[blml] Marvin French's Procedures for handling UI - part one [SEC=UNOFFICIA

[Tim West-Meads]

Ed wrote:
> 
> <shrug> Twist the language all you like. "Amongst" in this context  
> does *not* mean "in the vicinity of".

I'll leave the twisting of language to others Ed.

There is a group "all alternatives".  Each of those may logical or 
illogical.  Each may also be suggested/non-suggested (the latter pairing 
is independent of the former).  If the set of non-suggested LAs is 
non-empty it is illegal to choose a suggested action regardless of 
whether that action itself is logical or not because the suggested 
action is being chosen from a wider group which includes non-suggested 
LAs.

Looking at: AK98xx,x,AQxx,Ax and having the uncontested auction:
1S-2C
3D-3H (fsf)
3S-4H (cue agreeing Spades)

Do we think 7S now is a logical alternative?  I don't.  What I do know 
is that my partner alerted my natural 3D bid considering it a splinter 
in support of clubs.  I know that 5C (which would be a cue bid and a 
logical action in search of the grand absent the UI) will be passed out 
when we have a certain slam on.  Do you think I am allowed to punt 7S 
(which has the merit of being a big plus if it makes)?  Do you think 
that if I select 7S and it makes I have "carefully avoided taking any 
advantage that might accrue to his side"?

I didn't.  I bid 5C which was duly passed by partner for -10 Imps on the 
Butler as expected.  7S would have been +11.  7S was an illogical goat 
among the non-suggested sheep.

Tim