[blml] Double and apeal

[Jerry Fusselman]

[Torsten Åstrand]

> W            N            E            S
>                 P            1S           2H
> P              P*)          2S           3H
> 3S            P            P             4H
> X              P            P               P
> *) Break in tempo


Was the tempo too fast or too slow?

Probably too slow.

Why has "break in tempo" become synonymous with "slow"?  "Fast" can
also give UI, such as the fast penalty double that is so less likely
to be pulled than the slow one.

Oh well, I just wish we all would stop using "break in tempo" this
way.  It makes it sound like only a slow can ever convey UI.  I am
certainly not complaining about Torsten's post, which is probably
quite clear to anyone but a pedant like me.

Suppose the tempo was too fast.  I would praise South for bending over
backwards not to use his UI.  (I assume we are not in a situation
where North used his knowledge of South's ethical behaviour to convey
that he had useful values.)

If the tempo was too slow, it seems clear to me that South made
blatant use of that UI.

Jerry Fusselman