Efrem Mallach
January 21st, 2016, 08:20 PM
Fellow players,
To eliminate the suspense: a glenofinger is a gland on the back of an insect’s neck (def. #8). A delightful description of glenofingers and their function in the sex life of the lacewing, opening with the sentence "This male lacewing looks like he’s wearing a dildo as a festive party hat” and complete with pictures and video, can be found on wired.com at:
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-thing-on-this-bugs-head-is-exactly-what-you-think-it-is
I was cruising to a D0 until Tim Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson voted for it within ten minutes of each other. Anyone for conspiracy theories?
The high score in this round and the next deal go to Mike Shefler, whose Victorian cane-cum-umbrella (def. #11) convinced six people to vote for it. Runner-up in the scoring and traditional “winnah” is Dan Widdis with his nautical "loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served” (def. #12). Apparently this use of “served” confused some players, perhaps encouraging them to vote for it. Well, ye landlubbers: a cable or rope (line, to true salts) is served when it is wrapped tightly with smaller line to protect it. Anyone who doesn’t remember that for next time will walk the plank.
Full results:
1. a wool dealer. From Lodge, T. who voted *8*, 16. Voted for by: Abell, Cunningham. Score: 4.
2. a form of nepotism. From Stevens, G. who voted 9, 15. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
3. a fish-skinning tool. From Schultz, D. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: Naylor. Score: 1.
4. a small printed handbill. From Carson, C. who voted 11, 16. Voted for by: Hale, Shefler. Score: 2.
5. circuit; path; road or line of travel. From Madnick, J. who voted 9, 11. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
6. [Scots] any of several depressed areas near Loch Lomond. From Cunningham, D. who voted 1, 10. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. the joint between the metacarpals and the carpals in man and the other primates. From Barrs, J. who voted 12, 17. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
8. a dorsal prothoracic gland of a male insect, inflated to release pheromones that signal sexual interest in a female. From Dictionary who did not vote. Voted for by: Abell, Shepherdson. Score: D2.
9. [Music] One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of four even strokes played in the order ‘left right left left’ or ‘right left right right’. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, 16. Voted for by: Madnick, Stevens, Weltz. Score: 3.
10. a foam glove shaped like a hand with the index finger raised waved by fans at sporting events. First produced by the Gleno Mfg. Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. From Graham, S. who voted 11, 13. Voted for by: Cunningham, Widdis. Score: 2.
11. a carved cane with an optional umbrella attachment popular in the British Isles in the late 19th century. From Shefler, M. who voted 4, 17. Voted for by: Abell, Carson, Graham, Hart, Madnick, Widdis. Score: 6.
12. [Naut.] a loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served. From Widdis, D. who voted 10, 11. Voted for by: Barrs, Bourne, Hart, Schultz, Shepherdson. Score: 5.
13. a tine on the rake of a grain harvesting machine. From Weltz, D. who voted 9, 16. Voted for by: Bourne, Graham, Schultz. Score: 3.
14. a small glacial projection. From Shepherdson, N. who voted *8*, 12. Voted for by: Hale. Score: 3.
15. an inflatable tourniquet. From Hale, K. who voted 4, 14. Voted for by: Stevens. Score: 1.
16. a fruit-picking tool. From Hart, J. who voted 11, 12. Voted for by: Carson, Lodge, Naylor, Weltz. Score: 4.
17. a round bird cage. From Abell, T. who voted 1, 11. Voted for by: Barrs, Shefler. Score: 2.
No definition from Bourne, T. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.
It’s all yours, Mike. Hope the heavy snow stays well to your east this weekend,
Efrem
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To eliminate the suspense: a glenofinger is a gland on the back of an insect’s neck (def. #8). A delightful description of glenofingers and their function in the sex life of the lacewing, opening with the sentence "This male lacewing looks like he’s wearing a dildo as a festive party hat” and complete with pictures and video, can be found on wired.com at:
http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-thing-on-this-bugs-head-is-exactly-what-you-think-it-is
I was cruising to a D0 until Tim Lodge and Nancy Shepherdson voted for it within ten minutes of each other. Anyone for conspiracy theories?
The high score in this round and the next deal go to Mike Shefler, whose Victorian cane-cum-umbrella (def. #11) convinced six people to vote for it. Runner-up in the scoring and traditional “winnah” is Dan Widdis with his nautical "loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served” (def. #12). Apparently this use of “served” confused some players, perhaps encouraging them to vote for it. Well, ye landlubbers: a cable or rope (line, to true salts) is served when it is wrapped tightly with smaller line to protect it. Anyone who doesn’t remember that for next time will walk the plank.
Full results:
1. a wool dealer. From Lodge, T. who voted *8*, 16. Voted for by: Abell, Cunningham. Score: 4.
2. a form of nepotism. From Stevens, G. who voted 9, 15. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
3. a fish-skinning tool. From Schultz, D. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: Naylor. Score: 1.
4. a small printed handbill. From Carson, C. who voted 11, 16. Voted for by: Hale, Shefler. Score: 2.
5. circuit; path; road or line of travel. From Madnick, J. who voted 9, 11. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
6. [Scots] any of several depressed areas near Loch Lomond. From Cunningham, D. who voted 1, 10. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. the joint between the metacarpals and the carpals in man and the other primates. From Barrs, J. who voted 12, 17. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
8. a dorsal prothoracic gland of a male insect, inflated to release pheromones that signal sexual interest in a female. From Dictionary who did not vote. Voted for by: Abell, Shepherdson. Score: D2.
9. [Music] One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of four even strokes played in the order ‘left right left left’ or ‘right left right right’. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, 16. Voted for by: Madnick, Stevens, Weltz. Score: 3.
10. a foam glove shaped like a hand with the index finger raised waved by fans at sporting events. First produced by the Gleno Mfg. Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. From Graham, S. who voted 11, 13. Voted for by: Cunningham, Widdis. Score: 2.
11. a carved cane with an optional umbrella attachment popular in the British Isles in the late 19th century. From Shefler, M. who voted 4, 17. Voted for by: Abell, Carson, Graham, Hart, Madnick, Widdis. Score: 6.
12. [Naut.] a loop in a hemp cable made around a thimble and served. From Widdis, D. who voted 10, 11. Voted for by: Barrs, Bourne, Hart, Schultz, Shepherdson. Score: 5.
13. a tine on the rake of a grain harvesting machine. From Weltz, D. who voted 9, 16. Voted for by: Bourne, Graham, Schultz. Score: 3.
14. a small glacial projection. From Shepherdson, N. who voted *8*, 12. Voted for by: Hale. Score: 3.
15. an inflatable tourniquet. From Hale, K. who voted 4, 14. Voted for by: Stevens. Score: 1.
16. a fruit-picking tool. From Hart, J. who voted 11, 12. Voted for by: Carson, Lodge, Naylor, Weltz. Score: 4.
17. a round bird cage. From Abell, T. who voted 1, 11. Voted for by: Barrs, Shefler. Score: 2.
No definition from Bourne, T. who voted 12, 13. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.
It’s all yours, Mike. Hope the heavy snow stays well to your east this weekend,
Efrem
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