Anagrammy Leaders' Board - December, 2007 - 39 votes cast

39 votes

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT TOPICAL PEOPLES NAMES OTHER NAMES
MEDIUM LENGTH ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE LONG SPECIAL RUDE

GENERAL:

1

  Rick Rothstein

37  

Breast implant surgery ~ puts my set in larger bra.

2

  Adie Pena

33  

Kissing under the mistletoe = Men sure do like this setting.

3

  Tony Crafter

24  

A personal identification number = I slip card in an ATM unit before one!

4

  Ellie Dent

21  

My *TOP* purchase! = Happy customer. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

5

  Andrew

16  

A topless sunbather ~ has opulent breasts.

6

  Rosie Perera

13  

Seasonal depression = Lo! I sense a sad person.

6

  Neil Ramsay

13  

Bonnie Scotland ‡ London's Cabinet.

8

  Richard Grantham

12  

The Christmas party = That charmer's tipsy.

9

  View

10  

Very nice ! = Even I cry!

10

  David Bourke

8  

A novice on the Spanish guitar = Such pain! Segovia in no threat!

10

  Rodney Koodray Jr

8  

Microwave dinner = Men warn: "I divorce!"

10

  Larry Brash

8  

Seasonal depression = Sadness... peril... a noose!

13

  Dee4j

7  

Grape surplus = Purple sugars?

13

  Paul Pan

7  

A poo emoticon = Onomatopoeic.

13

  sundogg99

7  

I get coal in my stocking = Lignite may go c/o St. Nick.

 

  Total points:

224 

from 38 votes     (DFE factor: 0.395)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Adie Pena

52  

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas..." = Images of winter amid this charm.

2

  Tony Crafter

36  

The Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist = Child larcenist loves thieves' network!

3

  View

33  

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" = The children each try a lot of cacao!

4

  Paul Pan

26  

The Golden Compass = On the godless camp!

4

  Ellie Dent

26  

"A Christmas Carol": the novella by Charles Dickens = Bah! An old miser, cynical over that cashless clerk.

6

  Andrew

25  

Sporty, Ginger, Scary, Baby and Posh Spice = Scrapper, Orgy, Ebony-Ass, Pigsy and Bitch.

7

  David Bourke

17  

The Oscar Peterson Trio = Hottest piano sorcerer.

8

  John Fidler

16  

Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, Posh = Cross, Raggy, Shabby, Ropy, Inept.

 

  Total points:

231 

from 39 votes     (DFE factor: 0.205)

TOPICAL:

1

  Tony Crafter

52  

Born on a Christmas Day = Mary's son had not a crib.

2

  Andrew

50  

Ms Bhutto's ~ tomb shuts.

3

  Adie Pena

25  

Bhutto assassinated = Sadness is about that.

4

  Neil Ramsay

21  

The US campaign trail = Militant chaps argue.

4

  Paul Pan

21  

"White" Christmas = The racists' whim.

6

  Dee4j

19  

In the malls in Omaha, Nebraska = Hear a shot? BAM! A man kills nine.

7

  View

17  

Escaped tiger kills man in S.F. Zoo = So, king-sized animal left corpse.

8

  Ellie Dent

13  

Stonehenge: Winter Solstice = See snow settling then, or ice?

9

  David Bourke

8  

Conrad Black gets up to eight years in jail = Justice...and he's going to pay it all back? Err...

10

  Rodney Koodray Jr

3  

Mishca Barton busted = This be an "OC" dumb star!

 

  Total points:

229 

from 39 votes     (DFE factor: 0.256)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Adie Pena

56  

The surrealist painter Salvador Dali = This Spaniard altered visual art lore.

2

  Galen Fott

27  

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson = L.C. was odd; he got girls nude.

3

  View

20  

President Omar Al-Bashir = P.S. Arab is a modern Hitler.

3

  Rodney Koodray Jr

20  

Sean and Robin Wright Penn = Now end in partner bashing?

5

  David Bourke

18  

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson = A replacement's enormous!

5

  Rick Rothstein

18  

General Michael Hayden = He nearly mangled CIA, eh?

5

  Andrew

18  

Teacher Gillian Gibbons = Banish into a bigger cell.

8

  Tony Crafter

16  

'Lyrical terrorist' Samina Malik = A silly matter or a criminal risk?

9

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

14  

Fabio Capello = I ace poofball.

 

  Total points:

207 

from 37 votes     (DFE factor: 0.243)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Tony Crafter

59  

Princess Cruises = Scenic surprises!

2

  Ellie Dent

53  

United Nations Climate Change Conference = It meets, and can Gore influence it? No chance.

3

  Andrew

44  

The Canary Islands ~ certainly has sand!

4

  Rosie Perera

27  

The inter-Korean railways = In a war, they restore a link.

5

  View

15  

A Harley Davidson motorcycle's ~ a dandy or classy motor vehicle.

6

  David Bourke

14  

The Gibson Robot Les Paul self-tuning guitar = Notes going a little sharp? Useful, but boring.

7

  Adie Pena

5  

VeriFone Transportation Systems ~ operates some TVs for transit in N.Y.

8

  John Fidler

1  

Travelscope Holidays = O hapless valedictory.

 

  Total points:

218 

from 38 votes     (DFE factor: 0.211)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Tony Crafter

70  

The fool hath said in his heart, "There is no G... = Ah, The Good Lord is not harsh; He pities the ...

2

  Rosie Perera

51  

Vladimir Putin is named Time Magazine's "Person ... = Media lionized him: repugnant, fearsome, impas...

3

  Adie Pena

48  

But why are you still running everyday? A handfu... ~ except when your lady partner's found laughing ...

4

  David Bourke

24  

The African National Congress President, Jacob Zuma = Just a crazed rapist maniac. An obscene felon? Right on!

 

  Total points:

193 

from 36 votes     (DFE factor: 0.111)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

41  

Aria on a pure rose O, peace! Once a woman so mild Who by gentlemen kept undefiled With no inn for a rent ...

2

  Tony Crafter

31  

Ah, now is the time for feeling good cheer! Eat a turkey, alone, had with one pint of beer, No Bush and no Brown To...

3

  Neil Ramsay

30  

On the twenty fifth day in December, We Europeans should all try to remember, That poor boy who was born, A genuine w...

4

  Rosie Perera

20  

There once was a babe born of Mary. For our sake that lad she did carry. Now hailing the young parent, I piped out, "...

5

  Horrid Stretchy Pus

15  

Up, anew; a good babe now awake. The pinup of many a choir, Was born one cold hour in a byre. Three eastern men str...

6

  Andrew

13  

The donkey who led Mary into town late Was up for a bit of erratic debate. "I led one rogue mother far, (Cos she has ...

6

  Adie Pena

13  

Why We Are the Redeemed Celebrate one story preached in school 'Bout a pregnant woman on a mule. With no shabby inn ...

8

  David Bourke

10  

One Christmas, beneath a tinsel tree, My wife Cath left her presents for me: A bear ('Winnie the Pooh'), A nude calen...

9

  Adrian Hickford

9  

A tale about an innocent, Mary - A real heroine - but our people were wary. On foot, the three Bible Kings, Who fetc...

10

  Ellie Dent

7  

Come eat, share the feast on our table, I Ignore the poor child of a stable, why? Happy ending? Can't see one. Why th...

11

  John Fidler

4  

There was a young woman of Israel Who turned hot-candle pale. The Chief told 'G', the superior fairy: "Break epic bab...

12

  View

1  

Aha, there the home! Aha, here new hard bed. Sting? Keep and protect. In a crib pin? Rest now, fortune began - You b...

 

  Total points:

194 

from 33 votes     (DFE factor: 0.364)

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

64  

The matron at a large hospital answered a phone... = Two Indian doctors were having a heated argum...

2

  Rosie Perera

51  

Confirm Facebook Account Deactivation: Please l... = Please let us know why you are taking a break...

3

  Neil Ramsay

44  

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to... = When that turkey touches the table, Say a pr...

4

  Adie Pena

16  

Christmas (from Mother Goose) Christmas is co... = Golf "Get-Away." (Heaven!) Single malt. (Ea...

 

  Total points:

175 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.125)

SPECIAL:

1

  Andrew

53  

'Twas the night before Christmas...

2

  Tony Crafter

37  

DEATH IS NOTHING AT ALL by Henry Scott Holland, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral

3

  Neil Ramsay

29  

Hope is the thing... A poem by Emily Dickinson

4

  David Bourke

26  

Healthy eating

5

  Adie Pena

21  

About the excesses of Christmas, the anagram's hidden title is an acrostic.

 

  Total points:

166 

from 30 votes     (DFE factor: 0.167)

RUDE:

1

  Rick Rothstein

44  

Having a sex-change operation = Oh, a penis-to-vagina exchanger.

2

  Tony Crafter

30  

Vaginal smells threaten ~ the travelling salesman!

3

  Adie Pena

26  

Shaved her pubic hair = Ah! Deprive a rich bush!

4

  Paul Pan

23  

The United States of America = I defecate, I'm the ass-tronaut!

5

  David Bourke

21  

Mince pie and custard = A cunt, and spermicide.

6

  View

4  

Vaginal odour = O run, avoid gal!

 

  Total points:

148 

from 27 votes     (DFE factor: 0.222)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Tony Crafter

86.39

 

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

18.31

Adie Pena

66.12

 

Rodney Koodray Jr

8.79

Andrew

51.47

 

Dee4j

7.63

Neil Ramsay

31.76

 

Galen Fott

6.57

David Bourke

31.33

 

Horrid Stretchy Pus

5.45

Ellie Dent

30.66

 

John Fidler

4.95

Rosie Perera

30.13

 

Richard Grantham

4.74

Rick Rothstein

28.76

 

Adrian Hickford

3.27

View

24.35

 

Larry Brash

3.16

Paul Pan

18.59

 

sundogg99

2.76

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

 

High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Tony Crafter

4

4

1

Adie Pena

2

1

3

Rick Rothstein

2

0

0

Andrew

1

1

1

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

1

0

0

Rosie Perera

0

2

0

Ellie Dent

0

1

0

Galen Fott

0

1

0

Neil Ramsay

0

0

3

View

0

0

2

Rodney Koodray Jr

0

0

1


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