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 "Cats Rule, Dogs Drool" Responder Choices by Marti Ronemus

...or so claim my sister Pat, a border-line Crazy Cat Lady, and my BFF Shirley. I wanted authoritative ammunition to refute this, so I found some research done by Rosalind Arden at the London School of Economics. She says that cat cognition is understudied, mainly because if a cat doesn't want to be studied, it ain't gonna happen.

"It's easier to study fish," claims Rosalind. "We tried food snacks which work well on dogs. Cats are likely to say, 'No thank you, I might consider it if there were a side of organic double cream with it. Maybe. But only if I'm in the mood.' "

She goes on remind us that cats and dogs evolved to fill very different ecological niches, making their intelligences unique. "There is no question that cats are startlingly intelligent, but they must be compared to other cats, not other species."

I'm not sure if this helps or hurts Pat and Shirley's contention. Further research is needed.

Unlike cats, it's pretty easy to judge the intelligence of our fellow bridge players. If they agree with us, they are brilliant. Disagree? Not so much. Let's see how these questions go.

Question 1

  Your Hand
 4 3 2
 Q 10 9
 Q J 8
 K 8 6 5
 
Q: 1 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 1 No-trump: Flat, honors strewn all over the place, nothing special. Limit your hand quickly and await further actions.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 2

  Your Hand
 4 3 2
 10 9 6
 6 5 4
 A Q 10 8
 
Q: 2 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Did you know that around 48% of the time, when Pard opens 1, he's got four-plus? Unlike last hand where our honors are scattered, here they are focused in Pard's named suit. If we don't get the contract, as least Pard will know it's safe to play Clubs.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
 8
 K J 4
 A J 9 4
 Q 9 8 7 2
 
Q: 3 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2 No-trump: We're drifting on this one. We have no real fit, and we certainly shouldn't be raising Hearts, although that is our second choice. Better to show our misfit and point count. A rebid of 2 No-trump shows 10-12 points. Perfect.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
 8
 K J 4 2
 A J 9 4
 Q 9 8 7
 
Q: 4 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
2Pass2Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 4: This time we've got a nice fit with Pard's second suit. Let's reevaluate. We now have a 14 point hand, opposite a partner who opened the bidding. Cool cats will bid game.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
 K 8 5 3 2
 Q 4 3
 J 9 8
 9 4
 
Q: 5 - South:
SouthWestNorthEast
--1Pass
?


 Your choice:
A: 2: Remember our Wonderbra Rule? With a minimum hand, support with support. There's no point in bidding our Spades. We've got a ratty minimum hand, with three-card support for Pard's suit. Support Hearts and get out of Dodge.

And now to our hand.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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