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Bluffing Game: Dorp
August 17, 2004, 21:24
<Asa Lovejoy>Bluffing Game: Dorp
OK, folks, there it is - another odd little word!
PM me or e-mail me at ama11285@hevanet.com
August 18, 2004, 19:20
KallehI have sent you a daffynition, Asa.
And, I want to remind people that we can't use any dictionaries, even to fine tune a daffynition.
August 18, 2004, 21:39
<Asa Lovejoy>Thanks, Kalleh. Three daffynitions plus the right one so far. C'mon, people, get nutty, get creative, send 'em in! You new folks may jump right in!
Mine just went to you via PM, Asa.
August 23, 2004, 07:42
<Asa Lovejoy>I shall publish the daffynitions of "DORP" tonight. Last call! Karl? Any others?
August 23, 2004, 19:42
<Asa Lovejoy>Daffynitions of "DORP"
1. A type of rich chocolate pudding
2. A hamlet or village
3. A special float used in fly fishing
4. A high energy food used by hikers and campers, mostly small bits of dried fruits and nuts and some whole grains; a shorter word for "trail mix"
5. A floppy hat worn by clowns
6. The wedge shape cut from the trunk of a tree
by a forester that decides the direction the tree will fall when cut down
7. A term used by British sailors and soldiers during WWII to describe a failed experiment in field rations: a rather nasty pudding-like substance with all required nutrients
8. The accumulation of matter on the floor of a seldom-cleaned oven
9. The small plastic end of a shoelace, which allows it to be threaded
10. A technique of paint application in ceramics
Wow! Ten choices! Put on your cogitating chapeaux and submit your guesses!
August 23, 2004, 19:52
KHCAsa, I vote for
#10August 23, 2004, 21:24
jerry thomasS..E...V.....E........N
~~~ jerry
August 24, 2004, 00:38
BobHalesix
"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
August 24, 2004, 01:37
arnieUm... 2.
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
August 24, 2004, 10:48
haberdasherI'll take definition
nine. 'Tis the counterpart of "aglet." (Spelled backwards it's "prod.")
August 24, 2004, 11:26
KallehNow, really, I am not following along with arnie's choice; I chose it before I saw the others.
Really!
However, arnie's choice did help me to
solidify my answer!
August 24, 2004, 14:59
CatSeven.
August 24, 2004, 15:10
haberdasherComments before the fact.:
Definition two should lead to "thorp" rather than "dorp." I suppose linguistic evolution could be invoked...
Definition four should lead to "gorp."
Definition seven is so close to definition four as to invalidate both.
For what it's worth.
(I wouldn't be trying to change anyone's mind, now would I? Naah. Never happen.)
August 24, 2004, 15:34
<Asa Lovejoy>quote:
Originally posted by haberdasher:
Comments before the fact.:
Definition two should lead to "thorp" rather than "dorp." I suppose linguistic evolution could be invoked...
Definition four should lead to "gorp."
Definition seven is so close to definition four as to invalidate both.
For what it's worth.
(I wouldn't be trying to change anyone's mind, now would I? Naah. Never happen.)
So, Hab, you wouldn't be trying to throw these wordhounds off the scent, now would you!
As soon as Karl chimes in, or by tomorrow (Wednesday) evening PDT I'll let you know if you're right!
upon further reflection, can I change my vote to #2? I agree with Hab on #4 and #7... but since I flunked the phonetic portion of linguistics I have to believe I'm being led astray.
(Gads, I hated phonetics. Almost cost me my degree!)
August 24, 2004, 20:14
<Asa Lovejoy>Phonetics? What did the Phoenecians have to do with it? Did they trade in words?
Well, Jo, I don't recall ever having someone change her vote before. Are you following along because arnie's often right? PM me and tell me why you think it's #2 and I'll consider your request!
August 24, 2004, 20:26
tinmanInteresting word. I have no idea what it means, but I'll pick 7.
Tinman
August 25, 2004, 07:51
<Asa Lovejoy>Jo PMed me with such a logical explaination of her request for a change of vote that I have allowed it. She gets to choose #2. You'll get to know if you could actually call the village idiot a "dorp dork" tonight! Or maybe you'll be wearing that floppy coxcomb while eating some vile rations, orrr....
Come on, Karl, give us your vote!
August 25, 2004, 21:17
<Asa Lovejoy>Here are the definitions:
1. Karl Fooled nobocy
2. The correct definition Gotten by arnie (of course!) Kalleh, and Jo
3. Bob Hale Fooled nobody
4. Haberdasher Fooled nobody
5. Kaleh Fooled nobody
6. arnie Fooled Bob Hale
7. Jo Fooled Jerry, Cat, and Tinman
8. Jerry Thomas Fooled nobody
9. KHC Fooled Haberdasher
10. Cat Fooled KHC
Dorp is a Dutch version of "thorp," and is also akin to "dorf" in German. So, the village idiot COULD be the dorp dope!
In future, please don't second-guess your answers in print or change your minds. I think some may have been swayed by after-voting comments. What do the rest of you think?
Now, wholl take the next round?
Can I? I have the perfect word!