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JohnB
May 3rd, 2016, 03:13 AM
Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts.
Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by
a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply
to this one), before the deadline..

9:00 pm on Thursday,

05 May 2016 in the UK
4:00 pm on East Coast USA

1.00pm on West Coast USA

4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz


New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote but you may not look it up before you vote

*JohnnyB*

1. Childhood baldness.

2. The science of happiness.

3. Of an element, having more than one form.

4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.

5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.

6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.

7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.

8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a
set of data.

9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in
response to rainfall.

10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop
fish-like characteristics.

11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over
of the mistranscribed segment.

12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated
phenotypic effects; an instance of this

13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition
of the skin in persons with severe acne.

14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical
phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.

15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used
metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.

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Daniel Widdis
May 3rd, 2016, 03:22 AM
9 because April showers bring May flowers. And 15 because a colleague
today was describing a vendor as a "self licking ice cream cone".

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Shani Naylor
May 3rd, 2016, 04:34 AM
I'll vote for 3 & 10 because I think it's got something to do with
science, but I haven't a clue what.

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Guerri Stevens
May 3rd, 2016, 04:37 AM
I vote for 2 and 6.

Guerri
On 5/3/2016 4:13 AM, JohnB wrote:
>
> 2. The science of happiness.
> 6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.
>

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Tim Lodge
May 3rd, 2016, 05:26 AM
I stuck a pin in twice and it landed on 11 and 15:

11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over of
the mistranscribed segment.

15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used
metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.

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Tim B
May 3rd, 2016, 06:05 AM
4 and 15, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

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—Keith Hale—
May 3rd, 2016, 07:42 AM
8 & 10, please.
-Keith-

On 3 May 2016 at 03:13, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set
> of data.
>
> 10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop
> fish-like characteristics.
>

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Judy Madnick
May 3rd, 2016, 08:04 AM
These seem sorta' similar:
4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.


14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY

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France International/Mike Shefler
May 3rd, 2016, 10:56 AM
I"ll go for 7 and 12.


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Efrem Mallach
May 3rd, 2016, 04:09 PM
I’ll try 8 and 9.

Efrem

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> On May 3, 2016, at 4:13 AM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Thursday,
> 05 May 2016 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1.00pm on West Coast USA
> 4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote but you may not look it up before you vote
>
> JohnnyB
>
>
> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set of data.
>
> 9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in response to rainfall.

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Dave Cunningham
May 3rd, 2016, 04:10 PM
8 and 12 in the belief that all of my votes subscribe to 8, and 12 because
it does not seem to make all that much sense ... so there must be a word
for it.

Dave


On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 4:14:04 AM UTC-4, jo... (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk wrote:

> Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts.
> Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a
> dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Thursday, 05 May 2016 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1.00pm on West Coast USA
> 4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz
>
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote but you may not look it up before you vote
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. Childhood baldness.
>
> 2. The science of happiness.
>
> 3. Of an element, having more than one form.
>
> 4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.
>
> 5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.
>
> 6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.
>
> 7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.
>
> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set
> of data.
>
> 9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in
> response to rainfall.
>
> 10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop
> fish-like characteristics.
>
> 11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over
> of the mistranscribed segment.
>
> 12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated
> phenotypic effects; an instance of this
>
> 13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition
> of the skin in persons with severe acne.
>
> 14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical
> phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.
>
> 15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used
> metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.
>
>

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Dodi Schultz
May 4th, 2016, 12:23 PM
Vote for TWO? Trouble is, I don't see even ONE that seems remotely
possible. Nevertheless, pretty much randomly:

7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.

and

12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated
phenotypic effects; an instance of this.

—Dodi

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Shani Naylor
May 4th, 2016, 07:35 PM
Hi

I'm just wondering if this deadline is correct, as by my reckoning it will
be well past 50 hours.

Shani
On 3/05/2016 8:14 PM, "JohnB" <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts.
> Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a
> dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Thursday, 05 May 2016 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1.00pm on West Coast USA
> 4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz
>
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote but you may not look it up before you vote
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. Childhood baldness.
>
> 2. The science of happiness.
>
> 3. Of an element, having more than one form.
>
> 4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.
>
> 5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.
>
> 6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.
>
> 7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.
>
> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set
> of data.
>
> 9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in
> response to rainfall.
>
> 10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop
> fish-like characteristics.
>
> 11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over
> of the mistranscribed segment.
>
> 12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated
> phenotypic effects; an instance of this
>
> 13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition
> of the skin in persons with severe acne.
>
> 14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical
> phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.
>
> 15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used
> metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.
>
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Steve Graham
May 4th, 2016, 07:53 PM
Once announced, I don't see that it can be shortened.

No?



Steve Graham

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson



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Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 2705: PLEIOTROPY - Votes required



Hi

I'm just wondering if this deadline is correct, as by my reckoning it will be well past 50 hours.

Shani

On 3/05/2016 8:14 PM, "JohnB" <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..

9:00 pm on Thursday,
05 May 2016 in the UK
4:00 pm on East Coast USA
1.00pm on West Coast USA
4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz


New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote but you may not look it up before you vote

JohnnyB

1. Childhood baldness.

2. The science of happiness.

3. Of an element, having more than one form.

4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.

5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.

6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.

7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.

8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set of data.

9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in response to rainfall.

10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop fish-like characteristics.

11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over of the mistranscribed segment.

12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated phenotypic effects; an instance of this

13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition of the skin in persons with severe acne.

14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.

15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.

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Dodi Schultz
May 4th, 2016, 08:10 PM
It IS unusually long, but dealers sometimes do that simply because they have other commitments that will prevent them from collecting and announcing the results within the more usual time limits. It may be that Johnny set the deadline for tomorrow because he knew he'd be otherwise engaged today.

And it appears that some people are waiting until the last minute. The number of people who've voted is at this point fewer than the number who submitted defs.

—Dodi


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On 5/4/2016 8:53 PM, Steve Graham wrote:






Once announced, I don't see that it can be shortened.



No?



&nbsp;



Steve Graham




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&nbsp;





From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com (mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com) On Behalf Of Shani Naylor
Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 17:36






Hi



I'm just wondering if this deadline is correct,&nbsp; as by my reckoning it will be well past 50 hours.



Shani




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On 3/05/2016 8:14 PM, "JohnB" &lt;johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk (mailto:johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk)&gt; wrote:





Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..

&nbsp;9:00 pm on Thursday, 05 May 2016 in the UK
4:00 pm on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; East Coast USA 1.00pm on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; West Coast USA 4:00 am on&nbsp; 6 May in parts of Oz











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Paul Keating
May 5th, 2016, 12:18 AM
What an unlikely bunch! 1 & 9 are the least implausible.
On 3 May 2016 10:14, "JohnB" <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

> Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts.
> Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a
> dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Thursday, 05 May 2016 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1.00pm on West Coast USA
> 4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz
>
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote but you may not look it up before you vote
>
> *JohnnyB*
>
> 1. Childhood baldness.
>
> 2. The science of happiness.
>
> 3. Of an element, having more than one form.
>
> 4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.
>
> 5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.
>
> 6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.
>
> 7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.
>
> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set
> of data.
>
> 9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in
> response to rainfall.
>
> 10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop
> fish-like characteristics.
>
> 11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over
> of the mistranscribed segment.
>
> 12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated
> phenotypic effects; an instance of this
>
> 13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition
> of the skin in persons with severe acne.
>
> 14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical
> phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.
>
> 15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used
> metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.
>
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nancygoat
May 5th, 2016, 01:05 AM
I'll take 6 and 8. As likely as any. Literally.

Nancy

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Christopher Carson
May 5th, 2016, 07:00 AM
I'll go for 12 and 15.

Chris

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> On May 3, 2016, at 4:14 AM, JohnB <johnb (AT) john-barrs (DOT) co.uk> wrote:
>
> Here are 15 definitions brought to you by our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this one), before the deadline..
>
> 9:00 pm on Thursday,
> 05 May 2016 in the UK
> 4:00 pm on East Coast USA
> 1.00pm on West Coast USA
> 4:00 am on 6 May in parts of Oz
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote but you may not look it up before you vote
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. Childhood baldness.
>
> 2. The science of happiness.
>
> 3. Of an element, having more than one form.
>
> 4. The dispersal of radiation from a decaying star.
>
> 5. Carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions.
>
> 6. The process of an organism responding to environmental stress.
>
> 7. The tendency of a plant's leaves to curl inward during dry weather.
>
> 8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set of data.
>
> 9. The trait, exhibited by a few rare plants, of blooming only in response to rainfall.
>
> 10. The tendency, through adaptation, of aquatic mammals to develop fish-like characteristics.
>
> 11. The auto-correction of transcription errors in DNA by a folding over of the mistranscribed segment.
>
> 12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated phenotypic effects; an instance of this
>
> 13. Having a pitted surface; also, Med., a term describing the condition of the skin in persons with severe acne.
>
> 14. A postulated scenario in which a constellation or other astronomical phenomenon might cease to be recognizable.
>
> 15. The proclivity of some organisms to consume themselves. Often used metaphorically with respect to self-destructive organizations.
>
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Steve Graham
May 5th, 2016, 11:09 AM
I'll take 8 and 12 please



Steve Graham

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

8. In probability theory, a measure of the degree of randomness in a set of data.

12. The production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated phenotypic effects; an instance of this




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