[Fictionary] homerkin - Results

[eLLioTT morEton]

Dear Fictionary,

Is anyone in touch with Nick, the victor of the homerkin round?  I wrote 
to him on Feb. 2, and haven't heard back.

Regards,
em (as list maintainer)



On Sat, 13 Jan 2018, Hutch wrote:

> 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!!!
>
> ----------
>
> 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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