Round 3580 - LEMURES Results
Tony Abell
I am ending the voting early since everyone who submitted a definition and was not DQ has voted. I knew lemures was not a good word, but I did not have time to find a better one. The results bear that out. The correct definition was the first one, hostile spirits of the unburied dead. Two players knew the word, Glenn Davis and Paul Keating, though I just found out that Paul knew it when he said so publicly, since only half of his emails get through directly to my address. Glenn did not submit a definition. Every player but Tim Lodge voted for the correct definition, giving me a D7. Mike Shefler takes the deal with 5 points.
Take it away, Mike!
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1. Hostile spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in religious
observances of early Rome.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Tim Bourne, Eric Boxer, Judy Madnick, Debbie
Embler, Efrem Mallach, Shani Naylor
SOURCE: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged, which cannot vote, and scores D7
2. A genus of small, oblong drupes mainly cultivated for preserves.
Voted for by Efrem Mallach
SOURCE: Eric Boxer, who voted *1* and 6, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
3. A group of complex lipids which are present in the grey matter of the human
brain.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Tim Lodge, who voted 4 and 5, and scores 0 + 0 = 0
4. The ocean depths.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Debbie Embler, who voted *1* and 7, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
5. A style of calligraphy based on highly stylized script letter forms without
further decoration.
Voted for by Tim Lodge
SOURCE: Efrem Mallach, who voted *1* and 2, and scores 1 + 2 = 3*
6. Portugal. A dockside district that has been redeveloped as shops and
restaurants.
Voted for by Mike Shefler, Tim Bourne, Eric Boxer
SOURCE: Paul Keating, who didn't vote, and scores 3 + 0 = 3
7. Ghosts of ancestors, who appear to practitioners of voodoo in their dreams
or rituals.
Voted for by Judy Madnick, Debbie Embler, Shani Naylor
SOURCE: Mike Shefler, who voted *1* and 6, and scores 3 + 2 = 5*
8. Freshwater moss found in shaded riverbeds across the Caucasus region prized
for its use in traditional dyeing techniques.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Judy Madnick, who voted *1* and 7, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
9. A feeling of excitement and anticipation which leads to poor
decision-making, used particularly in relation to gambling.
Voted for by nobody
SOURCE: Shani Naylor, who voted *1* and 7, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
No definition submitted
Tim Bourne, who voted *1* and 6, and scores 0 + 2 = 2*
SUMMARY
Player Def# Voted for Points, N+U=T
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Bourne ....................... *1* & 6 0 + 2 = 2
Boxer ........................ 2 *1* & 6 1 + 2 = 3
E. Mallach ................... 5 *1* & 2 1 + 2 = 3
Embler ....................... 4 *1* & 7 1 + 2 = 3
Keating ...................... 6 N/V 3 + 0 = 3
Lodge ........................ 3 4 & 5 0 + 0 = 0
M-W Unabridged ............... 1 N/A D7
Madnick ...................... 8 *1* & 7 0 + 2 = 2
Naylor ....................... 9 *1* & 7 0 + 2 = 2
Shefler ...................... 7 *1* & 6 3 + 2 = 5
Paul Keating
Tony Abell
He voted accidentally, then apologized to me privately. I hadn't realized his apology was private. In fact, I never acknowledged that he was DQ, so he may have been genuinely unsure if he was. Instead of offering a definition, he had asked, "I believe I am DQ for this word. Does it mean "spirits of the dead"?". That was essentially correct. On the other hand, the real meaning was so obvious that nearly everyone voted for it, and one player submitted a very similar definition. The real problem was that I was too busy and exhausted to deal properly. My apologies.
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> I have Glenn Davis as voting for 1 & 7, not DQ. 18/09/2025 16:10 UTC.P
Paul Keating
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