[Fictionary] Re: Foumart Results

[David Randall]

Give me the tiebreaker next time it’s relevant; carry on with Ranjit now.

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> On Mar 11, 2019, at 6:41 PM, Nicolas Ward <ultranurd at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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