[Dixonary] Round 2231 DESMAN [Results]

[thejazzmonger]

Da Winnah of round 2231 is Daniel Widdis with his definition - “[Prov.
Eng. Or Irish] the sea bream” garnering 4 votes. The votes were all
over the place. Definers far outfoxed guessers in this round. Thanks
to all the clever fakes, nobody voted for the REAL def. There was one
DQ (only ONE!) from the seemingly freakish John Barrs who knows
practically every word.

Millie Morgan (#7), Paul Keating (#11), Jim Hart (#15) and Tim Bourne
(#17) all tied for the ever-coveted second place with 3 points. How is
THAT for competitive?

The true definition was #4, “an amphibious, insectivorous musk-
secreting mammal found in Russia,” found in Webster's venerable 1913
edition.

Here is the breakdown:

1. a regional governor in the Ottoman Empire.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Tim Lodge; Voted for (7 & 8) Score: 1

2. during the Raj, an Indian authorized to arbitrate local disputes
relating to betrothal and marriage, inheritance, tenancy, etc.
Votes from: Weltz, Hale
Submitted by: Dodi Schultz; Voted for (1 & 7) Score: 2

3. ignorant preacher.
Vote from: Graham
Submitted by: Judy Madnick; Voted for (8 & 15) Score: 1

4. an amphibious, insectivorous musk-secreting mammal found in
Russia.
Vote from: 0
Submitted by: Webster's 1913 edition.

5. a talisman worn by female New Guinea natives to ensure fertility.
Vote from: Schultz
Submitted by: Steve Graham; Voted for (3 & 15) Score: 1

6. [Gk "desmos" a comb] a comb for holding a hairpiece or switch in
place.
Votes from: Cunningham, Grieco
Submitted by: John Barrs; DQ Score 2

7. a handcart or trolley fitted with multiple wheels designed to aid
the moving of goods up or down stairs.
Votes from: Lodge, Schultz, Kornelis
Submitted by: Millie Morgan; Voted for (9 & 14) Score 3

8. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] the sea bream.
Votes from: Lodge, Madnick, Cunningham, Grieco
Submitted by: Daniel Widdis; Voted for (5 & 11) Score 4

9. an assistant footman, often unliveried.
Votes from: Morgan, Stevens
Submitted by: Dick Weltz; Voted for (2 & 11) Score 2

10. [Archaic] a dealer or merchant.
Vote from: None
Submitted by: Chris Carson; Voted for (11 & 18) Score 0

11. [Obs. poet.] at some unspecified future time, perhaps never [NF,
'tomorrow'].
Votes from: Widdis, Weltz, Carson
Submitted by: Paul Keating, Voted for (NV) Score 3

12. [Coll.] a handyman.
Vote from: Stevens
Submitted by: Hugo Kornelis; Voted for (7 & 13) Score 1

13. the area on human and primate hands between the fingers.
Vote from: Kornelis
Submitted by: Keith Hale; Voted for (2 & 17) Score 1

14. [Archaic] an assistant to a goldsmith who is not formally
apprenticed
Vote from: Morgan
Submitted by: Dave Cunningham; Voted for (6 & 8) Score 1

15. an ebracteate inflorescence, usually showing sympodial growth.
Votes from: Madnick, Graham, Shefler
Submitted by: Jim Hart; Voted for (16 & 17) Score 3

16. having a prurient curiosity.
Vote from: Hart
Submitted by: Tony Abell; Voted for (19 & 20) Score 1

17. [Origin uncertain] a person who maintains gas street lamps.
Votes from: Hale, Hart, Shefler,
Submitted by: Tim Bourne; Voted for (NV) Score 3

18. a long woolen pleated skirt.
Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Mike Shefler; Voted for (15 & 17) Score 1

19. a debt collector.
Vote from: Abell
Submitted by: Guerri Stevens; Voted for (9 & 12) Score 1

20. a stage whisper.
Vote from: Abell
Submitted by: Matthew Grieco; Voted for (6 & 8) Score 1


Take it away, Daniel!!

[Dodi Schultz]

Congratulations on the D0, Steve D!

But, a correction: You have me voting for three different defs: 1, 5,
and 7. In fact, I registered only the two votes to which I'm entitled;
they were 1 and 7.

Maybe somebody else voted for Steve G's talisman, but I didn't. (Sorry, SG!)

—Dodi

[Hugo Kornelis]

Congratulations on the D0 Steve! What a way to celebrate your return to the game.



 



Best, Hugo



 



From : thejazzmonger
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Subject : [Dixonary] Round 2231 DESMAN [Results]
 





Da Winnah of round 2231 is Daniel Widdis with his definition - “[Prov. Eng. Or Irish] the sea bream”  garnering 4 votes. The votes were all over the place. Definers far outfoxed guessers in this round. Thanks to all the clever fakes, nobody voted for the REAL def. There was one DQ (only ONE!) from the seemingly freakish John Barrs who knows practically every word. Millie Morgan (#7), Paul Keating (#11), Jim Hart (#15) and Tim Bourne (#17) all tied for the ever-coveted second place with 3 points. How is THAT for competitive? The true definition was #4, “an amphibious, insectivorous musk- secreting mammal found in Russia,” found in Webster's venerable 1913 edition. Here is the breakdown: 1. a regional governor in the Ottoman Empire. Vote from: Schultz Submitted by: Tim Lodge; Voted for (7 & 8)  Score: 1 2. during the Raj, an Indian authorized to arbitrate local disputes relating to betrothal and marriage, inheritance, tenancy, etc. Votes from: Weltz, Hale Submitted by: Dodi Schultz; Voted for (1 & 7)  Score: 2 3. ignorant preacher. Vote from: Graham Submitted by: Judy Madnick; Voted for (8 & 15)  Score: 1 4. an amphibious, insectivorous musk-secreting mammal  found in Russia. Vote from: 0 Submitted by: Webster's 1913 edition. 5. a talisman worn by female New Guinea natives to ensure fertility. Vote from: Schultz Submitted by: Steve Graham; Voted for (3 & 15)  Score: 1 6. [Gk "desmos" a comb] a comb for holding a hairpiece or switch in place. Votes from: Cunningham, Grieco Submitted by: John Barrs; DQ  Score 2 7. a handcart or trolley fitted with multiple wheels designed to aid the moving of goods up or down stairs. Votes from: Lodge, Schultz, Kornelis Submitted by: Millie Morgan; Voted for (9 & 14)  Score 3 8. [Prov. Eng. or Irish] the sea bream. Votes from: Lodge, Madnick, Cunningham, Grieco Submitted by: Daniel Widdis; Voted for (5 & 11)  Score 4 9. an assistant footman, often unliveried. Votes from: Morgan, Stevens Submitted by: Dick Weltz; Voted for (2 & 11)  Score 2 10. [Archaic] a dealer or merchant. Vote from: None Submitted by: Chris Carson; Voted for (11 & 18)  Score 0 11. [Obs. poet.] at some unspecified future time, perhaps never [NF, 'tomorrow']. Votes from: Widdis, Weltz, Carson Submitted by: Paul Keating, Voted for (NV)  Score  3 12. [Coll.] a handyman. Vote from: Stevens Submitted by: Hugo Kornelis; Voted for (7 & 13)  Score 1 13. the area on human and primate hands between the fingers. Vote from: Kornelis Submitted by: Keith Hale; Voted for (2 & 17)  Score 1 14. [Archaic] an assistant to a goldsmith who is not formally apprenticed Vote from: Morgan Submitted by: Dave Cunningham; Voted for (6 & 8)  Score 1 15. an ebracteate inflorescence, usually showing sympodial growth. Votes from: Madnick, Graham, Shefler Submitted by: Jim Hart; Voted for (16 & 17)  Score 3 16. having a prurient curiosity. Vote from: Hart Submitted by: Tony Abell; Voted for (19 & 20)  Score 1 17. [Origin uncertain] a person who maintains gas street lamps. Votes from: Hale, Hart, Shefler, Submitted by: Tim Bourne; Voted for (NV)  Score 3 18. a long woolen pleated skirt. Vote from: Carson Submitted by: Mike Shefler; Voted for (15 & 17)  Score 1 19. a debt collector. Vote from: Abell Submitted by: Guerri Stevens; Voted for (9 & 12)  Score 1 20. a stage whisper. Vote from: Abell Submitted by: Matthew Grieco; Voted for (6 & 8)  Score 1 Take it away, Daniel!!

[Daniel Widdis]

Congrats on the D0!

New woid coming shortly, and Judy: I retract my thanks for your vote. :D

--
Dan




On 8/18/11 8:26 AM, thejazzmonger wrote:

>Da Winnah of round 2231 is Daniel Widdis with his definition - ³[Prov.
>Eng. Or Irish] the sea bream² garnering 4 votes.
>

[Christopher Carson]

Very nicely played, Steve. A D0 out of the box.

CC

[Judy Madnick]

From: "Daniel Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< Congrats on the D0!

Ditto!

<< New woid coming shortly, and Judy: I retract my thanks for
<< your vote. :D

LOL! I would have appreciated a vote from you though. <G>

Judy

[Steve Dixon]

Congratulations on the D0, Steve D!

But, a correction: You have me voting for three different defs: 1, 5,
and 7. In fact, I registered only the two votes to which I'm entitled;
they were 1 and 7.

Maybe somebody else voted for Steve G's talisman, but I didn't. (Sorry, SG!)

—Dodi



Hmmm... I'll have to look at that when I get home. The votes and voters tallied up. I must have made a mistake when typing up the announcement.

[Steve Graham]

It looks like Dan Widdis voted for my not-so-successful fantasy definition

>>Maybe somebody else voted for Steve G's talisman, but I didn't. (Sorry,
SG!)

-Dodi

[Steve Dixon]

Yep, the vote for #5 "a talisman" was by Daniel Widdis. I think all the
vote tallies and scores are right. I just typed in Schulz in that "Vote
from" space for some reason. Just a goof in the reporting, not the count
or the scores.

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:22 -0700, "Steve Graham" <sdgraham (AT) duckswild (DOT) com>
wrote:
> It looks like Dan Widdis voted for my not-so-successful fantasy
> definition
>
> >>Maybe somebody else voted for Steve G's talisman, but I didn't. (Sorry,
> SG!)
>
> -Dodi
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Guerri Stevens]

Congratulations on the D0!

And you're right about Johnny; we should have an award similar to D0 for
dealers who submit words he *doesn't* know!

Guerri

thejazzmonger wrote:
> Da Winnah of round 2231 is Daniel Widdis with his definition - “[Prov.
> Eng. Or Irish] the sea bream” garnering 4 votes. The votes were all
> over the place. Definers far outfoxed guessers in this round. Thanks
> to all the clever fakes, nobody voted for the REAL def. There was one
> DQ (only ONE!) from the seemingly freakish John Barrs who knows
> practically every word.

[Dave Cunningham]

And special recongition for words which fool him then as well <g>. I
propose a D0 be renamed a "Barrs".

Dave

On Aug 18, 7:56*pm, Guerri Stevens <gue... (AT) tapcis (DOT) com> wrote:
> Congratulations on the D0!
>
> And you're right about Johnny; we should have an award similar to D0 for
> dealers who submit words he *doesn't* know!
>
> Guerri
>
>
>
> thejazzmonger wrote:
> > Da Winnah of round 2231 is Daniel Widdis with his definition - [Prov.
> > Eng. Or Irish] the sea bream *garnering 4 votes. The votes were all
> > over the place. Definers far outfoxed guessers in this round. Thanks
> > to all the clever fakes, nobody voted for the REAL def. There was one
> > DQ (only ONE!) from the seemingly freakish John Barrs who knows
> > practically every word.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[Dodi Schultz]

Dave Cunningham wrote:
> And special recongition for words which fool him then as well <g>. I propose a D0 be renamed a "Barrs"

But only if he has has actually voted for a fake def, which I can't
recall his doing, although I suppose it has happened at least once. ;-)

Last round was a D0, but Johnny had DQ'd.

[Dave Cunningham]

<g> I have caught him a few times now.

Dave

On Aug 19, 9:23*am, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchu... (AT) nasw (DOT) org> wrote:
> Dave Cunningham wrote:
> > And special recongition for words which fool him then as well <g>. * I propose a D0 be renamed a "Barrs"
>
> But only if he has has actually voted for a fake def, which I can't
> recall his doing, although I suppose it has happened at least once. *;-)
>
> Last round was a D0, but Johnny had DQ'd. *

[thejazzmonger]

Yes, he *knew* it, so Barrs wasn't fooled. He felt so bad having to give me
another DQ, right out of the box, on my second word. Given his multi-layered
education and work history, I decided not to feel too bad.

I'd feel pretty special if I got one by him.

sd

On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) nasw (DOT) org> wrote:

> Dave Cunningham wrote:
>
>> And special recongition for words which fool him then as well <g>. I
>> propose a D0 be renamed a "Barrs"
>>
>
> But only if he has has actually voted for a fake def, which I can't recall
> his doing, although I suppose it has happened at least once. ;-)
>
> Last round was a D0, but Johnny had DQ'd.

[Guerri Stevens]

I don't think a D0 should be named a "Barrs". I was suggesting that
there should be a term if he does NOT DQ. Or maybe the DQ itself should
be a "Barrs".

Guerri

Dave Cunningham wrote:
> And special recongition for words which fool him then as well <g>. I
> propose a D0 be renamed a "Barrs".
>
> Dave

[Dodi Schultz]

Guerri Stevens wrote:

> Or maybe the DQ itself should be a "Barrs".

That's it!

—Dodi