Rnd 3080 - FITCH Results (I hope)

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Johnb - co.uk

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Jun 15, 2020, 6:52:51 PM6/15/20
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I made a great mess of the deal - some of it was new (or rather updated) software which didn't behave but most of it was me - I hope the results are correct but I offer no guarantees

#1 FITCH was from the OED and was guessed enough times to give me a D7 which was the highest score. #9 Tim L scored  a natural 6 and is the next dealer -

TIM IS THE NEXT DEALER - THIS IS A DEALER DECISION

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With respect to definition #7 (which was Efrem's but I didn't copy it correctly so it looked the same as #6) - I stated I would treat it as if I had amalgamated  #6 and #7  so #7 was in essence not included in the voting - that means that if I were to ascribe the three votes for #6, the correct guess for #1 and 2Dealer Points for my error then Efrem  would becomes the dealer with 7* points  but one person voted for both #6 and #7... dealing with #6  and #7 as two separate entries and allowing those two votes to count (for #6 and #7) means that Efrem's score becomes 1 + correct +2DP = 5* which would make Efrem and Debbie joint winnahs

Whatever I do nothing seems very fair hence my decision above - Tim claimed 6 straight votes and I suppose I could resolve it by only awarding 1DP so Efrem becomes a 6* but 1DP seems a bit niggardly for losing a definition I had acknowledged receiving

Over to you Tim

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1              OED Online 2020  (can't vote)           In basket-making, a kind of plait in which two canes or osiers are twisted together in the same direction so as to enclose a crossing weft at each half-turn   (voted for by Dan,Chris, Paul, Debbie, Efrem, TimB and Allan)               7                            D7

2                            Dan (voted  1*,3)          A brothel. [Obs.]      ( voted for by Dave)                 3*

3                            Chris (voted  1*, 9)            A person or thing not highly regarded (vote for by Dan)           3*

4                            Nancy  (didn't vote)           An attack of illness (obs., N. Yorks.)     (voted for by Shani)               1

5                            Paul  (voted  1*,9)           Target; bullseye (voted for by TimL)             3*     

6                            Debbie   (voted 1*,9)           A structure composed of rod members arranged to form one or more triangles which are connected rigidly or by pins at joints.   (voted for by Judy, TimL, Mike)     5*

7                            Efrem  (Voted for 1*,9)            ** misplaced def**     (either 1 vote or 3 votes as #6)         2DP             = 5* or 7* (But see note above)

8                            Judy   (voted 6,9)           A concave horizontal lathe used in producing bowls and cups  (voted for by Ryan)               1

9                            Tim L   (voted 5,6)           [Architecture] a spacer used to attach wooden panelling to a brick or stone wall, leaving an air space.        (voted for by Chris, Paul, Debbie, Efrem, Judy, Allan)               6

10                           Tim B   (voted 1*,11)           In joinery, to trim off sharp edges.    (voted for by Shani)         3*   

11                            Shani   (voted 4,10)           A beehive made of twisted straw with movable frames.        (voted for by TimB, Ryan and Dave         3  

                            Alan        (voted 1*,9)  **no def**               2*

                            Mike       (voted 6)   **no def**         0

                            Ryan       (voted 8,11)   **no def**                       0

                            Dave          **no def**           2,11                              


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Efrem G Mallach

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Jun 15, 2020, 7:13:06 PM6/15/20
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John,

I don't think I deserve any points for votes. Nobody voted knowingly for my fishing lure part, even if some voted for the number it would have had. I'll accept 2 DP for its accidental erasure and 2 points for my vote for #1, for a total of 4 - not 5, and certainly not any higher number.

Efrem

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Debbie

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Jun 15, 2020, 8:35:58 PM6/15/20
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Efrem, please share your definition as I can't imagine a fishing def sounding like mine.

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Efrem G Mallach

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Jun 15, 2020, 8:39:00 PM6/15/20
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Debbie (and anyone else who cares:

FITCH: The wire loop in a fishing lure, above its head, through which it is attached to a line.

This was the one that was overwritten by the inadvertently duplicated #6. Nobody voted for it. Nobody could have, because nobody saw it. That's why I don't deserve any points for people voting for my definition. They couldn't.

Efrem

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Daniel B Widdis

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Jun 15, 2020, 9:12:55 PM6/15/20
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But we *knew* there was a missing def.

 

Given your 2DP for lost and 2 for correctly guessing, I humbly suggest you accept Mike Shefler’s vote. He voted for 6 and 7, clearly intending to cast a vote for the missing def.  Giving you the 5 that Johnny suggested. 😊

 

Not that it would make a hill of beans difference in any case, as long as you’re not dealing!

Efrem G Mallach

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Jun 15, 2020, 9:22:03 PM6/15/20
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But, had he known that the definition he was voting for was "the wire loop in a fishing lure," etc., would he have voted for it?

If pigs had wings, would they be butterflies? 

Did Roger Price really have one grunch but the eggplant over there?

I fear we will never know the answers to any of these conundra.

However, you have convinced me that a score of 5 at least has some logical basis. Not one point more, though! Not one point more!

Now I am going to grind some beans for tomorrow morning's coffee.

Efrem

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