Goofy and Z may know this, as may arnie, but they can surely concoct a very good daffynition! So, have at it, y'all! PM me a daffynition!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
July 02, 2012, 20:40
Kalleh
I'll do it tomorrow...and, hey, I may know it too! (I don't though )
July 03, 2012, 00:59
arnie
Mine is in.
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.
July 03, 2012, 04:17
Geoff
There's a medical usage for the term, Kalleh, so you may have seen it.
Got yours, arnie - thanks!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
July 05, 2012, 21:10
Kalleh
Mine's in!
July 14, 2012, 14:51
Geoff
I only have three daffynitions. May I have more?
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
July 18, 2012, 20:03
Kalleh
Hey, guys! Send Geoff some daffynitions!
July 21, 2012, 05:26
Geoff
I've now got one more, but still too few. If I don't get any more by tomorrow, I'll make up a couple and post them.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
July 22, 2012, 07:44
Geoff
Annnnd the wiener is:
1. A Greek dybbuk
Haberdasher's entry #1. Nobody sprang for it.
2. Narcissistic; feeling like one is the center of the universe.
Kalleh's contrivance. No takers.
3. A pseudo-intellectual word, describing the jerking movements made by a car when the transmission needs servicing (or the clutch is used ineptly)
Habberdasher's second effort, again fooling nobody.
4. Self-harming, usually as a result of substance abuse.
arnie's submission, which arnie picked. Hmmmm... trying to throw us off, are we? :-)
5. A form of radical therapy which chemically removes or inhibits malignant thoughts from those with a severe psychosis, similar to brainwashing.
Proofreader's brainstorm here.
6. Existing at its point of origin, indigenous.
The real thing. Hab, B35 and Kalleh all got it.
7. self-sustaining fishery (Greco-Roman, first use recorded 16thc. England)
B35's suggestion.
8. Self-deprecating, as in humour.
zmježd submitted this one, duping Proofreader.
9. Self-replicating.
No-one submitted this one - it just appeared spontaneously, but Tinman picked it.
10. In throat singing, the sustaining base pitch.
My own submission, which Bea liked.
Kudos to those who knew it, and to those who knew but pretended they didn't! :-)
Bea, if you want to have a go at this, just find an obscure word that appears in any English dictionary, and post it. We'll PM you with "daffynitions," fanciful definitions. You then post them, plus the real one, and see what happens.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Geoff,
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
July 22, 2012, 08:26
arnie
Let's give 4. a go.
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.
July 22, 2012, 10:34
<Proofreader>
I don't know why I'm always right, so I'll take number eight.
July 23, 2012, 17:39
haberdasher
Split the difference. I'll take 6.
July 24, 2012, 19:05
bethree5
Ditto hab: lucky #6
July 24, 2012, 22:36
tinman
I'll pick 9.
July 25, 2012, 20:25
Kalleh
#6 for me
Nice to see you back, Hab!
August 03, 2012, 10:06
<Proofreader>
Will the winner please step forward? Oh, the winner is still waiting for Geoff to announce the results. Never mind.
August 06, 2012, 20:57
Kalleh
I am beginning to think we should have a deadline for these games, like 2 weeks or something. Small Dole is taking forever, too. I don't think it makes a lot of difference if we don't have a long list of entries. I'd much rather go on to the next game. Am I crazy?
August 07, 2012, 07:21
Bea
As a big fan of the Mongolian band Hanggai:
10. In throat singing, the sustaining base pitch.
Bea
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw
August 07, 2012, 07:45
<Proofreader>
I haven't seen any posts frm Geoff so he may be unavailable for some reason.
August 07, 2012, 16:40
Geoff
quote:
Originally posted by Proofreader: Never mind.
My mother used to say that to me, so I grew up assuming that I didn't have one.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
August 07, 2012, 17:08
Geoff
quote:
Annnnd the wiener is:
1. A Greek dybbuk
Haberdasher's entry #1. Nobody sprang for it.
2. Narcissistic; feeling like one is the center of the universe.
Kalleh's contrivance. No takers.
3. A pseudo-intellectual word, describing the jerking movements made by a car when the transmission needs servicing (or the clutch is used ineptly)
Habberdasher's second effort, again fooling nobody.
4. Self-harming, usually as a result of substance abuse.
arnie's submission, which arnie picked. Hmmmm... trying to throw us off, are we? :-)
5. A form of radical therapy which chemically removes or inhibits malignant thoughts from those with a severe psychosis, similar to brainwashing.
Proofreader's brainstorm here.
6. Existing at its point of origin, indigenous.
The real thing. Hab, B35 and Kalleh all got it.
7. self-sustaining fishery (Greco-Roman, first use recorded 16thc. England)
B35's suggestion.
8. Self-deprecating, as in humour.
zmježd submitted this one, duping Proofreader.
9. Self-replicating.
No-one submitted this one - it just appeared spontaneously, but Tinman picked it.
10. In throat singing, the sustaining base pitch.
My own submission, which Bea liked.
Kudos to those who knew it, and to those who knew but pretended they didn't! :-)
Bea, if you want to have a go at this, just find an obscure word that appears in any English dictionary, and post it. We'll PM you with "daffynitions," fanciful definitions. You then post them, plus the real one, and see what happens.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
August 07, 2012, 20:26
Kalleh
If you know it, it's fine to select the right answer.
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