<html><div>I guessed the dictionary def and got it in by Thurs at 6pm. Someone voted for mine and so I should have 3 points at least. However I will be away from my computer for a little over a week, so go on without me. PS My eyes are tired these days, and I need new glasses, alas. Happy Hot Summer. Linda<br><br>---------- Original Message ----------<br>From: Nicolas Ward <ultranurd@gmail.com><br>To: fictionary <fictionary@swarpa.net><br>Subject: Re: [Fictionary] Galah is Out!!! :D<br>Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 22:24:08 -0700<br><br></p><div dir="auto">Oops, forgot to vote this round :oD</div><div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto">Now I should probably avoid an adjective definition for a while...</div><div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto">--Nick</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 5:26 PM David Randall <<a href="mailto:drandall.brooklyn@gmail.com">drandall.brooklyn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: #cccccc;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>Hallo All,</div><div> </div><div>Nicholas has tied with the dictionary definition in a shocking turn of events. Sweet-tasting wins the day!</div><div> </div><div>Joshua</div><div dir="ltr">*******************</div><div dir="ltr">PIERRE<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div> </div><div>galah, n - a kind of starfish eaten by people living on the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon.</div><div> </div><div>0 Points</div><div>*******************</div><div>JEAN-JOSEPH</div><div> </div><div>galah, n - a long oilcloth bag used for storing sails. </div><div> </div><div>Hutch (1) + Linda (1) = 2 Points</div><div> </div><div>Hutch: Still unconvincing, but better than the rest.</div><div>*******************</div><div>MERRIAM WEBSTER</div><div> </div><div>galah, n - an Australian cockatoo with gray wings, back, and tail and the head and underparts various shades of rosy pink. sometimes a pest in wheat-growing areas, and often kept as a cage bird.</div><div> </div><div>Eric (2) + Pierre (2) + Linda (2) = 6 points</div><div>*******************</div><div>LINDA</div><div> </div><div>galah, n - a sea-going bird with a long flight path, often over 1,000 miles.</div><div> </div><div>Pierre: Tubenose, tern or gull, or gannet? Where's its flight path on the planet?</div><div> </div><div>0 Points</div><div>*******************</div>FRAN<div><br><div>galah, n - a treat made of dried apricots and chopped almonds, compressed into a cylinder and sliced into thin disks.</div><div> </div><div>Eric: Many points in the category of foods not to my taste.</div><div>Pierre: Sounds tasty!</div><div> </div><div>0 Points</div><div>*******************</div><div>NICOLAS</div><div> </div><div>galah, adj - sweet-tasting.</div><div> </div><div>Hutch (2) + Jean-Joseph (2) + Eric (1) + Fran (1) = 6 Points</div><div> </div><div>Hutch: Going with simplicity.</div><div>Eric: One point for the courage to be adjectival.</div><div>*******************</div><div>ERIC</div><div> </div><div>galah, n - syndrome characterized by nausea, fever, and body aches, endemic to Malaysia and northern Indonesia, caused by foodborne transmission of any of a number of related trypanosomes.</div><div> </div><div>Pierre (1) = 1 Point</div><div> </div><div>Pierre: Foodborne? I thought they were transmitted by insects. One point and the surra<span> </span></div>award.<div>*******************</div><div>HUTCH</div><div> </div><div>galah, adj - [fr. ghallah (Ar.) to disagree] uncooperative, obstinate, inflexible.</div></div><div> </div><div>Fran (2) + Jean-Joseph (1) = 3 Points</div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></html>