[blml] Is ordinary Stayman no longer artificial? [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[Gampas at aol.com]

In a message dated 05/12/2007 18:23:54 GMT Standard Time,  
jfusselman at gmail.com writes:

>It is absurd to claim that no bid can ask and provide information  at
>the same time.
 
[Paul Lamford]
 
I made no such claim. A bid can belong to more than one category, or to  
none, such as the passes after 7NT-Dble-Redouble. A plumber may appear in a  trade 
directory under both "water heater fitters" and "bathroom installers", or  he 
might not be in either.
 
People who begin sentences with 
 
'Your phrase "which category a bid belongs" makes it clear that in  your
estimation' often mean:
 
"I shall put a few more words in your mouth so that what you wrote fits in  
more with the point I am trying to make" Then you go on to refute the 
hypothesis  that you yourself have manufactured.