be able to enjoy it. By the end of the week, you will be like a herion addict looking for a bacon fix. :P You'll probably be shocked to learn that I don't really ever cook with bacon at home, and since I don't go out to eat much, I don't eat much bacon in general. I used some to make some black beans and some more in a beef bourgignon that someone recommended I make in the crockpot. I'm pretty certain that's the only bacon I've eaten in the past 4-5 months, and if someone argued that bacon is overused as an ingredient and can overpower other flavors in a dish, I would totally agree. I've also been told, recently, that real men eat pork belly and that bacon is for children. Perhaps I've been doing it wrong my whole life?

Perhaps the antidote lies with a partner who isn't crazy. I pass and try a ♦ lead.

With that said, I'm going to try to be a vegetarian all next week and perhaps longer if I enjoy it. Fish, but not bacon, will be considered vegetables for the sake of this experiment.

fixed her quote

Ordering a beer in a bar is almost universally done as "een biertje" (a small beer). Of course, the beers in NL are indeed very small compared to our neighbour countries where you normally get at least 0.5L or a pint. But the women at the bar are hotter than in most countries, so you don't need lots of beer, am I right?

zing

same

Bump for puppy rumbles

Yes.

Speed posting is an Olympic Sport in Vancouver Canadia, eh.

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Also, welcome to page 7 everyone.