Tim Lodge
July 29th, 2011, 11:32 AM
I'm sorry that I'm a bit late posting the results - today hasn't gone
as planned! First of all, half the family turned up at lunchtime
instead of this evening as expected. After we'd got over that, we
noticed a swarm of honey bees forming in our garden. A quick search
on Google turned up a local lady beekeper, who is currently collecting
the bees to take them away. This has involved a lot of preparation
with smoke, step ladders, and a bee suit, not to mention a dash to the
station to collect her daughter off a train! The excitement is still
ongoing, and I've taken a moment away from trying to restrain the most
enthusiastic grandchildren from helping the beekeper to do these
results.
Five people tied with the dictionary with 4 points each: Jim Hart,
Chris Carson, Paul Keating, Matthew Grieco, and Millie Morgan. Only
Chris and Matthew had natural 4s, and - as luck would have it -
they're tied in the rolling scores. However, Chris has a
significantly higher all-time total score that Matthew, so he takes
the next deal.
Over to you, Chris. I'm back to dealing with the bees - the beekeeper
is letting each of the older grandchildren put on a bee suit and go
and have a close-up look. All very exciting!
Oh, and I almost forgot to say that the real meaning of OISIVITY is No
4: idleness, indolance. No chance of that round here today!
-- Tim L
*** OISIVITY ***
1: baldness.
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Tony Abell
FROM Jim Hart who voted *4* and 5, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
2: impermanence.
Voted for by: Keith Hale, Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Matthew Grieco
FROM Chris Carson who voted 5 and 6, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
3: bird watching.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *4* and 14, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
4: idleness, indolence.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Millie Morgan, Jim Hart, Paul Keating
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
5: _Med._ pathological hunger.
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Chris Carson
FROM Paul Keating who voted 2 and *4*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
6: arrogance unsupported by ability.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Chris Carson, Dan Widdis, Dick Weltz
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 2 and 16, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
7: having bird-like features or mannerisms.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 6 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture.
Voted for by: Steve Graham
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 11 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Steve Graham
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 6 and 12, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz, Tony Abell
FROM Keith Hale who voted 2 and 13, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11: a measure of the transmission of sound through a solid medium.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Tim Bourne
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 1 and *4*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
12: 1. a state of watchfulness. 2. response to a sudden stimulus.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 2 and 10, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: a measurement of the degree to which a surface forms a cohesive
bond with water.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Keith Hale
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
standards [from OIS, qv]
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 9 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 6 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Matthew Grieco
FROM Steve Graham who voted 8 and 9, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No def
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
as planned! First of all, half the family turned up at lunchtime
instead of this evening as expected. After we'd got over that, we
noticed a swarm of honey bees forming in our garden. A quick search
on Google turned up a local lady beekeper, who is currently collecting
the bees to take them away. This has involved a lot of preparation
with smoke, step ladders, and a bee suit, not to mention a dash to the
station to collect her daughter off a train! The excitement is still
ongoing, and I've taken a moment away from trying to restrain the most
enthusiastic grandchildren from helping the beekeper to do these
results.
Five people tied with the dictionary with 4 points each: Jim Hart,
Chris Carson, Paul Keating, Matthew Grieco, and Millie Morgan. Only
Chris and Matthew had natural 4s, and - as luck would have it -
they're tied in the rolling scores. However, Chris has a
significantly higher all-time total score that Matthew, so he takes
the next deal.
Over to you, Chris. I'm back to dealing with the bees - the beekeeper
is letting each of the older grandchildren put on a bee suit and go
and have a close-up look. All very exciting!
Oh, and I almost forgot to say that the real meaning of OISIVITY is No
4: idleness, indolance. No chance of that round here today!
-- Tim L
*** OISIVITY ***
1: baldness.
Voted for by: Millie Morgan, Tony Abell
FROM Jim Hart who voted *4* and 5, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
2: impermanence.
Voted for by: Keith Hale, Paul Keating, Dodi Schultz, Matthew Grieco
FROM Chris Carson who voted 5 and 6, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
3: bird watching.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Johnny Barrs who voted *4* and 14, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
4: idleness, indolence.
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Millie Morgan, Jim Hart, Paul Keating
FROM Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed 1989 which can't vote, and
scores D4
5: _Med._ pathological hunger.
Voted for by: Jim Hart, Chris Carson
FROM Paul Keating who voted 2 and *4*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
6: arrogance unsupported by ability.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Chris Carson, Dan Widdis, Dick Weltz
FROM Matthew Grieco who voted 2 and 16, and scores 4 + 0 = 4
7: having bird-like features or mannerisms.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Guerri Stevens who voted 6 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
8: superficial enthusiasm for Scottish culture.
Voted for by: Steve Graham
FROM Judy Madnick who voted 11 and 13, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
9: the onset of viable life in an unhatched avian egg.
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Steve Graham
FROM Dick Weltz who voted 6 and 12, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
10: relative sensitivity to sudden sounds or other stimuli.
Voted for by: Guerri Stevens, Dodi Schultz, Tony Abell
FROM Keith Hale who voted 2 and 13, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
11: a measure of the transmission of sound through a solid medium.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Tim Bourne
FROM Millie Morgan who voted 1 and *4*, and scores 2 + 2 = 4*
12: 1. a state of watchfulness. 2. response to a sudden stimulus.
Voted for by: Dick Weltz
FROM Dodi Schultz who voted 2 and 10, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
13: a measurement of the degree to which a surface forms a cohesive
bond with water.
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Keith Hale
FROM Chuck Emery who didn't vote, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
14: the degree to which a product conforms to accepted international
standards [from OIS, qv]
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs
FROM Tim Bourne who voted 9 and 11, and scores 1 + 0 = 1
15: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
wounding the feelings or others.
Voted for by nobody
FROM Dan Widdis who voted 6 and 16, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
16: [psych] a compulsion to deny others access to something an
individual doesn't care about. Taken from habits of geese. [Fr: oies]
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Matthew Grieco
FROM Steve Graham who voted 8 and 9, and scores 2 + 0 = 2
No def
FROM Tony Abell who voted 1 and 10, and scores 0 + 0 = 0