[Dixonary] Rnd 1695 - GARFANGLE Da Defs

[Dodi Schultz]

I kinda like #1 and #4.

--Dodi

[bonnyjars]

Chris

I'll go for #15 and #19 please

JohnnyB




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[Wayne Scott, M.D.]

Ugh, what day is the deadline, please?

Curm

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't
know.
--Mark Twain


> [Original Message]
> From: Christopher Carson <ccarson (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com>
> To: Coryphaeus <coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Date: 3/22/2006 7:05:57 AM
> Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 1695 - GARFANGLE Da Defs
>
> We have a nice collection of 20 definitions for GARFANGLE, one of which
actually came from a dicitionary. Please vote for your two faves, by
public reply to this message, before the deadline, which is
>
> 5:00 AM PST
> 6:00 AM MST
> 7:00 AM CST
> 8:00 AM EST or
> 1:00 PM GMT
>
> 1. A piece of chain mail or a metal plate protecting the opening of a
> joint in a suit of armor.
>
> 2. To catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones
> of a stream.
>
> 3. Of, relating to, or being a pair of postage stamps printed with one
> upside-down in relation to the other, either deliberately or
> accidentally.
>
> 4. In medieval church architecture, a stone block inset from a
> buttress into a wall to strengthen the joint between them.
>
> 5. Upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms.
>
> 6. Ornamental ironwork arch or gate.
>
> 7. An invented word, intended to frustrate players of a popular word
> game.
>
> 8. A group of daredevils who meet for activities like skydiving,
> bungee jumping, running with the bulls in Spain, etc.
>
> 9. To speak unintelligibly.
>
> 10. Any of several Atlantic fish species having a fleshy growth at the
> snout serving as "bait" for prey.
>
> 11. To cheat or defraud.
>
> 12. A fish-spear.
>
> 13. A two-decker steam powered tram [London ca. 1850].
>
> 14. A gambler who places equal bets on each side, guaranteeing he will
> not lose any money.
>
> 15. To introduce many obscure and complex arguments into a debate.
>
> 16. To disrupt or defeat (a mechanism, etc).
>
> 17. 1. a spy who was used against Cromwell's New Model Army by the
> Royalists: executed 1627. 2. a spy [originally maybe a name or a
> nickname or maybe from garpike = a needle jawed pike, + fangle = to
> do something different; it became the generic term for a turncoat
> during the period leading up to the Commonwealth].
>
> 18. The harness used to attach a carriage to a horse.
>
> 19. To win over or convince by cajoling or flattering; wheedle: "his
> matchless ability to charm, bamboozle, or garfangle most of his
> political associates" (Timothy Garton Ash).
>
> 20. The system of eyes and loops commonly used for securing items of
> lingerie.
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>

[Christopher Carson]

Ooops ... That's what I get for making a quick revision without taking time to read over the final product. The deadline date is Friday, March 24, 2006, that is:

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006

Clutz the Dealah

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[Wayne Scott, M.D.]

Thank you, Chris.
Since I have made more cumulative errors as dealer than any active player,
I didn't mean to be critical, just curious.



I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't
know.
--Mark Twain


> [Original Message]
> From: Christopher Carson <ccarson (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com>
> To: <coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Date: 3/22/2006 8:24:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 1695 - GARFANGLE Da Defs
>
> Ooops ... That's what I get for making a quick revision without taking
time to read over the final product. The deadline date is Friday, March
24, 2006, that is:
>
> FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006
>
> Clutz the Dealah
>
>

[Suzanne]

I am choosing #'s 9 and 20 because they are funny and ridiculous.

Suzanne Selby

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[Wayne Scott, M.D.]

11 and 12 for no reason at all.

Wayne

I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't
know.
--Mark Twain


> [Original Message]
> From: Christopher Carson <ccarson (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com>
> To: Coryphaeus <coryphaeus (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com>
> Date: 3/22/2006 7:05:57 AM
> Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 1695 - GARFANGLE Da Defs
>
> We have a nice collection of 20 definitions for GARFANGLE, one of which
actually came from a dicitionary. Please vote for your two faves, by
public reply to this message, before the deadline, which is
>
> 5:00 AM PST
> 6:00 AM MST
> 7:00 AM CST
> 8:00 AM EST or
> 1:00 PM GMT
>
> 1. A piece of chain mail or a metal plate protecting the opening of a
> joint in a suit of armor.
>
> 2. To catch (fish) by groping with the hands under the banks or stones
> of a stream.
>
> 3. Of, relating to, or being a pair of postage stamps printed with one
> upside-down in relation to the other, either deliberately or
> accidentally.
>
> 4. In medieval church architecture, a stone block inset from a
> buttress into a wall to strengthen the joint between them.
>
> 5. Upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms.
>
> 6. Ornamental ironwork arch or gate.
>
> 7. An invented word, intended to frustrate players of a popular word
> game.
>
> 8. A group of daredevils who meet for activities like skydiving,
> bungee jumping, running with the bulls in Spain, etc.
>
> 9. To speak unintelligibly.
>
> 10. Any of several Atlantic fish species having a fleshy growth at the
> snout serving as "bait" for prey.
>
> 11. To cheat or defraud.
>
> 12. A fish-spear.
>
> 13. A two-decker steam powered tram [London ca. 1850].
>
> 14. A gambler who places equal bets on each side, guaranteeing he will
> not lose any money.
>
> 15. To introduce many obscure and complex arguments into a debate.
>
> 16. To disrupt or defeat (a mechanism, etc).
>
> 17. 1. a spy who was used against Cromwell's New Model Army by the
> Royalists: executed 1627. 2. a spy [originally maybe a name or a
> nickname or maybe from garpike = a needle jawed pike, + fangle = to
> do something different; it became the generic term for a turncoat
> during the period leading up to the Commonwealth].
>
> 18. The harness used to attach a carriage to a horse.
>
> 19. To win over or convince by cajoling or flattering; wheedle: "his
> matchless ability to charm, bamboozle, or garfangle most of his
> political associates" (Timothy Garton Ash).
>
> 20. The system of eyes and loops commonly used for securing items of
> lingerie.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>

[Toni Savage]

11 and 16 please


-- Toni Savage

[Keno77773@aol.com]

I loved #7 congrats to the author.. They all sound fishy to me so I'll
choose

#2 & # 10

Roberta Muths


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