[Fictionary] SURRA -- time to vote!

[eLLioTT morEton]

Hullo,

None of these are the least bit plausible.

> surra, n. A wind-eroded mass of rock resembling the sail of a submarine.

Now I'm picturing a seventeenth-century pirate submarine, which sneaks
up on its prey completely submerged except for three masts hung with
black sails and a Jolly Roger.

> surra, n. A soft humming sound.

Plausible because of ``susurration'' ... but of course, that's just
what they want us to think.  One point.

> surra, n. (fr. Warlpiri) Stewed termites.

Australian languages aren't big on fricatives, so I'm guessing no.

> surra, n. A picnic with lots of time and wine.

``If I, could save time, in a bottle ...''

> surra, n. A viscous slurry of water, clay, moss, and dye used to decorate 
> adobe walls, resulting in colored patterns that become permanent moss 
> patterns. v.To decorate a wall with a slurry of water, clay, moss, and dye, 
> typically in geometric patterns.

Moss?  Does that even grow in New Mexico, or is the climate too arid
for moss?

> surra, interj. A command for banishing demons. v. To banish demons with the 
> command "surra."

I've always had good luck with ``kill -9'', but I'll be sure to try
``surra'' next time the need arises.

> surra, n. A broad trail created by elephants.

I like it.  Is that thing where they hold each other's tail in single
file for real, or just in kids' books?  Two points.

> surra, n. Salt deposits remaining after a body of water evaporates.

Maybe suggested by similarity to SLURRY?

Regards,
em