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nancygoat
May 18th, 2018, 10:45 PM
Hi all,

A pretty high scoring round and not a completely shameful D4 for my Manila
hemp. Johnny Barrs beat me, though, with his Maylasian plant leaves and
correct guess for an unnatural 5. Real winnah is Tim Lodge's grass, with a
natural 4. Is there a theme here?

Take it away, Johnny!

Nancy

Abaca

1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.

Tim Lodge

Votes: Cunningham, Madnick, Malloch,
Carson 0 + 4 = 4


2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
Manila hemp.

En.oxforddictionaries.com

Votes: Madnick, Barrs, Widdis, Malloch,
Carson
D4


3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
non-musical performances similarly composed

Ryan McGill

Votes: Stevens, Shefler,
Bourne
0 + 3 = 3


4. a food substance created from casava.

Guerri Stevens

Votes:
McGill
0 + 1 = 1


5.A white rum made from sugar cane.

Chris Carson

Votes:
Naylor
2* + 1 = 3


6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin

Dan Widdis

Votes:
Barrs
2* + 1 = 3


7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
spirit animal.

Mike Shefler

Votes: Hale,
Stevens
0 + 2 = 2


8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
abaca mistralis*

John Barrs

Votes: Naylor, Widdis,
Bourne
2* + 3 = 5


9. The brown marmorated stink bug.

Shani Naylor

Votes:
Lodge
0 + 1 = 1


10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it was
held while being turned.

Tim
Bourne
0 + 0 = 0

No votes


11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.

Keith Hale

Votes: Cunningham,
Lodge
0 + 2 = 2


12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches

Judy Madnick

Votes:
Shefler
2* + 1 = 3


13.The lowest point in a cycle.

Effrem Malloch

Votes:
Hale
2* + 1 = 3

14.the grey bluefish.

Dave Cunningham

Votes:
McGill
0 + 1 = 1



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Dave Cunningham
May 19th, 2018, 07:49 AM
D5, no?

Dave

>
>
> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
> Manila hemp.
>
> En.oxforddictionaries.com
>
> Votes: Madnick, Barrs, Widdis, Malloch,
> Carson
> D4
>
>
>
>

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Daniel B Widdis
May 20th, 2018, 01:02 PM
Common core math.

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> On May 19, 2018, at 5:49 AM, Dave Cunningham <cunn5393 (AT) bellsouth (DOT) net> wrote:
>
> D5, no?
>
> Dave
>>
>>
>> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields Manila hemp.
>>
>> En.oxforddictionaries.com
>>
>> Votes: Madnick, Barrs, Widdis, Malloch, Carson D4
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Ryan McGill
May 21st, 2018, 12:25 PM
Oh, my. I mixed up my votes, and now I can't remember what I intended.

On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 8:45:34 PM UTC-7, nancygoat wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> A pretty high scoring round and not a completely shameful D4 for my Manila
> hemp. Johnny Barrs beat me, though, with his Maylasian plant leaves and
> correct guess for an unnatural 5. Real winnah is Tim Lodge's grass, with a
> natural 4. Is there a theme here?
>
> Take it away, Johnny!
>
> Nancy
>
> Abaca
>
> 1.a tall tough grass, _Paspalidum globoideum_, grown as forage for cattle.
>
> Tim Lodge
>
> Votes: Cunningham, Madnick, Malloch,
> Carson 0 + 4 = 4
>
>
> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
> Manila hemp.
>
> En.oxforddictionaries.com
>
> Votes: Madnick, Barrs, Widdis, Malloch,
> Carson
> D4
>
>
> 3.[music] a composition with three repetitions of a refrain, separated by
> two distinct passages of corresponding length; sometimes used for
> non-musical performances similarly composed
>
> Ryan McGill
>
> Votes: Stevens, Shefler,
> Bourne
> 0 + 3 = 3
>
>
> 4. a food substance created from casava.
>
> Guerri Stevens
>
> Votes:
> McGill
> 0 + 1 = 1
>
>
> 5.A white rum made from sugar cane.
>
> Chris Carson
>
> Votes:
> Naylor
> 2* + 1 = 3
>
>
> 6. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
>
> Dan Widdis
>
> Votes:
> Barrs
> 2* + 1 = 3
>
>
> 7. [Navajo] a small pouch of cloth or leather worn about the neck and
> containing feathers, fur, claws, or the like representing that person's
> spirit animal.
>
> Mike Shefler
>
> Votes: Hale,
> Stevens
> 0 + 2 = 2
>
>
> 8.plant leaves used to enfold cooked meat in Malaysia ; the plant itself*
> abaca mistralis*
>
> John Barrs
>
> Votes: Naylor, Widdis,
> Bourne
> 2* + 3 = 5
>
>
> 9. The brown marmorated stink bug.
>
> Shani Naylor
>
> Votes:
> Lodge
> 0 + 1 = 1
>
>
> 10.a mark left on the surface of a wooden object, e.g. a bowl, where it
> was held while being turned.
>
> Tim
> Bourne
> 0 + 0 = 0
>
> No votes
>
>
> 11.[Obsolete] A stone slab or tree trunk dragged by rope for exercise.
>
> Keith Hale
>
> Votes: Cunningham,
> Lodge
> 0 + 2 = 2
>
>
> 12.unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches
>
> Judy Madnick
>
> Votes:
> Shefler
> 2* + 1 = 3
>
>
> 13.The lowest point in a cycle.
>
> Effrem Malloch
>
> Votes:
> Hale
> 2* + 1 = 3
>
> 14.the grey bluefish.
>
> Dave Cunningham
>
> Votes:
> McGill
> 0 + 1 = 1
>
>
>

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nancygoat
May 22nd, 2018, 12:19 AM
You are correct. Shading into shameful territory.

On Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:49:01 AM UTC-5, Dave Cunningham wrote:
>
> D5, no?
>
> Dave
>
>>
>>
>> 2.a large herbaceous Philippine plant of the banana family that yields
>> Manila hemp.
>>
>> En.oxforddictionaries.com
>>
>> Votes: Madnick, Barrs, Widdis, Malloch,
>> Carson
>> D4
>>
>>
>>
>>

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