[Fictionary] Re: Foumart Results

[Nicolas Ward]

Alas while collecting results I missed J-J's two point vote for David's
goat snack: "What?  Wax?  That's ridiculous.  Two points."

That would give David 7 to Ranjit's 6. How should we resolve my error?

--Nick

On Sat, Mar 9, 2019 at 11:13 AM Nicolas Ward <ultranurd at gmail.com> wrote:

> Finally assembled the results and Ranjit's polymer narrowly edged out
> David's cheese and correct guess for the round win.
>
> A lot of great defs this round and I'm glad my selection of an animal
> triggered some metagame double fake-outs.
>
> Take it away Ranjit!
>
> Ranjit 6
> David 3 + 2
> Eric 2 + 1
> Pierre 2
> Elliott 2
> Linda 1
> J-J 0
>
> Elliott — Hey, these are interesting and plausible.  Whatever am I to do?
>
> ----
>
> David
>
> foumart, n. Scrap wax and cheese fed to goats and pigs.
>
> Ranjit 1
> Elliott 2
>
> Ranjit —  I like playing with the wax that comes on babybel cheeses, but
> eating it? - well, yes, I'm sure my dog would eat it, so why not goats and
> pigs too?
>
> Elliott — In an age where there's lots of scrap wax, can people afford to
> feed
> cheese to pigs?  And I doubt wax is digestible, so why feed it to animals
> instead of melting it down and making more candles?  (If it is digestible,
> then how come wax candles don't attract mice?  Tallow candles, sure, but
> wax?). ``His intimate frieds called him `Candle-ends', And his enemies,
> `Toasted-cheese'.'' But ... dang it, this is the only one left, so two
> points.
>
> ----
>
> Linda
>
> foumart, adj. Fulfilling
>
> J-J 1
>
> J-J — Let's get this points thing out of the way
>
> ----
>
> Ranjit
>
> foumart, n. An artificial polymer derived from crab shells, used in
> manufacture of decorative moldings and costume jewelry in late 19th - early
> 20th c.
>
> Linda 2
> David 1
> Elliott 1
> Pierre 2
>
> Ranjit — I was thinking of Hemacite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemacite
> when i wrote this. I'd imagine that foumart jewelry, warmed by body heat,
> would have a most amazing smell.
>
> Elliott — I don't believe it, but I like the idea.
>
> J-J — That seems early for polymers.
>
> Pierre — Go fly a chitin!
>
> ----
>
> Northumberland Words, Volume 1 by Harry Haldane
>
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=eEUOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=foumart+northumberland&source=bl&ots=rvy4DtLXgd&sig=ACfU3U0MIhhj97R9g3Hynohn0Y4jnqFBcw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXrIze3vXgAhXmjVQKHRaWDjUQ6AEwC3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=foumart%20northumberland&f=false
>
> foumart, n. A European polecat, Mustella putorius.
>
> David 2
> Eric 1
>
> Eric — Surely no-one in these latter days would try the obvious "obscure
> animal". Plus it has "fume" in its name. So this must be a fake out, and it
> really *is* the answer.
>
> Elliott — Hmmm, like a marten.  But ``putorius''?
>
> Elliott — So where'd they get ``putorius'' from?  ``Putridus'', sure, but
> ``putorius''?  It's not in Lewis and Short. I'll check the Oxford Latin
> Dictionary when I get home.
>
> Elliott — Aha, here we go:
> putorius, putorii
> skunk
> Age: Latin post 15th - Scholarly/Scientific (16th-18th centuries)
> Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
> Source: Calepinus Novus, “Modern Latin”, by Guy Licoppe (Cal)
> http://latin-dictionary.net/definition/32387/putorius-putorii
>
> J-J — Violates the "never vote for random organisms" rule.
>
> J-J — (Well, I guess it's the random animal.  Also apparently known as the
> common ferret, and supposedly derived from the term "foul marten".)
>
> Pierre — There's only one 'l' in Mustela, but there are five locks.
>
> ----
>
> Pierre
>
> foumart, n. 1. A store in an insane asylum. 2. A store operated by a
> mentally ill person.
>
> Eric 2
>
> J-J haha
>
> ----
>
> Eric
>
> foumart, adj. A style of medieval wooden church construction typified by
> post and lintel structure, split-log walls, and posts set on stone
> foundation columns, formerly common in Serbian Orthodox churches.
>
> Linda 1
> Pierre 1
>
> Ranjit — This is the only believable one, and that's why I don't believe
> it.
>
> Elliott — Doesn't sound Serbian enough, but it makes me want to go
> international
> dancing.
>
> J-J — Maybe... but it doesn't seem like a very Slavic word.
>
> ----
>
> Elliott
>
> foumart, n. An obscene constellation.
>
> Ranjit 2
>
> Ranjit Ha!
>
> J-J — I have a T-shirt depicting little-known (fictional) constellations,
> and
> I also sent one to my college roommate (whom I have not seen since
> college).  He is now a fairly important astronomer, but when we were
> undergraduates, I would tell him that the asteroids he was discovering
> weren't enough, if he really wanted to be renowned he needed to discover
> a new constellation.
>
> ----
>
> J-J
>
> foumart, n. A plastic ring that snaps over the lug nuts on a wheel to
> deter them from unscrewing.
>
> Elliott — Deterrence!  Because the only language inanimate objects
> understand is
> force.
>
> J-J — On a recent trip to Chile, I saw this on our tour bus, which is
> where I
> got the idea.  I suppose it must have a name, but I have no idea what it
> is.
>
> Pierre — Isn't this a sort of cotter?
>
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