Tony Abell
July 24th, 2006, 12:01 AM
Here are the preliminary (due to the possibility of delayed votes) results of
round 1727. Three perceptive players correctly identified a quibible as a kind
of whistle or pipe. The clear winner was Tim Lodge, whose devilishly clever
erroneous word garnered a well-deserved 8 points. This natural score is well
ahead of the 5 points of the practical winner, Dave Cunningham, who is out of
town and could not vote. Fully seven players scored naught, which at least
leaves them in good company.
Take it away, Tim!
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1. Drinking buddy (from latin: qui biblis - who drinks).
Voted for by Guerri Stevens, Nancy Shepherdson, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Hugo Kornelis, who voted 2 and 7, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2. _obs_ Moot; debatable, especially of legal definitions.
Voted for by Dan Widdis, John Barrs, Hugo Kornelis, Judy Madnick, Nancy
Shepherdson
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who didn't vote, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
3. An upset stomach.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 7 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. A narrow pointed tool used to align type.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 7 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5. To disagree over the interpretation of a religious text.
Voted for by Wayne Scott, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 2 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
6. A dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast,
occurring from December to February.
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 1 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. Of a word that has entered the language through the perpetuation, in
dictionaries, etc., of an error.
Voted for by Wayne Scott, Scott Crom, Russ Heimerson, Hugo Kornelis, Bill
Hirst, Chris Carson, Roberta Muths (Keno), Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 4 and 18, and scores 8 + 0 = 8
8. A mixture of rum or gin, water, sugar, and nutmeg, or similar drink.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 5 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9. A book of biographical sketches.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 5 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. A mark used by early printers to identify their work.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 7 and *15*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
11. [qui bible] Monastic selection of the psalms which have 'qui' in the first
verse, used for the special offices in Lent. The bibles used were complete
but the 'qui' was illuminated rather than the first letter only. Commonly
used in the great Cistercian Abbeys of England, the only two now known to
exist are in the Vatican.
Voted for by Bob Stone, Chris Carson, Roberta Muths (Keno)
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted 2 and 12, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
12. Able to be disjoined.
Voted for by Scott Crom, John Barrs
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 2 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. Able to be quibbed, i.e., to be pruned back severely.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 7 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14. _Australian Slang_ A person regarded as stupid, inept, or unattractive.
Often shortened to "a quib."
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Bob Stone, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. A pipe or whistle.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Bill Hirst, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Oxford English Dictionary (1971), which cannot vote, and scores D3
16. A manuscript, later revealed as a hoax, claimed in the late 1920s to be an
early translation into Latin of a part of the Old Testament.
Voted for by Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 10 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17. [Fr.] A list of prominent persons; a Who's Who.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18. A small latch.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Bob Stone
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who voted 1 and 6, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No definition submitted
Roberta Muths (Keno), who voted 7 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 1 and 2, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 11 2 & 12 3 + 0 = 3
Carson ....................... 3 7 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Crom ......................... 13 7 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 2 N/V 5 + 0 = 5
Emery ........................ 17 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Heimerson .................... 8 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Hirst ........................ 4 7 & *15* 1 + 2 = 3
Kornelis ..................... 1 2 & 7 3 + 0 = 3
Lodge ........................ 7 4 & 18 8 + 0 = 8
Madnick ...................... 12 2 & 10 2 + 0 = 2
Muths ........................ 7 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
OED .......................... 15 N/A D3
Savage ....................... 18 1 & 6 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 16 10 & *15* 1 + 2 = 3
Scott ........................ 9 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 10 7 & *15* 2 + 2 = 4
Shepherdson .................. 1 & 2 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 6 1 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stone ........................ 14 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Widdis ....................... 5 2 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
round 1727. Three perceptive players correctly identified a quibible as a kind
of whistle or pipe. The clear winner was Tim Lodge, whose devilishly clever
erroneous word garnered a well-deserved 8 points. This natural score is well
ahead of the 5 points of the practical winner, Dave Cunningham, who is out of
town and could not vote. Fully seven players scored naught, which at least
leaves them in good company.
Take it away, Tim!
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1. Drinking buddy (from latin: qui biblis - who drinks).
Voted for by Guerri Stevens, Nancy Shepherdson, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Hugo Kornelis, who voted 2 and 7, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2. _obs_ Moot; debatable, especially of legal definitions.
Voted for by Dan Widdis, John Barrs, Hugo Kornelis, Judy Madnick, Nancy
Shepherdson
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who didn't vote, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
3. An upset stomach.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 7 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. A narrow pointed tool used to align type.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Bill Hirst, who voted 7 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5. To disagree over the interpretation of a religious text.
Voted for by Wayne Scott, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 2 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
6. A dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast,
occurring from December to February.
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 1 and 14, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
7. Of a word that has entered the language through the perpetuation, in
dictionaries, etc., of an error.
Voted for by Wayne Scott, Scott Crom, Russ Heimerson, Hugo Kornelis, Bill
Hirst, Chris Carson, Roberta Muths (Keno), Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 4 and 18, and scores 8 + 0 = 8
8. A mixture of rum or gin, water, sugar, and nutmeg, or similar drink.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 5 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9. A book of biographical sketches.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Wayne Scott, who voted 5 and 7, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
10. A mark used by early printers to identify their work.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 7 and *15*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
11. [qui bible] Monastic selection of the psalms which have 'qui' in the first
verse, used for the special offices in Lent. The bibles used were complete
but the 'qui' was illuminated rather than the first letter only. Commonly
used in the great Cistercian Abbeys of England, the only two now known to
exist are in the Vatican.
Voted for by Bob Stone, Chris Carson, Roberta Muths (Keno)
SOURCE: John Barrs, who voted 2 and 12, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
12. Able to be disjoined.
Voted for by Scott Crom, John Barrs
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 2 and 10, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13. Able to be quibbed, i.e., to be pruned back severely.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 7 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14. _Australian Slang_ A person regarded as stupid, inept, or unattractive.
Often shortened to "a quib."
Voted for by Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Bob Stone, who voted 11 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. A pipe or whistle.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Bill Hirst, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Oxford English Dictionary (1971), which cannot vote, and scores D3
16. A manuscript, later revealed as a hoax, claimed in the late 1920s to be an
early translation into Latin of a part of the Old Testament.
Voted for by Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 10 and *15*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17. [Fr.] A list of prominent persons; a Who's Who.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Chuck Emery, who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18. A small latch.
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Bob Stone
SOURCE: Toni Savage, who voted 1 and 6, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No definition submitted
Roberta Muths (Keno), who voted 7 and 11, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
No definition submitted
Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 1 and 2, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 11 2 & 12 3 + 0 = 3
Carson ....................... 3 7 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
Crom ......................... 13 7 & 12 0 + 0 = 0
Cunningham ................... 2 N/V 5 + 0 = 5
Emery ........................ 17 N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Heimerson .................... 8 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Hirst ........................ 4 7 & *15* 1 + 2 = 3
Kornelis ..................... 1 2 & 7 3 + 0 = 3
Lodge ........................ 7 4 & 18 8 + 0 = 8
Madnick ...................... 12 2 & 10 2 + 0 = 2
Muths ........................ 7 & 11 0 + 0 = 0
OED .......................... 15 N/A D3
Savage ....................... 18 1 & 6 2 + 0 = 2
Schultz ...................... 16 10 & *15* 1 + 2 = 3
Scott ........................ 9 5 & 7 0 + 0 = 0
Shefler ...................... 10 7 & *15* 2 + 2 = 4
Shepherdson .................. 1 & 2 0 + 0 = 0
Stevens ...................... 6 1 & 14 1 + 0 = 1
Stone ........................ 14 11 & 18 1 + 0 = 1
Widdis ....................... 5 2 & 16 2 + 0 = 2