Daniel B. Widdis
December 13th, 2008, 02:02 AM
I was a bit concerned when less than an hour after posting word, the first
reply was a DQ (unsurprisingly by JohnnyB). But nobody else seemed to know
the word until after the definitions were posted and Russ managed to
recognize it. A tsantsa (or tzantza) is a shrunken head, used as a war
trophy by the Shuar people. You can read all about it here:
http://www.head-hunter.com/tsantsa.html
Other than the pair who knew the word, nobody else guessed it, leaving me
with an asterisked D0.
Nancy Shepherdson and Bill Hirst tied with 4 natural points each, and are
also tied in the rolling scores. Bill's longevity in the game gives him a
higher total score and the honor of the next deal. Nancy can take home a
tsantsa as her trophy for being the "real winner".
All yours, Bill.
*** TSANTSA ***
1: a low, eroded mesa.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Tony Abell who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
2: a Zulu wedding dance.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 3 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3: a kind of backpack in Africa.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Mike Shefler
FROM Toni Savage who voted 9 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
4: _Informal_ trouble; aggravation.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz
FROM Chris Carson who voted 5 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: a type of rope made from plaited tree bark.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Chris Carson, Dick Weltz, Scott Crom
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 10 and 11, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
6: Chilean dance where partners move around each other.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: a hot, herbal beverage believed to have healing properties.
Voted for by: Paul Keating
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 9 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8: a large scale pottery figure found in some Chinese funerary sites.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 13 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: in the Mediterranean area, a hot, dry southerly wind, especially one
moving towards a low pressure center.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Toni Savage, Dodi Schultz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 5 and 19, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
10: in southern India, the ceremonial painting of the bride's toenails
before a marriage ceremony; the elaborate design thus produced.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 9 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: [Japan] tree with red-streaked, scented timber valued for inlaying and
religious buildings - Cryptomeria japonica.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM John Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
12: a wasp of central Africa whose larvae are parasitic on other insect
larvae.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 2 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13: a wild dance of the Romany or the music to which it is performed.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: a shrunken head made by the Shuar people of South America.
Voted for by nobody
FROM AllWords.com which can't vote, and scores D0
15: (Pinyin _zanza_) a short form of Chinese poetry.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who voted 7 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16: a Slavic dance that increases in speed.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler
FROM Russ Heimerson who DQ'ed, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
17: [!Kung] a celebration or feast.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18: [Pidgin] aunt and/or uncle.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Toni Savage
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 4 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
19: candied gooseberries.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Scott Crom
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 3 and 12, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
--
Dan
reply was a DQ (unsurprisingly by JohnnyB). But nobody else seemed to know
the word until after the definitions were posted and Russ managed to
recognize it. A tsantsa (or tzantza) is a shrunken head, used as a war
trophy by the Shuar people. You can read all about it here:
http://www.head-hunter.com/tsantsa.html
Other than the pair who knew the word, nobody else guessed it, leaving me
with an asterisked D0.
Nancy Shepherdson and Bill Hirst tied with 4 natural points each, and are
also tied in the rolling scores. Bill's longevity in the game gives him a
higher total score and the honor of the next deal. Nancy can take home a
tsantsa as her trophy for being the "real winner".
All yours, Bill.
*** TSANTSA ***
1: a low, eroded mesa.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick
FROM Tony Abell who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
2: a Zulu wedding dance.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 3 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3: a kind of backpack in Africa.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Mike Shefler
FROM Toni Savage who voted 9 and 18, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
4: _Informal_ trouble; aggravation.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz
FROM Chris Carson who voted 5 and 19, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: a type of rope made from plaited tree bark.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Chris Carson, Dick Weltz, Scott Crom
FROM Bill Hirst who voted 10 and 11, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
6: Chilean dance where partners move around each other.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: a hot, herbal beverage believed to have healing properties.
Voted for by: Paul Keating
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 9 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
8: a large scale pottery figure found in some Chinese funerary sites.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 13 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: in the Mediterranean area, a hot, dry southerly wind, especially one
moving towards a low pressure center.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Toni Savage, Dodi Schultz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 5 and 19, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
10: in southern India, the ceremonial painting of the bride's toenails
before a marriage ceremony; the elaborate design thus produced.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 9 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: [Japan] tree with red-streaked, scented timber valued for inlaying and
religious buildings - Cryptomeria japonica.
Voted for by: Bill Hirst
FROM John Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
12: a wasp of central Africa whose larvae are parasitic on other insect
larvae.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 2 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
13: a wild dance of the Romany or the music to which it is performed.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Wayne Scott who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: a shrunken head made by the Shuar people of South America.
Voted for by nobody
FROM AllWords.com which can't vote, and scores D0
15: (Pinyin _zanza_) a short form of Chinese poetry.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Paul Keating who voted 7 and 19, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16: a Slavic dance that increases in speed.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler
FROM Russ Heimerson who DQ'ed, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
17: [!Kung] a celebration or feast.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
18: [Pidgin] aunt and/or uncle.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Toni Savage
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 4 and 5, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
19: candied gooseberries.
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Scott Crom
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 3 and 12, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
--
Dan