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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 retiarius RESULTS #76046 07/14/02 08:02 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass retiarius /reh tee AR ius/ choose one: a) any of a number of species of bird whose head and tail seem so similar in flight as to appear to be flying backwards (cf. the French word for duck, canard) Geoff b) a person who is just about to give up working for a living, on a permanent basis Rhubarb Commando c) retiarina: regency victim of a broken engagement going back 'out' with her best frock on and her bejewelled head held high; hence retiarius: the first ball after said jilting dodyskin, 1 vote d) a parasitic microbe which feeds on the retina of tropical mammals, swiftly causing blindess WhitmanO'N e) the name for the Roman hunting tool which resembles the modern-day boomerang; also the word shouted when it was thrown etaoin f) a Roman gladiator who carried a net with which to entangle his adversary OED2, 4 votes g) the crest or tuft on the head of a bird Wordwind, 4 votes h) hilarious consuelo i) A net of metal rings used as a weapon by a gladiator. TEd Remington, 2 votes (for a null def'n!) j) in a last ditch effort to salvage a fiasco Ford Motors introduced the Edsel Retiaris which featured a gold chrome grill, a hydro-thermo-glide transmission, and a three tone paint finish; production stopped in mid first shift, only 17 were made, with 2 extant -- the rarest car in the world according to Guinness. darned if I can remember who sent this one, oh well... k) the original name for Stan Lee's Spiderman FishonaBike (as interpreted by tsuwm) l) a yellow calcite that forms on metallic artifacts from the Fertile Crescent when exposed to acidic liquids Jazzoctopus, 1 vote m) the circle of hair surrounding the tonsure, or shaved crown, of a monk's or priest's head slithy toves, 2 votes n) a compendium of visions; a dream journal Verlangen, 1 vote o) one skilled in fanciful story-weaving tsuwm we have a few new players this time; the entrants inclue: WO'N, dodyskin, slithy toves, Jazzo, Wordwind, milum, tsuwm, OED2, consuelo, Fishona, Verlangen, etaoin, Rhubarb & Geoff so Wordwind tied with OED2 for most votes (4) [nice work Theresa!]. the correct votes were cast by Vernon Compton, Bobyoungbalt, RhubarbCommando and rapunzel, of whom only RC was a 'player'. there were four(4) own votes cast, largely to no avail whatsoever (quite obviously so in three cases!). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76047 07/14/02 10:35 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont we vote now, right? E formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76048 07/14/02 10:57 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Mmmmmmmm......M Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76049 07/14/02 11:34 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 387 Hartsville, New York. J jimthedog enthusiast jimthedog enthusiast J Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 387 Hartsville, New York. I Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76050 07/15/02 12:34 AM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 15 V Verlangen stranger Verlangen stranger V Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 15 Gee. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76051 07/15/02 01:26 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 872 Birmingham, Alabama M milum old hand milum old hand M Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 872 Birmingham, Alabama Oh shucks. I'm stumped. Me and my big mouth. All of the definitions are so good. Except mine. I was going to fool everybody and have the briefest definition on the board and then somebody submitted... (H): hilarious. Oh well I guess the safest thing for me to do at this point is to vote for tsuwm's definition, after all he is the Hogmaster. ( J ) I vote for ( J ) , after all he is the Hogmaster. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76052 07/15/02 01:57 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast V Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ F Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76053 07/15/02 02:05 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 F Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76054 07/15/02 02:14 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Well, I'm going to have to go with G simply because the last of the duck-billed dinosaurs, Retiarisaurus, had a large crest-like protrusion of the top of its head. See, milum, all this proselytetic strategizing is contagious, and highly addictive! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: retiarius defined #76055 07/15/02 02:24 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon G or M, G or M... they're both about the same, really... OK - G. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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