Nancy Shepherdson
July 2nd, 2007, 02:39 PM
Hi all --
Sorry for the slight delay in posting. This has been an extremely
interesting round -- it was a great word in that *everybody* got some
points. Not so good in that the OED was actually the winner with a
D6. Since it can't deal, the winner needed to be chosen from among
two players who scored unnatural 5's, Toni Savage and Scott Crom.
Toni is ahead in the rolling scores, making her next dealer.
The real definition, #8, "some kind of fabric much used in the 18th
C." obviously felt like a dictionary definition to six smart players.
If I play this game for the rest of my life, I will never get a D0!
(Well, maybe I will, but it sure feels like I won't. Enjoy your
points, players!)
Note, Scott Crom voted for "8 and 8," really jumping on the true
definition. I did not give him double points. But if he'd like to
say which definition he really meant to vote for, I am willing to give
that vote to the proper player since it is very unlikely to change who
is the next dealer.
Take it away, Toni!
Nancy
Your relived ex-dealer
******************
1. [Irish] Whiskey and cream, usually served for breakfast.
Dave Cunningham
Votes: Shefler,
Scott 2 + 2* = 4
2. Thick mineral pitch.
Judy Madnick
Votes:
Emery
1 + 0 = 1
3. A yard-servant [fr. Hindi "koffoy"]
Toni Savage
Votes: Schultz, Keating, Barrs
3 + 2* = 5
4. [Slang] A charlatan; phony.
Guerri Stevens
Votes: Madnick,
Hirst 2 + 0 = 2
5. _Obs._ In colonial India, a native overseer.
Dodi Schultz
Votes:
Lodge
1 + 0 = 1
6. A kind of felt used in dressmaking.
Tim Lodge
Votes:
Cunningham 1 +
2* = 3
7. _obs._ An elderly spinster [fm F. coiffée 'one who wears a mob
cap']
Paul Keating
Votes: [Keating],
Savage 1 + 0 = 1
8. Some kind of fabric much used in the 18th C.
OED
Votes: Stone, Lodge, Cunningham, Savage, Heimerson, Crom D6
9. [Alb.] A decoy or stooge.
Chuck Emery
Votes: Stevens, Madnick, Hirst 3
+ 0 = 3
10. A layer of large stone placed at the foot of a dam or embankment.
Mike Shefler
Votes: Widdis,
Scot 2 + 0 = 2
11. A manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over
Russ Heimerson
Votes:
0 + 2* = 2
12. A cabinet usually having three or four doors side by side.
Tony Abell
Votes: Schultz, Heimerson
2 + 0 = 2
13. To wrap the end of a rope with heavy twine to prevent it from
unraveling.
Scott Crom
Votes: Widdis, Stevens, Barrs
3 + 2* = 5
14. A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette.
Dan Widdis
Votes: Emery,
Abell 2 + 0 = 2
15. An ornamental device, as in stonework or weaving, consisting of
stylized vine leaves and tendrils.
Bob Stone
Votes:
Abell
1 + 2* = 3
16. A kind of sturdy metal clip employed in quality pianos to
terminate the front, that is closer to the player, end of the string.
Bill Hirst
Votes:
Stone
1 + 0 = 1
17. A satin-like material used on the seats of chairs in late 17C
coffee-houses in London - often banded in scarlet and gold: [such
excesses were typical of the relaxation that took place during the
restoration of the monarchy after the austerity of the puritan era]
John Barrs
Votes:
Shefler
1 + 0 = 1
Sorry for the slight delay in posting. This has been an extremely
interesting round -- it was a great word in that *everybody* got some
points. Not so good in that the OED was actually the winner with a
D6. Since it can't deal, the winner needed to be chosen from among
two players who scored unnatural 5's, Toni Savage and Scott Crom.
Toni is ahead in the rolling scores, making her next dealer.
The real definition, #8, "some kind of fabric much used in the 18th
C." obviously felt like a dictionary definition to six smart players.
If I play this game for the rest of my life, I will never get a D0!
(Well, maybe I will, but it sure feels like I won't. Enjoy your
points, players!)
Note, Scott Crom voted for "8 and 8," really jumping on the true
definition. I did not give him double points. But if he'd like to
say which definition he really meant to vote for, I am willing to give
that vote to the proper player since it is very unlikely to change who
is the next dealer.
Take it away, Toni!
Nancy
Your relived ex-dealer
******************
1. [Irish] Whiskey and cream, usually served for breakfast.
Dave Cunningham
Votes: Shefler,
Scott 2 + 2* = 4
2. Thick mineral pitch.
Judy Madnick
Votes:
Emery
1 + 0 = 1
3. A yard-servant [fr. Hindi "koffoy"]
Toni Savage
Votes: Schultz, Keating, Barrs
3 + 2* = 5
4. [Slang] A charlatan; phony.
Guerri Stevens
Votes: Madnick,
Hirst 2 + 0 = 2
5. _Obs._ In colonial India, a native overseer.
Dodi Schultz
Votes:
Lodge
1 + 0 = 1
6. A kind of felt used in dressmaking.
Tim Lodge
Votes:
Cunningham 1 +
2* = 3
7. _obs._ An elderly spinster [fm F. coiffée 'one who wears a mob
cap']
Paul Keating
Votes: [Keating],
Savage 1 + 0 = 1
8. Some kind of fabric much used in the 18th C.
OED
Votes: Stone, Lodge, Cunningham, Savage, Heimerson, Crom D6
9. [Alb.] A decoy or stooge.
Chuck Emery
Votes: Stevens, Madnick, Hirst 3
+ 0 = 3
10. A layer of large stone placed at the foot of a dam or embankment.
Mike Shefler
Votes: Widdis,
Scot 2 + 0 = 2
11. A manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over
Russ Heimerson
Votes:
0 + 2* = 2
12. A cabinet usually having three or four doors side by side.
Tony Abell
Votes: Schultz, Heimerson
2 + 0 = 2
13. To wrap the end of a rope with heavy twine to prevent it from
unraveling.
Scott Crom
Votes: Widdis, Stevens, Barrs
3 + 2* = 5
14. A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette.
Dan Widdis
Votes: Emery,
Abell 2 + 0 = 2
15. An ornamental device, as in stonework or weaving, consisting of
stylized vine leaves and tendrils.
Bob Stone
Votes:
Abell
1 + 2* = 3
16. A kind of sturdy metal clip employed in quality pianos to
terminate the front, that is closer to the player, end of the string.
Bill Hirst
Votes:
Stone
1 + 0 = 1
17. A satin-like material used on the seats of chairs in late 17C
coffee-houses in London - often banded in scarlet and gold: [such
excesses were typical of the relaxation that took place during the
restoration of the monarchy after the austerity of the puritan era]
John Barrs
Votes:
Shefler
1 + 0 = 1