[Fictionary] extending the voting period for YAMEN

[Jim Moskowitz]

I've only gotten votes from eight people so far - Linda, Fran, Jed, 
Nick, Eric, David, Ranjit, and Pierre - so in hopes of increasing 
that turnout I'm giving people an extra 36 hours to vote.  Get them 
in!


At 9:33 AM -0400 10/7/13, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
>There was a lot of interest in this round, leading to ten people 
>sending in a dozen definitions (two people submitted extra defs for 
>humor value, but I see no reason not to include them).  The real 
>definition is somewhere in here as well, giving you a baker's dozen 
>possibilities. Since that's a lot - and since I don't want the final 
>score to be four-to-four-to-four-to-three [etc], we'll use a 
>modified voting system:
>
>You get to award a 3-point vote, a 2-point vote, and a 1-point vote; 
>each much be awarded to a different definition.  You have one week 
>to send in your votes -- polls close Monday morning, October 14th.
>
>Happy Fictionarying!
>
>
>yamen, v. To do a walking meditation in the midst of a crowd, esp. in a city.
>
>yamen, n. The entryway to a yurt, ger, or other round dwelling.
>
>yamen, n. A spiced Jamaican noodle soup made with goat broth.
>
>yamen, adj. Foreign or unusual.
>
>yamen, n. The second-highest abbot in a Buddhist monastery.
>
>yamen, n. An archaic, long-handled pruning knife of England; now 
>rarely used due to the mass production of shears making them 
>available to the middle class. The word yamen is of northern or 
>Scottish descent; in other areas, the knife is called aler (Herts), 
>haveller (Suffolk/Norfolk), fothering iron (Yorks), or haearn dyludo 
>(Wales).
>
>yamen, adj. Pertaining to objects unlike yurts.
>
>yamen, n. The headquarters or residence of a Chinese government 
>official or department.
>
>yamen, n. The sliding weight affixed to the shaft of an atlatl.
>
>yamen, v. To level a wall-hung frame or similar item by increments, 
>through trial and error.
>
>yamen, n. Very thick smog (Beijing slang).
>
>yamen, n. A bolt with a head on each end and a captive nut.
>
>yamen, n. The parishioner's response to a tedious sermon.
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