Steve
March 11th, 2011, 01:41 PM
Greetings
I think I survived my first attempt at dealing. I appreciate the many
words of support you all contributed. I'm still baffled as to what
rules Google uses in reformatting copy that passes through its digital
intestines, but here goes.
I found this word interesting in that it's an ambiguous concatenation
of two familiar words .... but is that second word "wing" or "swing?"
Congratulations to Jim Hart on winning the round by luring seven
members into his silken snare (not to mention having the longest
definition) of "a type of very fine silk lace, also known as "wedding
ring lace" from its use for a bridal shawl which traditionally could
be pulled through a wedding ring." (#20)
Jim, however, reports that he is out of Internet reach for a while and
thus the deal passes to Mike Shefler who scored a natural 4 for his
fine silk (#18), tying Millie Morgan (#8, also natural but outranked
by Mike) and Dave Cunningham's and Guerri Stevens' unnatural 4s.
In general, the "fabricated" distracters garnered a lot of votes, but
the Oxford dictionary definition is: "a filmy crust on old port
wine" (#5) The oenologically perspicacious Johnny Barrs knew that one
and kindly removed himself from the voting.
Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens, Tim Lodge and Chris Carson all got
the right definition, perhaps it was so different from the rest of the
definitions that it stood out.
(As a side note: A week from today, my wife and I will be in sunny
Portugal headed for Porto itself and the Douro Valley where the
world's port comes from. I'm not sure of the Internet access, so I
might be away for a couple of weeks. Had I mentioned that previously,
I'm sure this clever crowd would have taken that as a hint.)
1 Matthew Grieco: a yellow crocus
Votes from (0):
2 Judy Madnick: violent wind squall
Votes from (0):
3 Dave Cunningham: a light taffeta fabric
Votes from (2): Tony Abell, Mike Shefler
4 Keith Hale: a pale, sandy yellow color
Votes from (0):
5 Concise Oxford English Dictionary: a filmy crust on old port wine
Votes from (4): Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens, Tim Lodge, Chris
Carson
6 John Barrs: the lesser burdock _arctium minor_
Votes from (1): Tim Bourne
7 Toni Savage: a very thin paper often used as a light filter
Votes from (1): Dodi Schultz
8 Millie Morgan: a tiny amount; a scarcely detectable length or
distance
Votes from (4): Keith Hale, Daniel B. Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Scott
Crom
9 Dodi Schultz: a traditional design element used in ornamental
tattoos
Votes from (0):
10 Guerri Stevens: a short cape, covering only the shoulders and upper
arms
Votes from (2): Tim Lodge, Mike Harrington
11 Chris Carson: the molding between the corona and frieze of an
entablature.
Votes from (0):
12 Tony Abell: a transparent celluloid material formerly used for
watch crystals
Votes from (0):
13 Dick Weltz: an irregular pattern traced by a pendulum or other free-
swinging device
Votes from: (2) Mike Harrington, Toni Savage
14 Tim Bourne: in dressmaking, a type of fastening consisting of two
overlapping flaps
Votes from (1): Dodi Schultz
15 Scott Crom: a variety of edible mushroom characterized by a
fragile, lace-like undercap
Votes from (3): Toni Savage, Dave Cunningham, Tim Bourne
16 Daniel B. Widdis: southern European plant commonly cultivated for
its spikes of small
yellowish-black flowers
Votes from (0):
17 Mike Harrington: (aeronautics) - an experimental transparent wing
design for micro-spy
aircraft developed by NASA engineers.
Votes from (0):
18 Mike Shefler: an exceptionally fine silk made from fibers less than
10 microns in
diameter and used in the manufacture of lingerie.
Votes from (4): Dick Weltz, Daniel B. Widdis, Keith Hale, Judy
Madnick
19 Tim Lodge: a decorative technique in glass-making, in which a
design is applied to a
glass object by dribbling molten glass onto it.
Votes (1) from: Millie Morgan
20 Jim Hart: a type of very fine silk lace, also known as "wedding
ring lace" from its
use for a bridal shawl which traditionally could be pulled through
a wedding ring.
Votes from (7): Chris Carson, Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan, Mike
Shefler, Tony Abell,
Scott Crom, Dick Weltz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scores: (DNV = Did Not Vote, * = Dictionary Def, D = Dictionary, DQ =
DQ
DNV Jim Hart 0 + 7 = 7
Mike Shefler 0 + 4 = 4
Millie Morgan 0 + 4 = 4
* Guerri Stevens 2 + 2 = 4
* Dave Cunningham 2 + 2 = 4
D Oxford 0 + 4 = 4
Scott Crom 0 + 3 = 3
* Tim Lodge 2 + 1 = 3
Dick Weltz 0 + 2 = 2
* Chris Carson 2 + 0 = 2
DQ John Barrs 0 + 1 = 1
Toni Savage 0 + 1 = 1
Tim Bourne 0 + 1 = 1
Keith Hale 0 + 0 = 0
Mike Harrington 0 + 0 = 0
Daniel B. Widdis 0 + 0 = 0
Tony Abell 0 + 0 = 0
Dodi Schultz 0 + 0 = 0
Judy Madnick 0 + 0 = 0
DNV Matthew Grieco 0 + 0 = 0
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Respectively submitted.
Steve Graham
I think I survived my first attempt at dealing. I appreciate the many
words of support you all contributed. I'm still baffled as to what
rules Google uses in reformatting copy that passes through its digital
intestines, but here goes.
I found this word interesting in that it's an ambiguous concatenation
of two familiar words .... but is that second word "wing" or "swing?"
Congratulations to Jim Hart on winning the round by luring seven
members into his silken snare (not to mention having the longest
definition) of "a type of very fine silk lace, also known as "wedding
ring lace" from its use for a bridal shawl which traditionally could
be pulled through a wedding ring." (#20)
Jim, however, reports that he is out of Internet reach for a while and
thus the deal passes to Mike Shefler who scored a natural 4 for his
fine silk (#18), tying Millie Morgan (#8, also natural but outranked
by Mike) and Dave Cunningham's and Guerri Stevens' unnatural 4s.
In general, the "fabricated" distracters garnered a lot of votes, but
the Oxford dictionary definition is: "a filmy crust on old port
wine" (#5) The oenologically perspicacious Johnny Barrs knew that one
and kindly removed himself from the voting.
Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens, Tim Lodge and Chris Carson all got
the right definition, perhaps it was so different from the rest of the
definitions that it stood out.
(As a side note: A week from today, my wife and I will be in sunny
Portugal headed for Porto itself and the Douro Valley where the
world's port comes from. I'm not sure of the Internet access, so I
might be away for a couple of weeks. Had I mentioned that previously,
I'm sure this clever crowd would have taken that as a hint.)
1 Matthew Grieco: a yellow crocus
Votes from (0):
2 Judy Madnick: violent wind squall
Votes from (0):
3 Dave Cunningham: a light taffeta fabric
Votes from (2): Tony Abell, Mike Shefler
4 Keith Hale: a pale, sandy yellow color
Votes from (0):
5 Concise Oxford English Dictionary: a filmy crust on old port wine
Votes from (4): Dave Cunningham, Guerri Stevens, Tim Lodge, Chris
Carson
6 John Barrs: the lesser burdock _arctium minor_
Votes from (1): Tim Bourne
7 Toni Savage: a very thin paper often used as a light filter
Votes from (1): Dodi Schultz
8 Millie Morgan: a tiny amount; a scarcely detectable length or
distance
Votes from (4): Keith Hale, Daniel B. Widdis, Guerri Stevens, Scott
Crom
9 Dodi Schultz: a traditional design element used in ornamental
tattoos
Votes from (0):
10 Guerri Stevens: a short cape, covering only the shoulders and upper
arms
Votes from (2): Tim Lodge, Mike Harrington
11 Chris Carson: the molding between the corona and frieze of an
entablature.
Votes from (0):
12 Tony Abell: a transparent celluloid material formerly used for
watch crystals
Votes from (0):
13 Dick Weltz: an irregular pattern traced by a pendulum or other free-
swinging device
Votes from: (2) Mike Harrington, Toni Savage
14 Tim Bourne: in dressmaking, a type of fastening consisting of two
overlapping flaps
Votes from (1): Dodi Schultz
15 Scott Crom: a variety of edible mushroom characterized by a
fragile, lace-like undercap
Votes from (3): Toni Savage, Dave Cunningham, Tim Bourne
16 Daniel B. Widdis: southern European plant commonly cultivated for
its spikes of small
yellowish-black flowers
Votes from (0):
17 Mike Harrington: (aeronautics) - an experimental transparent wing
design for micro-spy
aircraft developed by NASA engineers.
Votes from (0):
18 Mike Shefler: an exceptionally fine silk made from fibers less than
10 microns in
diameter and used in the manufacture of lingerie.
Votes from (4): Dick Weltz, Daniel B. Widdis, Keith Hale, Judy
Madnick
19 Tim Lodge: a decorative technique in glass-making, in which a
design is applied to a
glass object by dribbling molten glass onto it.
Votes (1) from: Millie Morgan
20 Jim Hart: a type of very fine silk lace, also known as "wedding
ring lace" from its
use for a bridal shawl which traditionally could be pulled through
a wedding ring.
Votes from (7): Chris Carson, Judy Madnick, Millie Morgan, Mike
Shefler, Tony Abell,
Scott Crom, Dick Weltz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scores: (DNV = Did Not Vote, * = Dictionary Def, D = Dictionary, DQ =
DQ
DNV Jim Hart 0 + 7 = 7
Mike Shefler 0 + 4 = 4
Millie Morgan 0 + 4 = 4
* Guerri Stevens 2 + 2 = 4
* Dave Cunningham 2 + 2 = 4
D Oxford 0 + 4 = 4
Scott Crom 0 + 3 = 3
* Tim Lodge 2 + 1 = 3
Dick Weltz 0 + 2 = 2
* Chris Carson 2 + 0 = 2
DQ John Barrs 0 + 1 = 1
Toni Savage 0 + 1 = 1
Tim Bourne 0 + 1 = 1
Keith Hale 0 + 0 = 0
Mike Harrington 0 + 0 = 0
Daniel B. Widdis 0 + 0 = 0
Tony Abell 0 + 0 = 0
Dodi Schultz 0 + 0 = 0
Judy Madnick 0 + 0 = 0
DNV Matthew Grieco 0 + 0 = 0
----------------------------------------------
Respectively submitted.
Steve Graham