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#130050 07/05/04 02:04 AM
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OOLLY is…

A. an affectionate nickname for uilleann pipes

B. a city in Tamil Nadu, India. (contraction of Tamil Ullagamandalam)

C. made of, or having the appearance of, small, smooth, regular sized granules

D. a quack remedy for syphilis popular in the early 18th entury

E. the viscous, gelatinous state of meat in final decomposition

F. a small cavity or shallow hole in an ironwood tree from which decay may spread - a perpetual concern for foresters of this hard, durable wood

G. the small piece of albuminous matter attached to the yolk of an egg

H. a lump or loop of iron, as wootz, when taken as a pasty mass from the crucible [India]

I. a small opening, either natural or man-made so that it is just big enough to see through with one eye

J. to appear in disguise: incognito

K. an aggregate formed of egg-shaped stones originally arising as igneous inclusions in bituminous shale

L. cautious; gentle [Sc.]

M. descriptive of a polar bear's pelt


Cast your votes! You don’t have to have submitted a definition to choose your favorite (but it does make the game more interesting…)

Results next Monday, seven days hence.


#130051 07/05/04 05:29 PM
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Oh, okay, I'll bite. I vote for K if only because I admire the number of multisyllable words whoever made it up used!


#130052 07/05/04 06:13 PM
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coolly, I'll pick C.



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#130053 07/05/04 06:13 PM
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I'll go with the similar, yet different, C


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note the time stamps there, eta

#130054 07/05/04 06:21 PM
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time stamps

I guess you were the philatelist, eh?



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#130055 07/05/04 06:36 PM
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Based on the hint, I'm voting for D.


#130056 07/05/04 09:37 PM
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this word looks Indian.. or Scottish! so that leaves me with H or L (throwing out the city name -- that would be simply too mean). H or L.

[what hint??]

following Occam once again, I'll go with L


#130057 07/05/04 10:04 PM
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I a gree that a place name would be too mean, so I'll go with H.


#130058 07/05/04 10:56 PM
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I choose I!


#130059 07/06/04 01:14 AM
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I'm down with C.


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