EnDash@aol.com
November 17th, 2009, 08:13 PM
And the next deal is for Millie Morgan with 5 unnatural points
I thought this would be a real stumper; and boy, was I wrong. Luckily for
me, a few didn't vote at all; or the dictionary score would have been even
embarrassingly higher. Congratulations to the eight folks who were
perspicacious enough to divine the correct meaning of what I thought was an
impossibly obscure word.
1: a ganglion
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Tim Lodge who voted *9* and 19, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
2: a timekeeper
Voted for by nobody
FROM Toni Savage who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3: a surgical clamp
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Tim Bourne who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
4: an acolyte of Zoroastrianism
Voted for by: Millie Morgan
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and 3, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: a professional jester or minstrel
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 3 and *9*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
6: _obs._ a joiner or cabinetmaker
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dodi Schultz
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 5 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: a tropical dodder of Central America
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 12 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: someone in the grip of inner conflict
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: a surgical instrument for scraping bones
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Tim Lodge, Johnny Barrs, Mike Shefler, Millie
Morgan, Scott Crom, Guerri Stevens, Russ Heimerson
FROM AHD4 which can't vote, and scores D8
10: [Gk.] a runner used to carry messages in battle
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 6 and *9*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
11: a plaited doughnut deep-fried and soaked in syrup
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Chris Carson who voted 15 and 20, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
12: an old woman, especially one who is considered ugly
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 16 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: a confidence artist whose specialty is switching packages
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: one who is out-of-touch with reality or unwilling to accept reality
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted *9* and 17, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
15: any of several varieties of South American sunflower, esp. those of the
subfamily Mutisioideae
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Tony Abell
FROM Jim Hart who voted 7 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: one who frequents churches for a living; as, a beggar or seller of
candles [Gk. _xustos_ portico]
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Dan Widdis
FROM Paul Keating who voted *9* and (16), and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17: a slender archaeological trowel, having a leaf-shaped blade at one end
and a rectangular blade at the other
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 4 and *9*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
18: Xystus: a musical instrument used in the worship of Isis; played like a
violin by scraping the strings [Grk _zustros_ scraper]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 3 and *9*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
19: a prearranged code term consistently substituted for a particular
word or phrase in an otherwise plain-language confidential communication
Voted for by: Tim Lodge
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 6 and 7, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
20: an ancient device which measured time by marking the regulated flow of
water through a small opening, less accurately than the later clepsydra
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Scott Crom who voted *9* and 13, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
I thought this would be a real stumper; and boy, was I wrong. Luckily for
me, a few didn't vote at all; or the dictionary score would have been even
embarrassingly higher. Congratulations to the eight folks who were
perspicacious enough to divine the correct meaning of what I thought was an
impossibly obscure word.
1: a ganglion
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson
FROM Tim Lodge who voted *9* and 19, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
2: a timekeeper
Voted for by nobody
FROM Toni Savage who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
3: a surgical clamp
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Nancy Shepherdson, Russ Heimerson
FROM Tim Bourne who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
4: an acolyte of Zoroastrianism
Voted for by: Millie Morgan
FROM Nancy Shepherdson who voted 1 and 3, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
5: a professional jester or minstrel
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Russ Heimerson who voted 3 and *9*, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
6: _obs._ a joiner or cabinetmaker
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Dodi Schultz
FROM Dave Cunningham who voted 5 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
7: a tropical dodder of Central America
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Dodi Schultz
FROM Tony Abell who voted 12 and 15, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
8: someone in the grip of inner conflict
Voted for by nobody
FROM Judy Madnick who didn't vote, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
9: a surgical instrument for scraping bones
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Tim Lodge, Johnny Barrs, Mike Shefler, Millie
Morgan, Scott Crom, Guerri Stevens, Russ Heimerson
FROM AHD4 which can't vote, and scores D8
10: [Gk.] a runner used to carry messages in battle
Voted for by nobody
FROM Mike Shefler who voted 6 and *9*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
11: a plaited doughnut deep-fried and soaked in syrup
Voted for by: Dave Cunningham
FROM Chris Carson who voted 15 and 20, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
12: an old woman, especially one who is considered ugly
Voted for by: Tony Abell
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 16 and 17, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: a confidence artist whose specialty is switching packages
Voted for by: Scott Crom
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14: one who is out-of-touch with reality or unwilling to accept reality
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted *9* and 17, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
15: any of several varieties of South American sunflower, esp. those of the
subfamily Mutisioideae
Voted for by: Chris Carson, Tony Abell
FROM Jim Hart who voted 7 and 17, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16: one who frequents churches for a living; as, a beggar or seller of
candles [Gk. _xustos_ portico]
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Dan Widdis
FROM Paul Keating who voted *9* and (16), and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
17: a slender archaeological trowel, having a leaf-shaped blade at one end
and a rectangular blade at the other
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Guerri Stevens, Dan Widdis
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 4 and *9*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
18: Xystus: a musical instrument used in the worship of Isis; played like a
violin by scraping the strings [Grk _zustros_ scraper]
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted 3 and *9*, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
19: a prearranged code term consistently substituted for a particular
word or phrase in an otherwise plain-language confidential communication
Voted for by: Tim Lodge
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 6 and 7, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
20: an ancient device which measured time by marking the regulated flow of
water through a small opening, less accurately than the later clepsydra
Voted for by: Chris Carson
FROM Scott Crom who voted *9* and 13, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*