Anagrammy Leaders' Board - May, 2008 - 41 votes cast

41 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Tony Crafter

42  

I'd do anything! = Had no dignity.

2

  Rick Rothstein

38  

Message in a bottle = Item belongs at sea.

3

  Neil Ramsay

24  

So draw ~ a sword.

4

  Rosie Perera

23  

Message in a bottle = Me being lost at sea.

5

  Adie Pena with

19  

Ambitiousness ~ is but one's aims.

6

  Scott Gardner

15  

Make-out session = Kiss to amuse one.

7

  Ellie Dent

12  

The large cats = Grace, stealth.

8

  David Bourke

11  

The Martians are coming = Aim: Get North Americans!

8

  Larry Brash

11  

Profoundly illiterate = Little fun... I read poorly.

8

  Dan Fortier

11  

Procrastinate = I start no caper.

11

  Andrew Brehaut

8  

Walls of the castle = Fellows scale that.

12

  Paul Pan

7  

Justice is served = Jesus' directives.

12

  View

7  

I am not myself today = Testimony of malady.

14

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Death by drowning = Bather down, dying.

14

  Dharam Khalsa

5  

The forum is open ~ for some input, eh?

 

  Total points:

238 

from 41 votes     (DFE factor: 0.366)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Rosie Perera

73  

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = All on set think Lucas and Ford enjoyed making this.

2

  Andrew Brehaut

39  

General Hospital = Real healing spot.

3

  Tony Crafter

25  

Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour = Tarty woman nods, "Suck it & see!"

3

  David Bourke

25  

The Cherie Blair autobiography 'Speaking For Myself' = A huge ego-trip of a remarkably selfish hypocrite. Bin!

5

  Christopher Sturdy

24  

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = Don't fancy snake-hating heroes? I'd just kill old man!

6

  View

22  

'Tony Awards' = Art nowdays.

7

  Ellie Dent

21  

"Easy Reading Shakespeare: The Bard in Bite-Size Verse" = Hey, kids, see a geezer's phrases are abbreviated, innit?

 

  Total points:

229 

from 40 votes     (DFE factor: 0.175)

TOPICAL:

1

  Ellie Dent

73  

The Mars Landing = Damn earthlings!

2

  Rosie Perera

56  

Cyclone Nargis ~ circles Yangon.

3

  Adie Pena

34  

The Microsoft and Yahoo deal = Lots of head-to-head acrimony.

4

  Dharam Khalsa

19  

Clinton fights on amid doubts she can win = A shift in odd slow-bouncing tennis match.

5

  Tony Crafter

16  

The Champions League Final in Moscow = ManU win footie clash! Chelsea moping.

6

  View

15  

Serious Devastation = See tornado visit USA.

7

  David Bourke

10  

Labour's worst election results in forty years = All surely sense it's courtesy of traitor Brown.

8

  Paul Pan

9  

US target practice in Iraq = GI's caprice: I tatter Quran.

 

  Total points:

232 

from 41 votes     (DFE factor: 0.195)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Ellie Dent

41  

Monsieur Claude Oscar Monet = Sunrise... and colour came to me!

2

  Neil Ramsay

33  

President Boris Tadic = Did I protect Serbians?

2

  View

33  

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton = Lord, halt her corny nationalism! (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

4

  Adie Pena

32  

The artist Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci = I praised this old inventor, idea creator.

5

  Tony Crafter

31  

The Parisian artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec = Ah! I painted a theatre's lure in its true colours!

6

  Scott Gardner

29  

Frenchman Auguste Rodin = Can form huge nudes in art.

7

  David Bourke

20  

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson = Fresh job: Fix and free London, please!

8

  Rosie Perera

16  

The American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler = Brilliant man. We repeat: Can't his abject mother smile?

 

  Total points:

235 

from 40 votes     (DFE factor: 0.200)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Rosie Perera

40  

Microsoft touch-screen Windows = I'd force consumers to switch now.

2

  Andrew Brehaut

35  

Falls Road = Sad for all

3

  View

33  

The City of Liverpool = Chief port; lively too!

4

  Paul Pan

28  

Can brain rot on deathly ~ tetrahydrocannabinol?

5

  Adie Pena

27  

The Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York = "That big monkey ran; later went up the main side!"

6

  John Brown

17  

The Anagrammy Awards = Ma! They draw anagrams!

7

  David Bourke

16  

polishdating.co.uk = Hi! Dongski copulat?

8

  Tony Crafter

12  

Audubon Naturalist Society = A nut cautiously notes a bird!

9

  David A Green

6  

The Southwark Cathedral Society of Bellringers = Daresay their tolls steer folk to a big new church.

10

  Dan Fortier

4  

Daisetta = State aid.

 

  Total points:

218 

from 38 votes     (DFE factor: 0.263)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Tony Crafter

69  

(Grumpy patron): "Waitress! Is this coffee or t... = (Trim young waitress): "It's tea, then. Our co...

2

  Scott Gardner

42  

William Shakespeare's "Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra" = Asp kills Egyptian lady Roman hero defeats at ocean war.

3

  Rosie Perera

26  

George Bush's presidency disapproval rating hit... = Poll said seventy percent gag at his horrible,...

4

  Dharam Khalsa

23  

Former white house spokesman Scott McClellan ba... = Aha! Bloke blows whistle on chief commander; co...

5

  Adie Pena

18  

Decca's Dick Rowe signs up Brian Poole and the ... = One-track-minded person ignores Beatles deal. ...

5

  View

18  

Myanmar says no need for foreign aid distribution = 'Mafia-state' informs any undesired donor. Big irony.

7

  Christopher Sturdy

14  

Ten Premier League medals (and many other gongs... = One may see entitled home player Ryan Giggs an...

 

  Total points:

210 

from 37 votes     (DFE factor: 0.189)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Neil Ramsay

22  

THE LAMB Neil Ramsay On all her farmland pasture, The gentle lamb on her tiptoes. The lovable, childlike creature, ...

1

  Andrew Brehaut

22  

The Sardine Andrew Brehaut Like all the local, small school here I can't sob or move a fin Let me breathe. Be a l...

1

  Tony Crafter

22  

BLEED Tony Crafter A bull raged down a Spanish street, Like Hell, the people ran. More victim than mere loco beast; I ...

4

  David Bourke

19  

THE MOLE David Bourke In a place below the earth, a chamber, The subterranean, he mills. A pestilent little pothole...

4

  Rosie Perera

19  

THE LABRADOR Rosie Perera This brilliant little athlete, mine, Black, chocolate, or tan. Whelp'd genius, humble pla...

6

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

18  

THE BEAVER Mike Mesterton-Gibbons See an animal, here a rodent Collar a tree, then chew He'll chip a slit, topple i...

7

  Christopher Sturdy

17  

The Bluebottle Chris Sturdy We all lampoon the animal, Neither clever, slick or bright. Oh, debate appeal of me on...

8

  Dharam Khalsa

15  

THE SCORPION Dharam Khalsa Thy Paleolith memento, Shelled in tan or rich pimiento. Grabber claw, a lethal needle, ...

9

  Ellie Dent

13  

THE CAMEL Ellie Dent For rude travel, please try a camel Then recall a habit, too. He'll bite behind, or spit, lam...

10

  Adie Pena

12  

THE BAT (MAN?) Adie Pena Enthralled, I call a male recruit; I feel that essence throbbin'. Hello! Remove that sleek ol...

11

  Adrian Hickford

10  

THE TORTOISE Adrian Hickford Deliberate, proverbially slow; Ammoniac, lettuce smell. The Elephant? Although Benea...

12

  Larry Brash

5  

The Border Collie L. Brash The sheep dog, all black & white. The canine, all obedient & smart. It rules! My all t...

12

  Paul Pan

5  

THE POODLE Paul Pan A doleful blighter Ma belle Cherie He's no Clement Attlee Even Tories whack him All debonai...

14

  View

4  

THE DOG View I'm helper. Eh..OK, best friend to man - Protect his house and scan, Trace all rabble, threaten, maul, bit...

 

  Total points:

203 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.400)

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

42  

WHO? WHY? WHERE? Can you imagine working for ... = THE EASIEST TEST EVER? (Try this to test you...

2

  Adie Pena

40  

Three sexy blondes were all applying for the la... ~ He pulled it back and said, "And you? Detect ...

3

  Ellie Dent

31  

I hear that after Picasso came home to find som... = On the basis of Picasso's drawing, the police...

4

  Neil Ramsay

27  

Dr Evil The details of my life are quite inco... = George Bush The tale of my life is somewhat...

5

  Dharam Khalsa

21  

Two divorcee women were enjoying a leisurely Sa... ~ The bouncer retorted, "Ma'am, I've never seen...

6

  Rosie Perera

13  

"There's nothing remarkable about it. All one h... = Hah, hah! Brilliant! That's easy for that ben...

7

  Don Rogers

12  

Hillary Clinton visits her doctor. He tells her... = Bill Clinton drawls cooingly, "Lawd, anger! I...

 

  Total points:

186 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.219)

SPECIAL:

1

  Tony Crafter

42  

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT by Frank Sinatra

2

  Adie Pena

38  

THE ELEPHANT AND THE DONKEY

3

  Tony Crafter

25  

THE POPE AND THE RABBI

4

  Adie Pena

22  

MacARTHUR PARK Sung by Richard Harris Lyrics and music by Jimmy Webb

5

  View

12  

There is a house in New Orleans

 

  Total points:

139 

from 25 votes     (DFE factor: 0.200)

RUDE:

1

  Rick Rothstein

46  

Delightful breasts = Thus, bra gets filled.

2

  Adie Pena

26  

Sexual fetishism = It is shameful sex!

3

  Tony Crafter

19  

Had tiny gonads = Odd as anything!

4

  Larry Brash

14  

Bilateral orchidectomies = Dire crime? Ciao to the balls!

4

  View

14  

French (tongue) kiss ~ onsets her fucking.

6

  David Bourke

13  

The footballer Wayne Rooney's stag night = The boy fails to get one last granny whore!

7

  Hans-Peter Reich

7  

An earthly pleasure = The anus rape, really.

7

  Dan Fortier

7  

Woman's biological clock = Call, woo big oilman's cock.

 

  Total points:

146 

from 25 votes     (DFE factor: 0.320)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Tony Crafter

82.74

 

Christopher Sturdy

15.48

Rosie Perera

61.21

 

Paul Pan

13.69

Adie Pena

57.41

 

Larry Brash

10.50

Ellie Dent

42.49

 

Dan Fortier

7.32

View

36.51

 

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

7.20

David Bourke

30.32

 

Adie Pena with

6.95

Neil Ramsay

30.09

 

John Brown

4.47

Rick Rothstein

28.62

 

Adrian Hickford

4.00

Andrew Brehaut

27.76

 

Don Rogers

2.62

Dharam Khalsa

20.48

 

Hans-Peter Reich

2.24

Scott Gardner

19.23

 

David A Green

1.58

*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

5

0

3

Rosie Perera

2

1

1

Ellie Dent

2

0

1

Andrew Brehaut

1

2

0

Neil Ramsay

1

1

1

Rick Rothstein

1

1

0

Adie Pena

0

3

1

View

0

1

1

Scott Gardner

0

1

0

David Bourke

0

0

1


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