Tim Lodge
December 14th, 2007, 12:30 PM
Unfortunately the OED, the clear winner of this round, is not
available to deal, so the next deal falls to Mike Shefler with 5
natural points for his fugu tingling. Mike was also the only person
to DQ because he knew the meaning of the word - the savoury taste of
monosodium glutumate (number 16). The real winner with an unnatural 5
points is Russ Heimerson for the Inuit knife. I did consider
combining Russ' def with the other Eskimo knife, but I decided that
they were sufficiently different to be separate.
Thanks to you all for playing.
-- Tim L
== UMAMI Results ==
1: [Jp.] Fresh water eel.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Toni Savage, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 9 and 14, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2: a kind of Inuit knife.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Dodi Schultz, Hugo Kornelis
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 14 and *16*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
3: a Japanese pearl-diver.
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and 4, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: [Swahili] a rhinoceros.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 9 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5: side-winding snake of the Sahara.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6: a wave suitable for surfing (fr. Jap.)
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 14 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: in Western Africa, the bridal ceremony.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 2 and 6, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: an Eskimo snow knife used for building igloos.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Hugo Kornelis
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 12 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
9: [Swahili] a woman's garment made by wrapping fabric around the
body.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Dave Cunningham
FROM Toni Savage who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10: a highly spiced dish consisting of roasted game birds minced and
stewed in wine.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who voted 2 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: _Architecture_ an ornament in the form of a ball cupped in the
petals of a circular flower.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 13 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
12: (_Inuit_) a very thick, swirling snowstorm, which destroys
visibility and is extremely dangerous to travelers.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Scott Crom who voted 3 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: in the Jodo or Pure Land Buddhist sect of Japan, a state of grace
with Amida Buddha to which believers aspire.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis
FROM Tony Abell who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: a tingling in the mouth that proceeds to numbness (and possible
paralysis and death) following consumption of fugu (blowfish).
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Chuck Emery, Dan Widdis, Johnny Barrs, Russ
Heimerson
FROM Mike Shefler who DQ'ed, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
15: female imam: in the ranking of imams umami conveys infalibility
but it does not convey leadership.Only Fatimah al Zaheer, daugher of
Muhammed, has ever held this title.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 14 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
16: a category of taste corresponding to the 'savoury' flavour of free
glutamates in various foods, esp. protein-rich fermented and aged ones
such as mature cheeses and soy sauce; spec. the flavour of monosodium
glutamate. Also: monosodium glutamate itself.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Bill Hirst, Toni Savage, Johnny Barrs,
Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D6
No def
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 2 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
available to deal, so the next deal falls to Mike Shefler with 5
natural points for his fugu tingling. Mike was also the only person
to DQ because he knew the meaning of the word - the savoury taste of
monosodium glutumate (number 16). The real winner with an unnatural 5
points is Russ Heimerson for the Inuit knife. I did consider
combining Russ' def with the other Eskimo knife, but I decided that
they were sufficiently different to be separate.
Thanks to you all for playing.
-- Tim L
== UMAMI Results ==
1: [Jp.] Fresh water eel.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Toni Savage, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Chuck Emery who voted 9 and 14, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
2: a kind of Inuit knife.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Dodi Schultz, Hugo Kornelis
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 14 and *16*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
3: a Japanese pearl-diver.
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and 4, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: [Swahili] a rhinoceros.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 9 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5: side-winding snake of the Sahara.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
6: a wave suitable for surfing (fr. Jap.)
Voted for by: Scott Crom, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 14 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: in Western Africa, the bridal ceremony.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 2 and 6, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: an Eskimo snow knife used for building igloos.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Hugo Kornelis
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 12 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
9: [Swahili] a woman's garment made by wrapping fabric around the
body.
Voted for by: Chuck Emery, Dave Cunningham
FROM Toni Savage who voted 1 and *16*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10: a highly spiced dish consisting of roasted game birds minced and
stewed in wine.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who voted 2 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: _Architecture_ an ornament in the form of a ball cupped in the
petals of a circular flower.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 13 and 14, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
12: (_Inuit_) a very thick, swirling snowstorm, which destroys
visibility and is extremely dangerous to travelers.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Scott Crom who voted 3 and 6, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: in the Jodo or Pure Land Buddhist sect of Japan, a state of grace
with Amida Buddha to which believers aspire.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis
FROM Tony Abell who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: a tingling in the mouth that proceeds to numbness (and possible
paralysis and death) following consumption of fugu (blowfish).
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Chuck Emery, Dan Widdis, Johnny Barrs, Russ
Heimerson
FROM Mike Shefler who DQ'ed, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
15: female imam: in the ranking of imams umami conveys infalibility
but it does not convey leadership.Only Fatimah al Zaheer, daugher of
Muhammed, has ever held this title.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 14 and *16*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
16: a category of taste corresponding to the 'savoury' flavour of free
glutamates in various foods, esp. protein-rich fermented and aged ones
such as mature cheeses and soy sauce; spec. the flavour of monosodium
glutamate. Also: monosodium glutamate itself.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Bill Hirst, Toni Savage, Johnny Barrs,
Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D6
No def
FROM Hugo Kornelis who voted 2 and 8, and scores 0 + 0 = 0