Tony Abell
December 22nd, 2009, 11:47 AM
The clear winner of the deal is Paul Keating, whose rousing definition was so
convincing, he even voted for it himself. The throwing away of that vote did not
prevent him from also nailing the actual definition, giving him an unnatural 7
points. The runner up and real winner was Millie with her hypothetical constant,
earning her 5 unnatural. Besides those two and John Barrs, who was DQ
(unsurprisingly), no one else guessed that wowke is simply week in one of the
typically chaotic spellings of earlier English, occurring in Chaucer and Langley
(at least).
Take it away, Paul!
1. _obs._ To rouse from sleep; to stir up, excite (e.g. wind, fire, passion,
strife).
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Millie Morgan, Scott Crom, Dick Weltz, Paul
Keating, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 1 and *6*, and scores 5 + 2 = 7*
2. Division of a tribe; clan.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 11 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3. The male leader of a wiccan coven.
Voted for by Dick Weltz
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. A candle snuffer.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Chris Carson, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
5. A short, broad, curved one-edged sword or dagger used by the ancient Celts
and Germans.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Dan Widdis, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6. Week [obs].
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D2
7. (formerly) An Ethiopian nobleman, roughly equivalent to a duke.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 1 and 2, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8. An old, broken-down horse.
Voted for by Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 4 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9. A piercing sound such as produced by the high notes of a bagpipe.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 5 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10. A variety of chihuahua; hence any small dog.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 4 and 5, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11. The hypothetical constant thought to be pivotal in determining the
expansion rate of the universe.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Dodi Schultz, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 1 and *6*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
12. [var. wouke] An embankment that slants outward from the bottom.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 1 and 3, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13. [S. Afr.] An abrupt dip or bump in a roadway (prob. evocative of an
exclamatory sound followed by teeth clattering).
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14. Courage given by drink.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 1 and 5, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. A strong, swirling wind. [proto-Algonquian].
Voted for by Chris Carson, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 9 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16. [Lith.] Vodka.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 11 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
No definition submitted
Toni Savage, who voted 13 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 3 DQ 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 10 4 & 5 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 8 4 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Crom ......................... 5 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Cunningham ................... 16 11 & 14 4 + 0 = 4
Heimerson .................... 2 11 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 1 1 & *6* 5 + 2 = 7
Lodge ........................ 7 1 & 2 0 + 0 = 0
Madnick ...................... 9 5 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Morgan ....................... 11 1 & *6* 3 + 2 = 5
Savage ....................... 13 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Schultz ...................... 15 9 & 11 2 + 0 = 2
Shefler ...................... 13 4 & 8 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 4 9 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Webster's 1913 ............... 6 N/A D2
Weltz ........................ 12 1 & 3 0 + 0 = 0
Widdis ....................... 14 1 & 5 1 + 0 = 1
convincing, he even voted for it himself. The throwing away of that vote did not
prevent him from also nailing the actual definition, giving him an unnatural 7
points. The runner up and real winner was Millie with her hypothetical constant,
earning her 5 unnatural. Besides those two and John Barrs, who was DQ
(unsurprisingly), no one else guessed that wowke is simply week in one of the
typically chaotic spellings of earlier English, occurring in Chaucer and Langley
(at least).
Take it away, Paul!
1. _obs._ To rouse from sleep; to stir up, excite (e.g. wind, fire, passion,
strife).
Voted for by Tim Lodge, Millie Morgan, Scott Crom, Dick Weltz, Paul
Keating, Dan Widdis
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who voted 1 and *6*, and scores 5 + 2 = 7*
2. Division of a tribe; clan.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Russ Heimerson, who voted 11 and 16, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
3. The male leader of a wiccan coven.
Voted for by Dick Weltz
SOURCE: John Barrs, who is DQ, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
4. A candle snuffer.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Chris Carson, Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Guerri Stevens, who voted 9 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
5. A short, broad, curved one-edged sword or dagger used by the ancient Celts
and Germans.
Voted for by Tim Bourne, Dan Widdis, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Scott Crom, who voted 1 and 16, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
6. Week [obs].
Voted for by Millie Morgan, Paul Keating
SOURCE: Webster's 1913 Dictionary (Hyperdictionary.com), which cannot vote, and scores D2
7. (formerly) An Ethiopian nobleman, roughly equivalent to a duke.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 1 and 2, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8. An old, broken-down horse.
Voted for by Mike Shefler
SOURCE: Chris Carson, who voted 4 and 15, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9. A piercing sound such as produced by the high notes of a bagpipe.
Voted for by Dodi Schultz, Guerri Stevens
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted 5 and 16, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10. A variety of chihuahua; hence any small dog.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Bourne, who voted 4 and 5, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
11. The hypothetical constant thought to be pivotal in determining the
expansion rate of the universe.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham, Dodi Schultz, Russ Heimerson
SOURCE: Millie Morgan, who voted 1 and *6*, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
12. [var. wouke] An embankment that slants outward from the bottom.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Dick Weltz, who voted 1 and 3, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
13. [S. Afr.] An abrupt dip or bump in a roadway (prob. evocative of an
exclamatory sound followed by teeth clattering).
Voted for by Toni Savage
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted 4 and 8, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
14. Courage given by drink.
Voted for by Dave Cunningham
SOURCE: Dan Widdis, who voted 1 and 5, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15. A strong, swirling wind. [proto-Algonquian].
Voted for by Chris Carson, Toni Savage
SOURCE: Dodi Schultz, who voted 9 and 11, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
16. [Lith.] Vodka.
Voted for by Scott Crom, Russ Heimerson, Guerri Stevens, Judy Madnick
SOURCE: Dave Cunningham, who voted 11 and 14, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
No definition submitted
Toni Savage, who voted 13 and 15, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
------------------------------ ---- ----------- ---------------
Barrs ........................ 3 DQ 1 + 0 = 1
Bourne ....................... 10 4 & 5 0 + 0 = 0
Carson ....................... 8 4 & 15 1 + 0 = 1
Crom ......................... 5 1 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Cunningham ................... 16 11 & 14 4 + 0 = 4
Heimerson .................... 2 11 & 16 1 + 0 = 1
Keating ...................... 1 1 & *6* 5 + 2 = 7
Lodge ........................ 7 1 & 2 0 + 0 = 0
Madnick ...................... 9 5 & 16 2 + 0 = 2
Morgan ....................... 11 1 & *6* 3 + 2 = 5
Savage ....................... 13 & 15 0 + 0 = 0
Schultz ...................... 15 9 & 11 2 + 0 = 2
Shefler ...................... 13 4 & 8 1 + 0 = 1
Stevens ...................... 4 9 & 16 3 + 0 = 3
Webster's 1913 ............... 6 N/A D2
Weltz ........................ 12 1 & 3 0 + 0 = 0
Widdis ....................... 14 1 & 5 1 + 0 = 1