Round 3621 DEIPNSOPHOSIST Results

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Tim Lodge

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Feb 10, 2026, 6:26:12 AM (12 days ago) Feb 10
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Perhaps I shouldn't have chosen a word that didn't havesuch  an obvious etymology to those who know Greek (that's you, Johnny B!)  Anyway, despite that, the round played out all right in the end.  Dan Widdis takes the next deal with a magnificent unnatural 8 points, leaving Gail Ternan to relax as the lucky runner-up.

Over to you, Dan.

--  Tim L

 *** DEIPNOSOPHIST  ***

1.  A gardener.               
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 6 & 9 Score: 0  + *2* + 0  = 2 *
Voted for by: Nobody               

 2.  A wicked person.               
Submitter: Eric Boxer Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Gail Ternan              

 3.  A gifted cook; a chef.              
Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 6 & 7 Score: 1  + *2* + 0  = 3 *
Voted for by: Mike Shefler              

 4.  A teacher of sacred geometry and numerology.           
Submitter: Nancy Shepherdson Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 3  + 0 + 0  = 3  
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Debbie Embler, Tim Bourne         

 5.  A specialist in the study of soaps and detergents.          
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: DQ & 0 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Nancy Shepherdson            

 6.  A person who is a master of dinner-table conversation.         
Submitter:  Collins Dictionary Votes: - & - Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = D4  
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Paul Keating, Dan Widdis, Gail Ternan        

 7.  One who advocates learning primarily by trial and failure.         
Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 6 & 7 Score: 6  + *2* + 0  = 8 *
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Paul Keating, Nancy Shepherdson, Dan Widdis, Efrem Mallach, Judy Madnick, Debbie Embler

 8.  One who believes that all forms of government are flawed and eventually must fail.  
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 3 & 11 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Judy Madnick              

 9.  A person who holds the belief that there is some sort of god or gods, but that the specifics are unknowable.
Submitter: Gail Ternan Votes: 6 & 2 Score: 7  + *2* + 0  = 9 *
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Tim Bourne             

10.  One who attempts to refute Christianity through the use of clever-sounding, but ultimately fallacious, arguments.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 7 & 4 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

11.  A senior servant in old estates charged with ensuring that multi course meals were served in proper order and decorum.  
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 7 & 8 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Mike Shefler              

12.  A speaker's narrative technique which involves an indirect, often layered substitution of meanings or a transgression of boundaries between different levels of the story.
Submitter: Debbie Embler Votes: 4 & 7 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

No Def: Tim Bourne Votes: 4 & 9 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  

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Tim Lodge

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Feb 10, 2026, 6:27:49 AM (12 days ago) Feb 10
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Oh, I should have said: the real def is No 6, the skilled dinner party conversationalist.

Efrem Mallach

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Feb 10, 2026, 8:40:58 AM (12 days ago) Feb 10
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Tim,

It doesn't change the outcome, but Gail voted for 6 and 10. Screen shot of the top of her email below.

Efrem

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Tim Lodge

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Feb 10, 2026, 9:36:22 AM (12 days ago) Feb 10
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Efrem

Oh, bother I spotted that when I was compiling the results but somehow didn't change the narrative results.  The summary table is correct.

Here are the corrected results:

1.  A gardener.               
Submitter: Shani Naylor Votes: 6 & 9 Score: 0  + *2* + 0  = 2 *
Voted for by: Nobody               

 2.  A wicked person.               
Submitter: Eric Boxer Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 0  + 0 + 0  = 0  
Voted for by: Nobody               

 3.  A gifted cook; a chef.              


Submitter: Paul Keating Votes: 6 & 7 Score: 1  + *2* + 0  = 3 *
Voted for by: Mike Shefler              

 4.  A teacher of sacred geometry and numerology.           
Submitter: Nancy Shepherdson Votes: 5 & 7 Score: 3  + 0 + 0  = 3  
Voted for by: Efrem Mallach, Debbie Embler, Tim Bourne         

 5.  A specialist in the study of soaps and detergents.          
Submitter: Johnny Barrs Votes: DQ & 0 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Nancy Shepherdson            

 6.  A person who is a master of dinner-table conversation.         
Submitter:  Collins Dictionary Votes: - & - Score: 4  + 0 + 0  = D4  
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Paul Keating, Dan Widdis, Gail Ternan        

 7.  One who advocates learning primarily by trial and failure.         

Submitter: Dan Widdis Votes: 6 & 11 Score: 6  + *2* + 0  = 8 *
Voted for by: Eric Boxer, Paul Keating, Nancy Shepherdson, Efrem Mallach, Judy Madnick, Debbie Embler

 8.  One who believes that all forms of government are flawed and eventually must fail.  
Submitter: Mike Shefler Votes: 3 & 11 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  
Voted for by: Judy Madnick              

 9.  A person who holds the belief that there is some sort of god or gods, but that the specifics are unknowable.

Submitter: Gail Ternan Votes: 6 & 10 Score: 2  + *2* + 0  = 4 *

Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Tim Bourne             

10.  One who attempts to refute Christianity through the use of clever-sounding, but ultimately fallacious, arguments.

Submitter: Efrem Mallach Votes: 7 & 4 Score: 1  + 0 + 0  = 1  


Voted for by: Gail Ternan              

11.  A senior servant in old estates charged with ensuring that multi course meals were served in proper order and decorum.  
Submitter: Judy Madnick Votes: 7 & 8 Score: 2  + 0 + 0  = 2  
Voted for by: Dan Widdis, Mike Shefler             

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