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#152023 12/13/05 10:46 AM
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parcha

As a teen, I planted passion fruit in the backyard and was doubly disappointed when the seeds didn't germinate and to learn the name referred to the Passion of Christ.

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Faldage suffered a sprained uvula from prolonged harrumphing[.]





I'm speechless.

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Hilarious wrap-up, Alex! I am ROTFLMAO and feel I will make a full recovery before the next round.

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And insel deserved every point of it!

Wunnerful summary, Alex!

And if'n there had'a been more time for entries I coulda been a contenduh, I coulda been somebody!

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Here's another interesting footnote or two on barghest

In the world of the science fiction-fantasy game Mechwarrior there is a vaguely canine robot named the Barghest.

One of the many names attributed to the mythical beast is Black Shuck. Bob Trubshaw has an interesting essay on this motif of English folklore and its likely Scandanavian origins. An interesting excerpt:

One other snippet of speculation more strongly suggests Scandiavian associations. As I have noted, black dogs appear under a variety of regional names. One such is 'barguest', prevalent in parts of Yorkshire. Peter Jennings reports that Sir Walter Scott suggested that this appelation came from the German bargeist, 'spirit of the (funeral) bier'. Now that really does fit in exceptionally well with the 'guardian of the corpse ways' concept.

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Musick, wofa and Rev. At ease!
Let’s eat! However, may I have just the fava and a big goblet of Chianti? -hold the pig.
Alex, does this mean that I have to read the Harry Potters and your pending series of morality tales for minors? Thanks for the good game and your lol-in-my-cubicle-that-further-enhanced-my-reputation-as-a-weirdo summation.
I am honored to be among this most adroit group (which ‘cuya included Connie) of fibbers.

PS Is rule A really necessary?

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Thanks for that, Alex!

Good one musick, fooled me you did!

How easy was it to pinpoint Father Steve's one?

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PS Is rule A really necessary?




If only to get riled up about. All in all, a very successful round!

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>Is rule A really necessary?

yes.

at the time scoring was suspended: guessing the real def'n earned a "player" 2 points and a "non-player" 1 point; having your def'n chosen earned you 1 point per; skunking the field (nobody chose the correct def'n) earned the hogmaster 3 points [rare]; scoring was further adjusted at the whim of the hogmaster. the running score became dominated by.. guess who? the running score was dropped, and other variations were tried for scoring the round. no one was happy. least of all the hogmaster.

then, at a brilliant stroke, Rule A was adopted by the rules committee. now the players and non-players had only the playing of the game to whinge about. things are much better.

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#152032 12/13/05 07:35 PM
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I forgot the after my : "Is rule A really necessary?"
I realize that "We don't need no stinkin' rools." means that we do.
Thanks again current HM. And to all the past & future HMs: y'all rule!
all you guys, Anu too, HMs or not, are among my short list of heros - for real.
OB

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