Saturday, May 22, 2004 10:32 AM

The " I " in D.S.I.P.

PITBULLS:

D.S.I.P. theory is highly dependent on partner executing the “I “ in D.S.I.P. . We assume that partners are intelligent or why are they playing with you ? However partners are human so sometimes the “I “ takes on different meanings . A while back there was some “brainstorming” by a group of us to find alternative words for the “I “.

idiotic	insane	ignorant	irrational	insulting
inappropriate	incapable	inconsiderate	illogical	insensitive
impeccable	irritating	illegitimate	irrelevant	impolite
imaginative	illegal	incapable	irksome	iffy
informative	insufferable	improbable	inexplicable	impetuous
ineffective	inopportune	illustrious	involuntary	illuminating
inconclusive	invaluable	inspiring	invaluable	instantly
important	intense	inconspicuous	inane	inept
implied	impetuous	infantile	immoral	injurious
ironic	insipid	inconsequential	irritating	irate
incalculable	infamous	In tempo	impish	immovable
impregnable	icky	impotent	invincible	imperative
inconsistent	infallible	incoherent	Italian	Iraqi

Theory is only as good as the people playing it. D.S.I.P. theory makes no sense in match points and rubber Bridge . IMPS has a different way of scoring which in my opinion allows the removal of trump stack doubles. In return though , partner must have a high degree of judgment and be able to do something intelligent when required. D.S.I.P. is the inverse or opposite of standard thinking. A double means I want to bid instead of discouraging bidding. A pass means I want to defend ( maybe with a trump stack ) instead of encouraging partner to bid. A “free bid” or a bid does not exist to show extra as partner would have always doubled initially. A bid is just a “noise” a la last word Larry & Willard. Takes getting used to after decades of thinking differently.