..or, rats, how can we compete with GallantTed?

ah well,

ogerhunch, choose one:

a) a severe curvature of the dorsal spine, nowadays called "dowager's hump"

b) a small grotesque statue: gargoyle

c) [Norse mythology] Loki's land-bound familiar

d) a dead, bare tree with a single remaining branch

e) the feeling that you are about to be set upon by a monster

f) a churchgoer, e.g. gree hunger*

g) an arrogant, unfeeling, kyphotic prankster

h) [Yugoslavian origin] a sandwich made from heavy, crusty bread, seasoned veal and pork patties, and dark mustard

i) a sluttish woman who smells rank

j) any frightful or loathsome creature, especially a bat

k) the radius of the tightest section of a curve, used in calculating the correct degree of camber when designing a racecourse

I'm going to go with a).

Before I vote: where's the footnote to f)?

oh, just try to ignore it.

I like trees.

d.

I like trees. You gonna draw one like this, Sweetie? :-)

I too vote for A.

by the by, (usually) reliable sources tell me that these contributions come from ASp, belMarduk, consuelo, Faldage, Hydra, Jackie, themilum, tsuwm, wofa, and Zed.

-joe (plus one) friday

Unlike Anna, I read the footnote.
I vote F

[Yugoslavian]
Ha! Heavy crusty bread, seasoned veal, pork patties. I said I would not vote and won't but I did not say I would not comment.
This is a real humpback whale. Reaching far beyond the hunch Can't help to to have a severe giggle whenever I see it.

Hope they weren't Milo.

Meanwhilst, I'll vote for B

Oh,well.It's a game and a game without a laugh is a poor game.
My unvalid vote would be this one.

I'll take the J then

remind me why you're not voting?

Hey! it's your birthday consuelo! Congratulations on your day and on your choice!

(Halloween is an all American show, Eta)

> (Halloween is an all American show, Eta)

eh?

I like g) but I don't trust a definition that includes a word I have to look up (kyphotic). So I'll join forces with the birthday girl and vote for J.

Damn the armils, full speed ahead!

>contributions come from ASp, belMarduk, consuelo, Faldage, Hydra, Jackie, themilum, tsuwm, wofa, and Zed

the above indicates ballots received to date from our contributors, (plus one improperly marked ballot from BranShea, I think she unvoted for h but the antecedent is ambiguous).

results will be posted early on 10/31, come hell or high water.

-joe (I'm just sayin'..) friday

I couldn't help but notice that I haven't voted; and since this is a special event, I'm going to go against all precedent and cast my own ballot.

I really like g, because of the word kyphotic.

Folks, this is just about as crazy as it gets!

tsuwm - the Hogmaster who selected the Hogwash word for us to guess - is now guessing which one of the ten definitions is the one that he chose.

Is this legal?

>Is this legal?

no, of course it isn't.

where is ron obvious when we need him?!

E for me.

What the meaning of this? I contributed!

and you have already voted, hence the strikethrough.

in light of Hydra's reaction, one can't help but wonder what alternate interpretations are available??

-ron o.

Some confusion.Never mind.

wouldn't one have to advertently equate "contributions" with "ballots" to make such a leap?!

-ron o.

interesting. for me, the ensuing conversation is more confusing.

When did this game sneak in? One of us needs to keep up better.

A. selects d).

U kunt stemmen, Branny.

I had to toss several coins but I'll go with A

D the ogres and the monsters and the gargoyles and the anagrammists (almost)...

It's coming on winter. I'll take that last, bare, branch.

It's coming on winter. Geez, I wish--our leaves only started to turn last week!

had a snow flurry at my house yesterday morning.

frost on the pumpkin here this morning.

Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December
But the days grow short when you reach September
When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn't got time for the waiting game.

Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days I'll spend with you
These precious days I'll spend with you

>One hasn't got time for the waiting game.

for those who simply can't wait any longer, check tomorrow's wwftd mail.

-tsuwm

I envy you each flake of snow that falls.

And I don't know tsuwm. Some people seem to have no patience whatsoever.I'll wait for the word right here.

Oh. Was that impatience? I thought he was seconding his own vote for F.

Yep, I checked my wwftd. Not from impatience, mind y'all, but it's there in my mailbox. Like Mt Everest, on an admittedly smaller scale.

What I'd like to know, before finding out who the a) perp is: what other kind of spine is there besides dorsal?

>Like Mt Everest, on an admittedly smaller scale.

golly, I don't know how I should take that.
-ron (admittedly smaller) o.

Ooops, sorry folks, I nearly didn't make it before the final bell.

Me, I like D. Sounds plausible.

Well,whatever it's gonna be ; The hors concours prize for my part goes to h

yaaaaaaaaaawp!

-joe (sound of the ballot box automagically sealing) friday

Yo tswum: ain't it the Hogmaster what's sposed to shut the ballot box?

I'm just reporting what I hear...
-joe (hear here) friday