The 2006 Grand Anagrammy Awards - 42 votes cast

42 votes

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT TOPICAL PEOPLES NAMES OTHER NAMES
MEDIUM LENGTH LONG SPECIAL SOFTWARE RUDE

GENERAL:

1

  Andrew Brehaut

41  

Metamorphosis = Promises a moth.

2

  David Bourke

31  

The first lesson on guitar = It hurts one's fingers a lot!

2

  Meyran Kraus

31  

The criminal defense attorney = Man hired to set any client free.

4

  Rick Rothstein

23  

Religious fundamentalist = Futile rituals in God's name.

5

  Rosie Perera

21  

Oral contraceptive = I can protect a lover.

6

  Meyran Kraus

19  

Sumo tournaments = Enormous mutants!

7

  Rosie Perera

18  

A marble statue = Mute alabaster.

8

  Zoran Radisavlevic

16  

Female persons = Pleasers of men.

9

  Dean Mayer

14  

'Slices of bread' ~ describes loaf.

10

  Paul Pan

13  

Heel claims ~ me, Achilles.

11

  Tony Crafter

11  

The magician = Am I cheating?

11

  Richard Grantham

11  

Computer games = Get mouse cramp.

 

  Total points:

249 

from 42 votes

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Meyran Kraus

64  

C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" = We enter a world which is behind that closet.

2

  Ellie Dent

44  

Paris in the springtime ~ might inspire painters.

3

  Tony Crafter

28  

Zinedine Zidane gets a red card in the World Cup Final = Italians win, French cried, and legend Zizou departed.

4

  Scott Gardner

27  

Rembrandt, "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp" = Smart men of Holland study inert corpse on a table.

5

  Scott Gardner

19  

Paris Hilton's autobiography ~ is about an oh-so-hip party girl.

5

  Tony Crafter

19  

The Rolling Stones perform a gig in China = Oriental spot for rich, aging Englishmen.

7

  Andrew Brehaut

15  

Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise = The finest skipper in Star Trek, a major space hit.

8

  Scott Gardner

11  

Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" = Am on a ceiling of some cathedral.

9

  Scott Gardner

10  

The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition = Anti-Catholic? Loved detailed pictures inside!

10

  Andrew Brehaut

9  

Pirates of the Caribbean Two: Dead Man's Chest = Sparrow's team does find cabinet at the beach.

 

  Total points:

246 

from 41 votes

TOPICAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

55  

Danish newspaper cartoon angers the Muslims = Seems a plain pen is much stronger than a sword...

2

  Meyran Kraus

53  

A question to G.W. that he prefers to ignore: ~ When are these troops getting out of iraq?

3

  David Bourke

38  

The KGB's former agent Alexander Litvinenko = Kremlin revenge: Toxin breakfast, long death.

4

  Larry Brash

34  

The Queen's Annual Christmas Day Broadcasts = She's quite a lady, but transcends as a monarch.

5

  David Bourke

24  

Gary Glitter gets three years in a Vietnamese prison = "I try some very tight pre-teenage Eastern Asian girls!"

6

  David Bourke

23  

The Spanish team Barcelona = The champions beat Arsenal.

7

  Scott Gardner

15  

The West Virginia coal mine disaster = It is twelve deaths in a grim scenario.

8

  David Bourke

9  

Sir Paul McCartney files for divorce from Heather = Too-rich Liverpudlian's free from a crafty schemer!

 

  Total points:

251 

from 42 votes

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Andrew Brehaut

42  

The President of the United States of America = Incompetent, hated head of state terrifies us.

2

  Richard Grantham

36  

The Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud = Genius said a fond mother nurtures guilt.

3

  View

34  

William Henry Gates = Get a share in my will!

4

  Meyran Kraus

26  

Leader of the British Labour Party = Blair, the toady lap-terrier of Bush.

5

  Meyran Kraus

24  

Screen icon Fred Astaire = One's dances are terrific!

6

  David Bourke

23  

Miss Ann Coulter = Nastier columns.

7

  Rosie Perera

21  

United States President George W. Bush = Unwise, desperate. Bet he's trusting God!

8

  Tony Crafter

20  

German Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler = Grim ruler of Fatherland, eh?

9

  Meyran Kraus

15  

The former president Slobodan Milosevic = Don't sob over him, after prison-cell demise.

10

  Rick Rothstein

8  

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Michael Gates = Rumsfeld's career? A fiasco! Better yet, he's gone!

 

  Total points:

249 

from 42 votes

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Meyran Kraus

42  

Microsoft Help and Support Website = Stupid patch! Problem is often worse!

2

  Rick Rothstein

39  

The Gideons International = An interest in God in a hotel.

3

  Scott Gardner

38  

American Indian = I'm in a rain dance.

4

  Larry Brash

34  

The Anagram Artist Windows Software = Ah, it was so swift at word arrangement!

5

  Rick Rothstein

24  

The Church of Scientology = Goofy cult cons the rich, eh?

6

  Rick Rothstein

21  

Talking Jesus dolls... ~ it's all godless junk.

7

  Toby Gottfried

19  

The American Dental Association = To attain each smile and no caries.

8

  Larry Brash

18  

United States of America = Deem it as an utter fiasco.

9

  Richard Grantham

15  

Bush administration = It's bad or it's inhuman.

10

  Toby Gottfried

2  

The United States Postal Service = Cost put aside, I have sent letters.

 

  Total points:

252 

from 42 votes

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Andrew Brehaut

42  

A ham sandwich goes into a bar and the bartender... = A horse wandered into a bar. Soon the bartender...

2

  Tony Crafter

39  

"That's one small step for man; one giant leap f... = Note an immortal phrase, spoken after gallant m...

3

  Meyran Kraus

33  

Pope Benedict's anti-Islam remarks in that speec... = The Vatican spokesman pledged: "I blame it on t...

4

  Tony Crafter

25  

Are 'conspiracy theories' on Princess Diana's de... = 'No, as she perished in a routine car accident,...

5

  Scott Gardner

20  

Best actress nominees: 1. Dame Judi Dench 2. Ree... = 1. The erudite Mrs. Henderson 2. Johnny Cash's ...

6

  Meyran Kraus

14  

Michael Gerson, top speech-writer to president B... = Having inspected that report, I am basically su...

7

  Meyran Kraus

11  

vice (noun): 1. Moral depravity or corruption 2.... = vice president: 1. A common fill-in 2. Valued a...

7

  David Bourke

11  

President Slobodan Milosevic, "The Butcher of the Balkans" = Devil takes the scum responsible for an ethnic bloodbath.

9

  View

10  

The president of the United States of America, G... = A gangster from the White House undertakes deba...

10

  Tony Crafter

6  

The motion picture epic 'Ben Hur', starring Charlton Heston = Noble, upright screen-hero triumphant in chariot contest!

11

  Tony Crafter

5  

Miss Keira Knightley to be The New Face of Chane... = Nice, gentle, wholesome choice. Man, I bet Kate...

 

  Total points:

216 

from 36 votes

LONG:

1

  Larry Brash

38  

George W. Bush meets with Her Royal Highness Que... = At the White House, Bush talks with Vice Presi...

2

  Toby Gottfried

33  

Six Jewish gentlemen were once playing poker in ... = Back in the 60's, a U.S. Navy ship pulled into...

3

  Tony Crafter

24  

ONIONS AND XMAS TREES The family are sitting at... = These inane remarks annoy his wife and daughte...

3

  Tony Crafter

24  

An undertaker was working alone late one night. ... = A cardiologist died and was given a very elabo...

5

  Meyran Kraus

20  

Let's quickly survey all of the 78th Academy Awa... = But never mind these... Time to see who the ne...

6

  Tony Crafter

16  

The World's Shortest Fairy Tale: Once upon a ti... = As a blonde was driving home, her phone sudden...

7

  Tony Crafter

15  

After having their ninth child, a Brummy couple ... = A married couple are motoring along at a contr...

8

  Meyran Kraus

12  

MacArthur Park (Lyrics and music by Jimmy Webb) ... = Originally performed by Richard Harris, the we...

9

  Tony Crafter

11  

A man and his wife went to a hospital to have th... = An innocent young chap moved into his new apar...

10

  Tony Crafter

8  

A middle-aged couple had two very beautiful daug... = A married man had been having a wild affair wi...

11

  Tony Crafter

3  

An elderly couple are attending a church service... = An old couple are in a grannie- home. He says...

 

  Total points:

204 

from 35 votes

SPECIAL:

1

  Mike Keith

40  

Five poems anagrammed.

2

  David Bourke

38  

80 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Queen Elizabeth

3

  Andrew Brehaut

32  

Genesis

4

  Mike Keith

24  

An anagram of the 98 Scrabble letters into four 5x5 squares.

5

  Meyran Kraus

12  

Holy Tango of Literature.

6

  Tony Crafter

11  

MANDALAY by Rudyard Kipling

7

  Meyran Kraus

9  

Shakespeare's weather-themed sonnet is anagrammed into a series of 4 seasonal sonnets

8

  Meyran Kraus

8  

Wilfred Owen's Anthem for Doomed Youth

9

  David Bourke

6  

New Woman's 100 Sexiest Men in the World 2006

 

  Total points:

180 

from 30 votes

SOFTWARE:

1

  Mike Keith

61  

Anagram Artist 3.05 for Windows

2

  William Tunstall-Pedoe

44  

Anagram Genius Version 9

3

  Evans A Criswell

12  

Wordplay 7.22

4

  Onno Zweers

10  

FART (Free Anagram Research Tool) 6.0

5

  Miscellaneous

7  

Another generator - not listed here

6

  Andrew Trevorrow

5  

Anagrams 2.4 for Macintosh

 

  Total points:

139 

from 26 votes

RUDE:

1

  David Bourke

42  

Arabic insult = Blair is a cunt

2

  Rick Rothstein

35  

Ang Lee's film "Brokeback Mountain" = I break all "men-fucking-men" taboos.

3

  Rick Rothstein

26  

Breast augmentation surgery ~ guarantees men grab your tits.

4

  Richard Grantham

18  

The bride and groom = Get hard in bedroom.

5

  Rick Rothstein

17  

Homosexual partners = Poor me... anal-sex hurts.

6

  View

15  

Penis enhancement surgeries = Nurse, get me spare nine inches!

7

  Andrew Brehaut

14  

Pornographic flick = Girl on prick of chap.

8

  Meyran Kraus

10  

Male sexual dysfunction = One climaxes unduly fast!

8

  Paul Pan

10  

Penis reduction = Cut in one's pride.

8

  Meyran Kraus

10  

The nudist community = I must not hide my cunt!

11

  Rick Rothstein

3  

Use a personal lubricant... = Rubs it on pleasure canal.

12

  aussie battler

1  

Fat lords = Old farts.

 

  Total points:

201 

from 34 votes

Overall Part 1

1

  Meyran Kraus

23  

C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" = We enter a world which is behind that closet.

2

  Andrew Brehaut

18  

The President of the United States of America = Incompetent, hated head of state terrifies us.

3

  Andrew Brehaut

16  

Metamorphosis = Promises a moth.

4

  Ellie Dent

12  

Paris in the springtime ~ might inspire painters.

5

  Meyran Kraus

11  

Danish newspaper cartoon angers the Muslims = Seems a plain pen is much stronger than a sword...

6

  Meyran Kraus

10  

A question to G.W. that he prefers to ignore: ~ When are these troops getting out of iraq?

7

  Scott Gardner

10  

American Indian = I'm in a rain dance.

8

  David Bourke

9  

The first lesson on guitar = It hurts one's fingers a lot!

9

  Meyran Kraus

9  

The criminal defense attorney = Man hired to set any client free.

10

  Zoran Radisavlevic

9  

Female persons = Pleasers of men.

11

  Rick Rothstein

9  

Religious fundamentalist = Futile rituals in God's name.

12

  Tony Crafter

9  

Zinedine Zidane gets a red card in the World Cup Final = Italians win, French cried, and legend Zizou departed.

13

  View

8  

William Henry Gates = Get a share in my will!

14

  Paul Pan

7  

Heel claims ~ me, Achilles.

15

  David Bourke

7  

The KGB's former agent Alexander Litvinenko = Kremlin revenge: Toxin breakfast, long death.

16

  Scott Gardner

6  

The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition = Anti-Catholic? Loved detailed pictures inside!

17

  Larry Brash

5  

The Queen's Annual Christmas Day Broadcasts = She's quite a lady, but transcends as a monarch.

18

  Dean Mayer

4  

'Slices of bread' ~ describes loaf.

19

  Rick Rothstein

4  

The Gideons International = An interest in God in a hotel.

20

  Larry Brash

4  

The Anagram Artist Windows Software = Ah, it was so swift at word arrangement!

21

  Rosie Perera

4  

A marble statue = Mute alabaster.

22

  Scott Gardner

3  

Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" = Am on a ceiling of some cathedral.

23

  Richard Grantham

3  

The Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud = Genius said a fond mother nurtures guilt.

24

  Andrew Brehaut

3  

Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise = The finest skipper in Star Trek, a major space hit.

25

  Rick Rothstein

3  

The Church of Scientology = Goofy cult cons the rich, eh?

26

  David Bourke

3  

The Spanish team Barcelona = The champions beat Arsenal.

27

  Larry Brash

3  

United States of America = Deem it as an utter fiasco.

28

  Meyran Kraus

3  

Sumo tournaments = Enormous mutants!

29

  Rick Rothstein

3  

Talking Jesus dolls... ~ it's all godless junk.

30

  Scott Gardner

2  

Paris Hilton's autobiography ~ is about an oh-so-hip party girl.

31

  Richard Grantham

2  

Bush administration = It's bad or it's inhuman.

32

  David Bourke

2  

Miss Ann Coulter = Nastier columns.

33

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Microsoft Help and Support Website = Stupid patch! Problem is often worse!

34

  Toby Gottfried

2  

The American Dental Association = To attain each smile and no caries.

35

  Tony Crafter

2  

The Rolling Stones perform a gig in China = Oriental spot for rich, aging Englishmen.

36

  Rosie Perera

2  

Oral contraceptive = I can protect a lover.

37

  Scott Gardner

2  

The West Virginia coal mine disaster = It is twelve deaths in a grim scenario.

38

  Tony Crafter

1  

The magician = Am I cheating?

39

  Meyran Kraus

1  

Leader of the British Labour Party = Blair, the toady lap-terrier of Bush.

40

  Tony Crafter

1  

German Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler = Grim ruler of Fatherland, eh?

41

  Meyran Kraus

1  

The former president Slobodan Milosevic = Don't sob over him, after prison-cell demise.

42

  David Bourke

1  

Gary Glitter gets three years in a Vietnamese prison = "I try some very tight pre-teenage Eastern Asian girls!"

43

  David Bourke

1  

Sir Paul McCartney files for divorce from Heather = Too-rich Liverpudlian's free from a crafty schemer!

 

  Total points:

240 

from 40 votes

Overall Part 2

1

  Mike Keith

21  

Five poems anagrammed.

2

  Larry Brash

20  

George W. Bush meets with Her Royal Highness Que... = At the White House, Bush talks with Vice Presi...

3

  David Bourke

16  

80 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Queen Elizabeth

4

  Andrew Brehaut

16  

Genesis

5

  Toby Gottfried

14  

Six Jewish gentlemen were once playing poker in ... = Back in the 60's, a U.S. Navy ship pulled into...

6

  Mike Keith

13  

An anagram of the 98 Scrabble letters into four 5x5 squares.

7

  Andrew Brehaut

12  

A ham sandwich goes into a bar and the bartender... = A horse wandered into a bar. Soon the bartender...

8

  Tony Crafter

12  

"That's one small step for man; one giant leap f... = Note an immortal phrase, spoken after gallant m...

9

  Meyran Kraus

8  

Holy Tango of Literature.

10

  Meyran Kraus

6  

Wilfred Owen's Anthem for Doomed Youth

11

  Tony Crafter

6  

An undertaker was working alone late one night. ... = A cardiologist died and was given a very elabo...

12

  Meyran Kraus

5  

Pope Benedict's anti-Islam remarks in that speec... = The Vatican spokesman pledged: "I blame it on t...

13

  Tony Crafter

5  

A man and his wife went to a hospital to have th... = An innocent young chap moved into his new apar...

14

  Tony Crafter

4  

ONIONS AND XMAS TREES The family are sitting at... = These inane remarks annoy his wife and daughte...

15

  View

3  

The president of the United States of America, G... = A gangster from the White House undertakes deba...

16

  Tony Crafter

3  

The World's Shortest Fairy Tale: Once upon a ti... = As a blonde was driving home, her phone sudden...

17

  Tony Crafter

3  

MANDALAY by Rudyard Kipling

18

  Scott Gardner

2  

Best actress nominees: 1. Dame Judi Dench 2. Ree... = 1. The erudite Mrs. Henderson 2. Johnny Cash's ...

19

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Shakespeare's weather-themed sonnet is anagrammed into a series of 4 seasonal sonnets

20

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Let's quickly survey all of the 78th Academy Awa... = But never mind these... Time to see who the ne...

21

  Meyran Kraus

1  

vice (noun): 1. Moral depravity or corruption 2.... = vice president: 1. A common fill-in 2. Valued a...

22

  Tony Crafter

1  

After having their ninth child, a Brummy couple ... = A married couple are motoring along at a contr...

23

  Tony Crafter

1  

The motion picture epic 'Ben Hur', starring Charlton Heston = Noble, upright screen-hero triumphant in chariot contest!

 

  Total points:

176 

from 30 votes


High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Meyran Kraus

4

2

1

Andrew Brehaut

3

1

2

Mike Keith

3

0

0

David Bourke

1

2

2

Larry Brash

1

1

0

Rick Rothstein

0

2

1

Tony Crafter

0

1

3

Ellie Dent

0

1

0

Richard Grantham

0

1

0

Toby Gottfried

0

1

0

William Tunstall-Pedoe

0

1

0

Evans A Criswell

0

0

1

Scott Gardner

0

0

1

View

0

0

1


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