Alabandical in the Rain?

[Hutch]

With votes from only four (David, Judith, Elliott, and Fran), an early
leader is stepping away from the crowd. Is that leader reality, dream,
or "well across the border into Silly Land"?

Get your votes in! Pearl Harbor Day is coming soon!

Hutch

On 12/1/05, Hutch <hutchinson.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Olivia Newton-John sings, 'Let's get alabandical' (in a skimpy
> exercise outfit on the cover)"
>
> Errr, no
>
> Instead, pick your favorite definitions from the list below. One is
> real; the rest, filthy imposters! Place yer bets and get yer money
> down!
>
> Standard voting: 2 points for your favorite, 1 for your second
> favorite. Additional opinions, criticisms, poetry, and random remarks
> all accepted and circular-filed :)
>
> Deadline for voting: the end of the day next Wednesday, 2005 December
> [this time for reals] 7: Pearl Harbor Day.
>
> Good luck, Fictionary-aires!
>
> BB,
> Hutch
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> alabandical - n. - a potion intended to induce partial amnesia,
> typically self-administered.
>
> alabandical - adj. - Of or related to alabandics, the practice of
> bundling - n. - any table or handbook of bundling data or techniques.
>
> alabandical - adj. - Marked by surprising or inappropriate bravery.
>        ... Then alabandical he leapt foremost
>        To beard the raging Turk 'mid his corsairs.
>
> alabandical - adj. - barbarous; stupefied from drink
>
> alabandical - adj. - Pertaining to the use of land, formerly used to
> grow illegal crops, to grow medicinal plants.
>
> alabandical - adj. - Oversimplified to the point of incorrectness
>
> alabandical - n. - (medieval Eur. magical lore) an homunculus made of
> alabaster; used as a decoy when summoning elder demons.
>
> alabandical - n. - Alabandical Society: a society founded by Oxford
> undergraduates in 1867 to "encourage the undertaking and fulfillment
> of sworn quests among all orders of society." [A fanciful neologism.]
> - adj. - Characterized by arduous pursuit of an absurd but attainable
> goal; as, an alabandical enterprise, policy, etc.
>        1876 (Trollope, Prime Minister) His friend Mr Palliser's no less
>        alabandical project of decimal coinage.
>        1950 (A.M. Turing, Mind) A few years ago one would have agreed
>        that an exhaustive enumeration was not merely alabandical, but
>        altogether impossible.
>
> alabandical - adj. - (of food) smooth and rich, with a hint of hot pepper.
>
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