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Paul Keating
September 26th, 2015, 03:53 PM
My apologies to all, for a scruffily-conducted round. I began badly by
choosing an etymologically obvious word. I did not know that imago, thanks
to Linnaeus, is common ISV for “butterfly”, as opposed to “caterpillar”.
Put it down to a rooted antipathy to the life sciences dating from my first
high-school biology lesson. Added to that, because of RL issues, I was not
watching my mailbox, so I did not see, until it was far too late, that the
poor choice of word erupted in a spate of insect-related definitions, one
of which, from Efrem Mallach, and the first to arrive in my mailbox, was
synonymous with the real one. Had I been watching, the obvious thing to do
would have been to put up a new word instead. Last and worst, I set up my
email filters badly, and so I missed Dick Weltz’s def, noted below as 17.
Two dealer points and my humble apologies.

The runaway winner of round 2645 is Shani Naylor, whose definition “The
reflection of light radiating from a star on to a planetary surface”
received 5 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def.

Dodi Schultz takes coveted second place with 4 points. And there were four
players in runner-up position with 3 points: John Barrs, Tim Bourne, Mike
Shefler and Guerri Stevens.

The true definition was 3: “A form or stage that resembles the adult but is
not a true adult” (OED 3ed, September 2007).

1. The discarded cocoon of some species of butterfly which has evolved
to appear more attractive to predators than the newly-emerged insect.

Votes from: Schultz and Shepherdson

Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.

2. An immature insect (larva or pupa) that resembles the same insect in its
mature (imago) stage.

Votes from: Bourne and Widdis

Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.

3. A form or stage that resembles the adult but is not a true adult.

Votes from: Bourne, Naylor and Schultz

Real definition from OED 3ed, September 2007

4. An insect that reaches sexual maturity at the second or third instar but
may undergo an additional moulting.

Votes from: Cunningham, Lodge and Shepherdson

Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.

5. A creature, usually an insect, which by its appearance seems to be
something else more dangerous, and thus deters predators.

Vote from: Graham

Submitted by: Bourne, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.

6. A long, narrow piece of land protruding into the ocean,

becoming an island at high tide. Votes from: Madnick, Shefler and
Weltz

Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.

7. A child showing very early signs of puberty, typically before age 8;
such symptoms are caused by abnormal testosterone production in either sex.

Votes from: Hale and Lodge

Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 2.

8. A face mask that faithfully reproduces the face underneath.

Votes from: Carson, Stevens and Weltz

Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 3.

9. False discovery rate; the expected proportion of false positives in the
rejected hypothesis. No votes

Submitted by: Widdis.

10. A vivid memory of a scene that was verbally described but never
directly observed.

Votes from: Mallach and Naylor

Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.

11. Psych. in multiple personality disorder, an alternative personality
during its dominant phase.

Votes from: Graham and Mallach

Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.

12. The reflection of light radiating from a star onto a planetary surface.

Votes from: Carson, Cunningham, Hale, Madnick and Shefler

Submitted by: Naylor, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.

13. An optical illusion.

No votes

Submitted by: Hale.

14. A mirage, q.v.

Vote from: Widdis

Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.

15. A drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa.

No votes

Submitted by: Madnick.

16. A state in which the price of a futures contract is higher than the
eventual or expected spot price of the underlying commodity or security.

Vote from: Stevens

Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.

17. A type of insect that resembles a caterpillar.

No votes (because lost by dealer)

Submitted by: Weltz, who scores 2 dealer points.

Player

Def

Voted For

Votes

Guess

DP

Total

Naylor

12

3 & 10

5

2

7

Schultz

11

1 & 3

2

2

4

Shefler

4

6 & 12

3


3

Barrs

8

DQ

3


3

Stevens

6

8 & 16

3


3

Bourne

5

2 & 3

1

2

3

Lodge

1

4 & 7

2


2

Abell

10

N/V

2


2

Mallach

2

10 & 11

2


2

Shepherdson

7

1 & 4

2


2

Weltz

17

6 & 8

0

2

2

Cunningham

14

4 & 12

1


1

Carson

16

8 & 12

1


1

Hale

13

7 & 12

0


0

Graham

5 & 11

0


0

Madnick

15

6 & 12

0


0

Widdis

9

2 & 14

0


0

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endash@verizon.net
September 27th, 2015, 07:16 AM
I've had no response to my enquiry about what happened to the def I submitted that never appeared on the list. Don' t I merit a dealer point or two?

 




 



 





On 09/26/15, Paul Keating<define.pseudimago (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

 







My apologies to all, for a scruffily-conducted round. I began badly by choosing an etymologically obvious word. I did not know that imago, thanks to Linnaeus, is common ISV for “butterfly”, as opposed to “caterpillar”. Put it down to a rooted antipathy to the life sciences dating from my first high-school biology lesson. Added to that, because of RL issues, I was not watching my mailbox, so I did not see, until it was far too late, that the poor choice of word erupted in a spate of insect-related definitions, one of which, from Efrem Mallach, and the first to arrive in my mailbox, was synonymous with the real one. Had I been watching, the obvious thing to do would have been to put up a new word instead. Last and worst, I set up my email filters badly, and so I missed Dick Weltz’s def, noted below as 17. Two dealer points and my humble apologies.



The runaway winner of round 2645 is Shani Naylor, whose definition “The reflection of light radiating from a star on to a planetary surface” received 5 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def.



Dodi Schultz takes coveted second place with 4 points. And there were four players in runner-up position with 3 points: John Barrs, Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler and Guerri Stevens.



The true definition was 3: “A form or stage that resembles the adult but is not a true adult” (OED 3ed, September 2007).



1. The discarded cocoon of some species of butterfly which    has evolved to appear more attractive to predators than the newly-emerged insect.



    Votes from:   Schultz and Shepherdson



    Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.



2. An immature insect (larva or pupa) that resembles the same insect in its mature (imago) stage.



    Votes from:   Bourne and Widdis



    Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.



3. A form or stage that resembles the adult but is not a true adult.



    Votes from:   Bourne, Naylor and Schultz



    Real definition from OED 3ed, September 2007



4. An insect that reaches sexual maturity at the second or third instar but may undergo an additional moulting.



    Votes from:   Cunningham, Lodge and Shepherdson



    Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.



5. A creature, usually an insect, which by its appearance seems to be something else more dangerous, and thus deters predators.



    Vote from:    Graham



    Submitted by: Bourne, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.



6. A long, narrow piece of land protruding into the ocean,



    becoming an island at high tide.     Votes from:   Madnick, Shefler and Weltz



    Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.



7. A child showing very early signs of puberty, typically before age 8; such symptoms are caused by abnormal testosterone production in either sex.



    Votes from:   Hale and Lodge



    Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 2.



8. A face mask that faithfully reproduces the face underneath.



    Votes from:   Carson, Stevens and Weltz



    Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 3.



9. False discovery rate; the expected proportion of false positives in the rejected hypothesis.     No votes



    Submitted by: Widdis.



10. A vivid memory of a scene that was verbally described but never directly observed.



    Votes from:   Mallach and Naylor



    Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.



11. Psych. in multiple personality disorder, an alternative personality during its dominant phase.



    Votes from:   Graham and Mallach



    Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.



12. The reflection of light radiating from a star onto a planetary surface.



    Votes from:   Carson, Cunningham, Hale, Madnick and Shefler



    Submitted by: Naylor, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.



13. An optical illusion.



    No votes



    Submitted by: Hale.



14. A mirage, q.v.



    Vote from:    Widdis



    Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.



15. A drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa.



    No votes



    Submitted by: Madnick.



16. A state in which the price of a futures contract is higher than the eventual or expected spot price of the underlying commodity or security.



    Vote from:    Stevens



    Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.



17. A type of insect that resembles a caterpillar.



    No votes (because lost by dealer)



    Submitted by: Weltz, who scores 2 dealer points.






Player



Def



Voted For



Votes



Guess



DP



Total



Naylor



12



3 & 10



5



2




7



Schultz



11



1 & 3



2



2




4



Shefler



4



6 & 12



3





3



Barrs



8



DQ



3





3



Stevens



6



8 & 16



3





3



Bourne



5



2 & 3



1



2




3



Lodge



1



4 & 7



2





2



Abell



10



N/V



2





2



Mallach



2



10 & 11



2





2



Shepherdson



7



1 & 4



2





2



Weltz



17



6 & 8



0




2



2



Cunningham



14



4 & 12



1





1



Carson



16



8 & 12



1





1



Hale



13



7 & 12



0





0



Graham




5 & 11



0





0



Madnick



15



6 & 12



0





0



Widdis



9



2 & 14



0





0










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endash@verizon.net
September 27th, 2015, 07:17 AM
Whoops! My last post should be retracted, after I read all the down to the bottom of the results.




 

 



On 09/26/15, Paul Keating<define.pseudimago (AT) boargules (DOT) com> wrote:

 







My apologies to all, for a scruffily-conducted round. I began badly by choosing an etymologically obvious word. I did not know that imago, thanks to Linnaeus, is common ISV for “butterfly”, as opposed to “caterpillar”. Put it down to a rooted antipathy to the life sciences dating from my first high-school biology lesson. Added to that, because of RL issues, I was not watching my mailbox, so I did not see, until it was far too late, that the poor choice of word erupted in a spate of insect-related definitions, one of which, from Efrem Mallach, and the first to arrive in my mailbox, was synonymous with the real one. Had I been watching, the obvious thing to do would have been to put up a new word instead. Last and worst, I set up my email filters badly, and so I missed Dick Weltz’s def, noted below as 17. Two dealer points and my humble apologies.



The runaway winner of round 2645 is Shani Naylor, whose definition “The reflection of light radiating from a star on to a planetary surface” received 5 votes, plus 2 points for guessing the correct def.



Dodi Schultz takes coveted second place with 4 points. And there were four players in runner-up position with 3 points: John Barrs, Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler and Guerri Stevens.



The true definition was 3: “A form or stage that resembles the adult but is not a true adult” (OED 3ed, September 2007).



1. The discarded cocoon of some species of butterfly which    has evolved to appear more attractive to predators than the newly-emerged insect.



    Votes from:   Schultz and Shepherdson



    Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.



2. An immature insect (larva or pupa) that resembles the same insect in its mature (imago) stage.



    Votes from:   Bourne and Widdis



    Submitted by: Mallach, who scores natural 2.



3. A form or stage that resembles the adult but is not a true adult.



    Votes from:   Bourne, Naylor and Schultz



    Real definition from OED 3ed, September 2007



4. An insect that reaches sexual maturity at the second or third instar but may undergo an additional moulting.



    Votes from:   Cunningham, Lodge and Shepherdson



    Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.



5. A creature, usually an insect, which by its appearance seems to be something else more dangerous, and thus deters predators.



    Vote from:    Graham



    Submitted by: Bourne, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.



6. A long, narrow piece of land protruding into the ocean,



    becoming an island at high tide.     Votes from:   Madnick, Shefler and Weltz



    Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 3.



7. A child showing very early signs of puberty, typically before age 8; such symptoms are caused by abnormal testosterone production in either sex.



    Votes from:   Hale and Lodge



    Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 2.



8. A face mask that faithfully reproduces the face underneath.



    Votes from:   Carson, Stevens and Weltz



    Submitted by: Barrs (DQ), who scores natural 3.



9. False discovery rate; the expected proportion of false positives in the rejected hypothesis.     No votes



    Submitted by: Widdis.



10. A vivid memory of a scene that was verbally described but never directly observed.



    Votes from:   Mallach and Naylor



    Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 2.



11. Psych. in multiple personality disorder, an alternative personality during its dominant phase.



    Votes from:   Graham and Mallach



    Submitted by: Schultz, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.



12. The reflection of light radiating from a star onto a planetary surface.



    Votes from:   Carson, Cunningham, Hale, Madnick and Shefler



    Submitted by: Naylor, who scores 5 + 2, total 7.



13. An optical illusion.



    No votes



    Submitted by: Hale.



14. A mirage, q.v.



    Vote from:    Widdis



    Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.



15. A drug like marijuana smoked in North Africa.



    No votes



    Submitted by: Madnick.



16. A state in which the price of a futures contract is higher than the eventual or expected spot price of the underlying commodity or security.



    Vote from:    Stevens



    Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.



17. A type of insect that resembles a caterpillar.



    No votes (because lost by dealer)



    Submitted by: Weltz, who scores 2 dealer points.






Player



Def



Voted For



Votes



Guess



DP



Total



Naylor



12



3 & 10



5



2




7



Schultz



11



1 & 3



2



2




4



Shefler



4



6 & 12



3





3



Barrs



8



DQ



3





3



Stevens



6



8 & 16



3





3



Bourne



5



2 & 3



1



2




3



Lodge



1



4 & 7



2





2



Abell



10



N/V



2





2



Mallach



2



10 & 11



2





2



Shepherdson



7



1 & 4



2





2



Weltz



17



6 & 8



0




2



2



Cunningham



14



4 & 12



1





1



Carson



16



8 & 12



1





1



Hale



13



7 & 12



0





0



Graham




5 & 11



0





0



Madnick



15



6 & 12



0





0



Widdis



9



2 & 14



0





0










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