[Fictionary] HELICE results

[J-J Cote]

 Josha's fiddlehead takes the day. (They should be ready for harvest soon,
but I always drag my feet and miss out, maybe this is the year. They're
said to be quite tasty.) You're up, Joshua!

Jean-Joseph
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helice - n. - A dynamic shotgun discipline designed to mimic the erratic
flight of live birds. Instead of traditional clay targets, this sport uses
small plastic propellers which spin unpredictably when launched, creating
challenging and realistic shooting scenarios.
The real definition, adapted from the one given on the nordicclays.com
website. I found out about this because a video popped up on my Youtube
feed. As somebody who is not a gun guy, this looks insanely difficult.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlSao0DVf10
David 1, Ranjit 2, Joshua 1 = 4 points
Ranjit:  2 points for whirly-skeet because I imagine the targets make an
entertaining whirring-whistling sound as they flutter around.
Elliott:  And lots of plastic debris to clean up!  At least clay pigeons
are made of clay.

helice - n. - An appendage present on male Phthiraptera, which hooks onto
the fifth or sixth abdominal segment of the female during mating.
>From Eric.
Jacob 1 = 1 point
Pierre: HE+LICE. This def is lousy!
Elliott (as a general comment, because he apparently didn't pick up on
this):  I'm surprised no one submitted "male lice", or anything having to
do with DNA.
Jean-Joseph: I'm glad somebody did this.

helice - n. - In cross-country skiing, a ski pole tip that is attached at
an angle of greater than 60° (permitted in Olympic but not FIS competition).
>From Jacob.
Ranjit 1, Pierre 1 = 2 points
Ranjit: 1 point because they still allow combat in Olympic CCS but take
steps like this to make it slightly safer
Elliott: Maybe, but I wouldn't know one way or the other.

helice - n. - An error in simultaneous location and mapping in which part
of the trajectory is both displaced along and rotated around an axis.
>From Pierre.
David 2, Joshua 2, Elliott 2 = 6 points
Elliott:  The word looks like a back-formation from "helices" (like
"matrice", which I've heard repeatedly in real life), and sounds plausible
as a name for a kind of technical error.  But "mapping" sounds
two-dimensional, and helices are three-dimensional.  Hmm.  Everything
else on the ballot is even less plausible, so I'll give this two points.

helice - n. - A combustion turbine, forerunner of the modern jet engine,
used to blow-dry drenched sheep.
>From Elliott.
No points
Ranjit:  After they've been raddled with tiver, or after you try to wash
the tiver off? Sounds like Elliott.
Elliott: I mean, how else are you going to get them dry in a hurry?

helice - n. - The tightly coiled crosier, also known as the "fiddlehead",
of a fern.
>From Joshua.
Eric 2, Jacob 2, Pierre 2, Elliott 1, plus one for correct guess = 8 points
Eric: Very plausible.
Elliott: One point for being less implausible than all the rest.

helice - n. - A string tied around one’s finger as a reminder.
>From Ranjit. Two for correct guess = 2 points
Elliott:  How often does anyone actually do that?  I leave specific objects
in the way when I want to remember to do something with them, but the
classic string around the finger is like counting sheep: talked about much
more than done, I think

helice - n. - A female helix.
>From David.
Eric 1, plus one for correct guess = 2 points
Elliott: Preposterous!
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