Tim Lodge
August 28th, 2015, 04:30 AM
Johnny Barrs takes the next deal for getting 5 points for perhaps the
longest def ever submitted and for guessing - along with four others - that
MIRAMUR is an expression of surprise. Guerri, Tony, Chris, and Paul were
the real winners with 3 points each.
Over to you Johnny
-- Tim L
*** MIRAMUR ***
1. a tranquil place.
Submitter: Guerri Stevens Votes: 4 & 15 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Shani Naylor, Paul Keating
2. the scent of sea air.
Submitter: Keith Hale Votes: 7 & 12 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
3. a small portable organ.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
4. a dark or frightening story.
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens
5. a comment expressing surprise.
Submitter: OED Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 5 + 0 = D5
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Johnny Barrs, Dave Cunningham, Dan Widdis, Paul
Keating
6. a sort of strange animal [James Joyce]
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 5 & 6 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: [Dave Cunningham]
7. the shimmering effect caused by desert heat; a mirage.
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Tim Bourne. Keith Hale
8. a sweet spread or pastry filling made of prunes or apricots.
Submitter: Chris Carson Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs,Dodi Schultz, Efrem Mallach
9. a small rectangular spiked shield used by spearmen in gladiatorial
contests.
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 4 & 5 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Nobody
10. a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the
ophicleide.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 8 & 13 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
11. a type of glue or paste used for affixing decorative objects to a
vertical surface.
Submitter: Dick Weltz Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
12. a society of persons who meet to read their poetry to other members.
[L., 'we admire']
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 1 & 5 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Keith Hale
13. the gelatinous secretion of the beluga sturgeon in which its eggs
(caviar) are suspended.
Submitter: Dodi Schultz Votes: 3 & 8 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Efrem Mallach
14. (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead on
top of a set of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 4 & 5 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Nobody
15. The art of painting apparently random shapes which become a portrait
when a reflection of the painting is viewed in a curved surface. A very famous
example is the "Toasting Tray"; a tray currently in the West Highland
Museum at Fort William in Scotland which appears meaningless but when a
silver goblet is placed on the centre of tray reveals in the silver a
portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender to the throne of
Great Britain, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, he led the Jacobite
uprising in 1745. His loyal followers could toast his portrait but by
removing the goblet from the tray were safe from a charge of open treason.
[maybe derived through French from Latin _mire_ to reflect or _mirare_ to
surprise]
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 5 & 8 Score: 3 + 2 = 5
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Steve Graham, Guerri Stevens
No Def: Tim Bourne Votes: 7 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Def: Steve Graham Votes: 1 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Def
Vote 1
Vote 2
Tot Votes
Guess
DP
Score
Guerri Stevens
1
4
15
3
0
0
3
Keith Hale
2
7
12
0
0
0
0
Judy Madnick
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
Tony Abell
4
0
0
3
0
0
3
OED
5
0
0
5
0
0
D5
Dave Cunningham
6
5
6
0
2
0
2
Shani Naylor
7
1
13
2
0
0
2
Chris Carson
8
0
0
3
0
0
3
Mike Shefler
9
4
5
0
2
0
2
Efrem Mallach
10
8
13
0
0
0
0
Dick Weltz
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paul Keating
12
1
5
1
2
0
3
Dodi Schultz
13
3
8
2
0
0
2
Dan Widdis
14
4
5
0
2
0
2
Johnny Barrs
15
5
8
3
2
0
5
Tim Bourne
No Def
7
15
0
0
0
0
Steve Graham
No Def
1
15
0
0
0
0
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longest def ever submitted and for guessing - along with four others - that
MIRAMUR is an expression of surprise. Guerri, Tony, Chris, and Paul were
the real winners with 3 points each.
Over to you Johnny
-- Tim L
*** MIRAMUR ***
1. a tranquil place.
Submitter: Guerri Stevens Votes: 4 & 15 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Steve Graham, Shani Naylor, Paul Keating
2. the scent of sea air.
Submitter: Keith Hale Votes: 7 & 12 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
3. a small portable organ.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 1 + 0 = 1
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
4. a dark or frightening story.
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens
5. a comment expressing surprise.
Submitter: OED Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 5 + 0 = D5
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Johnny Barrs, Dave Cunningham, Dan Widdis, Paul
Keating
6. a sort of strange animal [James Joyce]
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 5 & 6 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: [Dave Cunningham]
7. the shimmering effect caused by desert heat; a mirage.
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Tim Bourne. Keith Hale
8. a sweet spread or pastry filling made of prunes or apricots.
Submitter: Chris Carson Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 3 + 0 = 3
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs,Dodi Schultz, Efrem Mallach
9. a small rectangular spiked shield used by spearmen in gladiatorial
contests.
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 4 & 5 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Nobody
10. a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the
ophicleide.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 8 & 13 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
11. a type of glue or paste used for affixing decorative objects to a
vertical surface.
Submitter: Dick Weltz Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by: Nobody
12. a society of persons who meet to read their poetry to other members.
[L., 'we admire']
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 1 & 5 Score: 1 + 2 = 3
Voted for by: Keith Hale
13. the gelatinous secretion of the beluga sturgeon in which its eggs
(caviar) are suspended.
Submitter: Dodi Schultz Votes: 3 & 8 Score: 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Efrem Mallach
14. (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead on
top of a set of the main timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 4 & 5 Score: 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Nobody
15. The art of painting apparently random shapes which become a portrait
when a reflection of the painting is viewed in a curved surface. A very famous
example is the "Toasting Tray"; a tray currently in the West Highland
Museum at Fort William in Scotland which appears meaningless but when a
silver goblet is placed on the centre of tray reveals in the silver a
portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender to the throne of
Great Britain, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, he led the Jacobite
uprising in 1745. His loyal followers could toast his portrait but by
removing the goblet from the tray were safe from a charge of open treason.
[maybe derived through French from Latin _mire_ to reflect or _mirare_ to
surprise]
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 5 & 8 Score: 3 + 2 = 5
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Steve Graham, Guerri Stevens
No Def: Tim Bourne Votes: 7 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
No Def: Steve Graham Votes: 1 & 15 Score: 0 + 0 = 0
Def
Vote 1
Vote 2
Tot Votes
Guess
DP
Score
Guerri Stevens
1
4
15
3
0
0
3
Keith Hale
2
7
12
0
0
0
0
Judy Madnick
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
Tony Abell
4
0
0
3
0
0
3
OED
5
0
0
5
0
0
D5
Dave Cunningham
6
5
6
0
2
0
2
Shani Naylor
7
1
13
2
0
0
2
Chris Carson
8
0
0
3
0
0
3
Mike Shefler
9
4
5
0
2
0
2
Efrem Mallach
10
8
13
0
0
0
0
Dick Weltz
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paul Keating
12
1
5
1
2
0
3
Dodi Schultz
13
3
8
2
0
0
2
Dan Widdis
14
4
5
0
2
0
2
Johnny Barrs
15
5
8
3
2
0
5
Tim Bourne
No Def
7
15
0
0
0
0
Steve Graham
No Def
1
15
0
0
0
0
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