[Fictionary] PECTEN results

[eLLioTT morEton]

Hi,

Judith (who was running this round) sent me the correspondence, and I've 
tallied up the votes.  The runaway winner is Linda, whose ``carillon'' def 
elicited a whopping 7 points.  Haul it away, Linda!!!!!

em

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Elliott:  ``Amazingly, this round had two definitions that were plausible 
enough to vote for!''

Linda:  ``HI, I have to exclude myself, as I came across this word by 
accident while looking up another word.  I almost sent a pan--ohhhh, what 
was that word I used to mean a furniture van  (I'm not at home, so I am 
without my old Webster)  Pantechnicon???   Heard it on Cranford, 
Masterpiece Theater's latest broadcast.  Hope to hear from you all soon, 
Linda

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pecten - adj. flaccid

By ERIC.  2 = 0 + 2 for correct guess.

Hutch:  ``Hmm, somehow I suspect J-J of this one. He likes to go for the 
*other* parts of speech.''

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pecten - n. -  a gastrolith, or stomach-stone, carried in the belly
by persons wanting teeth to chew

By ELLIOTT.  2 = 0 + 2 for correct guess.

Hutch:  ``Somehow I'm just not seeing PEOPLE with these. Birds, yes; 
people?????''

Eric:  ``Wish I had some points left for this one.''

Jean-Joseph:  ``Strange wording, that.''
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pecten - n. - a body part that resembles a comb; especially, a folded
vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous body in the
eye of a bird or reptile

The correct def.  Hutch 2 + Eric 2  + Elliott 2 + Jean-Joseph 1 + Fran 2

Eric:  ``Two points.  All those big words impress me.''

Jean-Joseph:  ``Maybe.  One point.''

Fran:  ``2 points for sounding real''

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pecten - n. -  (fr. Norwegian) - ludefisk softened in sugared lye

By DAVID.  0 points.

Hutch:  ``Isn't it spelled "lutefisk"?''

Eric:  ``Usually "lutefisk", no?  Plus, that's disgusting!''
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pecten - n. - A runaway condition in a tunable dye laser, usually
resulting in energetic disassembly

By JEAN-JOSEPH.  2 = Eric 1 + 1 for correct guess

Hutch:  ``*LOL* "energetic disassembly"! Someone has been waiting a long 
time to use this delightful euphemism :-D''

Eric:  ``One point.  For being such a cleverly dull way to say "Laser! 
ASPLODEY LASER!!!!!!!!!!"''

Elliott:  ``I can't figure out why it would be called that.''

Jean-Joseph:  ``"Energetic disaassembly" is a real technical term that I 
learned when doing work for Duracell.  They really don't like to say 
"explosion".''
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PECTEN - N. -  A collegiate athletic conference consisting of ten
institutions from OPEC nations.  Algeria, Libya, Nigeria, and Qatar
are unrepresented in the PECTEN conference, while Venezuela sends
teams from two schools, Universidad Metropolitana and Universidad Simon 
Bolivar

By LARRY.  2 = Elliott 1 + Fran 1

Hutch:  ``Again *LOL*''

Elliott:  ``Lovely!  One point and the Heisman Trophy.''

Jean-Joseph:  ``Scandalous -- why is the University of Caracas, where my 
uncle used to be a faculty member, not represented?''

Fran:  ``ha, ha, 1 point for this one, though I don't believe it is true''
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pecten - n.  -  the smallest bell in a carillion

By LINDA.  7 = Hutch 1 + David 2 + Melissa 2 + Jean-Joseph 2

Hutch:  ``This somehow doesn't feel "bell-ish" ("bell-like"?). But I'm out 
of options: 1 point''

Elliott:  ``So called because of its sound?''

Jean-Joseph:  ``A pleasant thought. Two points.''
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pecten - n. -  a heteropolysaccharide derived from the cell wall of
higher terrestrial plants.  It is mainly used in food as a gelling
agent in jams and jellies.

By JUDITH.

Hutch:  ``I'm pretty sure that this is "pectin". Except doesn't pectin 
come from animals?''

Eric:  ``Um, this sounds like "pectin", and if it's just a variant 
spelling I shall be annoyed.''

Elliott:  ``Isn't that ``pectin''?  Sounds like someone's trying to take 
advantage of players who have the pen/pin neutralization....''

Jean-Joseph:  ``But... isn't that "pectin"?  Why would somebody make up a 
def so close to a similar word?  Well, if it is, then I'll recuse myself 
by voting for something else.''

Fran:  ``Isn't this "pectIn?" You have to add it to some fruits you are 
making jam with.''
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pecten - n. - the swoop of a falcon toward its prey

By DAVID.  2 = Hutch 1 + Melissa 1

Hutch:  ``I monitor falcon and eagle nests for Boulder Open Space and 
Mountain Parks. This is called a "stoop".''

Eric:  ``Falconry, like fish names and parts of ships, is an automatic 
disqualification.  Sorry.''

Elliott:  ``From ``peck''?  Nice def, but I'm out of points.''
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