Daniel B. Widdis
March 30th, 2006, 11:38 PM
First things first. Dodi Schultz's natural 4 points for her breathing
difficulty earns her the next deal, while Russ Heimerson enjoys the
"real winner" position with 4 unnatural points.
Dicty, as three of you guessed, is an adjective meaning "high-toned,
snobbish" according to W3 which I had intended to use. However, I
misplaced my slip of paper with the def on it and resorted to the Random
House definition(s) instead. It apparently gained usage in the 1920s,
mostly among people of color, describing those of their number
(especially musicians) who hung out with the higher in society
(performing in their clubs, etc.). It even found its way into a song,
which Suzanne Selby recognized, and was able to deduce the definition by
context and chose to DQ herself.
I suffered a blue screen of death while recording the votes and had to
backtrack -- I think I got 'em all and I'm sure I'll be corrected if I
missed anything.
Take it away, Dodi!
*** DICTY ***
1: ill-tempered; angry.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Chris Carson who voted 4 and 17, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2: a minuscule S. African deer.
Voted for by: John Barrs, Roberta Muths
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
3: [Scot] 1. sticky. 2. dishonest.
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 5 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: a machine used for counting bank notes.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Rosemary Allen who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: _Obs._ breathing with difficulty; wheezy.
Voted for by: John Barrs, Tony Abell, Tim Lodge, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 1 and 3, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
6: a carrying pole for water or other bulky burdens.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 5 and 19, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
7: a large, faint constellation of the northern hemisphere.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Suzanne Selby who DQ'ed, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: [Bot.] a small protuberance below the point at which a leaf's stem
meets the branch.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 9 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
9: _Heraldry._ of a book or scroll: open to display a motto, etc. [NF
fm _dicter_ read aloud]
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10: a dictaphone that uses a rewritable CD instead of magnetic tape. Now
superseded by dictaphones with flash memory cards.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: 1. anyone who pretends to be something they are not - originally
from 2. a person with a rich lifestyle who is actually enmeshed in debt
[slang from Greek dictys =net']
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis, Mike Shefler, Bill Hirst
FROM John Barrs who voted 2 and 5, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
12: an incorrect word in a document attributable to misunderstanding of
dictation, e.g. "this book is for my college coarse"
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis, Toni Savage
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 1 and 6, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13: 1. (of a person) confused, uncertain. 2. (of a situation) unclear,
hard to understand.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Wayne Scott
FROM Scott Crom who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: a small three-wheeled dogcart used for hauling milk in the Low
Countries.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 11 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: the Western giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus).
Voted for by: Roberta Muths
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 11 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16: 1. high-class or stylish. 2. snobbish or haughty.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens
FROM Random House which can't vote, and scores D3
17: a garment or outfit worn during mourning.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 8 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
18: a dessert containing bread and eggs.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler
FROM Toni Savage who voted 12 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
19: [Br. sl.] ill, sick, unwell.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst, Nancy Shepherdson, Wayne Scott
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 5 and 20, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
20: [Papua] a stenographer.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 6 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Wayne Scott who voted 13 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No def
FROM Roberta Muths who voted 2 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
--
Dan
difficulty earns her the next deal, while Russ Heimerson enjoys the
"real winner" position with 4 unnatural points.
Dicty, as three of you guessed, is an adjective meaning "high-toned,
snobbish" according to W3 which I had intended to use. However, I
misplaced my slip of paper with the def on it and resorted to the Random
House definition(s) instead. It apparently gained usage in the 1920s,
mostly among people of color, describing those of their number
(especially musicians) who hung out with the higher in society
(performing in their clubs, etc.). It even found its way into a song,
which Suzanne Selby recognized, and was able to deduce the definition by
context and chose to DQ herself.
I suffered a blue screen of death while recording the votes and had to
backtrack -- I think I got 'em all and I'm sure I'll be corrected if I
missed anything.
Take it away, Dodi!
*** DICTY ***
1: ill-tempered; angry.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Russ Heimerson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Chris Carson who voted 4 and 17, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2: a minuscule S. African deer.
Voted for by: John Barrs, Roberta Muths
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
3: [Scot] 1. sticky. 2. dishonest.
Voted for by: Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 5 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: a machine used for counting bank notes.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Rosemary Allen who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: _Obs._ breathing with difficulty; wheezy.
Voted for by: John Barrs, Tony Abell, Tim Lodge, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 1 and 3, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
6: a carrying pole for water or other bulky burdens.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 5 and 19, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
7: a large, faint constellation of the northern hemisphere.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Suzanne Selby who DQ'ed, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: [Bot.] a small protuberance below the point at which a leaf's stem
meets the branch.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 9 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
9: _Heraldry._ of a book or scroll: open to display a motto, etc. [NF
fm _dicter_ read aloud]
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10: a dictaphone that uses a rewritable CD instead of magnetic tape. Now
superseded by dictaphones with flash memory cards.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: 1. anyone who pretends to be something they are not - originally
from 2. a person with a rich lifestyle who is actually enmeshed in debt
[slang from Greek dictys =net']
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis, Mike Shefler, Bill Hirst
FROM John Barrs who voted 2 and 5, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
12: an incorrect word in a document attributable to misunderstanding of
dictation, e.g. "this book is for my college coarse"
Voted for by: Hugo Kornelis, Toni Savage
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 1 and 6, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13: 1. (of a person) confused, uncertain. 2. (of a situation) unclear,
hard to understand.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Wayne Scott
FROM Scott Crom who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: a small three-wheeled dogcart used for hauling milk in the Low
Countries.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 11 and 18, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: the Western giant salamander (Dicamptodon ensatus).
Voted for by: Roberta Muths
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 11 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
16: 1. high-class or stylish. 2. snobbish or haughty.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens
FROM Random House which can't vote, and scores D3
17: a garment or outfit worn during mourning.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 8 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
18: a dessert containing bread and eggs.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler
FROM Toni Savage who voted 12 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
19: [Br. sl.] ill, sick, unwell.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst, Nancy Shepherdson, Wayne Scott
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 5 and 20, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
20: [Papua] a stenographer.
Voted for by: Tim Lodge
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 6 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Wayne Scott who voted 13 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No def
FROM Roberta Muths who voted 2 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
--
Dan