Round 2104 - vote for stoop buzzing

[mshefler]

A rather short, but nevertheless fascinating, list. Choose 2 and vote publicly
no later than 7 PM EDT, Wednesday, May 12.

1. the act of walking back and forth in front of a neighbor's home to
precipitate an ostensibly accidental meeting.

2. gossip (chiefly New York City)

3. attacking a forward position with sniper fire. (Am. Civil War)

4. a skateboarding stunt performed on the several steps, or stoop, at
the entrance to a house.

5. the act of leaving leaflets or other paper material on the front
steps of a house.

6. A variant of the telephone game, played by a row of children sitting
on the stoop of a Manhattan row house.

7. crop dusting.

8. an uncontrolled vibration in an oil refining fractionating column,
caused by an incorrectly adjusted pressure relief valve.

9. low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
done by barnstormers to attract an audience.

10. [Sl.] inducing lightheadedness by bending over for an extended period
of time.

11. a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.

12. to search for smuggled goods.

13. a practice with women of robbing gentlemen who fall in their company
under peculiar circumstances (Times, Feb 11, 1859)

14. [Sl.] _vb_, _adj_ a prostitute who steals from (buzzes) her clients.

15. a form of ice racing, without the benefit of studded tires.

[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Mike,

Fascinating indeed - I am convinced that stoop buzzing does in fact mean all
of these things.

Since I only have two votes, I'll try my luck with:

> 2. gossip (chiefly New York City)

> 4. a skateboarding stunt performed on the several steps, or stoop, at
> the entrance to a house.

Best, Hugo

[Judy Madnick]

There sure are a lot of good options!!

<< 5. the act of leaving leaflets or other paper material on the
<< front
<< steps of a house.

<< 7. crop dusting.

Judy Madnick

[Toni Savage]

11 and 15 are the odd ones....*
*-- Toni Savage



----- Original Message ----
From: mshefler <stamps (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com>
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Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 12:01:47 PM
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 2104 - vote for stoop buzzing


A rather short, but nevertheless fascinating, list. Choose 2 and vote
publicly
no later than 7 PM EDT, Wednesday, May 12.

1.* the act of walking back and forth in front of a neighbor's home to
precipitate an ostensibly accidental meeting.

2.* gossip (chiefly New York City)

3.* attacking a forward position with sniper fire.* (Am. Civil War)

4.* a skateboarding stunt performed on the several steps, or stoop, at
the entrance to a house.

5.* the act of leaving leaflets or other paper material on the front
steps of a house.

6.* A variant of the telephone game, played by a row of children
sitting
on the stoop of a Manhattan row house.

7.* crop dusting.

8.* an uncontrolled vibration in an oil refining fractionating column,
caused by an incorrectly adjusted pressure relief valve.

9.* low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
done by barnstormers to attract an audience.

10.* [Sl.] inducing lightheadedness by bending over for an extended
period
of time.

11.* a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.

12.* to search for smuggled goods.

13.* a practice with women of robbing gentlemen who fall in their
company
under peculiar circumstances (Times, Feb 11, 1859)

14.* [Sl.] _vb_, _adj_* a prostitute who steals from (buzzes) her
clients.

15.* a form of ice racing, without the benefit of studded tires.


--
mshefler

[Matthew]

My votes go to:

> 8. *an uncontrolled vibration in an oil refining fractionating column, caused by an incorrectly adjusted pressure relief valve.

and

> 11. *a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.

Matthew Grieco

[Dodi Schultz]

An unlikely phrase, and a flock of highly unlikely defs. I'll go for
what seem to be the least likely of all:

> 3. attacking a forward position with sniper fire. (Am. Civil War)
>

and

> 11. a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.
>

--Dodi

[Daniel B. Widdis]

1 and 4, although it's probably 14.

--
Dan

[Nancy Shepherdson]

I'll take 5 and 9, as likely as any other...

Nancy

On May 11, 11:01*am, mshefler <sta... (AT) salsgiver (DOT) com> wrote:
> A rather short, but nevertheless fascinating, list. Choose 2 and vote
> publicly
> no later than 7 PM EDT, Wednesday, May 12.
>
> 1. *the act of walking back and forth in front of a neighbor's home to
> precipitate an ostensibly accidental meeting.
>
> 2. *gossip (chiefly New York City)
>
> 3. *attacking a forward position with sniper fire. *(Am. Civil War)
>
> 4. *a skateboarding stunt performed on the several steps, or stoop, at
> the entrance to a house.
>
> 5. *the act of leaving leaflets or other paper material on the front
> steps of a house.
>
> 6. *A variant of the telephone game, played by a row of children
> sitting
> on the stoop of a Manhattan row house.
>
> 7. *crop dusting.
>
> 8. *an uncontrolled vibration in an oil refining fractionating column,
> caused by an incorrectly adjusted pressure relief valve.
>
> 9. *low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
> done by barnstormers to attract an audience.
>
> 10. *[Sl.] inducing lightheadedness by bending over for an extended
> period
> of time.
>
> 11. *a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.
>
> 12. *to search for smuggled goods.
>
> 13. *a practice with women of robbing gentlemen who fall in their
> company
> under peculiar circumstances (Times, Feb 11, 1859)
>
> 14. *[Sl.] _vb_, _adj_ *a prostitute who steals from (buzzes) her
> clients.
>
> 15. *a form of ice racing, without the benefit of studded tires.
>
> --
> mshefler

[Millie Morgan]

Lots of good ones here. I'll try the aerial ones thanks Mike

> 7. crop dusting.
> 9. low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
> done by barnstormers to attract an audience.


Millie

[Dave Cunningham]

v.p. is 3 and 11?

Dave

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 5 and 9.

Guerri

mshefler wrote:
>
> 5. the act of leaving leaflets or other paper material on the front
> steps of a house.
>
> 9. low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
> done by barnstormers to attract an audience.

[EnDash@aol.com]

I will take a shot at numbers 7 and 11.

-- Dick Weltz

7. crop dusting.


11. a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.

[Tony Abell]

Only because I can't decide between the others, I'll go for the most obvious
choices, 2 and 9:

> 2. gossip (chiefly New York City)

> 9. low altitude stunt flying above city streets or residential areas,
> done by barnstormers to attract an audience.

[Paul Keating]

I vote for 7 and 11

--
Paul Keating
The Hague

[Tim Lodge]

Mike

I'm sure I voted, but I think I must have sent it to you privately
rather than to the group. My votes were:

1 and 13 please.

-- Tim L

[Chuck]

Mike -

I'm most fascinated by -

2. gossip (chiefly New York City)

and

11. a technique used by beaters at a pheasant shoot.

Thanks,

Chuck

[JohnnyB]

Mike

#10 and #13 please

JohnnyB

>
> 10. [Sl.] inducing lightheadedness by bending over for an
> extended period of time.
>
>
> 13. a practice with women of robbing gentlemen who fall in
> their company under peculiar circumstances (Times, Feb 11, 1859)
>