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Paul Keating
August 9th, 2014, 02:00 AM
Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and
entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
"good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday
10 August 2014 at

- 11:45 PDT
- 12:45 MDT
- 13:45 CDT
- 14:45 EDT
- 18:45 UTC
- 19:45 BST
- 20:45 CEST for me

and on Monday 11 August 2014 at

- 04:45 EST in Melbourne.

1. *Obs. Med.* a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils
and carbuncles
2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French *samedi* 'Saturday' + *amour* 'love']
3. *Archaic.* the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
8. having a soapy texture and feel
9. plural of *samosa* [Hindi]
10. a miser
11. seminal
12. proclaimed in a loud voice
13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
18. *Biol.* of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of
Wood duck, under Wood.

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Daniel Widdis
August 9th, 2014, 02:16 AM
On 8/9/14, 12:00 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
> chosen by a random number generator).
My value of "good" this round is words/phrases that I would not expect
to see in actual dictionary definitions. Such as "little bends" and
"inflorescense(s)".

6 and 7, please.

> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)

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Hugo Kornelis
August 9th, 2014, 03:52 AM
Hi Paul,

I like #1 (but then, who doesn't like garlic and onion?)
And I'm giving my second vote to #7, because a definition for a word I
don't know that uses two words I don't know just has to get a point.

Cheers,
Hugo




Paul Keating schreef op 9-8-2014 9:00:
> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
> definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
> of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
> politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
> chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not
> you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played
> before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on
> Sunday 10 August 2014 at
>
> * 11:45 PDT
> * 12:45 MDT
> * 13:45 CDT
> * 14:45 EDT
> * 18:45 UTC
> * 19:45 BST
> * 20:45 CEST for me
>
> and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
>
> * 04:45 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. /Obs. Med./ a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat
> boils and carbuncles
> 2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French /samedi/ 'Saturday' + /amour/
> 'love']
> 3. /Archaic./ the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
> 4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
> 5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
> 8. having a soapy texture and feel
> 9. plural of /samosa/ [Hindi]
> 10. a miser
> 11. seminal
> 12. proclaimed in a loud voice
> 13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
> 14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
> 15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
> 16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
> 17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
> 18. /Biol./ of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
> 19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust.
> of Wood duck, under Wood.
>
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Johnb - co.uk
August 9th, 2014, 04:10 AM
I'll go for a soapy texture 'kind of' def - that is #8 and #13 please
*
JohnnyB*

8. having a soapy texture and feel

13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine

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Tim Lodge
August 9th, 2014, 04:38 AM
Without much conviction, I'll vote for 4 and 10:

4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts

10. a miser

-- Tim L

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Guerri Stevens
August 9th, 2014, 04:49 AM
I vote for 2 and 14.

Guerri
On 8/9/2014 3:00 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
> 2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French /samedi/ 'Saturday' + /amour/
> 'love']
> 14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky

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Dave Cunningham
August 9th, 2014, 07:19 AM
10 and 13 (the latter because we have been getting tons of email from
Viking lately)


Dave


On Saturday, August 9, 2014 3:00:40 AM UTC-4, Paul Keating wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
> definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
> "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
> correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
> number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
> to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday
> 10 August 2014 at
>
> - 11:45 PDT
> - 12:45 MDT
> - 13:45 CDT
> - 14:45 EDT
> - 18:45 UTC
> - 19:45 BST
> - 20:45 CEST for me
>
> and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
>
> - 04:45 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. *Obs. Med.* a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils
> and carbuncles
> 2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French *samedi* 'Saturday' + *amour*
> 'love']
> 3. *Archaic.* the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
> 4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
> 5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
> 8. having a soapy texture and feel
> 9. plural of *samosa* [Hindi]
> 10. a miser
> 11. seminal
> 12. proclaimed in a loud voice
> 13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
> 14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
> 15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
> 16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
> 17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
> 18. *Biol.* of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
> 19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of
> Wood duck, under Wood.
>
>

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Dodi Schultz
August 9th, 2014, 07:36 AM
Ooooh! Nice pattern!

DS


On 8/9/2014 3:00 AM, Paul Keating wrote:
> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
> definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
> "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
> correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
> number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
> to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday
> 10 August 2014 at
>
> * 11:45 PDT
> * 12:45 MDT
> * 13:45 CDT
> * 14:45 EDT
> * 18:45 UTC
> * 19:45 BST
> * 20:45 CEST for me
>
> and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
>
> * 04:45 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. /Obs. Med./ a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils
> and carbuncles
> 2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French /samedi/ 'Saturday' + /amour/ 'love']
> 3. /Archaic./ the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
> 4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
> 5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
> 8. having a soapy texture and feel
> 9. plural of /samosa/ [Hindi]
> 10. a miser
> 11. seminal
> 12. proclaimed in a loud voice
> 13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
> 14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
> 15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
> 16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
> 17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
> 18. /Biol./ of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
> 19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of
> Wood duck, under Wood.
>
>

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—Keith Hale—
August 9th, 2014, 08:30 AM
14 & 16 meet or exceed my voting needs at this time, thank you!
-Keith-

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Judy Madnick
August 9th, 2014, 08:33 AM
6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
8. having a soapy texture and feel

Judy

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

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France International/Mike Shefler
August 9th, 2014, 09:02 AM
I'll go with 3 and 5.

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endash@verizon.net
August 9th, 2014, 09:33 AM
I'll guess at numbers 6 and 14.

-- Dick Weltz
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On 08/09/14, Paul Keating&lt;2532.samoreus (AT) boargules (DOT) com&gt; wrote:

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Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.

Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of &quot;good&quot; that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.

Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday 10 August 2014 at
11:45 PDT 12:45 MDT 13:45 CDT 14:45 EDT 18:45 UTC 19:45 BST 20:45 CEST for me and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
04:45 EST in Melbourne.&nbsp;1. Obs. Med. a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils and carbuncles
&nbsp;2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French samedi 'Saturday' + amour 'love']
&nbsp;3. Archaic. the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
&nbsp;4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
&nbsp;5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
&nbsp;6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
&nbsp;7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
&nbsp;8. having a soapy texture and feel
&nbsp;9. plural of samosa [Hindi]
10. a miser
11. seminal
12.. proclaimed in a loud voice
13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
14.. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
18. Biol. of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of Wood duck, under Wood.







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Dodi Schultz
August 9th, 2014, 04:59 PM
I sort of like
> 5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
and my weekend house guest likes
> 15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
so those are my votes.

--Dodi

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Steve Graham
August 9th, 2014, 06:51 PM
I'll take 4 and 7 since I have no idea what many of the words in the definitions are. Ergo, they might be right? ... or no.



Steve Graham



4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts

7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)

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Shani Naylor
August 9th, 2014, 06:54 PM
Hi - can I have 7 & 19, as they both seem unlikely.

Shani


On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Paul Keating <2532.samoreus (AT) boargules (DOT) com>
wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen
> definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and
> entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of
> "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically
> correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random
> number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a
> definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed
> to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday
> 10 August 2014 at
>
> - 11:45 PDT
> - 12:45 MDT
> - 13:45 CDT
> - 14:45 EDT
> - 18:45 UTC
> - 19:45 BST
> - 20:45 CEST for me
>
> and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
>
> - 04:45 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. *Obs. Med.* a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils
> and carbuncles
> 2. mistress; weekend lover [fm French *samedi* 'Saturday' + *amour*
> 'love']
> 3. *Archaic.* the leather hinge at the wrist of a suit of armour
> 4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts
> 5. one who triumphs over poverty and adversity
> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 7. a bract and its associated infloresence(s)
> 8. having a soapy texture and feel
> 9. plural of *samosa* [Hindi]
> 10. a miser
> 11. seminal
> 12. proclaimed in a loud voice
> 13. a kind of boat used on the Rhine
> 14. having a gloomy or foreboding aspect; murky
> 15. a soft, dense material woven from alpaca wool
> 16. a brimless round skullcap worn by ancient Romans
> 17. having abnormal curvature of the spine; hunchbacked
> 18. *Biol.* of plants that lose leaves in the spring rather than the fall
> 19. (a) The wood duck. (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of
> Wood duck, under Wood.
>
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Christopher Carson
August 9th, 2014, 06:59 PM
14 and 18.

Chris

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Efrem Mallach
August 10th, 2014, 10:21 AM
Having gone through them twice, eliminating the definitions I find impossible (and which surely include the correct one), I am left with the highly improbable: 1 and 4.

(That said, I have no idea what a peltast is.)

Efrem

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On Aug 9, 2014, at 3:00 AM, Paul Keating <2532.samoreus (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

> Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the nineteen definitions for SAMOREUS presented below for your edification and entertainment. The remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
>
> Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values) of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible, politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not you have submitted a definition, and whether or not you have played before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
>
> Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on Sunday 10 August 2014 at
> * 11:45 PDT
> * 12:45 MDT
> * 13:45 CDT
> * 14:45 EDT
> * 18:45 UTC
> * 19:45 BST
> * 20:45 CEST for me
> and on Monday 11 August 2014 at
> * 04:45 EST in Melbourne.
>
> 1. Obs. Med. a paste of onion, garlic, and potato used to treat boils and carbuncles
> 4. in ancient Thrace, a leader of a group of peltasts

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Tony Abell
August 10th, 2014, 12:37 PM
I'll try 6 and 10:

> 6. turning or winding in little bends and twists
> 10. a miser

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