Efrem Mallach
October 28th, 2016, 09:36 PM
Fellow players,
A verbunkos, as Mike Shefler knew and five other players guessed or figured out, is a Hungarian dance (definition 7). It comes from the German "Werbung," recruitment, via the Hapsburg practice of recruiting Hungarian peasants for their army from 1715 to 1849. As one might expect, more information is available online. A lot more.
John Barrs (def. 4, WW II POW slang for escaping) and Christopher Carson (def. 10, a curvaceous chair) tied in the scoring with 5 points each. Both voted for the Hungarian dance, eliminating a natural score as a tie-breaker. Since John is ahead in the rolling scores, he will be our next dealer. Chris is the traditional "winnah."
Full results:
1. treasonous. From Abell, T. who voted *7*, 10. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.
2. forbidden, especially by an authority. From Madnick, J. who voted 3, 5. Voted for by: Bourne, T. Score: 1.
3. [Arg. sl.] worthless pledges or promises. From Cunningham, D. who voted 4, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Naylor, S. Score: 4.
4. to escape [WWII POW slang; verboten + bunk] From Barrs, J. who voted *7*, 12. Voted for by: Cunningham, D.; Bourne, T.; Carson, C. Score: 5.
5. an unbelievable claim that is, in fact, true. From Stevens, G. who voted 8, 10. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Hale, K. Score: 2.
6. mistakes in speech, especially by recent immigrants. From Hale, K. who voted 5, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. an 18th-century Hungarian dance; the corresponding music genre. From Dictionary who could not vote. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Cunningham, D.; Barrs, J.; Lodge, T.; Carson, C. Score: D5.
8. a slow-growing lichen found on the northern side of tree trunks. From Lodge, T. who voted *7*, 10. Voted for by: Stevens, G. Score: 3.
9. a small rodent of southern Africa, often seen as a pest in homes. From Bourne, T. who voted 2, 4. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
10. a type of chair having curved splayed legs and a concave backrest. From Carson, C. who voted 4, *7*. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Stevens, G.; Lodge, T. Score: 5.
11. the unfinished pyramid which appears on the reverse of the US one dollar bill. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
12. the theory, first propounded by science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon in 1958, that 90% of everything is crud. From Shefler, M. who was DQ. Voted for by: Barrs, J.; Hale, K.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.
Over to you, John.
Efrem
Dealer Emeritus
(An uncle of mine, retired from the faculty of the University of Massachusetts, used to joke that "emeritus" comes from two Latin roots: "e," meaning "out," and "meritus," meaning "ought to be.")
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A verbunkos, as Mike Shefler knew and five other players guessed or figured out, is a Hungarian dance (definition 7). It comes from the German "Werbung," recruitment, via the Hapsburg practice of recruiting Hungarian peasants for their army from 1715 to 1849. As one might expect, more information is available online. A lot more.
John Barrs (def. 4, WW II POW slang for escaping) and Christopher Carson (def. 10, a curvaceous chair) tied in the scoring with 5 points each. Both voted for the Hungarian dance, eliminating a natural score as a tie-breaker. Since John is ahead in the rolling scores, he will be our next dealer. Chris is the traditional "winnah."
Full results:
1. treasonous. From Abell, T. who voted *7*, 10. Voted for by: None. Score: 2.
2. forbidden, especially by an authority. From Madnick, J. who voted 3, 5. Voted for by: Bourne, T. Score: 1.
3. [Arg. sl.] worthless pledges or promises. From Cunningham, D. who voted 4, *7*. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Naylor, S. Score: 4.
4. to escape [WWII POW slang; verboten + bunk] From Barrs, J. who voted *7*, 12. Voted for by: Cunningham, D.; Bourne, T.; Carson, C. Score: 5.
5. an unbelievable claim that is, in fact, true. From Stevens, G. who voted 8, 10. Voted for by: Madnick, J.; Hale, K. Score: 2.
6. mistakes in speech, especially by recent immigrants. From Hale, K. who voted 5, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
7. an 18th-century Hungarian dance; the corresponding music genre. From Dictionary who could not vote. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Cunningham, D.; Barrs, J.; Lodge, T.; Carson, C. Score: D5.
8. a slow-growing lichen found on the northern side of tree trunks. From Lodge, T. who voted *7*, 10. Voted for by: Stevens, G. Score: 3.
9. a small rodent of southern Africa, often seen as a pest in homes. From Bourne, T. who voted 2, 4. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
10. a type of chair having curved splayed legs and a concave backrest. From Carson, C. who voted 4, *7*. Voted for by: Abell, T.; Stevens, G.; Lodge, T. Score: 5.
11. the unfinished pyramid which appears on the reverse of the US one dollar bill. From Naylor, S. who voted 3, 12. Voted for by: None. Score: 0.
12. the theory, first propounded by science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon in 1958, that 90% of everything is crud. From Shefler, M. who was DQ. Voted for by: Barrs, J.; Hale, K.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.
Over to you, John.
Efrem
Dealer Emeritus
(An uncle of mine, retired from the faculty of the University of Massachusetts, used to joke that "emeritus" comes from two Latin roots: "e," meaning "out," and "meritus," meaning "ought to be.")
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