Round 2039 results

[mshefler]

Dodi Schultz is the next dealer. Five of you guessed the correct def.

1. an Ethiopian grain similar to barley.
Submitter: Cunningham Votes: 12 & 13 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

2. _Rus._ Members of an association or group which wields power such as
a gang within a prison.
Submitter: Emery Votes: *4* & 12 2 + 2 = 4
Voted for by: Crom; Morgan

3. green vegetation in an otherwise arid area [<Afrikaans fine bush]
Submitter: Barrs Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Weltz

4. a collection of plants (a vegetation type) that are mainly shrubs and
is comprised of species belonging to South Africa's southwestern and
southern Cape.
Submitter: Shefler Vote: N/A D5
Voted for by: Emery; Lodge; Madnick; Schultz; Shepherdson

5. a South African farm cart.
Submitter: Bourne Votes: 9 & 16 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Madnick; Stevens

6. a small gazelle of the African savannah.
Submitter: Lodge Votes: *4* & 12 2 + 1 = 3
Voted for by: Weltz

7. a collective term for Greek poker variations.
Submitter: Widdis Votes: 14 & 16 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

8. calcareous loam used in making brick.
Submitter: Madnick Votes: *4* & 5 2 + 0 = 2
Voted for by:

9. A wide brimmed hat.
Submitter: Carson Votes: 13 & 16 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Bourne; Morgan; Savage

10. sweet pastries of a type originated in Fyn county, Denmark.
Submitter: Weltz Votes: 3 & 6 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

11. any of several species of bioluminous deep-sea fish of the family
Sternoptychidae; also known as hatchet fish.
Submitter: Hart Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Schultz

12. in the Miocene Epoch, a genus out of which developed modern bovines
such as the ox, cow, buffalo, etc.
Submitter: Crom Votes: 2 & 13 0 + 3 = 3
Voted for by: Cunningham; Emery; Lodge

13. the (hypothetical) extinct predecessor of modern Northern European
cattle breeds, based on fossil fragments.
Submitter: Schultz Votes: *4* & 11 2 + 3 = 5
Voted for by: Cunningham; Carson; Crom

14. a memorandum at the end of an affidavit showing to whom it was sworn.
Submitter: Heimerson Vote: N/V 0 + 1 = 1
Voted for by: Widdis

15. (of a tree) having a spiny trunk.
Submitter: Abell Vote: N/V 0 + 0 = 0
Voted for by:

16. a typographical error in which the letters of a word are jumbled so
that the result is an entirely different word.
Submitter: Stevens Votes: 5 & 17 0 + 4 = 4
Voted for by: Bourne; Widdis; Carson; Shepherdson

17. an ensign of beaten copper, traditionally placed at the four corners
of a monastery or temple roof.
Submitter: Morgan Votes: 2 & 9 0 + 2 = 2
Voted for by: Stevens; Savage

No def: Savage Votes: 9 & 17 0 + 0 = 0

No def: Shepherdson Votes: *4* & 16 2 + 0 = 2


[Toni Savage]

"is comprised of..???"


YUCK!!! (Pet peeve-- comprised vs. composed)


-- Toni Savage


--- On Tue, 9/15/09, mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:

> From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
> Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2039 results
> To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 10:22 PM
>
>
> Dodi Schultz is the next dealer. Five of you guessed the
> correct def.
>
> 1.* an Ethiopian grain similar to barley.
> Submitter: Cunningham* * * * *
> * ***Votes: 12 & 13* *
> * 0 + 0 =***0
> Voted for by:* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
>
>
> 2.* _Rus._ Members of an association or group which
> wields power such
> as
> a gang within a prison.* * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * *
>
> Submitter: Emery* * * * * *
> * * * * Votes: *4* & 12*
> ***2 + 2 =***4
> Voted for by: Crom; Morgan
>
> 3.* green vegetation in an otherwise arid area
> [<Afrikaans fine bush]
> Submitter: Barrs* * * * * *
> * * * ***Vote: N/V*
> * * * * 0 + 1 =***1
> Voted for by: Weltz
>
> 4.* a collection of plants (a vegetation type) that
> are mainly shrubs
> and
> is comprised of species belonging to South Africa's
> southwestern and***
>
> southern Cape.* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * ***
>
> Submitter: Shefler* * * * * *
> * * ***Vote: N/A* *
> * * * * * *
> ***D5
> Voted for by: Emery; Lodge; Madnick; Schultz; Shepherdson
>
> 5.* a South African farm cart.
> Submitter: Bourne* * * * * *
> * * ***Votes: 9 & 16*
> * ***0 + 2 =***2
> Voted for by: Madnick; Stevens
>
> 6.* a small gazelle of the African savannah.
> Submitter: Lodge* * * * * *
> * * * * Votes: *4* & 12*
> ***2 + 1 =***3
> Voted for by: Weltz
>
> 7.* a collective term for Greek poker variations.
> Submitter: Widdis* * * * * *
> * * ***Votes: 14 & 16*
> * * 0 + 0 =***0
> Voted for by:* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
>
>
> 8.* calcareous loam used in making brick.
> Submitter: Madnick* * * * * *
> * * * Votes: *4* & 5* * *
> 2 + 0 =***2
> Voted for by:* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
>
>
> 9.* A wide brimmed hat.
> Submitter: Carson* * * * * *
> * * ***Votes: 13 & 16*
> * * 0 + 3 =***3
> Voted for by: Bourne; Morgan; Savage
>
> 10.* sweet pastries of a type originated in Fyn
> county, Denmark.
> Submitter: Weltz* * * * * *
> * * * * Votes: 3 & 6* *
> * * 0 + 0 =***0
> Voted for by:* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
>
>
> 11.* any of several species of bioluminous deep-sea
> fish of the family
> Sternoptychidae; also known as hatchet fish.* *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * ***
>
> Submitter: Hart* * * * * *
> * * * * * Vote: N/V* *
> * * * 0 + 1 =***1
> Voted for by: Schultz
>
> 12.* in the Miocene Epoch, a genus out of which
> developed modern
> bovines
> such as the ox, cow, buffalo, etc.* * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
> ***
>
> Submitter: Crom* * * * * *
> * * * ***Votes: 2 &
> 13* * ***0 + 3
> =***3
> Voted for by: Cunningham; Emery; Lodge
>
> 13.* the (hypothetical) extinct predecessor of modern
> Northern
> European
> cattle breeds, based on fossil fragments.* *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * *
>
> Submitter: Schultz* * * * * *
> * * * Votes: *4* & 11*
> ***2 + 3 =***5
> Voted for by: Cunningham; Carson; Crom
>
> 14.* a memorandum at the end of an affidavit showing
> to whom it was
> sworn.
> Submitter: Heimerson* * * * *
> * * ***Vote: N/V* *
> * * * 0 + 1 =***1
> Voted for by: Widdis
>
> 15.* (of a tree) having a spiny trunk.
> Submitter: Abell* * * * * *
> * * * ***Vote: N/V*
> * * * * 0 + 0 =***0
> Voted for by:* * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * *
>
>
> 16.* a typographical error in which the letters of a
> word are jumbled
> so
> that the result is an entirely different word.* *
> * * * * * * * *
> * ***
>
> Submitter: Stevens* * * * * *
> * * * Votes: 5 & 17* *
> ***0 + 4 =***4
> Voted for by: Bourne; Widdis; Carson; Shepherdson
>
> 17.* an ensign of beaten copper,* traditionally
> placed at the four
> corners
> of* a monastery or temple roof.* * *
> * * * * * * * *
> * * * * * * * *
> *
>
> Submitter: Morgan* * * * * *
> * * ***Votes: 2 & 9*
> * * * 0 + 2 =***2
> Voted for by: Stevens; Savage
>
> No def: Savage* * * * * *
> * * ***Votes: 9 & 17*
> * ***0 + 0 =***0
>
> No def: Shepherdson* * * * *
> * * Votes: *4* & 16* ***2
> + 0 =***2
>
>
>
> --
> mshefler
>

[Judy Madnick]

From: "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com>

<< Something very odd is going on here.

I received two separate messages, one with the results and the other with the rolling scores.

Judy

[Dodi Schultz]

Judy Madnick wrote:
> From: "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com>
>
> << Something very odd is going on here.
>
> I received two separate messages, one with the results and the other with the rolling scores.
>
> Judy
>

That's interesting. Just the opposite of Tim: I received the results
of round 2039, but not the rolling scores.

--Dodi

[JohnnyB]

I think we have to be very careful when we 'reply' - and then change the
subject.

Gmail has some funny ideas (by funny I mean, different to other providers
and probably more consistent) where they keep a thread together even if the
text of the subject changes - which of course causes chaos to other people
when the subject change is made by copying the subject of another existing
thread because the user's own software may well decide to thread on the text
in the subject line. For it receives conflicting information "this is in a
thread, but the thread it is in does not have the thread subject" What do I
do?

Note also, as I commented last week. If you send an email with a new
subject, then gmail does not put it into your inbox until it has a reply
(again, that is logical, it is in your outbox/sent-mail and does not need to
be in your inbox until it receives a reply and becomes part of a thread)

So, if you start a thread by using a new subject then it will not come into
your inbox until someone replies - and in the context of those who play via
email you (as author) *may* not see it for a while. Meanwhile gmail has a
problem if you also change the title to that of an existing thread, it is in
a thread, but which thread?

Basically, I think that we would avoid a lot of the problems we are
experiencing if we are more careful and not changing subject when we "reply"
- And if we create a "new" email, then not copying an existing subject into
it without making some change to it.

Incidentally, this is not a new problem. One could cause chaos in the old
Compuserve readers by "reply" and "subject change" - I didn't know Tapcis,
but all email readers that I used got their knickers in a twist if people
did that.

JohnnyB




> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> [mailto:dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Dodi Schultz
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:35 PM
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Round 2039 results
>
>
> Judy Madnick wrote:
> > From: "Tim Lodge" <5sfwiyj02 (AT) sneakemail (DOT) com>
> >
> > << Something very odd is going on here.
> >
> > I received two separate messages, one with the results and
> the other with the rolling scores.
> >
> > Judy
> >
>
> That's interesting. Just the opposite of Tim: I received the
> results of round 2039, but not the rolling scores.
>
> --Dodi
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