The 2005 Grand Anagrammy Awards

36 votes

GENERAL:

1

  Rick Rothstein

40  

For the evil that men do ~ doth live on after them.

2

  Ellie Dent

30  

Archaeologists = Goal is to search.

3

  Paul Lusch

25  

The crime investigator = He interrogates victim.

4

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

24  

A nasty derailment ~ meant train delays.

5

  Paul Pan

21  

An equal opportunities employer = I put some inept queer on a payroll!

6

  Dean Mayer

17  

Familiarity breeds contempt = Bet it's typical of married men.

6

  Larry Brash

17  

Driving under the influence of alcohol = On tour in a vehicle, drenched full of gin.

8

  Richard Grantham

16  

A breathalyser test = That says "Beer alert!"

9

  Meyran Kraus

12  

The legal profession = One gets help of liars.

10

  Toby Gottfried

9  

Spaghetti & meatballs = Best light pasta meal.

 

  Total points:

211 

from 36 votes

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  zolrakk

33  

Rap music ~ Is, um... crap.

1

  Meyran Kraus

33  

Mike Newell's 'Harry Potter and the Gobl... = Enthralling film, yet we prefer to read...

3

  Toby Gottfried

30  

A Steven Spielberg film: "War of the Worlds" = H.G. Wells: Beware of visits from Red Planet.

4

  David A Green

24  

The terracotta soldiers of Emperor Shi Huang Ti = Here march the rigid statues of Oriental troops.

5

  Adrian Hickford

21  

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

5

  David Bourke

21  

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit = Blast the unwelcome big-eared raw carrot thief!

7

  Meyran Kraus

19  

The Mona Lisa drawing = A damsel with a grin on.

8

  David Bourke

16  

The American singer Sheryl Crow = Why Lance Armstrong is cheerier.

9

  Ellie Dent

7  

The James Bond movies starring Sean Connery = His command's greatest: I never enjoy Brosnan.

9

  Dan Fortier

7  

Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" = So I'll bet it'll win old boy a damn Oscar!

 

  Total points:

211 

from 36 votes

TOPICAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

45  

The trial of president Saddam Hussein = It sure is hard to defend this man's plea.

1

  Toby Gottfried

45  

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

3

  View

37  

Riots in French capital = Conflict in Paris heart.

4

  David Bourke

28  

Iraq oil + arms trade = Al-Qaida terrorism.

5

  Tony Crafter

20  

Britain's 'New Labour' Government = Blair's vow? Reign on at Number Ten!

6

  Scott Gardner

15  

The traditional Passover meal = To have a Seder is all-important.

7

  Dean Mayer

14  

Threat to Iraq leaders? = The Al-Qaeda terrorist.

8

  Meyran Kraus

10  

Charles to wed Camilla Parker Bowles on ... = Pale old Brit will plan marriage? So, w...

 

  Total points:

214 

from 36 votes

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Ellie Dent

31  

Will Shakespeare ~ speaks well, I hear.

2

  Rik Sengupta

27  

Leonardo da Vinci = Dead icon - no rival.

3

  Meyran Kraus

26  

G.W. Bush, the American president = The man's screwing it up bad here!

3

  Rick Rothstein

26  

The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch = Tortured hand-waving in "The Scream".

5

  View

23  

Actor Sylvester Stallone = Very cool talentless star.

6

  Larry Brash

20  

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the t... = He began on an experiment: A "Hello?" t...

7

  Meyran Kraus

19  

The US astronaut Neil Alden Armstrong = Let's send this great man on a lunar tour!

8

  Don Rogers

17  

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods = Stick wielder, or God?

9

  Tony Crafter

13  

Britain's Labour Party Leader = Tony Blair (rated a superb liar).

10

  Ellie Dent

5  

His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales = See which rich English Royal son flaps ears!

 

  Total points:

207 

from 36 votes

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Meyran Kraus

56  

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

2

  David Bourke

33  

The Medical Research Council = "Ah, sod the mice, I'll cure cancer!"

3

  Larry Brash

30  

Microsoft Developer = Deliverer of compost.

4

  Toby Gottfried

29  

The National Geographic Society = A great lion photo is eye-catching.

5

  Rosie Perera

19  

The Federal Witness Protection Program = Tattlers get new ID, car, sniper-proof home.

6

  View

13  

The Polaroid cameras = Clear photo is a dream.

7

  Tony Crafter

11  

The Snowdon Mountain Railway Ride = I do mean a windy tour in North Wales.

8

  Paul Lusch

10  

The United States Postal Service = That site directs envelopes at us.

8

  Paul Lusch

10  

Bureau of Economic Analysis = I balance USA's income for you.

 

  Total points:

211 

from 36 votes

RUDE:

1

  Rick Rothstein

39  

Visit the bathroom = Shit, bathe or vomit.

1

  Paul Pan

39  

A fag + a fairy = A gay affair.

3

  Meyran Kraus

22  

The act of masturbation = Ain't that a burst of come?

3

  Tony Crafter

22  

A small dick = Dismal lack.

5

  Larry Brash

21  

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

6

  Tony Crafter

16  

The hardcore-porno star Linda Lovelace = Deep Throat's carnal icon loved her oral!

7

  Mike Keith

12  

Serpentiform = Term for penis.

8

  Adrian Hickford

9  

Relationship expert = Rotten sex? I help pair.

 

  Total points:

180 

from 31 votes

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Meyran Kraus

31  

'Beyond Multiple Choice: Evaluating Alte... = This guide is likely to be: [ ] A lit...

2

  Meyran Kraus

28  

"If a man be gracious and courteous to s... = And if a man tries to rationalize force...

3

  Larry Brash

21  

What a piece of work is man! how noble i... = What a fool is Mr Bush! how extreme in ...

4

  Scott Gardner

18  

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

5

  Tony Crafter

12  

"I have been through some terrible thing... = "Whereas the others were all, thankfull...

6

  Horrid Stetchy Pus

9  

pan·gram (n): A sentence that use... = chal·lenge (n): An attempt at ut...

7

  Tony Crafter

3  

New movie: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Th... = Worthwhile to see it on a whim, for it ...

7

  Adrian Hickford

3  

"Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Toleran... = Bet proven author's style can train us ...

9

  Tony Crafter

1  

People who take an instant dislike to po... = Please note it, as we also don't like a...

 

  Total points:

126 

from 21 votes

LONG:

1

  Larry Brash

29  

After the death of Quasimodo, the bishop... = And the following day, with an unbear...

2

  Ellie Dent

16  

A MEDITATION FOR DE-STRESSING Picture y... = You can easily make out the face of th...

2

  Meyran Kraus

16  

Top 20 picks of AFI's jury members for t... = Oh, a neat list of lines - but to eve...

2

  Richard Grantham

16  

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

5

  Tony Crafter

11  

A man in a supermarket line sees that a ... = It was a bleak Monday morning and the...

6

  Ellie Dent

8  

Element: MAN Symbol: XY Atomic Weigh... = Element: WOMAN Symbol: Wo Atomic W...

7

  Tony Crafter

6  

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT by... = 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night...

7

  Tony Crafter

6  

One night I dreamed I was walking along ... = Two monks, wandering through the woods...

 

  Total points:

108 

from 19 votes

SPECIAL:

1

  Mike Keith

30  

Nine Anagrammatic Views of Mt. Fuji (with Kanji).

2

  Mike Keith

28  

To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe.

3

  Richard Brodie

12  

A poem by Lord Byron.

4

  James H Young

9  

Comparisions.

5

  Mike Keith

8  

Shakespeare's 115th sonnet.

5

  Mike Keith

8  

Stars of the Seasons.

7

  Larry Brash

7  

When I was a lad I served a term

8

  Meyran Kraus

6  

Ambigram of the first verse of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.

9

  Meyran Kraus

3  

Two anagrams of a sonnet by Wilde.

 

  Total points:

111 

from 19 votes

SOFTWARE:

1

  Mike Keith

54  

Anagram Artist 3.05 by Mike Keith.

2

  William Tunstall-Pedoe

41  

Anagram Genius Version 9 by William Tunstall-Pedoe.

3

  Evans A Criswell

4  

Wordplay 7.22 by Evans A. Criswell.

3

  Toby Gottfried

4  

Anagram Helper by Toby Gottfried.

5

  Onno Zweers

3  

FART (Free Anagram Research Tool) 5.1 by Onno Zweers.

6

  Andrew Trevorrow

1  

Anagrams 2.4 (Macintosh) by Andrew Trevorrow.

7

  John Dagg

0  

Anagen 2.0 by John Dagg.

7

  Jason Rampe

0  

Anagram Generator by Jason Rampe.

 

  Total points:

107 

from 20 votes

Overall Part 1

1

  Rick Rothstein

26  

For the evil that men do ~ doth live on after them.

2

  Meyran Kraus

16  

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

3

  Rick Rothstein

11  

Visit the bathroom = Shit, bathe or vomit.

4

  Larry Brash

11  

Microsoft Developer = Deliverer of compost.

5

  David Bourke

11  

The Medical Research Council = "Ah, sod the mice, I'll cure cancer!"

6

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

10  

A nasty derailment ~ meant train delays.

7

  Ellie Dent

8  

Archaeologists = Goal is to search.

8

  Paul Pan

8  

A fag + a fairy = A gay affair.

9

  View

7  

Actor Sylvester Stallone = Very cool talentless star.

10

  Larry Brash

6  

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the t... = He began on an experiment: A "Hello?" t...

11

  David Bourke

6  

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit = Blast the unwelcome big-eared raw carrot thief!

12

  David Bourke

6  

Iraq oil + arms trade = Al-Qaida terrorism.

13

  Paul Pan

5  

An equal opportunities employer = I put some inept queer on a payroll!

14

  David A Green

5  

The terracotta soldiers of Emperor Shi Huang Ti = Here march the rigid statues of Oriental troops.

15

  zolrakk

5  

Rap music ~ Is, um... crap.

16

  Ellie Dent

5  

Will Shakespeare ~ speaks well, I hear.

17

  Paul Lusch

4  

The crime investigator = He interrogates victim.

18

  Larry Brash

4  

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

19

  View

4  

Riots in French capital = Conflict in Paris heart.

20

  Meyran Kraus

4  

The trial of president Saddam Hussein = It sure is hard to defend this man's plea.

21

  Paul Lusch

3  

The United States Postal Service = That site directs envelopes at us.

22

  Meyran Kraus

3  

Charles to wed Camilla Parker Bowles on ... = Pale old Brit will plan marriage? So, w...

23

  Richard Grantham

3  

A breathalyser test = That says "Beer alert!"

24

  Tony Crafter

3  

Britain's 'New Labour' Government = Blair's vow? Reign on at Number Ten!

25

  Rosie Perera

3  

The Federal Witness Protection Program = Tattlers get new ID, car, sniper-proof home.

26

  Tony Crafter

3  

The Snowdon Mountain Railway Ride = I do mean a windy tour in North Wales.

27

  Meyran Kraus

3  

The legal profession = One gets help of liars.

28

  Meyran Kraus

3  

The act of masturbation = Ain't that a burst of come?

29

  Toby Gottfried

3  

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

30

  Don Rogers

2  

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods = Stick wielder, or God?

31

  Toby Gottfried

2  

A Steven Spielberg film: "War of the Worlds" = H.G. Wells: Beware of visits from Red Planet.

32

  View

2  

The Polaroid cameras = Clear photo is a dream.

33

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Mike Newell's 'Harry Potter and the Gobl... = Enthralling film, yet we prefer to read...

34

  Tony Crafter

2  

The hardcore-porno star Linda Lovelace = Deep Throat's carnal icon loved her oral!

35

  Adrian Hickford

1  

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

36

  Toby Gottfried

1  

The National Geographic Society = A great lion photo is eye-catching.

37

  Meyran Kraus

1  

The Mona Lisa drawing = A damsel with a grin on.

38

  Larry Brash

1  

Driving under the influence of alcohol = On tour in a vehicle, drenched full of gin.

39

  Rick Rothstein

1  

The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch = Tortured hand-waving in "The Scream".

 

  Total points:

204 

from 34 votes

Overall Part 2

1

  Mike Keith

28  

Nine Anagrammatic Views of Mt. Fuji (with Kanji).

2

  Mike Keith

18  

To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe.

3

  Meyran Kraus

7  

"If a man be gracious and courteous to s... = And if a man tries to rationalize force...

4

  Meyran Kraus

6  

'Beyond Multiple Choice: Evaluating Alte... = This guide is likely to be: [ ] A lit...

5

  Mike Keith

5  

Stars of the Seasons.

6

  Tony Crafter

5  

"I have been through some terrible thing... = "Whereas the others were all, thankfull...

7

  Ellie Dent

4  

A MEDITATION FOR DE-STRESSING Picture y... = You can easily make out the face of th...

8

  Mike Keith

4  

Shakespeare's 115th sonnet.

9

  Meyran Kraus

4  

Top 20 picks of AFI's jury members for t... = Oh, a neat list of lines - but to eve...

10

  Larry Brash

4  

After the death of Quasimodo, the bishop... = And the following day, with an unbear...

11

  Larry Brash

4  

What a piece of work is man! how noble i... = What a fool is Mr Bush! how extreme in ...

12

  Larry Brash

3  

When I was a lad I served a term

13

  Richard Brodie

3  

A poem by Lord Byron.

14

  Richard Grantham

3  

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

15

  Tony Crafter

3  

One night I dreamed I was walking along ... = Two monks, wandering through the woods...

16

  Tony Crafter

2  

A man in a supermarket line sees that a ... = It was a bleak Monday morning and the...

17

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Two anagrams of a sonnet by Wilde.

18

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Ambigram of the first verse of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.

19

  Scott Gardner

1  

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

20

  James H Young

1  

Comparisions.

21

  Tony Crafter

1  

New movie: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Th... = Worthwhile to see it on a whim, for it ...

22

  Ellie Dent

1  

Element: MAN Symbol: XY Atomic Weigh... = Element: WOMAN Symbol: Wo Atomic W...

 

  Total points:

111 

from 19 votes


High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Meyran Kraus

4

3

3

Mike Keith

3

2

0

Rick Rothstein

3

0

2

Ellie Dent

1

2

0

Larry Brash

1

0

2

Toby Gottfried

1

0

2

Paul Pan

1

0

0

zolrakk

1

0

0

David Bourke

0

1

0

Richard Grantham

0

1

0

Rik Sengupta

0

1

0

William Tunstall-Pedoe

0

1

0

Evans A Criswell

0

0

1

Paul Lusch

0

0

1

Richard Brodie

0

0

1

Tony Crafter

0

0

1

View

0

0

1


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