Daniel Widdis
January 21st, 2007, 03:10 PM
The mailing list/forum interface died with a "hard bounce" a few days ago. Here is a repost of Paul Keating's posting of the defs:
Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the 21 definitions
for PLIM presented below for your edification and entertainment. The
remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not
you have not submitted a definition, and whether or not you have
played before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on 22
January 2007 at
11:00 PST
12:00 MST
13:00 CST
14:00 EST
19:00 GMT/UTC
and 20:00 CET for me.
1. a hook used to hang decorative marble, usually made of reinforced
steel; one plim must be placed in each corner and one for each
running foot
2. any kind of sign, such as "posted" or "no trespassing", limiting
access to property [short for "property limitation"]
3. an international standard for marking the draft or displacement on
an ocean going vessel
4. a narrow flat braid in a herringbone pattern, used for trimming
and embroidery
5. the bulkhead or wall-mounting flange on an aneroid barometer
6. (_dialect_) to swell [perh connected with _plump_]
7. to wrap a cable with rope to prevent chafing
8. (Irish slang) the female posterior
9. a ship's chronometer
10. a deer's sweetbread
11. level; smooth
12. to steal; pilfer
13. _obs._ a narrow easel
14. the surface of a body of water
15. provide lodging or sufficient space for
16. (chiefly UK) 1. gum rubber. 2. _sl_ a detective.
17. to attach by rope or cable to a stationary mooring point
18. _Criminal sl._ an evasive answer, especially to police questioning
19. the titmouse or coaltit _Periparus ater_ [shortened form of
plimpiddle; Cornish]
20. a thin layer of connective tissue between the pericarp and ovule of
many fruits and berries
21. stonework, usually rectangular in section, providing vertical
separation between two columns or other architectural features
Our inventive players have concocted all but one of the 21 definitions
for PLIM presented below for your edification and entertainment. The
remaining definition is, believe it or not, real.
Please vote for the two you think the best, for some value (or values)
of "good" that seems appropriate to you (such as plausible,
politically correct, embarrassing, witty, implausible, long, or as
chosen by a random number generator). You can do this whether or not
you have not submitted a definition, and whether or not you have
played before. You're not allowed to vote if you know the right answer.
Vote by public reply to this message, by the deadline, which is on 22
January 2007 at
11:00 PST
12:00 MST
13:00 CST
14:00 EST
19:00 GMT/UTC
and 20:00 CET for me.
1. a hook used to hang decorative marble, usually made of reinforced
steel; one plim must be placed in each corner and one for each
running foot
2. any kind of sign, such as "posted" or "no trespassing", limiting
access to property [short for "property limitation"]
3. an international standard for marking the draft or displacement on
an ocean going vessel
4. a narrow flat braid in a herringbone pattern, used for trimming
and embroidery
5. the bulkhead or wall-mounting flange on an aneroid barometer
6. (_dialect_) to swell [perh connected with _plump_]
7. to wrap a cable with rope to prevent chafing
8. (Irish slang) the female posterior
9. a ship's chronometer
10. a deer's sweetbread
11. level; smooth
12. to steal; pilfer
13. _obs._ a narrow easel
14. the surface of a body of water
15. provide lodging or sufficient space for
16. (chiefly UK) 1. gum rubber. 2. _sl_ a detective.
17. to attach by rope or cable to a stationary mooring point
18. _Criminal sl._ an evasive answer, especially to police questioning
19. the titmouse or coaltit _Periparus ater_ [shortened form of
plimpiddle; Cornish]
20. a thin layer of connective tissue between the pericarp and ovule of
many fruits and berries
21. stonework, usually rectangular in section, providing vertical
separation between two columns or other architectural features