Round 3566 ICASM Results

[Eric Boxer]

With 6 points, Mike Shefler is the winner of Round 3566! There were a couple choices that went into this round:

First, ICASM *is* an acronym for the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine, as was known by Johnny in his initial message to me and maybe gestured to in some of the other fake definitions. I chose to go with the OED definition, the now obsolete, "figurative expression". So I'll pass a small portion of the blame of any confusion to the dictionary people.

Second choice, I did not merge Mike's and Rey's similar twitch-related fake definitions. Ultimately this came down to a decision that Mike's "recurring" descriptor and Rey's "sudden, involuntary" descriptor were sufficiently different. Mike ended up guessing the correct definition (along with Paul, Dan, and Glenn) and accrued the most votes, so he likely would have been the winner regardless of any dictionary merging.

Anyway, congrats to Mike and thanks for playing.

1. A recurring involuntary tic or twitch, especially of the facial muscles.
Submitter: Mike Shefler  Votes: 4 & 5  Score: 4 + 2 + = 6 *
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Paul Keating, Rey, Tim Bourne

2. Internal Compliance and Systems Monitoring: A procedural framework used by corporations to audit departmental adherence to internal policies.
Submitter: Judy Madnick  Votes: 1 & 9  Score: 1 + 0 + = 1
Voted for by: Tim Lodge

3. A movement in poetry, originating in 1912 and represented by Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and others, aiming at clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images.
Submitter: Paul Keating  Votes: 1 & 4  Score: 0 + 2 + = 2 *
Voted for by: Nobody

4. Imitative or figurative expression.
Submitter: OED  Votes: - & -  Score: 4 + 0 + = D4
Voted for by: Mike Shefler, Paul Keating, Dan Widdis, Glenn Davis

5. Storming (of a city), conquest.
Submitter: Shani Naylor  Votes: 10 & 11  Score: 1 + 0 + = 1
Voted for by: Mike Shefler

6. A memory triggered by a particular odor.
Submitter: Tony Abell  Votes: 13 & 14  Score: 1 + 0 + = 1
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson

7. A feeling of helplessness or being unable to cope with life events.
Submitter: Nancy Shepherdson  Votes: 6 & 8  Score: 0 + 0 + = 0
Voted for by: Nobody

8. A thin layer of frost that forms between two panes of glass.
Submitter: Dan Widdis  Votes: 4 & 12  Score: 1 + 2 + = 3 *
Voted for by: Nancy Shepherdson

9. A sudden, involuntary muscular spasm or twitch.
Submitter: Rey  Votes: 1 & 9  Score: 2 + 0 + = 2
Voted for by: Judy Madnick, Rey, Tim Bourne

10. An individual mannerism (as in literary style).
Submitter: Johnny Barrs  Votes: 13 & 15  Score: 3 + 0 + = 3
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Debbie Embler, Efrem Mallach

11. An ironic turn of phrase or figure of speech.
Submitter: Tim Lodge  Votes: 2 & 15  Score: 2 + 0 + = 2
Voted for by: Shani Naylor, Efrem Mallach

12. The optical phenomenon of seeing subtle movement in painted eyes or faces.
Submitter: Glenn Davis  Votes: 4 & 15  Score: 1 + 2 + = 3 *
Voted for by: Dan Widdis

13. The inner blindspot that doesn't allow individuals to see their own faults.
Submitter: Debbie Embler  Votes: 10 & 14  Score: 2 + 0 + = 2
Voted for by: Tony Abell, Johnny Barrs

14. The practice of seeing people as examples of types, rather than as individuals.
Submitter: Tim Bourne  Votes: 1 & 9  Score: 2 + 0 + = 2
Voted for by: Tony Abell, Debbie Embler

15. Acronym for Integrated Circuit Assembly System Management, an approach to coordinating the steps of manufacturing semiconductor devices.
Submitter: Efrem Mallach  Votes: 10 & 11  Score: 3 + 0 + = 3
Voted for by: Johnny Barrs, Tim Lodge, Glenn Davis

-- Eric