[blml] Do we play bridge or not?

[Ed Reppert]

On Aug 9, 2007, at 4:58 AM, Alain Gottcheiner wrote:

> I think that, because many play that a double demands a
> spade lead, a break in tempo suggests it, ergo the TD should  
> disallow a
> spade lead, provided some other lead is pretty possible. A Heart  
> cetainly
> is, according to our comments (I would choose a Heart myself) .

If you're going to use this logic, then the question is not "what do  
many play", but "what does *this* pair play" a double to mean. If  
everybody and his brother plays it to demand a spade lead, but this  
pair do not, then the conclusion that the hesitation suggests leading  
spades is wrong.