Well done on the D0!


On Mon, 18 May 2020, 1:13 AM Efrem G Mallach, <efrem.mallach (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
wrote:

> Fellow players,
>
> A *HANAP* is definition #8; an ornate ceremonial goblet. This is one of
> many hanaps that show up in an online image search:
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> That online search also turns up many hits on a Tagalog song "Hanap
> Hanap." Apparently the word means "search" in Tagalog. I didn't know that
> when I dealt, and it doesn't matter. It isn't an English word.
>
> Nobody guessed the answer, though John Barrs recognized the word in the
> definition list and disqualified himself. Good thing he did the honorable
> thing, too, for had he voted for #8 he would have had to deal next.
> Instead, his ultra-long orchid was - along with Chris Carson's and Tim
> Lodge's inventions - part of a three-way tie with 4 points. All were
> natural scores, so that tie-breaker didn't help. John was behind the other
> two in the rolling scores, but Chris and Tim were tied there too. Going to
> the lifetime scores tie-breaker - I don't remember the last time that
> happened - Chris is slightly ahead of Tim. (Tim is gaining on him, though,
> and could catch him somewhere around round 3600.) Chris thus has the next
> deal. Tim and John share runner-up honors.
>
> Full results:
>
> 1. a petticoat. From Widdis, D. who voted 7, 13. Voted for by: Shefler,
> M.; Abell, T. Score: 2.
>
> 2. a grooming tool. From Embler, D. who voted 6, 12. Voted for by: Bourne,
> T.; Madnick, J. Score: 2.
>
> 3. [Turkey] cannabis. From Keating, P. who voted 6, 7. Voted for by: None..
> Score: 0.
>
> 4. a Mongolian saddle. From Bourne, T. who voted 2, 12. Voted for by:
> Mallach, A.; Abell, T. Score: 2.
>
> 5. an Elizabethan hedge maze. From Naylor, S. who voted 10, 12. Voted for
> by: None. Score: 0.
>
> 6. a commotion or disturbance. From Carson, C. who did not vote. Voted for
> by: Embler, D.; Keating, P.; Lodge, T.; McGill, R. Score: 4.
>
> 7. a sabre-like weapon carried by Ottoman cavalry. From Lodge, T. who
> voted 6, 9. Voted for by: Widdis, D.; Keating, P.; Mallach, A.; Madnick, J.
> Score: 4.
>
> 8. a rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions. From Dictionary which
> could not vote. Voted for by: None. Score: D0.
>
> 9. a type of elongated spur used by the Zaporozhian Cossacks of central
> Ukraine. From Shefler, M. who voted 1, 13. Voted for by: Lodge, T.;
> Cunningham, D. Score: 2.
>
> 10. [Indonesian] a spicy rice porridge seasoned with cloves, coriander and
> chilis (Malaysia, Henap; Thai, Kenap) From Mallach, A. who voted 4, 7.
> Voted for by: Naylor, S. Score: 1.
>
> 11. a fabric made from 50% polyester thread and 50% audiocassette tape.
> Sounds recorded on the tape can be picked up with an old Sony Walkman®
> rigged to be a sonic fabric player. From Madnick, J. who voted 2, 7. Voted
> for by: None. Score: 0.
>
> 12. the ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Hana Islands of the
> Philippines, which divide the Subu and Celebes Seas, and the language
> thereof. Within the Hanap language, the word "hanap" is used to signify
> sharing, togetherness, or a unifying trait. From McGill, R. who voted 6,
> 13. Voted for by: Embler, D.; Bourne, T.; Naylor, S. Score: 3.
>
> 13. an orchid living in symbiotic association with very aggressive ants.
> The ants live in the hollow bulbils of the orchid where they rear aphids
> for honeydew and protect the orchid by attacking anything that approaches
> the plant. Small predators form part of their diet but they have very
> painful bites and can protect the orchid even from human collectors. The
> only other insect allowed near is a night-flying moth which fertilizes the
> orchid. From Barrs, J. who did not vote. Voted for by: Widdis, D.; Shefler,
> M.; McGill, R.; Cunningham, D. Score: 4.
>
> No definition from Cunningham, D. who voted 9, 13. Voted for by: N/A.
> Score: 0.
>
> No definition from Abell, T. who voted 1, 4. Voted for by: N/A. Score: 0.
>
> For those who prefer tables, here are the results in that form, in
> descending score order without regard for tie-breaking precedence:
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> Take it away, Chris!
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> Efrem
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