Tim Lodge
July 20th, 2009, 12:36 PM
The next deal goes to Millie Morgan with 7 unnatural points for her
fan gestures. She narrowly beat the real def, number 13, the Bugandan
parliament, which acted as a magnet for 6 canny voters to give the OED
the highest natural score. Chris Carson's African percussion
instrument tied for the coveted runner-up slot with Mike Shefler's non-
zombie.
I included Scott Crom's vote which was posted slightly after the
deadline, as it arrived before I'd posted this message - it made no
difference to the overall result.
Over to you, Millie!
-- Tim L
*** LUKIKO ***
1: an outcast.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Tony Abell
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 10 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2: having woolly hair.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *13* and 16, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
3: the Phillipine rubber tree.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Toni Savage who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4: ornate (fr. _rococo_) [Haw.]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 6 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
5: [Malay.] a free port; safe haven.
Voted for by: Jim Hart
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
6: secured bag used by a messenger or courier.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Millie Morgan
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 16 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: (_Jap._) a variety of very small, very sweet melon.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Judy Madnick, Dick Weltz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 11 and 15, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
8: Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 7 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: a pungent variety of onion much used in Russian cuisine.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: the basic monetary unit of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 12 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: the language of fan gestures in Japanese dance performance.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Scott Crom,
Toni Savage
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 6 and *13*, and scores 5 + 2 = 7*
12: in the Vodoun religion, a person who is immune to zombification.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Dodi Schultz, Jim Hart
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 1 and *13*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
13: A levee; the council or parliament of the Buganda people of
Uganda.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler, Millie Morgan, Paul
Keating, Russ Heimerson, Johnny Barrs
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D6
14: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular
festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 11 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: in a Japanese castle, a floorboard deliberately allowed to squeak
when trodden on, as a warning device; also nightingale board.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Scott Crom, Johnny Barrs
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 7 and 11, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
16: an East African percussion instrument made of a hollow gourd with
a grooved or serrated surface, played by scraping with a stick or rod.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dick Weltz, Paul Keating, Dodi
Schultz, Russ Heimerson
FROM Chris Carson who voted 9 and 18, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
17: Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language) name for the Sun Bear
(Helarctos malayanus), the world's smallest bear, which is indigenous
to that country.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Judy Madnick
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 7 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
18: _Music._ of song repertoire: jejune, undeveloped, naive [Du.,
acronym of _Luthersch Kinderkoor_ Lutheran Childrens' Choir; metonym
for bowdlerized popular songs]
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Tony Abell
FROM Paul Keating who voted *13* and 16, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
No def
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *13* and 15, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No def
FROM Jim Hart who voted 5 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
fan gestures. She narrowly beat the real def, number 13, the Bugandan
parliament, which acted as a magnet for 6 canny voters to give the OED
the highest natural score. Chris Carson's African percussion
instrument tied for the coveted runner-up slot with Mike Shefler's non-
zombie.
I included Scott Crom's vote which was posted slightly after the
deadline, as it arrived before I'd posted this message - it made no
difference to the overall result.
Over to you, Millie!
-- Tim L
*** LUKIKO ***
1: an outcast.
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Tony Abell
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 10 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
2: having woolly hair.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted *13* and 16, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
3: the Phillipine rubber tree.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Toni Savage who voted 11 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4: ornate (fr. _rococo_) [Haw.]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 6 and *13*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
5: [Malay.] a free port; safe haven.
Voted for by: Jim Hart
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
6: secured bag used by a messenger or courier.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Millie Morgan
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 16 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: (_Jap._) a variety of very small, very sweet melon.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Judy Madnick, Dick Weltz
FROM Scott Crom who voted 11 and 15, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
8: Latin-American dance with rhythmic tapping of the feet.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 7 and 17, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: a pungent variety of onion much used in Russian cuisine.
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 18, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
10: the basic monetary unit of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 12 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
11: the language of fan gestures in Japanese dance performance.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Dan Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Scott Crom,
Toni Savage
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 6 and *13*, and scores 5 + 2 = 7*
12: in the Vodoun religion, a person who is immune to zombification.
Voted for by: Toni Savage, Dodi Schultz, Jim Hart
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 1 and *13*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
13: A levee; the council or parliament of the Buganda people of
Uganda.
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham, Mike Shefler, Millie Morgan, Paul
Keating, Russ Heimerson, Johnny Barrs
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D6
14: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular
festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 11 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: in a Japanese castle, a floorboard deliberately allowed to squeak
when trodden on, as a warning device; also nightingale board.
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Scott Crom, Johnny Barrs
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 7 and 11, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
16: an East African percussion instrument made of a hollow gourd with
a grooved or serrated surface, played by scraping with a stick or rod.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Dick Weltz, Paul Keating, Dodi
Schultz, Russ Heimerson
FROM Chris Carson who voted 9 and 18, and scores 5 + 0 = 5
17: Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language) name for the Sun Bear
(Helarctos malayanus), the world's smallest bear, which is indigenous
to that country.
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson, Judy Madnick
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 7 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
18: _Music._ of song repertoire: jejune, undeveloped, naive [Du.,
acronym of _Luthersch Kinderkoor_ Lutheran Childrens' Choir; metonym
for bowdlerized popular songs]
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Tony Abell
FROM Paul Keating who voted *13* and 16, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
No def
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *13* and 15, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No def
FROM Jim Hart who voted 5 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0