[blml] Rueful Rabbit [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Jerry Fusselman:

>Anyone else find this a snooty answer?  Richard,
>would you give this kind of answer at the table
>to someone who might totally unfamiliar with
>these methods?

Richard Hills:

At the table I do indeed give this comprehensive
description of partner's 2C opening bid to those
opponents who might be totally unfamiliar with
these methods:

"10-14 hcp, at least two controls (A = 2, K = 1),
almost always at least six clubs (could have five
clubs with 100 honours), almost always single-
suited (could have four rotten diamonds lacking
the A, K and Q)."

And also at the table I am careful to pre-alert
unfamiliar opponents about our methods at the
start of the round or at the start of the match.

Jerry Fusselman:

>Actually, it took me a while to see that 3C was
>intended as natural

Richard Hills:

Which is why I took particular care to provide a
footnote describing 3C as "Not a yarborough, but
not inviting game, instead merely competing for
the partscore."

Jerry Fusselman:
.
>All right, since you said very little,

Richard Hills:

I think I am about to have a David Burn moment.

In Canberra I am affectionately mocked for
giving overly full and frank disclosure of my
methods.  Indeed, when as declarer before the
opening lead I eagerly ask the opponents, "Would
you like an explanation of the auction?", some
taunt me by saying, "No, I am going to prevent
you from having any more pedagogical fun."

And now I am being accused that I "said very
little"???

Jerry Fusselman:

>what would 2NT, 3D, 3H, 4C, double, and pass
>have shown?

Richard Hills:

Okay, one of my pre-alerts is that doubles of
overcalls are penalty doubles (except for our
opening bids of 1C or 1D, when doubles of
overcalls up to and including 4H are negative).

2NT is natural and invitational.  3D is natural
and forcing for one round.  3H is natural and
forcing for one round.  4C is natural and pre-
emptive.  Pass is natural and non-forcing.  If
I still have not said enough, I repeat my offer
to email a complete copy of my system notes.

;-)

Jerry Fusselman:

>When someone is totally unfamiliar with your
>methods, do you really want to give a truth-
>economist answer

Richard Hills:

No, I am careful to give comprehensive positive
and negative inferences when describing a relay
auction to someone totally unfamiliar with my
methods.

But in this wholly natural auction a natural 2C
opening has had a natural 2S overcall followed
by a natural 3C raise in a natural and very
commonplace ("general knowledge and experience")
competitive auction.

Brian King, The Lying Ape, page 126:

ARMSTRONG: It was a misleading impression.  It
           does not contain a lie, I don't think.

TURNBULL:  What is the difference between a
           misleading impression and a lie?

ARMSTRONG: A lie is a straight untruth.

TURNBULL:  What is a misleading impression - a
           sort of bent untruth?

ARMSTRONG: As one person said, it is perhaps
           being economical with the truth.

;-)


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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