[blml] Hawaii Appeal 4

[Linda Trent]

EXACTLY!!

It is a mistake to focus on what you might bid.
Personally, I would bid 4H.

But, if N/S get -170 the cards are just slipped into the board and they
smile.
If N/S end up -140 or -420 they call the cops.

That is the whole point -- in this particular case 
what does 3C demonstrably suggest when it is just
Noise and not even a real bid?

How can it suggest anything?

East probably just panicked (UI confusion) and in a 
knee-jerk reaction bid 3H

This to me is just like 1NT pass (very slow and natural) 2NT
What does it demonstrably suggest?

NOTHING!!

Therefore East can bid whatever he wants.

We should be getting these right by now.

(Also appalling but not particularly relevant to
The case as you can make up a 12 count for West and
Slam is cold, E/W were playing Precision. I can't
Believe that wasn't in the write up.)

***Aside: I am now using Windows Vista -- not so bad
But I hate that Outlook makes a capital letter every
Time I hit the enter key -- why can't it watch for a 
Period, etc. I haven't figured out how to turn it off. 
The what used to be drop down menus are
Gone and I am still very confused with the Office products.

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>> >
>> > The Committee: Jeff Goldsmith (chair),
>> > Darwin Afdahl, Joann Sprung, Peggy Sutherlin
>> > and Jim Thurtell.
>> >

I've had enough!

IF East had bid 4H and it had MADE, NS would have been spitting chips as the
4H bid was 'obviously' suggested by the UI.  And the appeal committee would
have been arguing that 3H (making 4) was the ONLY possible LA.

This is getting ridiculous.

I agree Linda, SCARY.  Double Shots rule in Bridge if this sort of thing
stands.

regards,
Noel