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Posted By: Bingley Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 12:20 AM
Cast your votes please for:

1. A government bill rendered useless by the main provisions.

2. A headpiece, similar to a fillet, worn by certain gods of classical mythology.

3. A short, steep slope formed gradually at the bottom edge of a sloping field as material piles up against a hedge or other barrier.

4. The particulate material that is filtered out during the process of making "lambanog", a vodka-like drink made out of naturally fermented and distilled coconut sap.

5. Something threatening or dreadful represented figuratively as a thunderstorm.

6. The metal ring or loop of leather used to attach the jesses to the stand or to the falconer's glove.

7. In ancient Rome, a long squat stone table which served as an altar for ritual sacrifices by vestal virgins.

8. The first copy of the 10 commandments, which was broken by Moses in anger.

9. a rocky outcropping formed at the perimeter of a valley through water erosion around stones, trees and other natural occurrences.

10. A cold store created in rocky crevices, which according to Syrian tradition was cooled by evaporation.

11. The cuticle of a talon.

12. A rocky slope, specifically one descending from an excavated coal mine.

13. A disease of reindeer similar to mange.

In alphabetical order the players were:
Bingley; caradea; hyla; Jazzoctopus; maverick; rodward; Sparteye; squid; tsuwm; Whitman O’Neill; and wordcrazy.

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To give those who use the board at work a chance to vote, voting will close Tuesday lunch time WIB, = 5 a.m. Tuesday GMT, = midnight Monday/Tuesday board time.



Bingley
Posted By: Brandon Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 02:58 AM
Oh, deer. This does look challenging. I think I'll buck my trend of losing picks and go for number 13.

Posted By: AnnaStrophic Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 05:07 AM
Believe it or not, I know this one. In order not to skew results, I'll tell y'all later which guess I thought was the best. Good choice, Bingley

Posted By: Fiberbabe Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 11:50 AM
I'll go with 6.

Posted By: wwh Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 03:56 PM
I did not understand rules of game, did not know that "talud" meant, but found answer on Internet, so I am disqualified. A really clever list, very few items I could define.

Posted By: Jazzoctopus Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 04:29 PM
I'll go with 3.

Posted By: Faldage Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 06/30/01 06:34 PM
I mo go with number 4

Posted By: wordcrazy Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 01:37 AM
I hope I hit it right this time. It's 2


chronist
Posted By: Capital Kiwi Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 02:09 AM
I just love definition 8 ...

Posted By: squid Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 11:04 AM
3 sounds good!

Posted By: paulb Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 11:26 AM
Time ran out before I could play in this round -- what a fascinating set of definitions! Make mine 10.

Posted By: juanmaria Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 01:23 PM
Juan goes with 3
and Maria with 12

Posted By: Anonymous Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 01:41 PM
I like 9.

Posted By: tsuwm Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 08:38 PM
3...9...12, all similar -- but I still like 3

Posted By: Rapunzel Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/01/01 10:33 PM
6.

Posted By: WhitmanO'Neill Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/02/01 02:25 AM
Six is appetizing...but a figment somewhere in my rockhound's memory says it's 12.


Posted By: Flatlander Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/02/01 12:09 PM
Good bluffs, everyone. I'll go with 12 for no discernible reason.

Posted By: Sparteye Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/02/01 03:01 PM
All those slopes... how about 9 for no particular reason

Posted By: maverick Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/02/01 09:51 PM
Cute. They're nearly all convincing! Is it 3, or 10? Damn, I'll try 6

Posted By: jimthedog Re: Talud -- the polls are open - 07/03/01 12:11 AM
I'll choose 1 for the very good reason of no reason at all.

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