|
|
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065
Carpal Tunnel
|
OP
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065 |
Cast your votes please for:
1. A government bill rendered useless by the main provisions.
2. A headpiece, similar to a fillet, worn by certain gods of classical mythology.
3. A short, steep slope formed gradually at the bottom edge of a sloping field as material piles up against a hedge or other barrier.
4. The particulate material that is filtered out during the process of making "lambanog", a vodka-like drink made out of naturally fermented and distilled coconut sap.
5. Something threatening or dreadful represented figuratively as a thunderstorm.
6. The metal ring or loop of leather used to attach the jesses to the stand or to the falconer's glove.
7. In ancient Rome, a long squat stone table which served as an altar for ritual sacrifices by vestal virgins.
8. The first copy of the 10 commandments, which was broken by Moses in anger.
9. a rocky outcropping formed at the perimeter of a valley through water erosion around stones, trees and other natural occurrences.
10. A cold store created in rocky crevices, which according to Syrian tradition was cooled by evaporation.
11. The cuticle of a talon.
12. A rocky slope, specifically one descending from an excavated coal mine.
13. A disease of reindeer similar to mange.
In alphabetical order the players were:
Bingley; caradea; hyla; Jazzoctopus; maverick; rodward; Sparteye; squid; tsuwm; Whitman O’Neill; and wordcrazy.
We also have one player who sent an entry by email. She didn't give her board name, if she has one. Please let me know if you want me to use your real name or a board name.
To give those who use the board at work a chance to vote, voting will close Tuesday lunch time WIB, = 5 a.m. Tuesday GMT, = midnight Monday/Tuesday board time.
Bingley
Bingley
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 218
enthusiast
|
|
enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 218 |
Oh, deer. This does look challenging. I think I'll buck my trend of losing picks and go for number 13.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 6,511
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 6,511 |
Believe it or not, I know this one. In order not to skew results, I'll tell y'all later which guess I thought was the best. Good choice, Bingley 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 771
old hand
|
|
old hand
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 771 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,858
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,858 |
I did not understand rules of game, did not know that "talud" meant, but found answer on Internet, so I am disqualified. A really clever list, very few items I could define.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 1,094
old hand
|
|
old hand
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 1,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 13,803
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 13,803 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 275
enthusiast
|
|
enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 275 |
I hope I hit it right this time. It's 2
chronist
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 3,146
Carpal Tunnel
|
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 3,146 |
I just love definition 8 ...
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 53
journeyman
|
|
journeyman
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 53 |
|
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,372
Members9,182
| |
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
|
|
|
0 members (),
286
guests, and
1
robot. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
