[(my name it is) Sam Hall]

Well, IMHO this is a bad play for two reasons. One, if the player is paying attention at all, you get raised right there and have to fold your limp. Two, if he does check and flops something (anything at all if you've got total rags) AND is too stupid to know you're representing a middle pair (or whatever you think you're making him think) you'll get called (Yeah it's a weak play to call, but people will do it and in this case it burns you since you seem to need a raise before you'll give this plan up) and lose a showdown. This seems like the perfect setup for disaster. Can you not gain the same information on blind defense while maintaining some fold equity (raise preflop)?

Sam