"Pun-ishment" Second Round of Bidding by Marti Ronemus

I think I've mentioned before that my BFF Shirley and my husband share an unholy love of puns. It turns out there is some neuroscience to explain puns. It was reported in "The Journal of Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition," a publication devoted to... well, I'm not really sure... that "getting" puns requires the cooperation between the left and right sides of the brain. Puns are absorbed into one side, the logical, which then sets up the intuitive side. So I'm not sure which side of my brain is failing me when I don't get "My dog is sad, she's a melon-collie," but I'm not laughing.

Moving on, let's see if our brains can cooperate on these bidding challenges.

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ K 10 8
♥ A Q J 9 4 3
♦ K 9
♣ 3 2

Q: 1 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2♥: We certainly want to rebid the Hearts since they are so scrumptious. It's the level that makes us think. We've got 15 pts including distribution. We like that the lead will come into our unprotected Kings, but... Let's go slow and show Pard our shape and points.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ A Q 8
♥ A Q J 9 4 3
♦ K 9
♣ 3 2

Q: 2 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 3♥: We've now got a true intermediate hand and are going to tell Pard all about it. The perfect bid makes us smile.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ A Q 8
♥ A Q J 9 4
♦ K 9
♣ J 3 2

Q: 3 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 2 No-trump: We don't want to rebid the Hearts, as good as they are. That promises six. If we were truly desperate, we would. BUT!! We have an excellent bid, inviting with 2 No-trump. Pard's got somewhere between 6 and 9/10. If he's at the top of his bid, he'll go to game.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ A Q 8
♥ A Q J 9 4 3
♦ K 9
♣ A 9

Q: 4 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 4♥. Even if Pard only has 6 pts, we've got game, so we bid it. No need to be subtle, we who know go.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ A Q 8
♥ A Q J 9 4
♦ K 9
♣ A 9 3

Q: 5 - South:

South	West	North	East
1♥	Pass	1♠	Pass
?

A: 3 No-trump: Again, we belong in game, but not in Hearts. We know, we go.

Let's go laugh our way through a hand.

Your result so far:

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