Round 3000 - time to vote

[Mike Shefler]

Long words (or phrases) lead to long defs. Here are 11 for OLD JOHNNY HAIRY, CRAP IN.

Vote for your 2 favorites no later than 5 PM EDT, Tuesday, July 23.

1.  in roulette, an outside bet on black.

2.  an alternate version of "garbage in, garbage out."

3.  One who has escaped, though deserving of the gallows.

4.  the last line of a count-me-in, count-me-out children's game.

5.  from an old work song, it means "it is never too late to make a

contribution to the common good".

6.  traditional RAF mechanics’ exhortation for a repair to succeed (from

‘crap out’, to break or fail).

7.  the process of adding yeast to the mash to facilitate the

fermentation of moonshine.  (N. Amer. sl.)

8.  a cocktail comprised of whiskey, tequila, lime juice, and simple

syrup, topped with ginger beer and Angostura bitters.

9.  a coarse invitation to hurry up (thought to be from a phonetic

corruption of an Urdu phrase of that meaning, acquired by English

sailors loading cargo in Indian ports).

10.  another name for the species of cushion plant known as vegetable

sheep (Raoulia rubra). A native of the Rocky Mountains, the vegetable

sheep plant has small white flowers and hairy leaves which, from a

distance, gives it a sheep-like appearance.

11.  An old English game where all players sit round the fire and put out

their right feet. The master of the game repeats—' Onery, twoery,

dickery, dary, Wispey, spindey, spoke of the lindey, Old Johnny

Hairy, Crap in.' Each word is repeated to a man ; and when the leader

comes to 'Crap in,' the man specified draws in his foot. When all

have drawn in their feet but one, this one must then kneel down, and

his eyes being blindfolded, the master of the game puts his elbow on

his back and strikes him with his elbow or fist,

[Tim B]

I like number 11, but I believe it even less than the others! Number 6 also sounds credible, but I
think I'd have heard of that one too if it were true.

So let's try 5 and 9, please.

I'll be in the Lake District again from Friday 26th until 10th August, with the usual twin problems
of poor wifi and poor phone signals, so my participation will be spotty at best, and non-existent at
worst.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Guerri Stevens]

I vote for 6 and 9.

On 7/22/2019 10:51 AM, Mike Shefler wrote:

6.  traditional RAF mechanics’ exhortation for a repair to succeed (from

‘crap out’, to break or fail).

[Dave Cunningham]

5/11     all are fakes

Dave

[nancygoat]

8 and 9 for me, please.

Nancy