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John Barrs
May 25th, 2011, 10:03 AM
Firstly an apology: Family from the USA are here to our joy, but sadly this
includes disabled baby who has just caught a nasty vomitting bug - so I have
been a bit distracted and this is posted some 5 hours later than
anticipated. Sorry

Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
definition that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
this one), before the deadline..

11:00 pm on Friday, 27 May 2011 in the UK 8:30 am on 28 May in parts of Oz
6:00 pm on 28 May East Coast USA 3:00 pm on 28 May West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
vote.

JohnnyB


1. to decay, soften, slacken

2. small volcanic cone

3. flaky iron oxide scale

4. tiny hero or underdog. [from the name of an early 20th Century comic
strip character]

5. clueless

6. the roe of the sea cucumber

7. an acronym for reprocessed oxygen

8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast horned
spider which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with stars

9. the rare Himalayan albino hare, _Lepus thibetamus albus_

10. _Scot._ a burnt area of heather moorland

11. [Gk.] a creature of some sort (Odyssey)

12. sea trout when in fresh water for breeding

13. a squamulose lichen in the reindeer moss family

14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch

15. to quench; to allay; to slake

16. fungal disease of plants

17. a measure of hardness

18. an early hardware random number generator

Judy Madnick
May 25th, 2011, 10:11 AM
<< 9. the rare Himalayan albino hare, _Lepus thibetamus albus_

<< 13. a squamulose lichen in the reindeer moss family

Judy Madnick

France International
May 25th, 2011, 10:23 AM
I'll try 3 and 16.

Dodi Schultz
May 25th, 2011, 10:42 AM
Well, with careful elimination of obvious noncandidates, I've winnowed
the possibilities to a mere ten. I think that gives me a glorious 20
percent likelihood of hitting the right one with what have now to be
completely random guesses.

I'll go for the beast and the disease:

> 8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast
> horned spider which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with
> stars

and

> 16. fungal disease of plants

P.S. to Johnny: Wishes for a prompt recovery for your grandchild!

—Dodi

Steve Graham
May 25th, 2011, 11:00 AM
Oh, well, 9 and 13, please



Steve Graham

_____

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too
dark to read. Groucho Marx





9. the rare Himalayan albino hare, _Lepus thibetamus albus_

13. a squamulose lichen in the reindeer moss family

Tim B
May 25th, 2011, 12:14 PM
7 and 13, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B.

Tim Lodge
May 25th, 2011, 12:18 PM
My little program phpRand picked these two for me:

> *3. flaky iron oxide scale
>
> *8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast horned
> spider which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with stars

-- Tim L

EnDash@aol.com
May 25th, 2011, 12:26 PM
Numbers 17 and 18 please

-- Dick Weltz


17. a measure of hardness

18. an early hardware random number generator

—Keith Hale—
May 25th, 2011, 12:34 PM
I found many i liked, but can only throw two proverbial 'darts'... 10 & 14,
please and thanks!


10. _Scot._ a burnt area of heather moorland
> 14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch
>

Dave Cunningham
May 25th, 2011, 02:09 PM
3 and 10 - looks like I will be wrong yet again

Dave

On May 25, 11:03*am, John Barrs <johnnyba... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Firstly an apology: Family from the USA are here to our joy, but sadly this
> includes disabled baby who has just caught a nasty vomitting bug - so I have
> been a bit distracted and this is posted some 5 hours later than
> anticipated. Sorry
>
> Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by
> our esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the
> definition that was submitted by a dictionary
>
> Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to
> this one), before the deadline..
>
> 11:00 pm on Friday, 27 May 2011 in the UK 8:30 am on 28 May in parts of Oz
> 6:00 pm on 28 May East Coast USA 3:00 pm on 28 May West Coast USA
>
> New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may
> vote.
>
> JohnnyB
>
> 1. to decay, soften, slacken
>
> *2. small volcanic cone
>
> *3. flaky iron oxide scale
>
> *4. tiny hero *or underdog. *[from the name of an early 20th Century comic
> strip character]
>
> *5. clueless
>
> *6. the roe of the sea cucumber
>
> *7. an acronym for reprocessed oxygen
>
> *8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast horned
> spider which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with stars
>
> *9. the rare Himalayan albino hare, _Lepus thibetamus albus_
>
> 10. _Scot._ a burnt area of heather moorland
>
> 11. *[Gk.] *a creature of some sort (Odyssey)
>
> 12. sea trout when in fresh water for breeding
>
> 13. a squamulose lichen in the reindeer moss family
>
> 14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch
>
> 15. to quench; to allay; to slake
>
> 16. fungal disease of plants
>
> 17. a measure of hardness
>
> 18. an early hardware random number generator

Daniel Widdis
May 25th, 2011, 03:13 PM
The time has come to vote for what I think best defines ROX,
I'd think a little longer but my timepiece ticks and tocks.

It's tempting just to guess using a hardware RNG [18]
Or just admit I'm clueless [5] in some sort of Odyssey [11].

While swimming trout [12] or cucumbers [6] don't breed quite like a hare [9]
They're also not a mythic beast [8] which would give me a scare.

Burnt heather [10] seems more likely than a fungus [16] or a lichen [13],
But plants do not convince quite like hard [17] scale [3] that might soften
[1].

My thirst for truth will be quenched [15] once the round's results are
known,
But until then I must rule out acronyms [7] and magma cones [2].

And thus I'll cast my votes for those I think reflect the facts:
The tiny hero underdog [4]; and since it rhymes: the axe [14].

--
Dan

4. tiny hero or underdog. [from the name of an early 20th Century comic
strip character]

14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch

Judy Madnick
May 25th, 2011, 03:16 PM
Love it!

Judy

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Daniel Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Received: 5/25/2011 4:13:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 2209: ROX Vote now


<< The time has come to vote for what I think best defines ROX,
<< I'd think a little longer but my timepiece ticks and tocks.

<< It's tempting just to guess using a hardware RNG [18]
<< Or just admit I'm clueless [5] in some sort of Odyssey [11].

<< While swimming trout [12] or cucumbers [6] don't breed quite
<< like a hare [9]
<< They're also not a mythic beast [8] which would give me a
<< scare.

<< Burnt heather [10] seems more likely than a fungus [16] or a
<< lichen [13],
<< But plants do not convince quite like hard [17] scale [3] that
<< might soften
<< [1].

<< My thirst for truth will be quenched [15] once the round's
<< results are
<< known,
<< But until then I must rule out acronyms [7] and magma cones
<< [2].

<< And thus I'll cast my votes for those I think reflect the facts:
<< The tiny hero underdog [4]; and since it rhymes: the axe [14].

<< --
<< Dan

<< 4. tiny hero or underdog. [from the name of an early 20th
<< Century comic
<< strip character]

<< 14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing
<< roof thatch

Dodi Schultz
May 25th, 2011, 04:08 PM
Judy Madnick wrote:
> Love it!
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Daniel Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
> To: dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
> Received: 5/25/2011 4:13:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dixonary] Rnd 2209: ROX Vote now
>
>
> << The time has come to vote for what I think best defines ROX,
> << I'd think a little longer but my timepiece ticks and tocks.
>
> << It's tempting just to guess using a hardware RNG [18]
> << Or just admit I'm clueless [5] in some sort of Odyssey [11].
>
> << While swimming trout [12] or cucumbers [6] don't breed quite
> << like a hare [9]
> << They're also not a mythic beast [8] which would give me a
> << scare.
>
> << Burnt heather [10] seems more likely than a fungus [16] or a
> << lichen [13],
> << But plants do not convince quite like hard [17] scale [3] that
> << might soften
> << [1].
>
> << My thirst for truth will be quenched [15] once the round's
> << results are
> << known,
> << But until then I must rule out acronyms [7] and magma cones
> << [2].
>
> << And thus I'll cast my votes for those I think reflect the facts:
> << The tiny hero underdog [4]; and since it rhymes: the axe [14].
>
> << --
> << Dan
>
> << 4. tiny hero or underdog. [from the name of an early 20th
> << Century comic
> << strip character]
>
> << 14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing
> << roof thatch
>
>
>
>

Dodi Schultz
May 25th, 2011, 04:09 PM
Little did we know that we had an incipient Keats? Cummings? Burns?
Shakespeare? in our midst . . .

Daniel Widdis
May 25th, 2011, 09:49 PM
You can rule out e. e. cummings because I used mixed case, and the Bard
because I did not use iambic pentameter. Maybe next time. :)


--
Dan




On 5/25/11 2:09 PM, Dodi Schultz wrote:

>Little did we know that we had an incipient Keats? Cummings? Burns?
>Shakespeare? in our midst . . .

Dodi Schultz
May 25th, 2011, 11:01 PM
Daniel Widdis wrote:
> You can rule out e. e. cummings because I used mixed case, and the Bard because I did not use iambic pentameter. Maybe next time. :)
>

You're being too literal. I was simply classing you with the great
poets. ;-)

—Dodi

Jim Hart
May 26th, 2011, 12:58 AM
I have noticed before that events like the arrival of house guests
seem to significantly increase the chance of winning the deal. Never
mind, we can wait.

Though the voxpopular 13 is not to my lichen I'll risk my votes on a
couple of other biologicals, such as

6. the roe of the sea cucumber
and 16. fungal disease of plants

- Jim

Millie Morgan
May 26th, 2011, 02:16 AM
Tough choice ... I go for 11 and 15 thanks:

> 11. [Gk.] a creature of some sort (Odyssey)
> 15. to quench; to allay; to slake

Best wishes
Millie

Guerri Stevens
May 26th, 2011, 04:45 AM
I vote for 8 and 14.

Guerri

John Barrs wrote:
>
> 8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast horned
> spider which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with stars
>
> 14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch

Steve Graham
May 26th, 2011, 04:51 AM
Another deal enhancer is the pending departure on a trip. The longer the trip and the farther away the destination, the greater the chance of "wqinning" the deal.

Steve Graham (sigh, headed for the airport)

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hart [mailto:jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 10:58 PM
To: 'Dixonary'
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: Rnd 2209: ROX Vote now

I have noticed before that events like the arrival of house guestsseem to significantly increase the chance of winning the deal. Nevermind, we can wait.Though the voxpopular 13 is not to my lichen I'll risk my votes on acouple of other biologicals, such as 6. the roe of the sea cucumberand 16. fungal disease of plants- Jim

Chuck
May 26th, 2011, 10:09 AM
John -

What a varied list. I'll go for -

16. fungal disease of plants

and

17. a measure of hardness

Thanks,

Chuck

Matthew
May 26th, 2011, 01:13 PM
My votes go to:

2. small volcanic cone

and

10. _Scot._ a burnt area of heather moorland

--Matthew Grieco

Toni Savage
May 26th, 2011, 01:52 PM
Ugh!* Sorry to hear about the baby, and hope for*great improvement!* First
things first!

second, here's my votes:

8 for creativity and 12 cause it's odd.* (Sea trout?)


*-- Toni Savage




________________________________
From: John Barrs <johnnybarrs (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Sent: Wed, May 25, 2011 11:03:17 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Rnd 2209: ROX Vote now

Firstly an apology: Family from the USA are here to our joy, but sadly this
includes disabled baby who has just caught a nasty vomitting bug - so I have
been a bit distracted and this is posted some 5 hours later than anticipated.
Sorry

Here are 18 definitions brought to you at great expense of wit and wisdom by our
esteemed panel of experts. Now your job is to decide which is the definition
that was submitted by a dictionary

Vote for TWO definitions, as a public forum or group message (in reply to this
one), before the deadline..

11:00 pm on Friday, 27 May 2011 in the UK 8:30 am on 28 May in parts of Oz 6:00
pm on 28 May East Coast USA 3:00 pm on 28 May West Coast USA

New Players are welcome, even if you didn't submit a definition you may vote.

JohnnyB


1. to decay, soften, slacken

*2. small volcanic cone

*3. flaky iron oxide scale

*4.. tiny hero* or underdog.* [from the name of an early 20th Century comic strip
character]

*5. clueless

*6. the roe of the sea cucumber

*7. an acronym for reprocessed oxygen

*8. in Aboriginal legends, a mythical beast in the form of a vast horned spider
which drags night behind it and whose web is rimmed with stars

*9. the rare Himalayan albino hare, _Lepus thibetamus albus_

10. _Scot._ a burnt area of heather moorland

11.* [Gk.]* a creature of some sort (Odyssey)

12. sea trout when in fresh water for breeding

13. a squamulose lichen in the reindeer moss family

14. a tool similar to a hatchet, used for cutting and dressing roof thatch

15. to quench; to allay; to slake

16. fungal disease of plants

17. a measure of hardness

18. an early hardware random number generator

Scott Crom
May 26th, 2011, 02:18 PM
I'll have 14 and 15, please.

Scott

Tony Abell
May 27th, 2011, 12:39 AM
I'll try the verbs: 1 and 15

> 1. to decay, soften, slacken

> 15. to quench; to allay; to slake

Jim Hart
May 27th, 2011, 01:40 AM
In case you didn't have anything else to think about this week...

> 11:00 pm on Friday, 27 May 2011 in the UK 8:30 am on 28 May in parts of Oz

I don't think there are any parts that would have their clocks set to
8.30 unless perhaps Lord Howe Island has decided to make its own West
Pacific time zone. Now that the UK is summery UTC+1, while Millie and
I are wintery UTC+10 so our deadline will be 8am. (Or 7:30 if we were
in Adelaide.)

Jim

John Barrs
May 27th, 2011, 05:18 AM
you are correct - of course -

I'll have to adjust my mental space (and my program) - while there is
no-one at UTC+8:30 == I am amused to see that the range of possible times
is UTC-12 for the International Date Line to UTC+13 for Nuku'alofa

JohnnyB

On 27 May 2011 07:40, Jim Hart <jfshart (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

> In case you didn't have anything else to think about this week...
>
> > 11:00 pm on Friday, 27 May 2011 in the UK 8:30 am on 28 May in parts of
> Oz
>
> I don't think there are any parts that would have their clocks set to
> 8.30 unless perhaps Lord Howe Island has decided to make its own West
> Pacific time zone. Now that the UK is summery UTC+1, while Millie and
> I are wintery UTC+10 so our deadline will be 8am. (Or 7:30 if we were
> in Adelaide.)
>
> Jim
>