Paul Keating
December 5th, 2006, 01:07 PM
I suppose I'd better come clean and own up that I omitted the real
definition from the list, which is
planxty: anything living that is not an animaxly.
Seriously, though, I thought this word and its definition so unlikely
that I wondered if it weren't a copyright trap ("plant", geddit?). But
it's in the OED2, so it's ok.
Unlikely it might be, but not unlikely enough. To my chagrin, three
players thought the true definition likely enough to vote for: 4, "an
Irish dance tune composed in honor of a patron" (Chambers 9 ed).
Despite what I thought was stiff competition.
The winner of round 1765 is Scott Crom, whose definition "a contagious
disease of the horse, characterized by fever and by pustular eruptions
or pox, esp. on the pastern and fetlocks" earned a natural 7.
Judy Madnick takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Toni Savage and Guerri
Stevens.
1. a rare blood disorder causing pain and swelling in the joints;
frequently misdiagnosed as arthritis or, rarely, hemophilia
Votes from: Emery, Abell, Lodge, Barrs
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 4.
2. a food additive derived from the exoskeletons of small sea-
creatures, primarily used in animal feed
Votes from: Savage, Madnick, Bourne T
Submitted by: Lance, who scores natural 3.
3. having stamens with the anthers aligned axially with the filaments
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
4. an Irish dance tune composed in honor of a patron
Votes from: Heimerson, Widdis, Shefler
Real definition from Chambers 9 ed
5. a nervous condition resulting in facial tics
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
6. settlement of a civil lawsuit by compromise
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz.
7. hardened, as hat bodies, by felting
Votes from: Savage, Carson, Hirst
Submitted by: Stone, who scores natural 3.
8. an experimental type of bitumen
Vote from: Stone
Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 1.
9. _Scot._ mischievous; naughty
Votes from: Abell, Cunningham
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
10. meager
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
11. a Celtic wail or lament
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 1.
12. a stupid person; a blockhead
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
13. infested with green, floating algae
Vote from: Bourne T
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
14. a sort of fish mentioned in the Iliad [Gk.]
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
15. a condition afflicting the hooves of horses
Votes from: Shepherdson, Stevens, Kornelis, Crom
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 4.
16. a type of linen manufactured in Northern Ireland
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
17. an ancient Egyptian stringed flute played by blowing and bowing
Votes from: Heimerson, Carson
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 2.
18. one of the more populous species of the phytoplankton forming the
food supply of krill
Vote from: Stone
Submitted by: Bourne T, who scores natural 1.
19. a roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section
resembling an elongated S laid on its side
Votes from: Schultz, Cunningham, Barrs, Crom, Lance
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 5.
20. a contagious disease of the horse, characterized by fever and by
pustular eruptions or pox, esp. on the pastern and fetlocks
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Shefler, Madnick, Kornelis, Lodge,
Lance
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 7.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Crom 20 15 & 19 7 0 7
Madnick 19 2 & 20 5 0 5
Savage 15 2 & 7 4 0 4
Stevens 1 10 & 15 4 0 4
Lance 2 19 & 20 3 0 3
Stone 7 8 & 18 3 0 3
Hirst 17 5 & 7 2 0 2
Lodge 9 1 & 20 2 0 2
Heimerson 16 4 & 17 2 2
Shefler 4 & 20 2 2
Widdis 12 4 & 11 2 2
Abell 3 1 & 9 1 0 1
Barrs 11 1 & 19 1 0 1
Bourne T 18 2 & 13 1 0 1
Carson 10 7 & 17 1 0 1
Emery 5 1 & 20 1 0 1
Kornelis 8 15 & 20 1 0 1
Scott 13 N/V 1 0 1
Cunningham 14 9 & 19 0 0
Schultz 6 19 & 20 0 0
Shepherdson 3 & 15 0 0
definition from the list, which is
planxty: anything living that is not an animaxly.
Seriously, though, I thought this word and its definition so unlikely
that I wondered if it weren't a copyright trap ("plant", geddit?). But
it's in the OED2, so it's ok.
Unlikely it might be, but not unlikely enough. To my chagrin, three
players thought the true definition likely enough to vote for: 4, "an
Irish dance tune composed in honor of a patron" (Chambers 9 ed).
Despite what I thought was stiff competition.
The winner of round 1765 is Scott Crom, whose definition "a contagious
disease of the horse, characterized by fever and by pustular eruptions
or pox, esp. on the pastern and fetlocks" earned a natural 7.
Judy Madnick takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were
2 players in runner-up position with 4 points: Toni Savage and Guerri
Stevens.
1. a rare blood disorder causing pain and swelling in the joints;
frequently misdiagnosed as arthritis or, rarely, hemophilia
Votes from: Emery, Abell, Lodge, Barrs
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 4.
2. a food additive derived from the exoskeletons of small sea-
creatures, primarily used in animal feed
Votes from: Savage, Madnick, Bourne T
Submitted by: Lance, who scores natural 3.
3. having stamens with the anthers aligned axially with the filaments
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
4. an Irish dance tune composed in honor of a patron
Votes from: Heimerson, Widdis, Shefler
Real definition from Chambers 9 ed
5. a nervous condition resulting in facial tics
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
6. settlement of a civil lawsuit by compromise
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz.
7. hardened, as hat bodies, by felting
Votes from: Savage, Carson, Hirst
Submitted by: Stone, who scores natural 3.
8. an experimental type of bitumen
Vote from: Stone
Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 1.
9. _Scot._ mischievous; naughty
Votes from: Abell, Cunningham
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 2.
10. meager
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
11. a Celtic wail or lament
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 1.
12. a stupid person; a blockhead
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
13. infested with green, floating algae
Vote from: Bourne T
Submitted by: Scott, who scores natural 1.
14. a sort of fish mentioned in the Iliad [Gk.]
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
15. a condition afflicting the hooves of horses
Votes from: Shepherdson, Stevens, Kornelis, Crom
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 4.
16. a type of linen manufactured in Northern Ireland
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
17. an ancient Egyptian stringed flute played by blowing and bowing
Votes from: Heimerson, Carson
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 2.
18. one of the more populous species of the phytoplankton forming the
food supply of krill
Vote from: Stone
Submitted by: Bourne T, who scores natural 1.
19. a roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section
resembling an elongated S laid on its side
Votes from: Schultz, Cunningham, Barrs, Crom, Lance
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 5.
20. a contagious disease of the horse, characterized by fever and by
pustular eruptions or pox, esp. on the pastern and fetlocks
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Shefler, Madnick, Kornelis, Lodge,
Lance
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 7.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Crom 20 15 & 19 7 0 7
Madnick 19 2 & 20 5 0 5
Savage 15 2 & 7 4 0 4
Stevens 1 10 & 15 4 0 4
Lance 2 19 & 20 3 0 3
Stone 7 8 & 18 3 0 3
Hirst 17 5 & 7 2 0 2
Lodge 9 1 & 20 2 0 2
Heimerson 16 4 & 17 2 2
Shefler 4 & 20 2 2
Widdis 12 4 & 11 2 2
Abell 3 1 & 9 1 0 1
Barrs 11 1 & 19 1 0 1
Bourne T 18 2 & 13 1 0 1
Carson 10 7 & 17 1 0 1
Emery 5 1 & 20 1 0 1
Kornelis 8 15 & 20 1 0 1
Scott 13 N/V 1 0 1
Cunningham 14 9 & 19 0 0
Schultz 6 19 & 20 0 0
Shepherdson 3 & 15 0 0