Paul Keating
September 10th, 2007, 12:24 PM
In round 1840, 2 players earned top spot with 6 points: they were
Chuck
Emery and Nancy Shepherdson. Chuck Emery's definition "[Dut.] an ad-
hoc
legislature or small informal governing body" earned its author the
deal,
and Nancy Shepherdson, who was just one point behind in the rolling
scores,
can heave a sigh of relief that "a small dam or weir,
usually constructed of mud wattle, used to control flood waters and
promote
irrigation, used in northern India and Pakistan" did not earn one more
vote.
Dodi Schultz takes runner-up position with 4 points.
The true definition was 18: "a popular name for a type of police van
carrying photographic and video equipment for observing crowd
behaviour and
identifying trouble-makers at football matches and other events [blend
of
_hooligan_ and _van_] " (OED2), which 2 perceptive players guessed.
My apologies to the three players who had to submit new defs because
they pressed "Reply to sender" in Google, only to have the reply go to
the
Coryphæus group, where anybody who gets mail from that group could see
it. And also to the players who missed the def posting because I did
not know
that Google threads messages on subject, not in-reply-to links. This
was the
first round I've dealt in the new venue, so I wasn't aware of the
pitfalls of interacting
with Google Groups by email.
1. a musical instrument of the aboriginal people of Australia,
consisting of a long hollow branch or stick, which produces a deep
drone when blown into
Votes from: Schultz, Madnick
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
2. A vine of southern New Zealand having umbellate white flowers and
growing at high altitudes [from Maori _ol-niv'n_].
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
3. _slang_ (usu. derog.) an Irish truck driver [fr. _hooligan_ q.v.]
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
4. [Dut.] an ad-hoc legislature or small informal governing body
Votes from: Scott, Shepherdson, Stevens, Cunningham, Barrs,
Crom
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 6.
5. a loud celebration of a soccer victory
No votes
Submitted by: Scott.
6. a strap used to hobble a camel
Votes from: Emery, Savage, Carson
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
7. a kind of sweet laverbread
Votes from: Scott, Shefler, Cunningham
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
8. a coarse cloth of Ireland
Votes from: Heimerson, Bourne
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
9. nearly; almost
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
10. _slang_ a stool pigeon
Vote from: Savage
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
11. an itinerant sheep shearer
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
12. a process for making soap
Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
13. a small accordion of eastern Europe
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
14. a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
15. _Gael._ the disturbed, fretful spirit of one who died violently
Votes from: Emery, Bourne, Hirst, Lodge
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 4.
16. a device similar to a hookah, usually filled with sweet wine, used
for smoking opium
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
17. a small dam or weir, usually constructed of mud wattle, used to
control flood waters and promote irrigation, used in northern
India
and Pakistan
Votes from: Schultz, Widdis, Hirst, Shefler, Lodge, Crom
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 6.
18. a popular name for a type of police van carrying photographic and
video equipment for observing crowd behaviour and identifying
trouble-makers at football matches and other events [blend of
_hooligan_ and _van_]
Votes from: Heimerson, Barrs
Real definition from OED2
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Emery 4 6 & 15 6 0 6
Shepherdson 17 2 & 4 6 0 6
Schultz 15 1 & 17 4 0 4
Bourne 7 8 & 15 3 0 3
Lodge 6 15 & 17 3 0 3
Crom 1 4 & 17 2 0 2
Savage 8 6 & 10 2 0 2
Barrs 4 & 18 2 2
Heimerson 9 8 & 18 2 2
Abell 2 N/V 1 0 1
Carson 13 6 & 12 1 0 1
Hirst 11 15 & 17 1 0 1
Madnick 14 1 & 13 1 0 1
Stevens 12 4 & 14 1 0 1
Widdis 10 11 & 17 1 0 1
Cunningham 3 4 & 7 0 0
Scott 5 4 & 7 0 0
Shefler 16 7 & 17 0 0
Chuck
Emery and Nancy Shepherdson. Chuck Emery's definition "[Dut.] an ad-
hoc
legislature or small informal governing body" earned its author the
deal,
and Nancy Shepherdson, who was just one point behind in the rolling
scores,
can heave a sigh of relief that "a small dam or weir,
usually constructed of mud wattle, used to control flood waters and
promote
irrigation, used in northern India and Pakistan" did not earn one more
vote.
Dodi Schultz takes runner-up position with 4 points.
The true definition was 18: "a popular name for a type of police van
carrying photographic and video equipment for observing crowd
behaviour and
identifying trouble-makers at football matches and other events [blend
of
_hooligan_ and _van_] " (OED2), which 2 perceptive players guessed.
My apologies to the three players who had to submit new defs because
they pressed "Reply to sender" in Google, only to have the reply go to
the
Coryphæus group, where anybody who gets mail from that group could see
it. And also to the players who missed the def posting because I did
not know
that Google threads messages on subject, not in-reply-to links. This
was the
first round I've dealt in the new venue, so I wasn't aware of the
pitfalls of interacting
with Google Groups by email.
1. a musical instrument of the aboriginal people of Australia,
consisting of a long hollow branch or stick, which produces a deep
drone when blown into
Votes from: Schultz, Madnick
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
2. A vine of southern New Zealand having umbellate white flowers and
growing at high altitudes [from Maori _ol-niv'n_].
Vote from: Shepherdson
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 1.
3. _slang_ (usu. derog.) an Irish truck driver [fr. _hooligan_ q.v.]
No votes
Submitted by: Cunningham.
4. [Dut.] an ad-hoc legislature or small informal governing body
Votes from: Scott, Shepherdson, Stevens, Cunningham, Barrs,
Crom
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 6.
5. a loud celebration of a soccer victory
No votes
Submitted by: Scott.
6. a strap used to hobble a camel
Votes from: Emery, Savage, Carson
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
7. a kind of sweet laverbread
Votes from: Scott, Shefler, Cunningham
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 3.
8. a coarse cloth of Ireland
Votes from: Heimerson, Bourne
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 2.
9. nearly; almost
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
10. _slang_ a stool pigeon
Vote from: Savage
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 1.
11. an itinerant sheep shearer
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Hirst, who scores natural 1.
12. a process for making soap
Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
13. a small accordion of eastern Europe
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 1.
14. a defamatory falsehood published for political effect
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
15. _Gael._ the disturbed, fretful spirit of one who died violently
Votes from: Emery, Bourne, Hirst, Lodge
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 4.
16. a device similar to a hookah, usually filled with sweet wine, used
for smoking opium
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
17. a small dam or weir, usually constructed of mud wattle, used to
control flood waters and promote irrigation, used in northern
India
and Pakistan
Votes from: Schultz, Widdis, Hirst, Shefler, Lodge, Crom
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 6.
18. a popular name for a type of police van carrying photographic and
video equipment for observing crowd behaviour and identifying
trouble-makers at football matches and other events [blend of
_hooligan_ and _van_]
Votes from: Heimerson, Barrs
Real definition from OED2
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Emery 4 6 & 15 6 0 6
Shepherdson 17 2 & 4 6 0 6
Schultz 15 1 & 17 4 0 4
Bourne 7 8 & 15 3 0 3
Lodge 6 15 & 17 3 0 3
Crom 1 4 & 17 2 0 2
Savage 8 6 & 10 2 0 2
Barrs 4 & 18 2 2
Heimerson 9 8 & 18 2 2
Abell 2 N/V 1 0 1
Carson 13 6 & 12 1 0 1
Hirst 11 15 & 17 1 0 1
Madnick 14 1 & 13 1 0 1
Stevens 12 4 & 14 1 0 1
Widdis 10 11 & 17 1 0 1
Cunningham 3 4 & 7 0 0
Scott 5 4 & 7 0 0
Shefler 16 7 & 17 0 0