[Fictionary] homerkin - Results

[Hutch]

Well, I am computerized again ... and re-discovering why I hate Microsoft
and really, truly, and deeply despise Windows 10. With luck I'll be able to
switch to Unix.

Regarding the results: first, my abject apologies to Linda and J-J. I left
their definitions out of the ballot. I had not even seen Linda's definition
until today, but I had actually SEEN J-J's and missed getting it into the
ballot. Even worse, J-J included a great joke definition (which, I must
admit, I didn't actually get until today while writing this email).

homerkin- n. - dough covering a pill to make it go down better.
Linda Owens

homerkin - n - A drinking vessel made from part of an animal such as ram or
rhinoceros horn, or whale tooth.
homerkin - n - [joke def] a sweet pickle that you made yourself.
Jean-Joseph Cote

Speaking of joke definitions, Pierre's very first response to the word was
...

I have never heard of a homerkin, but given that it has something to do
with ingesting, I have a suspicion that I saw a platter of homerkins at a
Chinese restaurant last night. As they are decapod crustaceans and have
neither fins nor scales, I did not eat them. Instead I ate chicken with
broccoli and rice, after ascertaining that there is no meat in the rice.
(The Chinese default meat is pork.)

My response to him generated lessons in kashrut and in gender in Romance
languages. :-D

On to the actual results:

Several people saw the connection of Homer Simpson and beer, either in
their definitions or in their votes. I had expected it to turn people off
from the "old beer measure" that is the real definition. Worked in at least
one case: Ranjit said no to it with a comment of "Homer Simpson!" But the
real definition ALMOST won the voting.

Results:

In third place: Demonstrating the appeal of humorous definitions, David's
"leprechaun's lunchbox" had a solid 4 points.

In second place: Showing the failure of my assumption that nobody would
vote for the obvious, the actual definition of the old beer measure gained
5 points.

AND THE WINNER, BY A NOSE: with 6 points, including two points for a
correct guess, Nicolas Ward's "standardized container".

Take it away, Nicolas!!!

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homerkin - n - A container of identical size to another, used as a measure
of volume under the Winchester Standards to ensure fair liquor sales.
Nicolas Ward
6 points
Ranjit Bhatnagar : 2 points for identical container
lindafowens : Can't recall my entry, if it's here, ... two for the
Winchester thing because he's back on MASH reruns. Linda
Plus 2 points for a correct guess

homerkin - n - A fish, bird, or other creature small enough to be eaten
whole.
eLLioTT morEton
1 point
Ranjit Bhatnagar : Homer Simpson!
Nicolas Ward : 1 point for the bird because I like the image.

homerkin - n - a leprechaun's lunchbox, which may be demanded as a price
for granting him his freedom
David Randall
4 - 3 - 1
Ranjit Bhatnagar : 1
Pierre Abbat : 1 point for funniness.
lindafowens : Can't recall my entry, if it's here, so one point for the
lunchbox ... Linda
Plus 1 point for a correct guess

homerkin - n - Any of several species of crayfish of the family Astacidae
eaten in Orkney and Shetland.
Pierre Abbat
2 points for correct guess

homerkin - n - a hanging cluster of berries, such as grapes and elderberries
Ranjit Bhatnagar
2 points
David Randall : 2

homerkin - n - old liquid measure for beer
Real: _Forthright's Phrontistery: Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources:
Compendium of Lost Words_, http://phrontistery.info/clw2.html
5 points
Ranjit Bhatnagar : Homer Simpson!
David Randall : 1
Pierre Abbat : 2
Nicolas Ward : 2 points for old beer measure (under assumption I stumbled
into something close to real def)

BB,
Hutch

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