[Fictionary] Fwd: OCTROI results

[Joshua Randall]

I have defs from J-J, Hutch, Ranjit, Pierre, and my dad. Everyone else -
could you get yours in by Wednesday night?

On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 12:27 AM J-J Cote <marydevinechandler at gmail.com>
wrote:

> jugum - n. - A beverage containing eucalyptus sap.
>
> Jean-Joseph
>
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM Joshua Randall <
> joshuarandall.nyc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Although jugum is Latin for "mountain pass" and "throat", neither of
>> those are the definition that I've found in the dictionary. So I think we
>> can try it.
>>
>> Defs by 3/25? As a birthday present for my dad.
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 12:55 PM Jim Moskowitz <jim at jimmosk.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here, let me Google that for you -- resulting in a trip down video-game
>>> memory lane (for some people, anyway):
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokoban
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > On Mar 10, 2024, at 12:52 PM, Hutch <hutchinson.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Pierre:
>>> >
>>> > What about the "sokoban" room permits one ONLY to push boxes but not
>>> to pull them??? *head asplode*
>>> >
>>> > BB,
>>> > Hutch
>>> >
>>> > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
>>> > Version: 3.1
>>> > GCM/S d+>- s+:+ a++ C+++$ ULAC>$ P+ L+ !E W++$
>>> > N+ o K? w++++/--$ O? M- V? PS+ PE/- Y PGP- t++ 5?
>>> > X-- R !tv? b++++>$ DI++++ D G+> e++ h+ r--?* y++>
>>> > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM Joshua Randall <
>>> joshuarandall.nyc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Unfortunately, it was the less interesting abacus. So merrily we roll
>>> along.
>>> >
>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> > From: Pierre Abbat <phma at bezitopo.org>
>>> > Date: Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM
>>> > Subject: Re: [Fictionary] OCTROI results
>>> > To: Joshua Randall <joshuarandall.nyc at gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thursday, March 7, 2024 9:48:21 AM EST you wrote:
>>> > > Does anyone know the word soroban?
>>> >
>>> > I know it's one of two things, and the other is sokoban:
>>> > * an abacus
>>> > * a room where one can push boxes, but not pull them.
>>> >
>>> > Pierre
>>> > --
>>> > li fi'u vu'u fi'u fi'u du li pa
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
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