[Fictionary] Help break the tie!

[Jim Moskowitz]

We currently have a deadlock on the NUMMS ballot, with two entries 
receiving the same number of votes *and* their respective authors 
each having given their one-point vote for the other person!

So I'm going to hold the polls open an extra day (I bet Iowa wishes 
they'd had that luxury during their caucuses) in hopes of encouraging 
some infrequent players  to cast their votes as well.

Thanks,  Jim



At 10:33 PM -0400 3/24/12, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
>Dear Fictioneers,
>
>Enclosed please find one (1) real definition and ten (10) fake 
>definitions. You may award a 2-point vote, a 1-point vote, and as 
>many honorable mentions or fanciful awards as you wish.
>Please send me your votes by Thursday, 10pm EDT.  Thank you!
>-Jim
>
>
>numms, n. - a high-clay acidic soil common in boreal and sub-artic regions.
>
>numms, adj. - [slang] brachycephalic
>
>numms, n. (pl.) - bums, British rhyming slang: Barkely and 
>Numms=bums [popular pawn shop in Soho, London, outside of which 
>down-and-out persons hang out, hoping for a coin].
>
>numms, n. - a stew made of peanut butter, corn, and okra.
>
>numms, n. - coins minted from a precious metal, which have been 
>shaved, clipped, or otherwise debased. (London slang ca. 1700, fm. 
>Fr. "numismatic")
>
>numms, n. - in Tuvan throat singing, the vibration in the throat 
>which produces a harmonic sound to the primary pitch.
>
>numms, n (sing., pl.) - a short instrumental piece which can be 
>repeated as necessary to fill time in the Anglican liturgy.
>
>numms, adv. - in a stealthy and horrifying manner. "As they sat in 
>the house chatting and passing a pipe back and forth, the leopard 
>came numms, and carried one out of the house before the other 
>realized what had happened."
>
>numms, n. - [slang] a detachable collar, to be worn over a dirty shirt.
>
>numms, n. - [mil. slang] dog food for canine corps in US military. 
>From acronym Not Up to Mystery Meat Specifications, denoting meat 
>not good enough to serve soldiers.
>
>numms, n. - a unit of quality for grading collectible coins.  The 
>numms scale was introduced in the mid 1970s in an attempt to improve 
>the traditional good/fine/uncirculated scale that had become bogged 
>down with improvised modifiers such as "near extra fine" and "about 
>brilliant uncirculated".  A rating of 1 numms is barely 
>identifiable, while 20 numms is flawless uncirculated.  Adoption was 
>spotty, and it was eventually supplanted by the Sheldon scale.
>
>
>Extra bonus joke definition:
>numms, n. - da cutest widdle kitty cat in da whole world!  C'mere, 
>nummy Numms!!  Who's a good kitty?


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