INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS

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#203521 - 11/27/11 12:54 PM INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK	INCUNABULUM, Daffynitions a) A gland in the brain that secretes an enzyme that promotes long-term memory retention, so called from its resemblance to a rabbit's head with two long protrusions resembling the ears. b) an avatar c) From L. cunae 'cradle' and bulum, 'instrument'. A classical orchestra formed of child prodigies. d) a mechanical device in a clockwork that maintains the swinging of the pendulum e) A single character in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, or Persian writing. f) A book printed during the earliest period of typography (i.e., from the 1450s to 1501). g) A shallow depression in shoreline rock that has been eroded away by wind and wave action. All y'all have 'nother week to get your votes in. (i.e., by 12 noon US EST next Sunday, Dec 4th ANYONE can vote, whether you have entered a daffynition or not. Best to vote by PM, please - all names revealed after the final count) Points awarded, as usual, at the whim of the Hogmaster - bribes in cash only, please. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#203523 - 11/27/11 04:10 PM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 Loc: this too shall pass	from a disinterested bysitter: >Best to vote by PM.. this is very much a departure from the norm.. your reasoning?! (we always thought inline/online voting added to the fun - as long as it didn't get into overly critical analysis. again, some moderation (also by the moderator) may be required.)
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#203524 - 11/27/11 04:30 PM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7186 Loc: Vermont	yeah, I think we should just throw down the letter, but I'll wait until the master decides. _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#203525 - 11/27/11 06:03 PM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK	OK - I shall be guided by those more versed in the mores of this game - open voting on this thrread, please! _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#203527 - 11/27/11 07:53 PM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7186 Loc: Vermont	F it is! _________________________ formerly known as etaoin...
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#203532 - 11/28/11 04:07 AM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Originally Posted By: tsuwm from a disinterested bysitter: >(we always thought inline/online voting added to the fun - as long as it didn't get into overly critical analysis. again, some moderation (also by the moderator) may be required.) Thanks very much for your disinterested advise. Quite right. I have difficulties making a choice between the probablies and the funnies. (time..time)
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#203534 - 11/28/11 05:42 AM Re: INCUNABULUM :- DAFFYNITIONS [Re: BranShea]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK	Originally Posted By: BranShea [quote=tsuwm]from a disinterested bysitter: I have difficulties making a choice between the probablies and the funnies. (time..time) Well, time you do have, in limited quantity, Bran - until next Sunday at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (which is 5 pm for me!) _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#203536 - 11/28/11 09:08 AM Stop the Presses! [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 3850 Loc: Worcester, MA	I like D for plausibility. But the deep recesses of my brain (such as they are) say the real answer is F. Early printed works. VERY early. I vote for F. Honorable mention for D. (Recall one and all that public analysis of choices is like as not designed as a bluff, to conceal and/or to mislead...)
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#203540 - 11/28/11 01:51 PM Re: Stop the Presses! [Re: wofahulicodoc]
Owlbow enthusiast Registered: 10/21/03 Posts: 389 Loc: Rhode Island, USA	It's the avatar of a component of a mechanical apparatus, (designed by child prodigies), that measures, among other things, the dimensions of rabbit brains, the depth of shoreline depressions and the proportions of the typographical characters that are used to replicate ancient documents from the Fertile Crescent. I can’t remember which just now. Too much turkey has further muddled my thinking.
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#203541 - 11/28/11 02:43 PM Re: Stop the Presses! [Re: Owlbow]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Honorable mention for Owlbow.
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