Hugo Kornelis
March 20th, 2006, 05:10 AM
Hi all,
Round 1694 was a somewhat odd round. I'll remember it as a round of tough decisions and a stupid mistake.
The correct definition, as three of you have guessed, was #9, the esteemed Middle-Aged fur of an unknown number of animals. Fromn Webster's 1913. However, when the round was already well underway, I found out that the definition in newer dictionaries has changed. For instance: "trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light gray fur" in WordNet 2.0, and a similar def in The American Heritage, 4th ed. And lo and behold, what happened - Johnny promptly submitted a def that would have been a major candidate for combining with the newer defintion, but was (IMO) not close enough to the definition I had chosen to warrant combining. I seriously considered moving to the newer definition and combining it with Johnny's def, but decided against it - the sole reason I chose this word was the un-dictionary-like admission of not knowing how many animals were involved.
After that, things got really out of hand. Paul added yet another definition with fur to the equation, and Chris and Russ forced me to contemplate if an eel can be both transparent and smoked at the same time. And due to me pating way too muich attention to combining or not combining the various eel- or fur-related defs, I managed to completely overlook the very obvious combination of the two fussbudgets that Tony and Chuck had submitted. What can I say? Coryphaeus even did a final desperate attempt to make me see the errors of my ways by putting these two defs directly after each other when I ask it to randomize the order - but to no avail, I still overlooked this combination.
The good news is that the votes were very evenly spread. Noone who submitted a def is left empty-handed.
Chris Carson's eel and Tony Abell's fussbudget both garnered 5 natural points. Since Chris is ahead in the rolling scores, he gets the honor of the next deal, and both Tony and Toni can rejoice in the knowledge of getting the same number of points without any obligation to deal.
On to you, Chris!
Best, Hugo
1. A ruff of feathers used primarily as a mating display.
Vote from: Heimerson
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 1.
2. An eel in its transparent, postlarval stage. Also called _glass
eel_.
Votes from: Madnick, Stevens, Abell, Crom, Keating
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
3. A small tropical fish, green with yellow spots.
Votes from: Madnick, Selby
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 2.
4. A large coat with a hood.
Votes from: Cunningham, Scott, Emery
Submitted by: Savage, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
5. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
Votes from: Shepherdson, Abell
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
6. To put off a decision in the hope that it will become unnecessary.
Votes from: Hirst, Crom, Selby
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
7. A type of paving stone.
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
8. A small domed gazebo often decorated with pillars; a folly.
Votes from: Carson, Widdis
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 2.
9. A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is
uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different
animals.
Votes from: Scott, Savage, Keating
Real definition from Webster's 1913 Dictionary
10. [Brit.] A small smoked eel.
Vote from: Heimerson
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
11. A small but highly accurate mortar launcher developed by Charles
Miniver in World War I.
Vote from: Barrs
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
12. The smallest measure of the area of a pelt.
No votes
Submitted by: Scott, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
13. A worrywart or fussbudget.
Votes from: Stevens, Bourne
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
14. One overly concerned with unimportant details; a fussbudget.
Votes from: Cunningham, Hirst, Bourne, Carson, Widdis
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 5.
15. A costly squirrel-fur, alternately blue and gray, worn in the
Middle Ages by girls of marriageable age; also _fig._ [Fr fm OHG
_minne_ love + _ver_ fur -- more at _vair_]
Votes from: Barrs, Savage
Submitted by: Keating, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
16. Small one-horse carriage.
Votes from: Emery, Muths
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 2.
17. The ermine trimmings of regal robes [OF: meni=minute + ver =
speckled fur]
Vote from: Muths
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Carson 2 8 & 14 5 0 5
Abell 14 2 & 5 5 0 5
Savage 4 9 & 15 3 2 5
Keating 15 2 & 9 2 2 4
Bourne 6 13 & 14 3 0 3
Emery 13 4 & 16 2 0 2
Widdis 5 8 & 14 2 0 2
Madnick 16 2 & 3 2 0 2
Shepherdson 8 5 & 7 2 0 2
Hirst 3 6 & 14 2 0 2
Scott 12 4 & 9 2 2
Barrs 17 11 & 15 1 0 1
Crom 11 2 & 6 1 0 1
Cunningham 10 4 & 14 1 0 1
Shefler 1 N/V 1 0 1
Stevens 7 2 & 13 1 0 1
Heimerson 1 & 10 0 0
Muths 16 & 17 0 0
Selby 3 & 6 0 0
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Round 1694 was a somewhat odd round. I'll remember it as a round of tough decisions and a stupid mistake.
The correct definition, as three of you have guessed, was #9, the esteemed Middle-Aged fur of an unknown number of animals. Fromn Webster's 1913. However, when the round was already well underway, I found out that the definition in newer dictionaries has changed. For instance: "trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light gray fur" in WordNet 2.0, and a similar def in The American Heritage, 4th ed. And lo and behold, what happened - Johnny promptly submitted a def that would have been a major candidate for combining with the newer defintion, but was (IMO) not close enough to the definition I had chosen to warrant combining. I seriously considered moving to the newer definition and combining it with Johnny's def, but decided against it - the sole reason I chose this word was the un-dictionary-like admission of not knowing how many animals were involved.
After that, things got really out of hand. Paul added yet another definition with fur to the equation, and Chris and Russ forced me to contemplate if an eel can be both transparent and smoked at the same time. And due to me pating way too muich attention to combining or not combining the various eel- or fur-related defs, I managed to completely overlook the very obvious combination of the two fussbudgets that Tony and Chuck had submitted. What can I say? Coryphaeus even did a final desperate attempt to make me see the errors of my ways by putting these two defs directly after each other when I ask it to randomize the order - but to no avail, I still overlooked this combination.
The good news is that the votes were very evenly spread. Noone who submitted a def is left empty-handed.
Chris Carson's eel and Tony Abell's fussbudget both garnered 5 natural points. Since Chris is ahead in the rolling scores, he gets the honor of the next deal, and both Tony and Toni can rejoice in the knowledge of getting the same number of points without any obligation to deal.
On to you, Chris!
Best, Hugo
1. A ruff of feathers used primarily as a mating display.
Vote from: Heimerson
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 1.
2. An eel in its transparent, postlarval stage. Also called _glass
eel_.
Votes from: Madnick, Stevens, Abell, Crom, Keating
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 5.
3. A small tropical fish, green with yellow spots.
Votes from: Madnick, Selby
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 2.
4. A large coat with a hood.
Votes from: Cunningham, Scott, Emery
Submitted by: Savage, who scores 3 + 2, total 5.
5. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
Votes from: Shepherdson, Abell
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
6. To put off a decision in the hope that it will become unnecessary.
Votes from: Hirst, Crom, Selby
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
7. A type of paving stone.
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
8. A small domed gazebo often decorated with pillars; a folly.
Votes from: Carson, Widdis
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 2.
9. A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is
uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different
animals.
Votes from: Scott, Savage, Keating
Real definition from Webster's 1913 Dictionary
10. [Brit.] A small smoked eel.
Vote from: Heimerson
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 1.
11. A small but highly accurate mortar launcher developed by Charles
Miniver in World War I.
Vote from: Barrs
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
12. The smallest measure of the area of a pelt.
No votes
Submitted by: Scott, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
13. A worrywart or fussbudget.
Votes from: Stevens, Bourne
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 2.
14. One overly concerned with unimportant details; a fussbudget.
Votes from: Cunningham, Hirst, Bourne, Carson, Widdis
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 5.
15. A costly squirrel-fur, alternately blue and gray, worn in the
Middle Ages by girls of marriageable age; also _fig._ [Fr fm OHG
_minne_ love + _ver_ fur -- more at _vair_]
Votes from: Barrs, Savage
Submitted by: Keating, who scores 2 + 2, total 4.
16. Small one-horse carriage.
Votes from: Emery, Muths
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 2.
17. The ermine trimmings of regal robes [OF: meni=minute + ver =
speckled fur]
Vote from: Muths
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Carson 2 8 & 14 5 0 5
Abell 14 2 & 5 5 0 5
Savage 4 9 & 15 3 2 5
Keating 15 2 & 9 2 2 4
Bourne 6 13 & 14 3 0 3
Emery 13 4 & 16 2 0 2
Widdis 5 8 & 14 2 0 2
Madnick 16 2 & 3 2 0 2
Shepherdson 8 5 & 7 2 0 2
Hirst 3 6 & 14 2 0 2
Scott 12 4 & 9 2 2
Barrs 17 11 & 15 1 0 1
Crom 11 2 & 6 1 0 1
Cunningham 10 4 & 14 1 0 1
Shefler 1 N/V 1 0 1
Stevens 7 2 & 13 1 0 1
Heimerson 1 & 10 0 0
Muths 16 & 17 0 0
Selby 3 & 6 0 0
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