Mine is on the way! For those who haven't played this game before (Sattva) or have forgotten, just send Geoff a PM with a fake definition (we call it a daffynition). He will then post them all, along with the real definition, and we'll start guessing. The winner gets an all-paid two-week trip to Hawaii! Well, maybe not, but it's nice to win anyway!
Oh, I didn't understand this. I just decided to get really wacky with the definitions. Oh well! Then, I looked up the real meaning and so I can't vote! lol
PS: I did say, "no fair looking it up" in the first post! You can still vote for your favorite daffynition even though you can't vote for the real one.
Still none from a couple of regulars. I'll post them on Friday. (I'll post what I have, not the couple of regulars.) This message has been edited. Last edited by: Geoff,
2. A high-falutin' name for an A.A. Milne character (Pooh's gloomy friend)
3. An expression of reluctant agreement uttered by a down-east Maine native
4. Medieval harness worn by a farm animal to pull a plough.
5. The piece of a suit of armour that covers the shoulder.
6. A term used in falconry for a bird removed from the nest before fledging
7. Although, followers of The Dark Lord, Sauron, were reported to wear a symbol of a red eye on their helmets and shields (his true name was not suppose to be shown or spoken), true devotees of The Dark Lord had a tattoo called Eyass, which indicated what the tattoo represented and where the tattoo was placed.
8. An acronym meaning: existing, yet always strangely silent.
9. While technically not an island, but rather an atoll, this bit of uninhabited paradise is located in the north Pacific.
10. A simple tool that helps align the optical axes of the mirrors or lenses of a telescope.
11. A hydrous mineral that occurs in the boundary between volcanic and sedimentary rock
12. Old Welsh for a pregnant she-ass.
One of them's for real. Which one? No poll - just say which is the real one, and which is the best daffynition!
Originally posted by Geoff: Here are the daffynitions, and the real one:
1. A heraldic beast, half-serpent, half-goat.
2. A high-falutin' name for an A.A. Milne character (Pooh's gloomy friend)
3. An expression of reluctant agreement uttered by a down-east Maine native
4. Medieval harness worn by a farm animal to pull a plough.
5. The piece of a suit of armour that covers the shoulder.
6. A term used in falconry for a bird removed from the nest before fledging
7. Although followers of The Dark Lord, Sauron, were reported to wear a symbol of a red eye on their helmets and shields (his true name was not supposed to be shown or spoken), true devotees of The Dark Lord had a tattoo called Eyass, which indicated what the tattoo represented and where the tattoo was placed.
8. An acronym meaning: existing, yet always strangely silent.
9. While technically not an island, but rather an atoll, this bit of uninhabited paradise is located in the north Pacific.
10. A simple tool that helps align the optical axes of the mirrors or lenses of a telescope.
11. A hydrous mineral that occurs in the boundary between volcanic and sedimentary rock
12. Old Welsh for a pregnant she-ass.
One of them's for real. Which one? No poll - just say which is the real one, and which is the best daffynition!
Maybe not. People are just busy right now with the holidays. I can't vote for my favorite yet since I know the winner. If I would vote, it would show that the one I voted for was not the winner. So, I will wait awhile before voting for my favorite.
11. Sattva again, wearing her pseudo-geologist hard hat.
12. Mine again.
All worthy daffynitions! Kalleh got the most votes. Kalleh, doesn't it feel good to end the year as a winner? And kudos to Sattva for so much creativity! Well done, all!
It was #6. From the Free Dictionary: (ī′əs) n. A nestling hawk or falcon, especially one to be trained for falconry. [Middle English eias, from an eias, alteration of *a nias, an eyas, from Old French niais, from Latin nīdus, nest; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
Enjoy the next three weeks, for the end is nigh. The birds of prey shall soon be released.
Hi. Number 11 that earned two votes was actually from a friend of mine that goes online by the name of fig tree. I liked Hab's number 3. Number 2, also by Hab, was my runner-up.
From the Free Dictionary: (ī′əs) n. A nestling hawk or falcon, especially one to be trained for falconry. [Middle English eias, from an eias, alteration of *a nias, an eyas, from Old French niais, from Latin nīdus, nest...]
Ah. Thanks for the reference.
Next question: Where did you come upon word to begin with? :-)
I couldn't remember the term, "jesses," (see list of falconry terms above) and upon searching that list, picked "eyass." Why was I thinking of "jesses?" Welllll, sometimes my little ol' damaged brain thinks I'm Jim Ignotowski from "Taxi" or Cliff Claven from "Cheers." This message has been edited. Last edited by: Geoff,
You can still vote for your favorite daffynition even though you can't vote for the real one.
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And kudos to Sattva for so much creativity! Well done, all!