Chuck Emery
July 3rd, 2005, 09:51 AM
The winner of round 1623 (and next dealer) is Dave Cunningham, whose
definition "[Irish] A girl with red hair." earned a 6.
There were 5 players in runner-up position with 3 points: Tony Abell, Tim
Lodge, Toni
Savage, Dodi Schultz and Wayne Scott.
The true definition was 9: "[Irish] My darling." (The Shorter Oxford
English Dictionary, 3rd Ed. 1965), which 4 perceptive players guessed.
Although this is not my first attempt to deal on the web, where I was once
forced by a trip to Montreal, it is my first without Tapcis, and I hope I've
not made nearly as many mistakes as the last time. I still used Tapcis
since that's where my admittedly not current copy of Cory sends everything,
but I'll have to fix that before I deal again. I looked on Tapcis.com for
any votes I might not have received by eMail, and didn't find any. I
couldn't even find 10 of the messages which I HAD received. It was
certainly better in the good old days.
1. A French folk dance in three-four time.
Votes from: Carson, Abell
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 2.
2. An Irish dish of chopped beef, potatoes, leeks, tomatoes, fennel,
and beer.
Votes from: Goran, Mayer
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
3. Ancient Hindu stringed instrument played with a bow.
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. A sailing technique of rigging a spinaker abaft the mast to sail
sternwards.
No votes
Submitted by: Hirst.
5. A small one-horse, two-person covered carriage, elegantly equipped
and often used for courtship.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
6. A rare Irish tambourine-like musical instrument with mauve Saran
wrap stretched across its top in place of where the skin would be
on a conventional tambourine.
Votes from: Savage, Goran
Submitted by: Mayer, who scores natural 2.
7. A holiday, the first Monday in May, commemorating the arrival of
Captain James Cook in Eastern Australia.
Votes from: Hirst, Schultz, Stevens
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 3.
8. Cheap liquor made from corn husks and filtered through burlap sacks.
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
9. [Irish] My darling.
Votes from: Cunningham, Widdis, Scott, Shepherdson
Real definition from The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd Ed. 1965
D4
10. A small silver coin used in America and the West Indies during the
18th century.
Votes from: Shefler, Madnick
Submitted by: goran, who scores natural 2.
11. [Irish] A widow.
Votes from: Carson, Shepherdson, Stevens
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 3.
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
12. Rock stele. (Irish Gaelic)
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Scott, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
13. [Irish] A girl with red hair.
Votes from: Widdis, Scott, Schultz, Mayer
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 4 + 2, total 6.
14. A sturdy ribbed fabric of wool, cotton, or wool and cotton, often
with an embossed finish, used for clothing and upholstery.
Votes from: Lodge, Abell
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
15. A stomach-ache caused by overeating.
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs.
16. (Scots) A casual social gathering, usually for conversation.
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
17. _Gael._ [lit., individual destiny] Betrothed; sweetheart.
Votes from: Cunningham, Lodge, Savage
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 13 9 & 17 4 2 6
Schultz 17 7 & 13 3 0 3
Abell 7 1 & 14 3 0 3
Lodge 11 14 & 17 3 0 3
Savage 11 6 & 17 3 0 3
Scott 12 9 & 13 1 2 3
Carson 14 1 & 11 2 0 2
goran 10 2 & 6 2 0 2
Heimerson 1 N/V 2 0 2
Mayer 6 2 & 13 2 0 2
Stevens 2 7 & 11 2 0 2
Shepherdson 9 & 11 2 2
Widdis 16 9 & 13 2 2
Crom 5 DQ 1 0 1
Madnick 3 10 & 12 1 0 1
Barrs 15 DQ 0 0
Hirst 4 3 & 7 0 0
Shefler 8 5 & 10 0 0
Wetzstein DQ 0 0
definition "[Irish] A girl with red hair." earned a 6.
There were 5 players in runner-up position with 3 points: Tony Abell, Tim
Lodge, Toni
Savage, Dodi Schultz and Wayne Scott.
The true definition was 9: "[Irish] My darling." (The Shorter Oxford
English Dictionary, 3rd Ed. 1965), which 4 perceptive players guessed.
Although this is not my first attempt to deal on the web, where I was once
forced by a trip to Montreal, it is my first without Tapcis, and I hope I've
not made nearly as many mistakes as the last time. I still used Tapcis
since that's where my admittedly not current copy of Cory sends everything,
but I'll have to fix that before I deal again. I looked on Tapcis.com for
any votes I might not have received by eMail, and didn't find any. I
couldn't even find 10 of the messages which I HAD received. It was
certainly better in the good old days.
1. A French folk dance in three-four time.
Votes from: Carson, Abell
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 2.
2. An Irish dish of chopped beef, potatoes, leeks, tomatoes, fennel,
and beer.
Votes from: Goran, Mayer
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 2.
3. Ancient Hindu stringed instrument played with a bow.
Vote from: Hirst
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
4. A sailing technique of rigging a spinaker abaft the mast to sail
sternwards.
No votes
Submitted by: Hirst.
5. A small one-horse, two-person covered carriage, elegantly equipped
and often used for courtship.
Vote from: Shefler
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 1.
6. A rare Irish tambourine-like musical instrument with mauve Saran
wrap stretched across its top in place of where the skin would be
on a conventional tambourine.
Votes from: Savage, Goran
Submitted by: Mayer, who scores natural 2.
7. A holiday, the first Monday in May, commemorating the arrival of
Captain James Cook in Eastern Australia.
Votes from: Hirst, Schultz, Stevens
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 3.
8. Cheap liquor made from corn husks and filtered through burlap sacks.
No votes
Submitted by: Shefler.
9. [Irish] My darling.
Votes from: Cunningham, Widdis, Scott, Shepherdson
Real definition from The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd Ed. 1965
D4
10. A small silver coin used in America and the West Indies during the
18th century.
Votes from: Shefler, Madnick
Submitted by: goran, who scores natural 2.
11. [Irish] A widow.
Votes from: Carson, Shepherdson, Stevens
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 3.
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 3.
12. Rock stele. (Irish Gaelic)
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Scott, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
13. [Irish] A girl with red hair.
Votes from: Widdis, Scott, Schultz, Mayer
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores 4 + 2, total 6.
14. A sturdy ribbed fabric of wool, cotton, or wool and cotton, often
with an embossed finish, used for clothing and upholstery.
Votes from: Lodge, Abell
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
15. A stomach-ache caused by overeating.
No votes
Submitted by: Barrs.
16. (Scots) A casual social gathering, usually for conversation.
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores 0 + 2, total 2.
17. _Gael._ [lit., individual destiny] Betrothed; sweetheart.
Votes from: Cunningham, Lodge, Savage
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 3.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Cunningham 13 9 & 17 4 2 6
Schultz 17 7 & 13 3 0 3
Abell 7 1 & 14 3 0 3
Lodge 11 14 & 17 3 0 3
Savage 11 6 & 17 3 0 3
Scott 12 9 & 13 1 2 3
Carson 14 1 & 11 2 0 2
goran 10 2 & 6 2 0 2
Heimerson 1 N/V 2 0 2
Mayer 6 2 & 13 2 0 2
Stevens 2 7 & 11 2 0 2
Shepherdson 9 & 11 2 2
Widdis 16 9 & 13 2 2
Crom 5 DQ 1 0 1
Madnick 3 10 & 12 1 0 1
Barrs 15 DQ 0 0
Hirst 4 3 & 7 0 0
Shefler 8 5 & 10 0 0
Wetzstein DQ 0 0