[Dixonary] Round 1637, CLARTY: Da Defs!

[Dodi Schultz]

Sorry for the slight delay. I thought AutoDealer was malfunctioning. Uh,
no. AutoDealer was behaving quite properly. The malfunction was elsewhere.
Don't ask. Please.

Some of our regulars seem to be off on vacation this round. Below, a mere
16 defs for CLARTY, the real one among them. Interestingly, the defs are
evenly divided: precisely half are nouns, half adjectives.

Vote for the two you think most likely true, by number, posting your
choices publicly. As Paul has pointed out, you may choose to give reasons
(misleading or other) for your selections. Or not.

Deadline for casting votes: Saturday, 20 August, 11:30 p.m. EDT.

Good luck!

--Dodi


1. reddish.

2. ambiguous.

3. a carbonado.

4. _Scot._ a kind of scotch.

5. (in Ireland) a pot-walloper.

6. old name for decomposed basalt.

7. transparent. [L. _clarus_, clear]

8. _Scot._ fastidious, fussy; priggish.

9. smeared with mud, slime, or sticky dirt.

10. having a spongy or cork-like consistency.

11. standard typewriter/keyboard layout in Poland.

12. a punch made from white wine, fruit, and soda water.

13. sparkling clear; said of spring water or, more usually, hard cider.

14. _Scot._ clotty or coagulated; said of blood, soured cream, or prose.

15. the prank of suddenly pulling up the victim's underwear from behind
(also called a wedgie).

16. jazz, folk, or country music played by performers who use
unconventional instruments such as kazoos, washboards, or jugs,
sometimes in combination with conventional instruments.


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[Hugo Kornelis]

Hi Dodi,

> The malfunction was elsewhere. Don't ask. Please.

Okay, I won't. But the malfunction obviously also caused the real def to be
missing from your posting.

I'll award my 2 points to the creative authors of

> 4. _Scot._ a kind of scotch.

> 14. _Scot._ clotty or coagulated; said of blood, soured cream, or prose.

Best, Hugo




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[Judy Madnick]

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Dodi Schultz" <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com>
Subject: [Dixonary] Round 1637, CLARTY: Da Defs!

<< 13. sparkling clear; said of spring water or, more usually, hard cider.

<< 14. _Scot._ clotty or coagulated; said of blood, soured cream, or prose.

. . . both for absolutely no good reason. .

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY


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[Daniel B. Widdis]

I've got to vote for "_Scot._ a kind of scotch." because it made me laugh.
What's next? _Fr._ a kind of french? And I'll vote for the wedgie too, on
the off chance it's true and I can start using it in everyday speech.

That's 4 and 15 please.

--
Dan Widdis


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[Tim Bourne]

7 and 13, please.

Tim B





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[Tim Lodge]

Dodi

I'll pick the carbonado, because I don't know what it is, and the
Scots priggish, because it might just be right.

3 and 8 please.

-- Tim L





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[Wayne Scott]

I'll forego the Scots stuff, but in tribute to my ancestors, I'll pick the two with booze that sound delicious to me,
12 and 13 (only for the hard cider)

Hic, Curm

[chm]

My votes:

2. ambiguous.

Why? Because the "i" is left out, otherwise it would be "clarity", which is pretty much the opposite of "ambiguous." Or something like that.

16. jazz, folk, or country music played by performers who use
unconventional instruments such as kazoos, washboards, or jugs,
sometimes in combination with conventional instruments.

Why? Because I like it (to paraphase Mister Rogers). It sounds like a great, fun idea! Can I join the clarty band?

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 12 and 14.

Guerri



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[Toni Savage]

OK-- I won't ask... I like 1,2,5,6 and 9...

I especially like 6. And mostly like 9

6 and 9, please.


--- Dodi Schultz <schultz (AT) compuserve (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> Sorry for the slight delay. I thought AutoDealer was
> malfunctioning. Uh,
> no. AutoDealer was behaving quite properly. The
> malfunction was elsewhere.
> Don't ask. Please.
>
> Some of our regulars seem to be off on vacation this
> round. Below, a mere
> 16 defs for CLARTY, the real one among them.
> Interestingly, the defs are
> evenly divided: precisely half are nouns, half
> adjectives.
>
> Vote for the two you think most likely true, by
> number, posting your
> choices publicly. As Paul has pointed out, you may
> choose to give reasons
> (misleading or other) for your selections. Or not.
>
> Deadline for casting votes: Saturday, 20 August,
> 11:30 p.m. EDT.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --Dodi
>
>
> 1. reddish.
>
> 2. ambiguous.
>
> 3. a carbonado.
>
> 4. _Scot._ a kind of scotch.
>
> 5. (in Ireland) a pot-walloper.
>
> 6. old name for decomposed basalt.
>
> 7. transparent. [L. _clarus_, clear]
>
> 8. _Scot._ fastidious, fussy; priggish.
>
> 9. smeared with mud, slime, or sticky dirt.
>
> 10. having a spongy or cork-like consistency.
>
> 11. standard typewriter/keyboard layout in Poland.
>
> 12. a punch made from white wine, fruit, and soda
> water.
>
> 13. sparkling clear; said of spring water or, more
> usually, hard cider.
>
> 14. _Scot._ clotty or coagulated; said of blood,
> soured cream, or prose.
>
> 15. the prank of suddenly pulling up the victim's
> underwear from behind
> (also called a wedgie).
>
> 16. jazz, folk, or country music played by
> performers who use
> unconventional instruments such as kazoos,
> washboards, or jugs,
> sometimes in combination with conventional
> instruments.
>


-- Toni Savage


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[Christopher Carson]

Hmmm ... that's quite a nice list of defs. I'm going to work on the
assumption that the Scots and Irish are decoys and being a diverse imbiber
of long standing, particularly of that heavenly nectar from God's Country,
uisge beatha, I'll toss those out of consideration. I rather like 3, 6, 10
and 16 but since we're limited to two choices, I'll go for ....

6 and 10, old basalt and spongy.

Chris




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[Dave Cunningham]

back from Helen, GA -- you never go wrong with Scots defs ... 8 and 14 ...

Dave

[Paul Keating]

I vote for 1 and 8.

--
Paul Keating
The Hague


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[Tony Abell]

I'm so taken with the cleverness of the Polish typewriter idea that
I'm voting 1 and 11 despite the dictates of common sense.




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[Russ Heimerson]

The random number generator tells me to pick # 7 and # 9, which appear
to be opposites.

Russ


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[Chuck Emery]

Dodi -

Nice selection. I'll try:

9. smeared with mud, slime, or sticky dirt.

and

14. _Scot._ clotty or coagulated; said of blood, soured cream, or prose.

Thanks,

Chuck


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