[nige1]

dburn, on 2011-March-25, 19:52, said:

Out in the silent Rockies
Tracking the teddy bears,
There's a man whose brow is furrowed,
Whose hairs are silver hairs.
Folks in that far-off region
Know him as Jaundiced Jim,
And now I'll tell you his story.
How do I know it? I'm him.
You play a strong no trump, five-card majors, and not all that much else. What call do you make?
If you would not open 1♥, you may consider yourself barred from the next episode. But if you would, there is more.

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IMO 3N or 4♣ = 10 if either shows a good 4♥. 4♥ = 9. 1♥ = 8 is fine, however.

dburn, on 2011-March-26, 08:21, said:

You open 1♥, LHO bids 2♦, partner passes and RHO bids 2♠ (forcing). What call do you make?

IMO, After
1♥ (2♦) _P (2♠)
?? 4♦ = 10. 3♠ = 9, 4♥ = 8

dburn, on 2011-March-27, 11:50, said:

The scoring is IMPs (Butler pairs, not teams of four). You are vulnerable, the opponents are not. Whatever you do at your second turn, your left-hand opponent will bid the lowest sufficient number of spades less than five, or will pass. Your partner will pass; and your right-hand opponent will also bid the lowest sufficient number of spades less than five, or will pass. What call do you now make?

IMO After
1♥ (2♦) _P (2♠)
4♥ (4♠) _P (_P)
?? _P = 10, _X = 8, 5♥ = 6. Given the vulnerability, opposite a passing partner, you've adequately expressed your preference that ♥ be trumps.

[Foxx]

I open 1♥. When it goes (2♦) - P - (2♠) - back to me, I rebid 4♥. When it goes (4♠) - P - (P) - back to me, I go on to 5♥. I just can't quite bring myself to defend 4♠ with this hand, even looking at ♠KJ32. If it were matchpoints, I'd probably double, but I might pass if feeling under the weather.