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#148754 - 10/07/05 08:14 PM HOGWASH CANCELLED
Bingley Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/09/00 Posts: 3065 Loc: Jakarta	As per tsuwm's rules 4 & 5: 4. [no] points are awarded to any player who submits a definition which is similar or very close to the correct meaning [rather, the moderator shall request a resubmittal] 5. If two or more players submit a definition per rule 4 (in the judgment of the moderator), the round will be thrown out with no points scored The correct definition is a type of Indian sabre. Max submitted: n. a type of sword. (from Skt.) AnnaS submitted: A medieval sword (from Sanskrit tul = tool; war = battle) Possibly faldage's comment Your words tend to be harder to get a handle on than tsuwm's. is an oblique reference to the meaning. I came across this word in G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown story "The Quick One": For Oriental ornament pervaded the new scheme; and where there had once been a gun hung on hooks, and sporting prints and a stuffed fish in a glass case, there were now festoons of Eastern drapery and trophies of scimitars, tulwars and yataghans, as if in unconscious preparation for the coming of the gentleman with the turban. _________________________ Bingley
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#148755 - 10/07/05 08:18 PM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 3789 Loc: Worcester, MA	Is this the first time a round has been cancelled for this reason, or is it a not-infrequent occurrence that has just happened yataghan?
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#148756 - 10/07/05 08:33 PM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	Quote: Is this the first time a round has been cancelled for this reason, or is it a not-infrequent occurrence that has just happened yataghan? It's a stinkng conspiracy that's what it is! Bingley has robbed me of a chance to actualy score a point or two by resorting to some arcane rule. I actually did resubmit another definition, but I guess the Zeroth Law of Hogwash is "that no Quordlepleen is allowed to score at Hogwash, even if preventing this requires the round to be cancelled." Edited by sjmaxq (10/08/05 12:15 AM) _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#148757 - 10/07/05 09:07 PM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
inselpeter Pooh-Bah Registered: 03/14/01 Posts: 2379 Loc: New York City	Hmm. Most of what I came up with, when I googled "tul" was in Hungarian, sans krit.
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#148758 - 10/07/05 09:21 PM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	Quote: Hmm. Most of what I came up with, when I googled "tul" was in Hungarian, sans krit. I took a stab at the word based purely on its phonetic similarity to "talwaar" the Hindi word for any sword. I really had no idea that it WAS the word. _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#148759 - 10/07/05 10:49 PM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA	So you all will never know just how clever and well thought out my entry really was. Alas.
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#148760 - 10/08/05 12:36 AM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
consuelo Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/11/01 Posts: 2636 Loc: Caribbean	So, is someone going to offer up a replacement now that I have my computer rescued from cyberspirit world? It figures, every time I have to be away from here, somebody starts a Hogwash game Edited by consuelo (10/08/05 01:04 AM)
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#148761 - 10/08/05 03:59 AM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	Quote: So you all will never know just how clever and well thought out my entry really was. Alas. Sorry, Steve, I have no sympathy to spare for those less wronged than mineownself. _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#148762 - 10/08/05 07:09 AM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
Marianna addict Registered: 01/09/01 Posts: 427 Loc: Spain	Just my luck too... I'd actually joined this round instead of just lookin' on!
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#148763 - 10/08/05 09:33 AM Re: HOGWASH CANCELLED
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13655	Hey! At least post the definitions given so we can admire them and maybe guess whose is which!
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