[Fictionary] BOOLEYING results

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

We've got a tie on points between Fran and Linda, but since one of 
Linda's votes came from Fran, I'll use that as a tiebreaker and 
arbitrarily pass the torch to Fran, if she wants it.  And since nobody 
asked, my team came in 1468th at Jukola (we did finish, which is more 
than you can say for some teams!).

Jean-Joseph
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booleying - n. - An acrid Yunnanese tea.
by David.  Ranjit 2 = 2 points
Ranjit: Two tea points.

booleying - n. - Using an offset block pulley to lift a load.
by Nick.  David 1, Linda 2 = 3 points
Linda: something my dad might have invented

booleying - n. - Decorative carving on a picture frame consisting of a 
series of raised dots.
by Ranjit.  Pierre 2 = 2 points

Booleying - n. - In cricket, going around an object like a tree instead 
of declaring an interference.
by Linda.  Eric 1, Ranjit 2, Fran 1 = 4 points
Eric: One point, because my sister says so.
Ranjit: I will believe any nonsense about cricket.
Jean-Joseph: Where are you playing cricket?  A tree?  And going around, 
what the...?  This sounds more like croquet.

booleying - n. - A game in which one player presents an argument and the 
others identify the syllogism, if it's sound, or the fallacy, if it isn't.
by Pierre. 1 for correct guess = 1 point
Jean--Joseph: Is the really the only def that's even vaguely related to 
"Boolean"?

booleying - n. - Of windshield wipers, gradually beating in and out of 
phase so as to alternate between removing the rain and concentrating it.
by Elliott.  Fran 2, Linda 1 = 3 points
Linda: for imagination
Pierre: The only wipers I've seen beating are on buses; the fields of 
wiping of the wipers do not overlap. On cars, the fields of wiping 
overlap, and the wipers are phase-locked.

booleying - n. - (Irish) The agricultural tradition of taking cattle up 
to the high open lands to graze during the summer months. See /transhumance.
/by some Irish people. Pierre 1 = 1 point
Pierre: "Bó" means (and is cognate to) "cow".
Jean-Joseph: In retrospect, I'm not sure if this is really a legit 
English word, as opposed to just plain Irish, but the -ing suffix looks 
kind of English.
/
/booleying - n. - (also booling) A repair made with whatever material is 
close at hand, rather than a proper repair job.
           - v. - (booley, booleying) To repair with materials close at 
hand.
          see also: /jury-rig
/by Fran.  Eric 2, David 2 = 4 points
//Eric: Two points, for plausible.
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