Round 3143 SYSSITIA Results

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Tim Lodge

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Feb 17, 2021, 5:35:41 PM2/17/21
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I was faced with a dilemma when Johnny Barrs submitted a def very similar to the real one, meals eaten together in public, so I combined them.  Two people voted for that def.  The winner isJudy Madnick, with an unnatural 6 for her trailing purple plant, closely followed by the real winner Paul Keating who got an unnatural 5 - Paul voted for his own def, but I haven't counted that.

So it's over to you, Judy.

--  Tim L

 *** SYSSITIA ***

1.  meals eaten together in public.              
Submitter:  OED  Votes: - & - Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = D2  
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Judy Madnick             

2.  an unusual tenderness in a horse's hoof.            
Submitter: Tim Bourne Votes: 10 & 13 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 3.  _Linguistics_ (F. de Saussure). collocation            
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 1 & 3 Score: 3  + *2* + 0  = 5 *
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Debbie Embler, Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham     

 4.  the rate of fermentation times the rate of expansion of gases .         
Submitter: Debbie Embler Votes: 3 & 6 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Dan Widdis              

 5.  [Bot.] galls caused by partial or complete blockage of the phloem.       
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 3 & 13 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach              

 6.  a web of connective tissue that holds the large intestine in place.       
Submitter: Deborah Fein Votes: 9 & 10 Score: 3  + 0 + 0  = 3  
Voted for by: Debbie Embler, Dave Cunningham, Shani Naylor         

 7.  [Anat.] An unusual labial malformation appearing as the letter “S”.       
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 3 & 6 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 8.  the lightheaded, tingling sensation induced by inhalation of nitrous oxide.    
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 12 & 13 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Shani Naylor             

 9.  (Com.) various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like.     
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 4 & 8 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Deborah Fein              

10.  a trailing purple-flowered plant native to European mountains but widely planted in rock gardens.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 4  + *2* + 0  = 6 *
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Deborah Fein, Alan Mallach, Efrem Mallach       

11.  a translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., generally comprised of colonies of cyanobacteria.
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 6 & 8 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Alan Mallach              

12.  a Greek settlement in Asia Minor founded c.580 BCE, near the modern Turkish city of Manavgat. Absorbed into the Persian Empire, it was abandoned c. 250 BCE.   
Submitter: Alan Mallach Votes: 10 & 11 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Tony Abell              

13.  a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in warm-temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 5 & 10 Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = 4  
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler, Tony Abell, Judy Madnick    

I hope this summary displays correctly:

                         Def           Vote 1  Vote 2  Tot Votes  Guess      DP     Score         

Judy Madnick             10              1             13           4                    2                0        6                  

Paul Keating               3                1             3             3                    2                0        5*               

Efrem Mallach           13              5             10           4                    0                0        4*               

Deborah Fein             6                9             10           3                    0                0        3                  

 OED                               1                -              -              2                    0                0        D2               

Johnny Barrs              1                0             0             2                    0                0        2                  

Tony Abell                   8                12           13           2                    0                0        2                  

Debbie Embler          4                3             6             1                    0                0        1                  

Mike Shefler              5                3             13           1                    0                0        1                  

Dan Widdis                  9                4             8             1                    0                0        1                  

Shani Naylor               11              6             8             1                    0                0        1                  

Alan Mallach               12              10           11           1                    0                0        1                  

Tim Bourne                 2                10           13           0                    0                0        0                  

Dave Cunningham   7                3             6             0                    0                0        0                  

 


Shani Naylor

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Feb 17, 2021, 6:15:14 PM2/17/21
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It looks like Ryan's votes haven't been counted (I only noticed because one was for my def).


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Judy Madnick

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Feb 17, 2021, 6:20:49 PM2/17/21
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Let's let Paul get credit for his definition. LOL! Hmmm...Did Ryan vote for Paul's definition? I'll wait to hear.

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Efrem G Mallach

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Feb 17, 2021, 6:31:09 PM2/17/21
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Nice try, Judy - but Ryan voted for #6 and #11; Paul's was #3. You're still on the hook.

Efrem

Judy Madnick

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Feb 17, 2021, 6:37:45 PM2/17/21
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Oh, darn. I'll be back shortly!
 
Judy

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Date: 2/17/2021 6:31:06 PM

Ryan McGill

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Feb 17, 2021, 7:39:37 PM2/17/21
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I did quite nearly vote for Paul's, but mostly because of my amusement at someone referencing Ferdinand de Saussure.

Judy Madnick

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Feb 17, 2021, 7:44:29 PM2/17/21
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Gee, thanks!

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Date: 2/17/2021 7:39:37 PM

Ryan McGill

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Feb 17, 2021, 7:45:34 PM2/17/21
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Sorry I couldn't help you avoid the deal.

Debbie

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Feb 17, 2021, 8:43:10 PM2/17/21
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Judy, all I could think of when I read your definition was the Edelweiss flower. Guess the Sound of Music is stuck in my head after all these years.

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Paul Keating

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Feb 18, 2021, 2:43:09 AM2/18/21
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I did Saussure an injustice there. He would never have used a Greek word if there was a French one handy. But I thought no-one but me would notice that. I once embarked on a fresh translation of his Course in General Linguistics but abandoned it when I changed careers.

Tim Lodge

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Feb 18, 2021, 8:20:00 AM2/18/21
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I've been busy this morning and haven't checked in until now.  Apologies to Ryan for missing his votes last night.  Here are the revised results inclunding Ryan's votes, with changes highlighted (highlit?) in yellow:

--  Tim L

*** SYSSITIA ***

1.  meals eaten together in public.              
Submitter:  OED  Votes: - & - Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = D2  
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: 0 & 0 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Judy Madnick             

2.  an unusual tenderness in a horse's hoof.            
Submitter: Tim Bourne Votes: 10 & 13 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 3.  _Linguistics_ (F. de Saussure). collocation            
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 1 & 3 Score: 3  + *2* + 0  = 5 *
Voted for by: Paul Keating, Debbie Embler, Mike Shefler, Dave Cunningham     

 4.  the rate of fermentation times the rate of expansion of gases .         
Submitter: Debbie Embler Votes: 3 & 6 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Dan Widdis              

 5.  [Bot.] galls caused by partial or complete blockage of the phloem.       
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 3 & 13 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach              

 6.  a web of connective tissue that holds the large intestine in place.       

Submitter: Deborah Fein Votes: 9 & 10 Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = 4 
Voted for by: Debbie Embler, Dave Cunningham, Shani Naylor, Ryan McGill       

 7.  [Anat.] An unusual labial malformation appearing as the letter “S”.       
Submitter: Dave Cunningham Votes: 3 & 6 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 8.  the lightheaded, tingling sensation induced by inhalation of nitrous oxide.    
Submitter: Tony Abell Votes: 12 & 13 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Shani Naylor             

 9.  (Com.) various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like.     
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 4 & 8 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Deborah Fein              

10.  a trailing purple-flowered plant native to European mountains but widely planted in rock gardens.
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 1 & 13 Score: 4  + *2* + 0  = 6 *
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Deborah Fein, Alan Mallach, Efrem Mallach       

11.  a translucent gelatinous mass found on the ground, vegetation, etc., generally comprised of colonies of cyanobacteria.

Submitter: Shani Naylor, Ryan McGill Votes: 6 & 8 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2
Voted for by: Alan Mallach, Ryan McGill            

12.  a Greek settlement in Asia Minor founded c.580 BCE, near the modern Turkish city of Manavgat. Absorbed into the Persian Empire, it was abandoned c. 250 BCE.   
Submitter: Alan Mallach Votes: 10 & 11 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Tony Abell              

13.  a genus of about 40 species of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae, distributed in warm-temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 5 & 10 Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = 4  
Voted for by: Tim Bourne, Mike Shefler, Tony Abell, Judy Madnick   

No Def: Ryan McGill Votes: 6 & 11 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0

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