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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread ikat -- results #35832 07/19/01 05:38 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley OP Carpal Tunnel OP Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Obviously this one was much too easy: 1.Greenlandic term for that part of an iceberg which lies below the waterline. caradea 0 points 2. The sound a pair of dice makes when knocked together. jimthedog 0 points 3. Threads of wool fragments that ball into clusters on mechanical looms, causing blockages on the feed of new yarn. maverick 0 points 4. Unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 100 karats. Flatlander 3 points 5. A castrated feline. RhubarbCommando 0 points 6. A method of weaving where the pattern is dyed onto the thread before it is woven into cloth.The correct answer 3 points each to Flatlander, Jazzoctopus, Marianna, Whitman O'Neill, and wordcrazy. 2 points each to Vernon Compton, tsuwm, paulb, fiberbabe, Sparteye, and Hyla. 7. A particular mask found among certain tribes of coastal British Columbia. wordcrazy 1 point 8. A list (in IT) of ready made functions to add on to a base system. A contraction of "IKEA catalogue". rodward 0 points 9. Central pole of a Mongolian yurt which holds up the canopy and symbolizes the world axis. Marianna 2 points 10. A solipsist philosophy popular in mediaeval Iran. Bingley 0 points 11. In a dazed or surreal stupor. Jazzoctopus 0 points 12. A measurement for a charge of energy emitted by an electron. Whitman O'Neill 1 point 13. A mediaeval game, similar to parchesi, played with small stones. squid 2 points Bingley.................... 20 tsuwm......................16 + 2 = 18 Jazzoctopus..............14 + 3 = 17 squid.......................14 + 2 = 16 Sparteye...................12 + 2 = 14 paulb........................12 + 2 = 14 Geoff........................13 wordcrazy.................9 + 3 + 1 = 13 Flatlander..................6 + 3 + 3 = 12 maverick....................11 rodward.................... 11 WhitmanO’Neill...........6 + 3 + 1 = 10 caradea...................9 Hyla........................... 6 + 2 = 8 Rapunzel...................7 jimthedog...................6 Marianna .................. +3 + 2 = 5 fiberbabe....................3 + 2 = 5 wwh..........................3 RhubarbCommando.....3 Avy ................ + 3 = 3 Bobyoungbait ................2 Jackie........................2 Faldage......................2 Vernon Compton ............ + 2 =2 freckled_snout............1 Alex Williams..............1 from Pennsylvania ... 1 Brandon ............. 1 Juanmaria ............... 1/2 Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35833 07/19/01 05:45 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley OP Carpal Tunnel OP Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I think it's time somebody else acted as question master/mistress. Any volunteers? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35834 07/19/01 06:03 AM A Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered A I think it's time somebody else acted as question master/mistress. Any volunteers? aww, but you're doing such a great job, bingley!! well, since tsuwm is in second place, it seems only natural.... wha'd'ya say, o-rex? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35835 07/19/01 12:44 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >wha'd'ya say, o-rex? okay, I'll do it again --but only if there's no one else that wants a shot... jazzo? but say, what's with the inflated scoring? I thought correct guesses were worth 2 points, or 1 for non-players?? is this just an anomaly of this last round? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35836 07/20/01 01:59 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... Thanks, Max! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35837 07/20/01 04:16 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley OP Carpal Tunnel OP Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: but say, what's with the inflated scoring? I thought correct guesses were worth 2 points, or 1 for non-players?? is this just an anomaly of this last round? [sigh] You mean I've been doing it wrong all this time? In that case it's definitely time someone took over. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ikat -- results #35838 07/20/01 10:46 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward addict rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom OK, I'll take two rounds, if someone will repost the official rules. I will start a new thread but for early starters the word is: liripoop Definitions by PM to me by 9.00 Tuesday morning GMT. OK? Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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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