[Dixonary] Round 2519: PARREL

[Efrem Mallach]

Fellow players,

The word for Round 2519, barring an excess of disqualifications, is PARREL. Capitalization is not significant.

Please send your "definition" by private e-mail to emallach - at - verizon - dot - net. Don't Reply to this message. That will send your definition to the whole group. If you know the word, please tell me that by private e-mail as well. You can still submit an invented definition. You just can't vote for what you think the true definition is.

The deadline for submitting definitions is 32+ hours from now: 10 pm (2200 hours) Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, June 20. According to a time conversion Web site, that is also:

9 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
7 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
3 am, Saturday, June 21, British Summer Time
4 am, Saturday, June 21, Continental Europe Summer Time
12 noon, Saturday, June 21, Australian Eastern Standard Time

and so on. I don't take responsibility for the conversions. Please confirm yours.

I'll send out the list of definitions as soon as possible after the deadline.

New players are welcome! Full rules, should they or anyone else want them, can be found at http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .

Efrem

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[Efrem Mallach]

I erroneously gave everyone an extra, unintended 24 hours in the original announcement of this word. The correct deadline is still 32+ hours from now, but that is 10 pm on Thursday, June 19th - not Friday the 20th as originally given. I think that corresponds to:

9 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
7 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
3 am, Friday, June 20, British Summer Time
4 am, Friday, June 20, Continental Europe Summer Time
12 noon, Friday, June 20, Australian Eastern Standard Time

Apologies for any confusion that may have caused in the past five minutes.

Efrem

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On Jun 18, 2014, at 1:36 PM, Efrem Mallach <emallach (AT) umassd (DOT) edu> wrote:

> Fellow players,
>
> The word for Round 2519, barring an excess of disqualifications, is PARREL. Capitalization is not significant.
>
> Please send your "definition" by private e-mail to emallach - at - verizon - dot - net. Don't Reply to this message. That will send your definition to the whole group. If you know the word, please tell me that by private e-mail as well. You can still submit an invented definition. You just can't vote for what you think the true definition is.
>
> The deadline for submitting definitions is 32+ hours from now: 10 pm (2200 hours) Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, June 20. According to a time conversion Web site, that is also:
>
> 9 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
> 7 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
> 3 am, Saturday, June 21, British Summer Time
> 4 am, Saturday, June 21, Continental Europe Summer Time
> 12 noon, Saturday, June 21, Australian Eastern Standard Time
>
> and so on. I don't take responsibility for the conversions. Please confirm yours.
>
> I'll send out the list of definitions as soon as possible after the deadline.
>
> New players are welcome! Full rules, should they or anyone else want them, can be found at http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .
>
> Efrem
>
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[Johnb - co.uk]

any line which has the potential to be one of a pair of parallel lines

*Johnny_NAD_B*

On 18/06/2014 18:36, Efrem Mallach wrote:
> Fellow players,
>
> The word for Round 2519, barring an excess of disqualifications, is
> PARREL. Capitalization is not significant.

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[Dodi Schultz]

Efrem, this word was dealt in Round 661.

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[Paul Keating]

Rats! And l thought I had such a winning def.😕
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> Efrem, this word was dealt in Round 661.
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[Efrem Mallach]

Fellow Dixonaristi,

Let's try again. The word for Round 2519 is now, again barring an excess of disqualifications, BRISANT. Capitalization is not significant.

I'm fairly sure this one hasn't been used. If it fails, at least it won't be for that reason.

Please send your "definition" by private e-mail to emallach - at - verizon - dot - net. Don't Reply to this message. That will send your definition to the whole group. If you know the word, please tell me that by private e-mail as well. You can still submit an invented definition. You just can't vote for what you think the true definition is.

The following seven players submitted definitions for PARREL (which, by the way, is a sliding loop or ring that lets a spar move up and down a mast): Barrs, Bourne, Carson, Keating, Shefler, Weltz and Widdis. They should feel free to submit new definitions for BRISANT. If they don't, I'll use the definitions they submitted earlier.

The new deadline for submitting definitions is 38+ hours from now: 9 am (0900 hours) Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, June 20. I think that is also (all on that date):

8 am, U.S. Central Daylight Time
6 am, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
2 pm, British Summer Time
3 pm, Continental Europe Summer Time
11 pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time

and so on should you happen to be elsewhere. I don't take responsibility for the conversions. Please confirm yours.

I'll send out the list of definitions as soon as possible after the deadline.

New players are welcome! Full rules, should they or anyone else want them, can be found at http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .

Efrem

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[Jim Hart]

Probably all for the best. We all know a parrel is something you wear.
While brisant is... well, we'll see.

Jim

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[Efrem Mallach]

With 19 hours, 45 minutes to go, there are 15 player-submitted definitions for BRISANT plus one from the dictionary: enough for an acceptable round, but a few more would be nice.

I have definitions from players Barrs, Boswell, Bourne, Carson, Cunningham, Emery, Keating, Lodge, Madnick, Morgan, Naylor, Shefler, Stevens, Weltz and Widdis. The list includes eight originally submitted for BRISANT, two from players who originally submitted different ones for PARREL and have replaced them, one from a player who originally submitted it for PARREL and confirmed that it can stay, and four from players who originally submitted them for PARREL and haven't said anything about them either way.

If you submitted a definition but your name isn't in the above list, please resubmit. It might be good to also send a public message that you are doing that so I'll search high and low for your definition if it doesn't show up in the usual place. (Hasn't happened to me yet, but could.)

If you submitted a definition for PARREL and want to replace it, feel free to. If I don't hear from you (you four know who you are), your PARREL definition will stand.

If you haven't submitted a definition yet, please do. How else can you earn fifteen minutes of fame with so little hard work?

Also, in case anyone cares, you have 1 hour and 45 minutes to submit your answer to this week's NPR puzzle.

Efrem

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[Efrem Mallach]

Fellow Dixonarists,

You will find below 20 definitions for BRISANT. One of them comes from a recognized dictionary. The others were concocted by you and your fellow players. Submissions were reformatted when necessary so that all begin with an upper-case letter, end with a period, context precedes the definition in square brackets, and italics are indicated by underscores before and after. Definitions are in descending order by character count. That may differ slightly from order by visual appearance if your computer displays e-mail in a proportionately spaced font.

Please vote for two you feel are most likely to be correct or like for any other reason. You may vote for your own definition, but you will not receive a point for that vote. The deadline for voting is in about 36 hours: 9 pm on Saturday, June 21, U.S. eastern time. I think that corresponds to the following dates and times, but please confirm the conversion if you are in doubt.

8 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
7 pm, same date, U.S. Mountain Daylight Time
6 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
2 am, Sunday, June 22, British Summer Time
3 am, Sunday, June 22, Continental Europe Summer Time
11 am, Sunday, June 22, Australian Eastern Standard Time

You are welcome to vote even if you did not submit a definition. In fact, you're welcome to vote even if you've never played before. Full rules, should new players or anyone else want them, can be found at:

http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .

Good luck!

On a separate topic, a few players asked about the NPR puzzle that I mentioned in a previous message. One principle I learned in my early days as a teacher is that, for every student who asks a question, there are several more who have the same question but didn't ask it. Assuming that principle holds here as well, I thought I'd explain it here for everyone.

The puzzle is a regular five-minute feature on (U.S.) National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition Sunday" show. It's run by Will Shortz, better known as the crossword editor of the _New York Times_. Each week, Shortz offers a puzzle (not a crossword) for listeners to answer. Answers are submitted online, with the deadline always 3 pm U.S. Eastern Time on the Thursday after the puzzle was given. One correct answer is chosen at random and its submitter is invited onto the program (by telephone) the following week. (Taping typically takes place on Friday.) That listener answers additional puzzle questions on the air. Following that, a new puzzle is presented for the following week, and the cycle repeats.

You can read more about this puzzle and listen to recent shows at http://www.npr.org/puzzle .

(I don't know if entries are accepted from outside the U.S. If they're not, I suppose one could invent a location and get a U.S. phone number from Skype or Google, but I'm not sure it's worth it.)

Efrem

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1. [Bot.] horse-tail; also the trade-name of a pot scourer [Fr. _briller_ to shine; equisitum arvense used to be used as a pot scourer: its silica content makes it scabrid]

2. [Now hist.] An officer appointed in the Channel islands of Jersey and Guernsey to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise maintain good order.

3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.

4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split in asymmetric patterns.

5. Characterized by stylish affectation in speech or writing; pretentious, lofty.

6. Binding on the end of a rope to prevent fraying.

7. A white, flaky rind on a round of soft cheese.

8. An inferior or spurious brand of champagne.

9. Having a brisk or casual attitude.

10. Sitting with the knees together.

11. Loyal, faithful, trustworthy.

12. Acutely insightful; incisive.

13. A mischievous water spirit.

14. Extremely loud; deafening.

15. Thin; watered down; weak.

16. Abrasive; eroding.

17. Fearless daring.

18. Clamorous; loud.

19. [Fr.] Fluffy.

20. Casual.

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[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 3 and 16.

Guerri
On 6/20/2014 9:09 AM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
>
> 3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum
> pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.
>
> 16. Abrasive; eroding.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll take 14 and 18, which might have been combined.

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[—Keith Hale—]

3 & 10 for reasonably random reasons.

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[Tim Lodge]

For want of any better ideas, I'll go for the explosive measure and the
split art, 3 and 4, please:

3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum
pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.

4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split
in asymmetric patterns.

-- Tim L

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[Dave Cunningham]

5 and 20 for zero reasoning at all, so I am pretty sure I am wrong.

Dave


On Friday, June 20, 2014 9:09:04 AM UTC-4, Efrem wrote:

> Fellow Dixonarists,
>
> You will find below 20 definitions for BRISANT. One of them comes from a
> recognized dictionary. The others were concocted by you and your fellow
> players. Submissions were reformatted when necessary so that all begin
> with an upper-case letter, end with a period, context precedes the
> definition in square brackets, and italics are indicated by underscores
> before and after. Definitions are in descending order by character count.
> That may differ slightly from order by visual appearance if your computer
> displays e-mail in a proportionately spaced font.
>
> Please vote for two you feel are most likely to be correct or like for any
> other reason. You may vote for your own definition, but you will not
> receive a point for that vote. The deadline for voting is in about 36
> hours: 9 pm on Saturday, June 21, U.S. eastern time. I think that
> corresponds to the following dates and times, but please confirm the
> conversion if you are in doubt.
>
> 8 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
> 7 pm, same date, U.S. Mountain Daylight Time
> 6 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
> 2 am, Sunday, June 22, British Summer Time
> 3 am, Sunday, June 22, Continental Europe Summer Time
> 11 am, Sunday, June 22, Australian Eastern Standard Time
>
> You are welcome to vote even if you did not submit a definition. In fact,
> you're welcome to vote even if you've never played before. Full rules,
> should new players or anyone else want them, can be found at:
>
> http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .
>
> Good luck!
>
> On a separate topic, a few players asked about the NPR puzzle that I
> mentioned in a previous message. One principle I learned in my early days
> as a teacher is that, for every student who asks a question, there are
> several more who have the same question but didn't ask it. Assuming that
> principle holds here as well, I thought I'd explain it here for everyone.
>
> The puzzle is a regular five-minute feature on (U.S.) National Public
> Radio's "Weekend Edition Sunday" show. It's run by Will Shortz, better
> known as the crossword editor of the _New York Times_. Each week, Shortz
> offers a puzzle (not a crossword) for listeners to answer. Answers are
> submitted online, with the deadline always 3 pm U.S. Eastern Time on the
> Thursday after the puzzle was given. One correct answer is chosen at random
> and its submitter is invited onto the program (by telephone) the following
> week. (Taping typically takes place on Friday.) That listener answers
> additional puzzle questions on the air. Following that, a new puzzle is
> presented for the following week, and the cycle repeats.
>
> You can read more about this puzzle and listen to recent shows at
> http://www.npr.org/puzzle .
>
> (I don't know if entries are accepted from outside the U.S. If they're
> not, I suppose one could invent a location and get a U.S. phone number from
> Skype or Google, but I'm not sure it's worth it.)
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> 1. [Bot.] horse-tail; also the trade-name of a pot scourer [Fr. _briller_
> to shine; equisitum arvense used to be used as a pot scourer: its
> silica content makes it scabrid]
>
> 2. [Now hist.] An officer appointed in the Channel islands of Jersey and
> Guernsey to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise
> maintain good order.
>
> 3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum
> pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.
>
> 4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split
> in asymmetric patterns.
>
> 5. Characterized by stylish affectation in speech or writing; pretentious,
> lofty.
>
> 6. Binding on the end of a rope to prevent fraying.
>
> 7. A white, flaky rind on a round of soft cheese.
>
> 8. An inferior or spurious brand of champagne.
>
> 9. Having a brisk or casual attitude.
>
> 10. Sitting with the knees together.
>
> 11. Loyal, faithful, trustworthy.
>
> 12. Acutely insightful; incisive.
>
> 13. A mischievous water spirit.
>
> 14. Extremely loud; deafening.
>
> 15. Thin; watered down; weak.
>
> 16. Abrasive; eroding.
>
> 17. Fearless daring.
>
> 18. Clamorous; loud.
>
> 19. [Fr.] Fluffy.
>
> 20. Casual.
>
>

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[Shani Naylor]

Hi, I'll go with 3, which seems popular, and 19, which doesn't.

3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum
pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.

19. [Fr.] Fluffy.

Shani


On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 1:09 AM, Efrem Mallach <emallach (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

> Fellow Dixonarists,
>
> You will find below 20 definitions for BRISANT. One of them comes from a
> recognized dictionary. The others were concocted by you and your fellow
> players. Submissions were reformatted when necessary so that all begin
> with an upper-case letter, end with a period, context precedes the
> definition in square brackets, and italics are indicated by underscores
> before and after. Definitions are in descending order by character count.
> That may differ slightly from order by visual appearance if your computer
> displays e-mail in a proportionately spaced font.
>
> Please vote for two you feel are most likely to be correct or like for any
> other reason. You may vote for your own definition, but you will not
> receive a point for that vote. The deadline for voting is in about 36
> hours: 9 pm on Saturday, June 21, U.S. eastern time. I think that
> corresponds to the following dates and times, but please confirm the
> conversion if you are in doubt.
>
> 8 pm, same date, U.S. Central Daylight Time
> 7 pm, same date, U.S. Mountain Daylight Time
> 6 pm, same date, U.S. Pacific Daylight Time
> 2 am, Sunday, June 22, British Summer Time
> 3 am, Sunday, June 22, Continental Europe Summer Time
> 11 am, Sunday, June 22, Australian Eastern Standard Time
>
> You are welcome to vote even if you did not submit a definition. In fact,
> you're welcome to vote even if you've never played before. Full rules,
> should new players or anyone else want them, can be found at:
>
> http://www.dixonary.net/game-rules-and-advice/rules .
>
> Good luck!
>
> On a separate topic, a few players asked about the NPR puzzle that I
> mentioned in a previous message. One principle I learned in my early days
> as a teacher is that, for every student who asks a question, there are
> several more who have the same question but didn't ask it. Assuming that
> principle holds here as well, I thought I'd explain it here for everyone.
>
> The puzzle is a regular five-minute feature on (U.S.) National Public
> Radio's "Weekend Edition Sunday" show. It's run by Will Shortz, better
> known as the crossword editor of the _New York Times_. Each week, Shortz
> offers a puzzle (not a crossword) for listeners to answer. Answers are
> submitted online, with the deadline always 3 pm U.S. Eastern Time on the
> Thursday after the puzzle was given. One correct answer is chosen at random
> and its submitter is invited onto the program (by telephone) the following
> week. (Taping typically takes place on Friday.) That listener answers
> additional puzzle questions on the air. Following that, a new puzzle is
> presented for the following week, and the cycle repeats.
>
> You can read more about this puzzle and listen to recent shows at
> http://www.npr.org/puzzle .
>
> (I don't know if entries are accepted from outside the U.S. If they're
> not, I suppose one could invent a location and get a U.S. phone number from
> Skype or Google, but I'm not sure it's worth it.)
>
> Efrem
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> 1. [Bot.] horse-tail; also the trade-name of a pot scourer [Fr. _briller_
> to shine; equisitum arvense used to be used as a pot scourer: its
> silica content makes it scabrid]
>
> 2. [Now hist.] An officer appointed in the Channel islands of Jersey and
> Guernsey to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise
> maintain good order.
>
> 3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum
> pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive.
>
> 4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split
> in asymmetric patterns.
>
> 5. Characterized by stylish affectation in speech or writing; pretentious,
> lofty.
>
> 6. Binding on the end of a rope to prevent fraying.
>
> 7. A white, flaky rind on a round of soft cheese.
>
> 8. An inferior or spurious brand of champagne.
>
> 9. Having a brisk or casual attitude.
>
> 10. Sitting with the knees together.
>
> 11. Loyal, faithful, trustworthy.
>
> 12. Acutely insightful; incisive.
>
> 13. A mischievous water spirit.
>
> 14. Extremely loud; deafening.
>
> 15. Thin; watered down; weak.
>
> 16. Abrasive; eroding.
>
> 17. Fearless daring.
>
> 18. Clamorous; loud.
>
> 19. [Fr.] Fluffy.
>
> 20. Casual.
>
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[Millie Morgan]

Maybe 4 or 16?

4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split in
asymmetric patterns.
16. Abrasive; eroding.


Thanks Efrem.
Millie





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[Tim B]

2 and 16, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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[Paul Keating]

14 and 18 for me.

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[Daniel Widdis]

I almost missed this because it's buried in the "Round 2519: PARREL"
thread. I'm guessing you replied to your posting of da woid, assuming
that a change of subject would change the thread name... unfortunately,
it does not!

In any case, 3 because explosives are fun, and 19 because fluffy things
are not.


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[Dodi Schultz]

I don't much like this one. If it's a French word that has sneaked into our
language, I think it should probably be deported. Meanwhile I'll guess that
it might mean:

> 4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split in
> asymmetric patterns.

or, possibly:

> 14. Extremely loud; deafening.

--Dodi

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[Tony Abell]

I'll go with the two casual ones that could have been combined, 9 and 20:

> 9. Having a brisk or casual attitude.

> 20. Casual.

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[Efrem Mallach]

Fellow Dixonarists,

BRISANT, from the French "briser," to break or smash, is "A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive" (definition 3). One player, Mr. Barrs, knew the word and disqualified himself. As I mentioned to him at the time, I rather like one DQ: it confirms that the word isn't a dictionary error or made-up word that I happened upon, while allowing the deal to proceed. Five other players chose it. Three players submitted definitions but didn't vote. Nobody voted who didn't submit a definition.

Tim Lodge's "Abrasive, eroding" (#16) garnered three votes. That plus his vote for the correct definition give him five points, so he earns the honor of dealing Round 2520. Shani Naylor's Channel Islands police officer got two votes which, with her correct vote, make her the runner-up (and the traditional "winnah") with four. Messrs. Boswell, Shefler and Weltz all had natural threes.

Full results:

1. [Bot.] horse-tail; also the trade-name of a pot scourer [Fr. _briller_ to shine; equisitum arvense used to be used as a pot scourer: its silica content makes it scabrid] From: J. Barrs. Voted for by: None. Voted: DQ. Score: 0+0=0.

2. [Now hist.] An officer appointed in the Channel islands of Jersey and Guernsey to investigate thefts and minor offences, and otherwise maintain good order. From: S. Naylor. Voted for by: Bourne, Graham. Voted: 3, 19. Score: 2+2=4.

3. A measure of the rapidity with which an explosive develops maximum pressure; hence, the shattering capability of an explosive. From: Dictionary. Voted for by: Hale, Lodge, Naylor, Stevens, Widdis. Voted: Can't, so didn't. Score: D5.

4. A style of modern art where lines and figures are broken and split in asymmetric patterns. From: M. Shefler. Voted for by: Lodge, Morgan, Schultz. Voted: 14, 18. Score: 3+0=3.

5. Characterized by stylish affectation in speech or writing; pretentious, lofty. From: Morgan. Voted for by: Cunningham, Weltz. Voted: 4, 16. Score: 2+0=2.

6. Binding on the end of a rope to prevent fraying. From: T. Bourne. Voted for by: None. Voted: 2, 16. Score: 0+0=0.

7. A white, flaky rind on a round of soft cheese. From: S. Graham. Voted for by: Weltz. Voted: 2, 8. Score: 1+0=1.

8. An inferior or spurious brand of champagne. From: P. Keating. Voted for by: Graham. Voted: 14, 18. Score: 1+0=1.

9. Having a brisk or casual attitude. From: C. Emery. Voted for by: Abell, Madnick. Voted: Did not vote. Score: 2+0=2.

10. Sitting with the knees together. From: T. Abell. Voted for by: Hale. Voted: 9, 20. Score: 1+0=1.

11. Loyal, faithful, trustworthy. From: G. Stevens. Voted for by: None. Voted: 3, 16. Score: 0+2=2.

12. Acutely insightful; incisive. From: D. Schultz. Voted for by: None. Voted: 4, 14. Score: 0+0=0.

13. A mischievous water spirit. From: J. Madnick. Voted for by: None. Voted: 9, 20. Score: 0+0=0.

14. Extremely loud; deafening. From: G. Boswell. Voted for by: Keating, Schultz, Shefler. Voted: Did not vote. Score: 3+0=3.

15. Thin; watered down; weak. From: K. Hale. Voted for by: None. Voted: 3, 10. Score: 0+2=2.

16. Abrasive; eroding. From: T. Lodge. Voted for by: Bourne, Morgan, Stevens. Voted: 3, 4. Score: 3+2=5 ***NEXT DEALER***

17. Fearless daring. From: D. Widdis. Voted for by: None. Voted: 3, 19. Score: 0+2=2.

18. Clamorous; loud. From: C. Carson. Voted for by: Keating, Shefler. Voted: Did not vote. Score: 2+0=2.

19. [Fr.] Fluffy. From: D. Cunningham. Voted for by: Naylor, Widdis. Voted: 5, 20. Score: 2+0=2.

20. Casual. From: D. Weltz. Voted for by: Abell, Cunningham, Madnick. Voted: 5, 7. Score: 3+0=3.

Have fun, Tim!

Efrem, Dealer Emeritus*

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*An uncle of mine, retired from the modern languages faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, once told me that the word "emeritus" comes from two Latin roots: "e," meaning "out," and "meritus," meaning "ought to be."

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