EnDash@aol.com
October 25th, 2009, 09:44 AM
No shortage of correct guesses this time around, as well as a surprising
number of folks who were drawn in by a fake definition which closely
resembled the real one but didn't actually convey the same meaning.
As calculated by Dixomatic, the results are as follows:
The next deal is for Mike Shefler with 7 natural points
1: that portion of the oceans below which no light penetrates (i.e.
depths > ~1,000 meters)
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell, Dodi Schultz,
Scott Crom, Millie Morgan, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Mike Shefler who DQ'ed, and scores 7 + 0 = 7
2: _Gr. Antiq._ A vase or flask with a narrow neck, chiefly used in
funeral rites
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis
FROM Paul Keating who voted *7* and 12, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
3: a rural Greek dwelling including accommodation for domestic livestock
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 5 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: dense scrub characteristic of certain arid regions of Eastern Patagonia
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 2 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
5: followers of the utilitarianism proposed by Jeremy Bentham (d.1832)
[singular benthamite]
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Johnny Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
6: an anticlimax
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: 1. The collection of organisms living on or in sea or lake bottoms. 2.
The bottom of a sea or lake.
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell,
Dodi Schultz, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM ADH4 which can't vote, and scores D6
8: spar forming an extension of the bowsprit
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
9: (Latv.] amber
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Dan Widdis
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10: the flamboyant interpretation of a piece of music
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 12 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: a medicinal smell on the breath caused by ketone secretion from
abnormal metabolism of oral bacteria
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
12: an ethical construct emphasizing pure goodness to the exclusion of all
else for the attainment of an ideal society
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Tim Bourne, Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*
13: a narrow alley between high buildings
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14: shining
Voted for by nobody
FROM Scott Crom who voted 1 and 3, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: (sl.) amphetamines
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 1 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No def
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 2 and 9, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
number of folks who were drawn in by a fake definition which closely
resembled the real one but didn't actually convey the same meaning.
As calculated by Dixomatic, the results are as follows:
The next deal is for Mike Shefler with 7 natural points
1: that portion of the oceans below which no light penetrates (i.e.
depths > ~1,000 meters)
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell, Dodi Schultz,
Scott Crom, Millie Morgan, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Mike Shefler who DQ'ed, and scores 7 + 0 = 7
2: _Gr. Antiq._ A vase or flask with a narrow neck, chiefly used in
funeral rites
Voted for by: Tim Lodge, Dan Widdis
FROM Paul Keating who voted *7* and 12, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
3: a rural Greek dwelling including accommodation for domestic livestock
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 5 and 12, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4: dense scrub characteristic of certain arid regions of Eastern Patagonia
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tim Lodge who voted 2 and 12, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
5: followers of the utilitarianism proposed by Jeremy Bentham (d.1832)
[singular benthamite]
Voted for by: Tim Bourne
FROM Johnny Barrs who DQ'ed, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
6: an anticlimax
Voted for by nobody
FROM Chris Carson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
7: 1. The collection of organisms living on or in sea or lake bottoms. 2.
The bottom of a sea or lake.
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Judy Madnick, Dave Cunningham, Tony Abell,
Dodi Schultz, Nancy Shepherdson
FROM ADH4 which can't vote, and scores D6
8: spar forming an extension of the bowsprit
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
9: (Latv.] amber
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Dan Widdis
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
10: the flamboyant interpretation of a piece of music
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 12 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11: a medicinal smell on the breath caused by ketone secretion from
abnormal metabolism of oral bacteria
Voted for by nobody
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
12: an ethical construct emphasizing pure goodness to the exclusion of all
else for the attainment of an ideal society
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Tim Bourne, Tim Lodge, Guerri Stevens
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 4 + 2 = 6*
13: a narrow alley between high buildings
Voted for by nobody
FROM Russ Heimerson who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
14: shining
Voted for by nobody
FROM Scott Crom who voted 1 and 3, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
15: (sl.) amphetamines
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 1 and 9, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
No def
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and *7*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No def
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 2 and 9, and scores 0 + 0 = 0