[Fictionary] Oops re Tweeny

[Jim Moskowitz]

May I suggest that if someone knows Pierre’s current candidate word, control of the round pass to Eric?

And if no one knows it... well, how about for symmetry if the next time Pierre wins a round, Eric gets to run the next one instead of him?


> On Aug 8, 2018, at 1:07 PM, E. A. Cohen <eac at inbox.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm always happy to run a round, I have too many words. But the problem with forking is that then either the winner of Pierre's round doesn't get to be the next wordmeister, or the winner of my round doesn't.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: drandall.brooklyn at gmail.com
> Sent: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 11:25:06 -0400
> To: fictionary at swarpa.net
> Subject: [Fictionary] Oops re Tweeny
> 
> I forgot to add points for people who got the real definition! Which might make Eric the winner? We’ve already started a new game, but maybe reserve the next one for Eric? — or whoever is the winner, if I’ve got that math wrong too.
> 
> Apologies to all.
> 
> David 
> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: David Randall <drandall.brooklyn at gmail.com>
>> To: fictionary at swarpa.net
>> Subject: [Fictionary] Tweeny
>> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2018 18:57:27 -0400
>> 
>> 
>> Jean-Joseph awarded two points twice; I split the difference and gave 1.5 to both his definitions. Thus Pierre wins by half a point. If Jean-Joseph actually meant to only award 1 point to the chicken, it's a tie with Eric's hardened exudate, and Eric and Pierre go into a cage match.
>> 
>> Carlo Goldoni's Servant of Two Masters spends an entire play elaborating on the concept of "tweeny."
>> 
>> David
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - n. - a maid who assists both cook and housemaid
>> 
>> REAL: Linda (2) + Ranjit (1) + Eric (1) = 4
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - n. - an iceberg, brought into unstable equilibrium by melting, which is poised to roll over 
>> 
>> ELLIOTT: Jean-Joseph (1.5) + Pierre (1) = 2.5
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - n. - a radish seed
>> 
>> RANJIT: Hutch (2) = 2
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - n. - hardened exudate of the buckthorn aphid, a brittle translucent substance found on tree branches 
>> ERIC: Pierre (2) + Elliott (2) = 4
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - adj. - of a chicken, having red laced chest and wing feathers and blue neck hackles and tail feathers
>> 
>> PIERRE: Ranjit (2) + Jean-Joseph (1.5) + Elliott (1) = 4.5
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - n. - the maid between stairs
>> 
>> FRAN: Eric (2) + Linda (1) = 3
>> 
>>  
>> tweeny - adj. - 1)Â  the time between childhood and adulthood; 2) Scottish for small and cute
>> 
>> LINDA: Hutch (1) = 1
>> 
>> 
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