Tim Lodge
July 17th, 2008, 03:44 AM
Four of you guessed that the VALIHA is the national instrument of
Madagascar. Three players ended up with 4 points, but Toni Savage
with the only natural 4 is the new dealer for her Romanian liqueur.
Tim Bourne and Guerri Stevens can sit back and relax as runners-up. I
thought for once I might have found a word that Johnny Barrs didn't
know, but there was no such luck, and he was DQ again.
So the next deal goes to Toni Savage with 4 natural points. Take it
away, Toni.
-- Tim L
** VALIHA **
1: quickness; speed.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *18* and 19, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
2: a bridal mantilla.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 5 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3: a small wooden cart.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dick Weltz
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 5 and *18*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
4: low-lying sandy beach.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 8 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: an apparition; phantom.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 9 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6: a wasting disease of goats.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 2 and 4, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: scorched foliage near a lava flow.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: a liqueur of Romania, made from blackberries.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Judy Madnick, Mike Shefler, Dodi Schultz
FROM Toni Savage who voted 12 and 20, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
9: a quorum of elders at an Iroquois conference.
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Tony Abell who voted 15 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: a twin (chiefly Tahitian) (see also "Bsli Ha'i" )
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 14 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: a liqueur of which the main ingredient is peach brandy
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Judy Madnick
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 17 and *18*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
12: a Romanian noble rank approximately equivalent to count.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 3 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: small raised bumps on a flower stalk, just below the sepal.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14: a soft, thin, suede-finished glove leather usually made form
sheepskin.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dave Cunningham, Dan Widdis
FROM Chris Carson who voted 8 and 11, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
15: a species of the plant genus, Crocus, sometimes used for medicinal
purposes.
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 3 and *18*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
16: possibly extirpated Northern African bird of prey; similar to the
Sryuhl Kite in size.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 14 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17: an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer,
artist, musician, or philosopher.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Tony Abell
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 5 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
18: a type of zither, typically tubular and traditionally made from
bamboo, regarded as the national instrument of Madagascar.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Russ Heimerson, Tim Bourne, Dick Weltz
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
19: a small metal duct flute with 4 finger holes and pentatonic
tuning, usu. E G A C D, that is a common folk instrument of Estonia.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
20: a large bombycid moth whose larva feeds on the oak Quercus serrata
in Japan, and furnishes silk of excellent quality which has long been
utilized in the manufacture of the heavier native silk fabrics.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Johnny Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
Madagascar. Three players ended up with 4 points, but Toni Savage
with the only natural 4 is the new dealer for her Romanian liqueur.
Tim Bourne and Guerri Stevens can sit back and relax as runners-up. I
thought for once I might have found a word that Johnny Barrs didn't
know, but there was no such luck, and he was DQ again.
So the next deal goes to Toni Savage with 4 natural points. Take it
away, Toni.
-- Tim L
** VALIHA **
1: quickness; speed.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *18* and 19, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
2: a bridal mantilla.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 5 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3: a small wooden cart.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dick Weltz
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 5 and *18*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
4: low-lying sandy beach.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 8 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: an apparition; phantom.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 9 and 10, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6: a wasting disease of goats.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 2 and 4, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: scorched foliage near a lava flow.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: a liqueur of Romania, made from blackberries.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Judy Madnick, Mike Shefler, Dodi Schultz
FROM Toni Savage who voted 12 and 20, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
9: a quorum of elders at an Iroquois conference.
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Tony Abell who voted 15 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: a twin (chiefly Tahitian) (see also "Bsli Ha'i" )
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 14 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: a liqueur of which the main ingredient is peach brandy
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Judy Madnick
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 17 and *18*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
12: a Romanian noble rank approximately equivalent to count.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 3 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: small raised bumps on a flower stalk, just below the sepal.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14: a soft, thin, suede-finished glove leather usually made form
sheepskin.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dave Cunningham, Dan Widdis
FROM Chris Carson who voted 8 and 11, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
15: a species of the plant genus, Crocus, sometimes used for medicinal
purposes.
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 3 and *18*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
16: possibly extirpated Northern African bird of prey; similar to the
Sryuhl Kite in size.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 14 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
17: an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer,
artist, musician, or philosopher.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Tony Abell
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 5 and 14, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
18: a type of zither, typically tubular and traditionally made from
bamboo, regarded as the national instrument of Madagascar.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Russ Heimerson, Tim Bourne, Dick Weltz
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
19: a small metal duct flute with 4 finger holes and pentatonic
tuning, usu. E G A C D, that is a common folk instrument of Estonia.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Paul Keating who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
20: a large bombycid moth whose larva feeds on the oak Quercus serrata
in Japan, and furnishes silk of excellent quality which has long been
utilized in the manufacture of the heavier native silk fabrics.
Voted for by: Toni Savage
FROM Johnny Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1