BIGOT-JOHNSON'S NO BRAINERS ( OR WHAT SINS HIS PARTNERS SHOULD NEVER COMMIT )
Just recently Judy Kay Wolfe reminded us of the 7 deadly sins to be avoided if you intend to be a top class player.  Clearly one of the Dallas Aces knew what he was talking about, by indirectly flagging up the fundamental principles that enable a great team to become an unbeatable one. However I have my own take on what are the worse sins my partners can ever be guilty of.....and believe you me there are more than 7. In fact I would go as far to say there are at least 40 or more, from which this list of 20 certainly take some beating.......cardinal sins of such magnitude that  any player found guilt of them should be strung up on a nearby lamp-post  .... and hanged !
1. Not thinking
2. Not thinking straight
3. Thinking like a moron
4. Thinking without purpose
5. Magical thinking
6  Wishful thinking
7. Mind hopping
8. Blinkered thinking
9. Muddled thinking
10. Irrational thinking
11. Indecisive thinking
12. Daydreaming
13. Panic thinking
14. Mind walkabouts
15. Whimsical thinking
16. Short circuit thinking
17. Rigid mind set
18. Negative thinking
19. Off-his-head thinking
20. Sheer lunacy

Oh yes, bridge is a game for sharp, precise, astute, extremely analytical thinkers. Therefore it is true to say that if you are prone to committing one or more of the above crimes, your chances of remaining my partner...or making the grade... are nil.