Christopher Carson
July 27th, 2010, 09:57 AM
The winner of round 2125 and new dealer is Mike Shefler, whose definition "A
skateboarding technique used to descend staircases." earned a natural 6.
Tony Abell takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were 3
players in runner-up position with 3 points:
Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan and Dick Weltz.
The true definition was 14: "A tumult; an uproar." (OED 2nd). One lucky
guess just pipped me for a D0.
1. A band of tight folds sewn into the fabric of a
garment.
Votes from: Angelis, Emery, Lodge, Madnick and Savage
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 5.
2. (Military) a building formerly used in the production
of shot, in which molten lead was graded and dropped
from a great height into water, thus cooling it and
forming the shot -- Dan
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis.
3. A Eurasian passerine, mainly brown in color, with
mottled yellow breast and rump.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
4. [Icel.] A group of women, especially one prone to
gossip.
Votes from: Crom and stamps
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
5. In Nordic folklore, a forest troll.
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
6. A jazz technique of interspersing a separate pattern of
notes with the main melody.
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
7. Mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener.
Votes from: Cunningham, stamps and Widdis
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 3.
8. A prankster gnome.
Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Grieco, who scores natural 1.
9. The rectilinear coruscation formerly often applied to
wainscot. [After Gregory Rastel, a prominent interior
architect ca. 1880-1895]
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
10. A skateboarding technique used to descend staircases.
Votes from: Crom, Emery, Schultz, Shepherdson,
Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 6.
11. A street child; a shabbily clothed urchin.
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
12. A Swedish dish made with elk sausage, scrambled egg,
potatoes, and juniper berries.
Votes from: Schultz, Shepherdson and Stevens
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
13. A young or immature hedgehog.
Votes from: Angelis and Savage
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
14. A tumult; an uproar.
Vote from: Morgan
Real definition from OED 2nd
15. A young peacock.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
16. A young sheep.
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Shefler 10 N/V 6 6
Abell 1 N/V 5 5
Weltz 12 3 & 10 3 3
Madnick 7 1 & 9 3 3
Morgan 11 8 & *14* 1 2 3
Crom 13 4 & 10 2 2
Cunningham 4 5 & 7 2 2
Shepherdson 3 10 & 12 1 1
Grieco 8 N/V 1 1
Savage 16 1 & 13 1 1
Lodge 5 1 & 16 1 1
Schultz 9 10 & 12 1 1
Emery 6 1 & 10 0 0
Widdis 2 7 & 11 0 0
Stevens 15 10 & 12 0 0
Angelis 1 & 13 0 0
stamps 4 & 7 0 0
skateboarding technique used to descend staircases." earned a natural 6.
Tony Abell takes coveted second place with 5 points. And there were 3
players in runner-up position with 3 points:
Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan and Dick Weltz.
The true definition was 14: "A tumult; an uproar." (OED 2nd). One lucky
guess just pipped me for a D0.
1. A band of tight folds sewn into the fabric of a
garment.
Votes from: Angelis, Emery, Lodge, Madnick and Savage
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 5.
2. (Military) a building formerly used in the production
of shot, in which molten lead was graded and dropped
from a great height into water, thus cooling it and
forming the shot -- Dan
No votes
Submitted by: Widdis.
3. A Eurasian passerine, mainly brown in color, with
mottled yellow breast and rump.
Vote from: Weltz
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
4. [Icel.] A group of women, especially one prone to
gossip.
Votes from: Crom and stamps
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
5. In Nordic folklore, a forest troll.
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
6. A jazz technique of interspersing a separate pattern of
notes with the main melody.
No votes
Submitted by: Emery.
7. Mythical bird whose whistle is fatal to the listener.
Votes from: Cunningham, stamps and Widdis
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 3.
8. A prankster gnome.
Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Grieco, who scores natural 1.
9. The rectilinear coruscation formerly often applied to
wainscot. [After Gregory Rastel, a prominent interior
architect ca. 1880-1895]
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 1.
10. A skateboarding technique used to descend staircases.
Votes from: Crom, Emery, Schultz, Shepherdson,
Stevens and Weltz
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 6.
11. A street child; a shabbily clothed urchin.
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores 1 + 2, total 3.
12. A Swedish dish made with elk sausage, scrambled egg,
potatoes, and juniper berries.
Votes from: Schultz, Shepherdson and Stevens
Submitted by: Weltz, who scores natural 3.
13. A young or immature hedgehog.
Votes from: Angelis and Savage
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
14. A tumult; an uproar.
Vote from: Morgan
Real definition from OED 2nd
15. A young peacock.
No votes
Submitted by: Stevens.
16. A young sheep.
Vote from: Lodge
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 1.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Shefler 10 N/V 6 6
Abell 1 N/V 5 5
Weltz 12 3 & 10 3 3
Madnick 7 1 & 9 3 3
Morgan 11 8 & *14* 1 2 3
Crom 13 4 & 10 2 2
Cunningham 4 5 & 7 2 2
Shepherdson 3 10 & 12 1 1
Grieco 8 N/V 1 1
Savage 16 1 & 13 1 1
Lodge 5 1 & 16 1 1
Schultz 9 10 & 12 1 1
Emery 6 1 & 10 0 0
Widdis 2 7 & 11 0 0
Stevens 15 10 & 12 0 0
Angelis 1 & 13 0 0
stamps 4 & 7 0 0