What are some slightly negative PR stuff you like to do just because you like them?
I like slotting with 41 and 51 (unless I'm leading) and nowadays I'm tempted by the old timey 43U (24/20 24/21, right at GS and maybe okay when leading).
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I am always trying to find banana splits! When they are wrong, they are often very wrong. BUT, when you find one that is actually right, I find it very rewarding.
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I think 24/20 24/21 can be right when you’re pressuring the stripped 7 and 8 points, too.
A guilty pleasure? Certainly that play where you have a 6-prime and you keep dropping blots in there to go back into your opponent's homeboard to try and collect a second checker. Sometimes I don't even need the gammon, I just want to torture my opponent 
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43 24/21 24/20 is correct in response to an opening 61, precisely for the reason you mention -- you pressure stripped 7 and 8 points. If you are unfortunate enough to get pointed on, your opponent is probably breaking one of those valuable points AND you have a good chance to come in on the point you didn't get pointed on, giving you a strong advanced anchor.