The Anagrammy Leaders' Board - January, 2005

52 votes

GENERAL:

1

  Mey Kraus

38  

Coins kept ~ in pockets.

1

  Richard Grantham

38  

A breathalyser test = That says "Beer alert!"

3

  Hans-Peter Reich

35  

Astonishment = "That son's mine???"

4

  Tony Crafter

28  

A) A typical woman. B) A typical man = A) A compliant way? B) Napalm a city!

5

  Paul Pan

27  

Romantic song = Mating croons.

6

  Scott Gardner

23  

Zero degrees Fahrenheit = Heard the region freezes!

6

  Rick Rothstein

23  

I have no regrets, ~ the anger is over.

8

  Toby Gottfried

18  

Wet behind the ears = Er ... he'd be new at this.

9

  palusch

17  

Personal hygiene = Hey, soap inner leg!

10

  Don Rogers

14  

Marriage counseling = Arguing; remain close

10

  Rosie Perera

14  

Registered trademark = Marketers regarded it.

12

  David Bourke

9  

Eradicating global poverty = All very poor, a gigantic debt.

13

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

5  

Growth hormones = Oh, short men grow.

13

  Adrian Hickford

5  

A falsetto voice = Feat to vocalise.

15

  Zoran Radisavlevic

4  

A strategy = Say target!

16

  View

1  

House arrests ~ assure others.

 

  Total points:

299 

from 51 votes     (DFE factor: 0.314)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Adrian Hickford

50  

Academy Award nominees = Cinema nowadays... Dear me!

2

  Rick Rothstein

48  

"The Last Supper" (Leonardo da Vinci) ~ pictured the lone Savior and pals.

3

  Tony Crafter

43  

Heavy metal bands ~ have blasted many.

4

  Toby Gottfried

31  

Cyrano de Bergerac (Edmond Rostand) = Grand romance cratered by odd nose.

5

  dee4j

28  

Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston = Join 'n' part : bet ain't "Friends"!

6

  Rosie Perera

26  

"The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci = Disciples have no party round table.

7

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

18  

The documentary, Bowling for Columbine = "Gun-owner Cult, Don't Fib" by Michael Moore.

7

  Mey Kraus

18  

'The Water Lily Pond' by Claude Monet = How learnedly talented... but myopic!

7

  Scott Gardner

18  

The Academy Award nominees = Saw an animated comedy here.

10

  David Bourke

16  

The actress Imelda Staunton = Talented. Oscar is a must, then!

11

  View

4  

New reality show `The will` = I see who`ll try & win wealth.

12

  stephanemot

3  

David Beckham is too stupid = Avoid shot at dumb Spice Kid!

 

  Total points:

303 

from 51 votes     (DFE factor: 0.235)

TOPICAL:

1

  Toby Gottfried

62  

The Second Bush Inauguration = In truth, USA, once is bad enough.

2

  Rosie Perera

50  

President's limo = Simpleton's ride.

3

  Larry Brash

30  

Voters turned out for the Iraqi elections = A violent terrorist foe not quite crushed.

3

  Rick Rothstein

30  

Sumatra, Indonesia= O damn! A sea ruins it.

5

  Tony Crafter

28  

No parents, no home, so what is there left for us? = One felt the sorrow of these tsunami orphans.

6

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

24  

Fifty wonderful years of Scrabble. Happ... = Fired by this fab half century of word...

7

  Zoran Radisavlevic

21  

Sumatra, Indonesia = Tsunami raid on sea.

8

  Scott Gardner

17  

The European Space Agency Saturn mission = Huygens cruises, can see moon Titan appear.

9

  David Bourke

15  

The anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz = Nazi holocaust wish rather beaten in 'forty-five.

10

  dee4j

14  

California landslides = Nice soil; add rain...falls!

11

  Joe Fathallah

9  

Barry Ferguson = Buy for Rangers?

12

  Mey Kraus

6  

Man Against Nature = An anger at tsunami.

 

  Total points:

306 

from 52 votes     (DFE factor: 0.231)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  View

63  

Actor Sylvester Stallone = Very cool talentless star.

2

  Mey Kraus

35  

CEO William Henry Gates the Third = He cried: "Wealth, that's my religion!"

3

  Larry Brash

32  

The entertainer Michael Jackson = Eliminate that jerk... he's a concern.

4

  Tony Crafter

31  

His Royal Highness, Charles, The Prince... = We hope he'll chastise his self-caring...

5

  Toby Gottfried

30  

Achilles: Hero of the Greeks = He rages! He kills foe, Hector!

6

  Rick Rothstein

27  

The prophecies of Nostradamus = Forecasts hide upon metaphors.

7

  KS Mascarenhas

20  

Insane Saddam Hussein = Indeed! Human Assassin!

8

  Don Rogers

15  

Ross Perot = SS trooper.

9

  David Bourke

14  

Adriana Iliescu, the world's oldest mother = Toothless old dear: "Er, I'm sure I want a child!"

9

  Scott Gardner

14  

Senorita Catalina Sandino Moreno = So, Latina earned Oscar nomination?

11

  Rosie Perera

10  

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta = He adorns leaders in fine rag coats.

12

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

8  

Alex Inglethorpe = All Exeter hoping.

13

  Hans-Peter Reich

4  

The late William Carson = "I'm a show talent", I recall.

 

  Total points:

303 

from 51 votes     (DFE factor: 0.255)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Mey Kraus

97  

The Leaning Tower of Pisa = I spot one giant flaw here...

2

  Tony Crafter

38  

The Syrian Desert = It's...er...sandy there.

3

  Rosie Perera

30  

American Society of Civil Engineers = I secretly imagine nice roof caves in.

4

  palusch

26  

The Food and Drug Administration ~ had dogmas for nutrition and diet.

4

  Rick Rothstein

26  

The Palestinian Authority = Unity in path to hate Israel.

6

  Hans-Peter Reich

23  

The Seven Wonders of the ancient world = Evidence shown: tetrahedron's now left!

7

  Toby Gottfried

16  

Harley-Davidson motorcycles = Honda lovers decry 'toy' claims.

8

  Joe Fathallah

14  

Reebok = BO reek!

9

  David Bourke

10  

BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine = But, within vehicle:- German, dammit!

10

  Don Rogers

8  

Compaq Presario personal computers = Square, man. Top microprocessor: Apple!

11

  Scott Gardner

6  

The Incredibles = Bit children see.

12

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

5  

The League against Cruel Sports = Great pleasure: I close stag hunt.

 

  Total points:

299 

from 51 votes     (DFE factor: 0.235)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Scott Gardner

52  

The children's classic Alice's Adventur... = Discusses a rich, enchanted land Lewis...

2

  Rosie Perera

46  

Why does George Mallory desire to climb... = Gold? Glory? More wisdom? Mere novelty...

3

  Toby Gottfried

45  

"To err is human, but to really foul thi... = This popular quote is true: great trou...

4

  David Bourke

35  

His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wale... = He's a Royal handful, Diana Spencer's...

5

  Tony Crafter

29  

The end of 'Strawberry Fields'. (That lo... = Goodbye. It's sad - children's home of ...

6

  David A Green

28  

'The Little Mermaid and Other Tales' by... = At bedtime his neat children's stories...

7

  Mey Kraus

20  

UN General Assembly's Special Session h... = Hoping that the exodus is the last nai...

8

  AlanY

16  

The new Oxford Dictionary of National B... = I find arcane, noteworthy British figu...

9

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

11  

It is so very amusing to look up "boring... = Grin a lot. In this dour book they prom...

10

  Larry Brash

6  

His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales... = All fresh reports say how rich charming...

 

  Total points:

288 

from 48 votes     (DFE factor: 0.208)

LONG:

1

  Richard Grantham

53  

PIANO Softly, in the dusk, a woman is ... = Since I left home, the thing I've foun...

2

  Tony Crafter

52  

Apparently, one in five people in the wo... = Inferior logic. It obviously can't be m... (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

3

  Paul Pan

45  

Acknowledging the seven wonders of the ... = Hi, let us assess famed examples of o...

4

  Toby Gottfried

29  

Charles Philip Arthur George, Anne Eli... = The children born to Elizabeth II and ...

5

  David Bourke

28  

The leader of the Conservative and Unio... = O, that arrant Tory Dracula! "Somethin...

6

  Rosie Perera

19  

"We are the first visitors to Titan and... = "We concoct tool, now have seen harsh,...

 

  Total points:

226 

from 40 votes     (DFE factor: 0.150)

SPECIAL:

1

  Mike Keith

86  

An anagram of Edgar Allan Poe's To Helen

2

  David Bourke

41  

Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore sketch

3

  Richard Grantham

32  

The Ode to the Amoeba

4

  Mey Kraus

30  

Travel Agent (Monty Python)

5

  Tony Crafter

13  

Three pieces of advice for men who are aged sixty

5

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

13  

A poetic verse in an anagrammatic acrostic

 

  Total points:

215 

from 37 votes     (DFE factor: 0.162)

RUDE:

1

  Larry Brash

59  

The Guinness Book of Records = Fuck! So boring! Needs hooters!

2

  David Bourke

48  

I just came in my sleep = Untimely jism escape!

3

  Mey Kraus

44  

Stained motel sheets = See that it's old semen.

4

  Rick Rothstein

32  

It's her cum-filled slot ~ Christ! It smelled foul!

5

  Tony Crafter

22  

German porno flicks = Perform! No slacking!

6

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

20  

A mother-fucker ~ from the UK race.

7

  View

10  

Menstrual cycle = Care, smelly cunt!

 

  Total points:

235 

from 42 votes     (DFE factor: 0.167)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Mey Kraus

65.65

 

Paul Pan

15.22

Tony Crafter

61.82

 

Mike Keith

13.95

Toby Gottfried

52.39

 

Adrian Hickford

13.33

Rosie Perera

44.09

 

palusch

11.45

Rick Rothstein

43.77

 

Don Rogers

10.10

David Bourke

42.11

 

dee4j

9.82

Scott Gardner

31.19

 

Zoran Radisavlevic

6.10

Larry Brash

26.16

 

David A Green

5.83

Richard Grantham

25.06

 

Joe Fathallah

5.37

Horrid Stretchy Pus

22.29

 

KS Mascarenhas

5.10

View

18.98

 

AlanY

3.33

Hans-Peter Reich

17.41

 

stephanemot

0.71

*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor')
DFE factor is (No of Noms) / (No of votes) for category

 

High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Mey Kraus

2

1

1

Richard Grantham

2

0

1

Larry Brash

1

0

2

Toby Gottfried

1

0

1

Adrian Hickford

1

0

0

Mike Keith

1

0

0

Scott Gardner

1

0

0

View

1

0

0

Rosie Perera

0

2

1

Tony Crafter

0

2

1

David Bourke

0

2

0

Rick Rothstein

0

1

1

Hans-Peter Reich

0

0

1

Paul Pan

0

0

1


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