[Fictionary] Galah is Out!!! :D

[Nicolas Ward]

Oops, forgot to vote this round :oD

Now I should probably avoid an adjective definition for a while...

--Nick

On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 5:26 PM David Randall <drandall.brooklyn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hallo All,
>
> Nicholas has tied with the dictionary definition in a shocking turn of
> events. Sweet-tasting wins the day!
>
> Joshua
> *******************
> PIERRE
>
> galah, n - a kind of starfish eaten by people living on the coast of
> Nigeria and Cameroon.
>
> 0 Points
> *******************
> JEAN-JOSEPH
>
> galah, n - a long oilcloth bag used for storing sails.
>
> Hutch (1) + Linda (1) = 2 Points
>
> Hutch: Still unconvincing, but better than the rest.
> *******************
> MERRIAM WEBSTER
>
> galah, n - an Australian cockatoo with gray wings, back, and tail and the
> head and underparts various shades of rosy pink. sometimes a pest in
> wheat-growing areas, and often kept as a cage bird.
>
> Eric (2) + Pierre (2) + Linda (2) = 6 points
> *******************
> LINDA
>
> galah, n - a sea-going bird with a long flight path, often over 1,000
> miles.
>
> Pierre: Tubenose, tern or gull, or gannet? Where's its flight path on the
> planet?
>
> 0 Points
> *******************
> FRAN
>
> galah, n - a treat made of dried apricots and chopped almonds, compressed
> into a cylinder and sliced into thin disks.
>
> Eric: Many points in the category of foods not to my taste.
> Pierre: Sounds tasty!
>
> 0 Points
> *******************
> NICOLAS
>
> galah, adj - sweet-tasting.
>
> Hutch (2) + Jean-Joseph (2) + Eric (1) + Fran (1) = 6 Points
>
> Hutch: Going with simplicity.
> Eric: One point for the courage to be adjectival.
> *******************
> ERIC
>
> galah, n - syndrome characterized by nausea, fever, and body aches,
> endemic to Malaysia and northern Indonesia, caused by foodborne
> transmission of any of a number of related trypanosomes.
>
> Pierre (1) = 1 Point
>
> Pierre: Foodborne? I thought they were transmitted by insects. One point
> and the surra
> award.
> *******************
> HUTCH
>
> galah, adj - [fr. ghallah (Ar.) to disagree] uncooperative, obstinate,
> inflexible.
>
> Fran (2) + Jean-Joseph (1) = 3 Points
>
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