what the "H".

G, what a tough choice.
My favorite is I, but just for a laugh; it rains a lot in Central Florida.

So is that a vote for I or for G, asked the Inspector General?

The points don't matter. Yes, kinda like the clothing in Victoria's Secret catalogs.

Was there an entry filter? Anyway A. will follow the Canadienne lovely to K (Y2K).

Although my post was intended (primarily) as a pun, I regret that it caused confusion.
The option hereto known as "G", otherwise referenced as the seventh is hereby deemed my singular and most definite choice.

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I'll give A a whirl, get dizzy and fall down.

Whew! Sorry I'm late but I have been detained for a few days by the authorities. If you please, please register my belated but proud vote for "G" . I am told by people who know that it is a sure winner.

F for me, if only for the creativity of the documentation. He's kinda cute.

Awww, he is kinda cute. I completely overlooked that definiton.

Last call for votes; polls close and results post tomorrow!

I'll join Connie in a toast to A.

OK, b then.

I think that's everybody we're likely to hear from.

And now, the results you've all been waiting for [drum-roll]:


ONAPPO:

a) an extremely potent retsina wine from northern Greece
-- submitted by TEd Remington
-- chosen by consuelo, Jackie

b) a North American Algonquin Indian ceremony commonly known as a spirit or vision quest, later maintained by their descendants
-- submitted by musick
-- chosen by Faldage, tsuwm

c) someone to be avoided: Ornery, Nasty, And Pretty Pissed Off
-- submitted by consuelo
-- chosen by no one

d) a Sephardic Hanukkah dish similar to latkes, but made with rice instead of potatoes
-- submitted by AnnaStrophic
-- chosen by musick

e) engaged to be married (Irish slang) *
-- submitted by GallantTed
-- chosen by no one

f) a musk hog, until 1975 known only to Paraguayan Indians; pictured here. (The GUARANI language has only UPPER CASE.) **
-- submitted by themilum
-- chosen by pennyless, with an honorable mention by belMarduk

g) ventriloquist monkey (from South America)
-- Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition; the correct answer
-- chosen by the(happybirthday)milum, ParkinT

h) former trade name for an Australian sticky sweet, now generic for any messy candy eaten/demanded by children
-- submitted by shanks
-- chosen by etaoin

i) Original Natural Alliance for Perpetual Precipitation in Orlando
-- submitted by ParkinT
-- chosen by TEd Remington (whether he knows it or not)

j) spawning salmon (Ojibway) [pre-edit i]
-- submitted by Elizabeth Creith
-- chosen by belMarduk, AnnaStrophic

k) a large rodent of Central America [pre-edit j]
-- submitted by Faldage
-- chosen by Elizabeth Creith, Aramis11

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* (re: e)
A note of explanation from GallantTed:

“Howya --

We had a little chat about this one beyont in Slasher's jint and we all concored umnaniously that it's defanately somethin ta do with been engaged ta be marrayed. Eg - someone might say "Did ya hear that Miss So n So has got herself onappo-ed ta a fierce lovly fella alltagather!"

Cos ya know when yer in the loo - or is it the john ye do be callen it - it's sed ta be engaged. And when ya first go ta the loo as a young fella, it'a on a potty, which is also called a po - so yer onappo, ie - on a po.

Now at this stage, I'm not too sure where the exter P comes in, but I'd like ta strenthen me case by pinten out that when ya get proposed ta, ya usually say "yes" and onappo backwards reads oppano ie - opp a no, ie - opposed ta no, ie - yes.

So in conclusion, onappo means ta be engaged ta be marrayed.”

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** (re:f)
I think the picture is really a Chacoan peccary. (Confirmation, milo?) D’ya think maybe he looks a bit like a kiwi bird? No, I guess not; the head's too big.

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Last Hogwash of 2006 ! Apologies to anyone I've slighted by clerical error, and thanks to everyone for your fancies, your thoughts, your comments, even your cavils and your snickers, but above all your smiles. And a happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous New Year to all (with emphasis on healthy) !

I protest. que sera sera -- Whatever will be, will be. I voted for B, as themilum correctly pointed out! Musick gets another point for reeling me in.

I should parbably only get 1/2 the points as the actual submission was...

a North American Algonquin Indian ceremony commonly known as a spirit or vision quest later maintained by their descendants in the Cheyenne tribe. (something like that)

... and I'll bet that would've turned one of you's away.

Well, mebbe, but I didn't think the Cheyenne were descendants of the Algonquin, so in the interests of promoting Maximum Snookery I exercised HM's License and left that part out. (With the desired result, apparently, I might add.)

I appreciate all of the help I can get... even if I do enough research to make sure that all of my dominoes are aligned.

Oops! You mean as in

The Cheyenne Tribe

"The Cheyenne were an Algonquin woods tribe from Minnesota and Manitoba. The name "Cheyenne" came from the Lakota meaning "red talkers." The Cheyenne call themselves people who are related to each other, also known as the "Cut Arms" probably because of sun dance scars.

"In the 17th century, they were centered in the valley of the Minnesota River. Then pressure from another Algonquin tribe forced them to Eastern North Dakota. They were hunters and fishers, the women gathered berries, and they lived in wigwams that they built from birch branches..."

Umm. And here I thought the Algonquin were confined to the northern Adirondacks and environs. I stand corrected.

Musick, I remember back seven days ago when hogmaster wofahulicodoc stood for finer things than being corrected. He adjusted my definition to click on here rather than post my more heavy handed link ONPENPPO that I had hoped would reel in the more knee-jerk players among us.

So instead of fooling the usual three slow minded automatons that play Hogwash and can usually be counted on for easy votes, I only suceeded in seducing 1 and 1/2 high moxie chicks.

But the Hogmaster is right...Hogwash is a game of Honor.

Speaking of the Hogmaster, after looking at all the definitions I picked the correct one immediatly. Wofalihaulidoc is the only Hogmaster I know who would dare pose a "ventriloquist monkey".

Even now I don't know what is a "ventriloquist monkey".

uh, Milo? those seem to *this slow minded automaton to be the same image linked to twice.

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Yes Joe, I know that the two images are the same.
I was referring to the name in purple that is known as the "link".

You see Joe, some among us might expect that by clicking on the letters ONAPPO they would get to see a picture of a ONAPPO.

Wofaliholidoc is a good man so he changed the clickable to... "picture here" so as to protect the slow-witted.

Happy new year to all, and to all a good night.

I ain't touching that with an 10 foot Arapaho.

I'm gonna drink a big glass or two of A and see if anyone wants to take advantage of me.

...and here I thought "retsina" was the active ingredient in an Italian breath mint... cf. "Retsyn"

P.S. Here's a dictionary entry that "explains" how the ventriloquist monkey got its name: Webster's 1913 Edition.

Not very detailed, I fear.

I find it interesting that it was "so named for the nature of its cry", yet the consonants "P" and "N" are the most difficult for a ventriloquist to master. (along with their cousin sounds of "B" and "M", respectively)

Perhaps someone should have thrown in a fake definition of an organ grinder's dummy.