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#35134 07/10/2001 5:47 AM
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1. A hunter's call to the hounds to heel and return to the bugler. Brandon 1 point

2. An Anglo-Saxon silver coin of the 7th and 8th centuries AD. The correct answer. 3 points each to maverick, squid, jazzoctopus, and caradea. 2 points to paulb, Bobyoungbait and Rapunzel.

3. In archaeology, the area where the bones of extinct, often gigantic reptiles of the Mesozoic era are suspected to be buried. wordcrazy 0 points

4. One who masquerades as a monster at night to intentionally frighten people. jimthedog 2 points

5. Northern English dialect term, appropriately meaning dialect (from an Anglo-Saxon root). maverick 0 points

6. The word you use to say "Shoo" to an elephant. Avy 0 points

7. Dung. Old Norse, whence Sc[e]atalogical and Sc[h]eat. rodward 0 points

8. Signs used to track game such as deer or elk, specifically excrement or spoor.Flatlander 0 points

9. The peak of a trajectory; apex. Jazzoctopus 1 point

10. A nautical term for the fitting that seals and lubricates the propeller shaft where it passes through the hull. caradea 2 points

11. A type of large needle used for making tapestries. Bingley 3 points

12. A medium's inaugural incantation for summoning spirits at the beginning of a seance. Whitman O'Neill 0 points

13. A perfumed chair. RhubarbCommando 0 points

14. Decorative metal inlay on the hilt of a sword. squid 3 points

15. A form of pre-Columbian carving done in animal bone and affixed to temple walls. Sparteye 0 points

The total scores to date are therefore:


Bingley.................... 17 + 3 =20
tsuwm......................16
squid.......................8 +3 + 3 =14
Jazzoctopus..............10 + 3 + 1 =14
Geoff........................13
Sparteye...................12
paulb........................10 +2 =12
maverick....................8 +3 =11
rodward.................... 11
wordcrazy.................9
caradea...................4 +3 +2 =9
Rapunzel...................5+2 =7
Flatlander..................6
WhitmanO’Neill...........6
Hyla........................... 6
jimthedog...................4 +2 =6
wwh..........................3
fiberbabe....................3
RhubarbCommando.....3
Bobyoungbait ................+2
Jackie........................2
Faldage......................2
freckled_snout............1
Alex Williams..............1
from Pennsylvania ... 1
Brandon ............. +1 =1
Juanmaria ............... 1/2





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#35135 07/11/2001 12:32 AM
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Apologies to Bobyoungbait and Rapunzel for missing them out. I dropped the last page of the printout.

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#35136 07/11/2001 10:50 AM
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Dear Bob,

I'd like to take this opportunity to compliment you - your nightcrawlers and chum are so youthful and perky!

Yours,
FB


#35137 07/11/2001 11:27 AM
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so youthful and perky!

That's what keeps 'em hanging around fishing for compliments


#35138 07/11/2001 9:23 PM
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Thanks, Max!


#35139 07/12/2001 3:29 AM
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Ummm -- am I missing something here?

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#35140 07/12/2001 5:28 PM
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I think you may be hooked on a variant name, Mr B - it's an el of a thing to go dotty over


#35141 07/13/2001 4:40 AM
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[sigh] Grovelling apologies to Bobyoungbalt again. I've always read it as Bobyoungbait but the difference in the bold blue letters on my machine between an i and an l is minimal.

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