Bill Hirst
May 28th, 2005, 09:21 AM
Here are the definitions for madefy, a very odd collection, but that's normal here. Don't look up the word yet, but pick your two favorite ones that "might" be the real meaning. Vote by public reply, somewhere in the parlor (preferably in the "markey" thread.) I usually read the entire forum, so I'll probably see misdirected posts. If you don't vote on Compuserve Tapcis, you can vote on the Yahoo Coryphaeus group or the new Tapcis.com forum. I'll see votes there too.
For those of you who need to vote by e-mail, you can reach me at billhirst@tapcis.net or billhirst@comcast.net.
Vote before 10:00 PM (EST) Sunday evening, or 7:00 pm Pacific time, or 0200 Greenwich Mean Time Monday for marijke and others on that side of the pond. I don't know what time it would be in Australia or Africa, so if you live there you'll have to work it out for yourself. Anyway, it should be about 36 hours from the timestamp on this message.
New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are in the file RULES.DIX in library 17.
1: fig-worms
2: to reduce to slag .
3: madden, bewilder [slang]
4: To choose the lesser of two evils
5: to pour splashingly or unsteadily.
6: To add a brushed lustre to a surface.
7: to render virginal; to become a virgin
8: a currant or raisin pudding (N. Eng.).
9: A crack or *breach* in a dike or levee.
10: to confirm the virginity of (a prospective bride]
11: To make wet or moist, typ. by walking in a mist; to moisten.
12: A low-growing succulent often used as a border in ornamental gardens.
13: Civilian dress, especially when worn by one who normally wears a uniform
14: a type of signal flag flown on Dutch ships in the East Indies in the 19th century.
15: To cause another person to go mad, usually an enemy, frequently through the use of the occult or the supernatural
16: to strengthen the shells of eggs using a costly chemical process, in preparation for their conversion into permanent Russian Easter eggs; from Madevladiminsky, who invented the chemical treatment in St. Petersburg in 1821.
-Bill
For those of you who need to vote by e-mail, you can reach me at billhirst@tapcis.net or billhirst@comcast.net.
Vote before 10:00 PM (EST) Sunday evening, or 7:00 pm Pacific time, or 0200 Greenwich Mean Time Monday for marijke and others on that side of the pond. I don't know what time it would be in Australia or Africa, so if you live there you'll have to work it out for yourself. Anyway, it should be about 36 hours from the timestamp on this message.
New players are welcome, even if you didn't enter a definition this round. Don't look in a dictionary. Full rules, if you're curious, are in the file RULES.DIX in library 17.
1: fig-worms
2: to reduce to slag .
3: madden, bewilder [slang]
4: To choose the lesser of two evils
5: to pour splashingly or unsteadily.
6: To add a brushed lustre to a surface.
7: to render virginal; to become a virgin
8: a currant or raisin pudding (N. Eng.).
9: A crack or *breach* in a dike or levee.
10: to confirm the virginity of (a prospective bride]
11: To make wet or moist, typ. by walking in a mist; to moisten.
12: A low-growing succulent often used as a border in ornamental gardens.
13: Civilian dress, especially when worn by one who normally wears a uniform
14: a type of signal flag flown on Dutch ships in the East Indies in the 19th century.
15: To cause another person to go mad, usually an enemy, frequently through the use of the occult or the supernatural
16: to strengthen the shells of eggs using a costly chemical process, in preparation for their conversion into permanent Russian Easter eggs; from Madevladiminsky, who invented the chemical treatment in St. Petersburg in 1821.
-Bill