[Dixonary] Round 1942: Poncif Defs Up

[Nancy Shepherdson]

Hi all --

Sorry I did not have time to post a progress report. You wouldn't
believe what the life of a political activist is like 30 days before
an election...

However, I think all of our regulars have sent me definitions, 17 of
which, along with the real one, are provided for your voting pleasure
below. Please select the two that delight you most, for whatever
reason, and vote by:

1. a.m CDT Friday October 3

That's 7 a.m. for you in GMT, 11 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, and all
others can figure it out on their own.

Nancy
(official D-in-P, dealer in perpetuity, according to Mike)

1. a kind of salt water snail

2. a mountain nymph

3. a West Indian stew consisting of fish or occasionally pork,
seasonings such as lime and garlic, and often fruits and vegetables.

4. a decorative border on silver objects, often containing laurel
branches.

5. a short rafter used in a hip roof.

6. stereotyped or conventional literary ideas, plot, character, etc.

7. a two arched bridge over a boundary ditch [EE, obs]

8. a portable raised platform used as temporary walkway over a flooded
path or
road.

9. a single word expressing a complex of ideas.

10. a decorative frieze on a bridge abutment.

11. a mixture of mead and barley water.

12. unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.

13. a light wooden boat used for lake fishing.

14. the platform of a minaret [arch.]

15. [Welsh] a hole in a leather strap or belt punched through by an
awl

16. [naut.] a small bucket hung around the neck of seasick
watchstanders.

17. a phoneme consisting of two distinct vowels not separated by a
glottal stop.

18. an adage, usually related to weather.

[Judy Madnick]

<< You
<< wouldn't
<< believe what the life of a political activist is like 30 days before
<< an election...

I don't think I want to know!

Something else I don't know is the definition of "poncif." So here are my guesses, both using "decorative":

<< 4. a decorative border on silver objects, often containing laurel
<< branches.

<< 10. a decorative frieze on a bridge abutment.

Judy Madnick
Independent Tupperware Consultant
Ask me about Tupperware opportunities!
tupperware (AT) judyandstu (DOT) com
http://my2.tupperware.com/judymadnick

[Tim B]

10 and 18, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

[France International]

I'll go for 1 and 18 but it's probably one in between.

[EnDash@aol.com]

I'll take 3 and 4, which couldn't be more unalike.

-- Dick Weltz





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[Bill Hirst]

I got a bad feeling in my gut concerning the hole in a leather belt.
Therefore I factored fifteen and I'm voting for 5 and 10 instead.

Next time I'll take off the belt before using the awl.

-Bill

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 8 and 12.

Guerri

[Christopher Carson]

I'll go for 5 and 9 this time.

Chris

[Dodi Schultz]

>> You wouldn't believe what the life of a political activist is like
>> 30 days before an election...

Been there, done that. Hope you're receiving handsome remuneration. Watch
out for campaign gingivitis; take extra vitamin C.

My votes in the present contest: #3 and #5.

--Dodi

[JohnnyB]

Nancy

I'm totally at a loss so I'll go for #11 and #17 please

JohnnyB

[Tim Lodge]

I'll have the silver decoration and a glass of 11:

4 and 11 please.

-- Tim L

[Toni Savage]

12 and 16...

-- Toni Savage


--- On Wed, 10/1/08, Nancy Shepherdson <nancygoat (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> 12. unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.
> >


> 16. [naut.] a small bucket hung around the neck of seasick
> watchstanders.
>

[Dave Cunningham]

wth 11 and 17 ... as good as any.

Dave

On Oct 1, 1:09*pm, Nancy Shepherdson <nancyg... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> Sorry I did not have time to post a progress report. *You wouldn't
> believe what the life of a political activist is like 30 days before
> an election...
>
> However, I think all of our regulars have sent me definitions, 17 of
> which, along with the real one, are provided for your voting pleasure
> below. *Please select the two that delight you most, for whatever
> reason, and vote by:
>
> 1. a.m CDT Friday October 3
>
> That's 7 a.m. for you in GMT, 11 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, and all
> others can figure it out on their own.
>
> Nancy
> (official D-in-P, dealer in perpetuity, according to Mike)
>
> 1. a kind of salt water snail
>
> 2. a mountain nymph
>
> 3. a West Indian stew consisting of fish or occasionally pork,
> seasonings such as lime and garlic, and often fruits and vegetables.
>
> 4. a decorative border on silver objects, often containing laurel
> branches.
>
> 5. a short rafter used in a hip roof.
>
> 6. stereotyped or conventional literary ideas, plot, character, etc.
>
> 7. a two arched bridge over a boundary ditch [EE, obs]
>
> 8. a portable raised platform used as temporary walkway over a flooded
> path or
> road.
>
> 9. *a single word expressing a complex of ideas.
>
> 10. a decorative frieze on a bridge abutment.
>
> 11. a mixture of mead and barley water.
>
> 12. unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable.
>
> 13. a light wooden boat used for lake fishing.
>
> 14. the platform of a minaret [arch.]
>
> 15. [Welsh] a hole in a leather strap or belt punched through by an
> awl
>
> 16. [naut.] a small bucket hung around the neck of seasick
> watchstanders.
>
> 17. a phoneme consisting of two distinct vowels not separated by a
> glottal stop.
>
> 18. an adage, usually related to weather.

[Nancy Shepherdson]

Handsome remuneration? Surely you jest. I am an elected party
official and therefore in an ethical bind when it comes to acting as a
campaign staffer. Perhaps that something I will get over by 2010.
One lives in hope.

Campaign Gingivitis? Hunh? Caused by?

Who did you campaign for?

Nancy

On Oct 1, 2:59*pm, Dodi Schultz <SCHU... (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:
> * >> You wouldn't believe what the life of a political activist is like
> * >> 30 days before an election...
>
> Been there, done that. Hope you're receiving handsome remuneration. Watch
> out for campaign gingivitis; take extra vitamin C.
>
> My votes in the present contest: #3 and #5.
>
> --Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

Oops. I think I forgot to submit a def this round.

A sailor visiting the West Indies who eats 3 before sailing might find
himself in need of 16.

--
Dan

[Russ Heimerson]

> Hi all --
>
> Sorry I did not have time to post a progress report. You wouldn't
> believe what the life of a political activist is like 30 days before
> an election...
>


Must have been too busy to include the real one....

Nevertheless, I'll toss votes at #5 and #11.

Russ

[Tony Abell]

The practical 8 and baroque 10, please.

> 8. a portable raised platform used as temporary walkway over a flooded
> path or
> road.

> 10. a decorative frieze on a bridge abutment.