The 2011 Grand Anagrammy Awards - 43 votes cast

43 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Rick Rothstein

45  

Suicide note = I used it...once!

2

  Tony Crafter

36  

Money is the root of all evil = Yet the love of oil is normal?

3

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

35  

All good things must come to an end = Man, those glad times couldn't go on!

4

  Meyran Kraus

32  

A shared illusion ~ is all in our heads.

5

  Meyran Kraus

27  

Laughter is the best medicine = In this bad time, glee's the cure.

6

  Mike Keith

26  

NINETY/TEN + TWELVE - THREE = TWENTY + ELEVEN - THIRTEEN. (90/10 + 12 - 3 = 20 + 11 - 13 = 18)

7

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

24  

Caffeine addiction = Coffee in a can did it.

8

  Christopher Sturdy

16  

I abhor vegetarianism = I'm against a herbivore.

9

  Rosie Perera

8  

The right to peaceful assembly = Public has met together safely.

10

  Tony Crafter

5  

A street hooligan ~ looting the areas.

11

  Meyran Kraus

3  

The television news broadcast = I see basic world events on that.

 

  Total points:

257 

from 43 votes

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Harshal M

50  

Murals on the Sistine Chapel ceiling = This is Michelangelo's true pinnacle.

2

  Scott Gardner

42  

A vodka martini shaken, not stirred = That is a drink one movie star drank.

3

  Larry Brash

26  

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush star in "The Kings Sp... = S.. s.. sorry.. ar.. it.. its.. er.. not.. f.. ...

4

  Christopher Sturdy

19  

To make the dish delicious ~ I'd use the cook Delia Smith.

5

  Adie Pena

17  

Bond's adversary = Very badass Dr. No.

5

  Ellie Dent

17  

The Silence of the Lambs: a motion picture = One's meal is complete... but for the Chianti.

7

  nedesto

16  

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes = Vexing quest coloured by dementia.

7

  Dharam Khalsa

16  

Walt Disney movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" = I saw tiny men whistle, serve, wash, and vow to defend.

7

  Dean Mayer

16  

Modern painting = Mind-opening art.

7

  Adie Pena

16  

"I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" = I am assuming St. Nick was also my ...

11

  Harshal M

14  

Leonardo da Vinci's drawing, "The Last Supper" = I arrange twelve pupils and soon add Christ.

12

  Meyran Kraus

6  

The Disney animated movie version of 'Snow White' = I'm inside a home with seven tiny one-foot dwarves!

 

  Total points:

255 

from 43 votes

TOPICAL:

1

  Larry Brash

36  

Australian Floods = Our island's afloat!

2

  Andrew Brehaut

26  

The Apple founder Steve Jobs has died = Dad's leftover iPhone just shed a beep.

3

  Scott Gardner

23  

The terrorist Osama bin Laden = An order obliterates this man.

3

  Tony Crafter

23  

The singer Amy Winehouse is dead = Oh, my. Herein dies a wasted genius.

5

  Adie Pena

22  

The Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi = Politician bullshit is over. Amen!

6

  View

20  

Nuclear disaster at Fukushima = Tsunami rush caused a rift & leak.

7

  Dharam Khalsa

19  

Man is accidentally shot by his own dog = And I'd say, somewhat consolingly, "Bitch!"

8

  Ellie Dent

18  

Tripoli unrest ~ interrupts oil.

9

  Meyran Kraus

17  

The US Representative Anthony D. Weiner = Your penis? Never send her THAT in a tweet!

10

  Larry Brash

16  

United Kingdom Riots = Drunk idiots emoting.

11

  Ellie Dent

13  

The upcoming royal wedding of Kate and William = A whole kingdom welcoming nuptial date: Friday.

12

  Ed Pegg Jr

10  

National Muscle Growth Day = Doing what comes naturally.

12

  Meyran Kraus

10  

The September Eleventh memorial in NY = It mainly helps one remember the event.

 

  Total points:

253 

from 43 votes

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Neil Ramsay

41  

Severiano Ballesteros = Valor es sobresaliente. [This roughly translates to "Courage is outstanding."]

2

  Meyran Kraus

34  

Bad people rotting in hell = e.g. Hitler, Pol Pot, Bin Laden.

3

  View

32  

Don Corleone = No one colder.

4

  Adie Pena

24  

Sir Thomas Sean Connery ‡ He is an ornery Scotsman.

5

  Rosie Perera

18  

The American actor and director Charlie Chaplin = I cheer lad in hat and iconic tramp character role.

6

  Rosie Perera

17  

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi = Aging, absurd, inflammatory madman.

7

  David Bourke

15  

The Tory Prime Minister, David Cameron = Pardon my advice to him...retirement, sir!

8

  Harshal M

14  

Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin = Our genius does art in France.

8

  David Bourke

14  

The former Libyan dictator, Colonel Gaddafi = Cold, methodical...a great friend of Tony Blair.

8

  Tony Crafter

14  

Catherine, the royal Duchess of Cambridge = Cherish her soft beauty and melodic grace.

11

  View

13  

Minister Ya'alon = Israel, my nation.

11

  Meyran Kraus

13  

Obama, current leader of the United States = Another term's fate is unclear due to a debt.

 

  Total points:

249 

from 43 votes

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Scott Gardner

41  

The Aston Martin DBS = Mr. Bond's in that seat.

2

  David Bourke

36  

New Oxford English Dictionary = Literacy-honing index of words.

3

  Ivan Andonov

31  

The Commonwealth of Australia = A home to all who can surf it, mate!

4

  Larry Brash

21  

The Periodic Table of Elements = Al, Be, C, Ds, Fe, He, I, Mo, Ne, Po, Re, Te, Ti, Tl.....

5

  Meyran Kraus

18  

Commercial Boeing planes = Nice cabins, ample leg-room.

6

  Dharam Khalsa

17  

The new McDonald's Happy Meal = Demand healthy McApples now.

7

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

16  

The Acropolis of Athens = Honor a slice of the past.

8

  Ed Pegg Jr

12  

iPhones ~ in E-shop.

8

  Adie Pena

12  

The Statue of Liberty, New York = To be truly free, as they know it.

8

  Tony Crafter

12  

The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association... = "Can it stop nasal in-breathing noises?" "I ho...

11

  Dharam Khalsa

11  

Space Shuttle Endeavour = Launch devotees stare up.

12

  Larry Brash

10  

The Leaning Tower of Pisa = Operating while not safe?

13

  Tony Crafter

8  

A Rorschach Test = Character shots.

14

  Meyran Kraus

4  

Palace Theatre, NY = Enact a play there.

 

  Total points:

249 

from 42 votes

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Tony Crafter

36  

There are skinny boobs (.)(.) There are larger ... = There are normal boobs ( . )( . ) Silicone boo...

2

  Meyran Kraus

30  

Monsters that someone made up: Hannibal Lecter ... = Modern creeps that are *real* monsters: Charle...

3

  Adie Pena

22  

... = ...

3

  Ellie Dent

22  

One day, this bear walked up to the Hogshead Bar... = 'Cool. But why the big pause?' asked the barten...

5

  Meyran Kraus

21  

What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of L... = Author Adams feels he's quite intuitive when he...

5

  Tony Crafter

21  

At an auction of art in Kinloch, a wealthy Germa... ~ £200 as a single reward to anyone who ha...

7

  Tony Crafter

18  

Tuff, a Scotsman, sidled into the Glasgow librar... = After pausing a minute, the woman looked icily ...

8

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

17  

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" ~ had cool Baker St. sleuth in hunt for Devonshire slayer.

9

  Meyran Kraus

12  

Women before going out: - Wear dress. - Find sh... = Men getting ready: - Fish a good shirt or sock...

10

  Adie Pena

10  

... = ...

 

  Total points:

209 

from 35 votes

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

40  

THE TOP TEN GREATEST BRITONS OF ALL TIME (As vot... = 1. Bullish World War II Prime Minister. Beat N...

2

  Meyran Kraus

37  

A bunch of cinematic citations taken from AFI's ... = The movies they are from, along with notes: 1...

3

  Ellie Dent

28  

A MAN'S GUIDE TO FEMALE ENGLISH 1. You are so m... = 1. You need a shave and you sweat a lot 2. I h...

4

  Harshal M

20  

The Washington Post holds an annual word competi... = So just as before, go approach and explore bea...

5

  Larry Brash

15  

IS THERE SEX AFTER DEATH? An older married coup... = A man in Brisbane rings his son in Adelaide ab...

5

  Tony Crafter

15  

Two Irish brothers, Patrick and Connor McGough, ... = Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was eighty...

7

  Tony Crafter

14  

... = 1. The King. 2. Liverpool group. 3. Tranquiliz...

8

  Meyran Kraus

13  

... = ...

9

  nedesto

9  

A woman awoke to find that her husband wasn't in... = Chad was in a mess of man-trouble again. He ha...

 

  Total points:

191 

from 32 votes

SPECIAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

37  

The full lyrics of the song "Tears Dry On Their Own"

2

  Meyran Kraus

29  

A sonnet by Shakespeare, anagrammed into another sonnet which commemorates Jobs in 3 ways.

3

  Meyran Kraus

25  

Caelica 86

4

  Dharam Khalsa

16  

Autobiography

5

  Adie Pena

12  

Afternoon In February

6

  Adie Pena

11  

Aoi Sorawa

7

  Harshal M

10  

Clair de Lune

7

  Tony Crafter

10  

Autobiography [version II]

9

  Adie Pena

7  

January 1939

10

  Dharam Khalsa

4  

Here are a few of the best text message abbreviations that have been used by seniors in social networking.

10

  Tony Crafter

4  

Antarctica

12

  David Bourke

0  

Autobiography [version III]

12

  David Bourke

0  

A list of 90 key facts about The Duke of Edinburgh

 

  Total points:

165 

from 29 votes

RUDE:

1

  nedesto

39  

His epic orgasm = Seismographic!

2

  Meyran Kraus

28  

The lubricated penis = Bet it can slide up her!

3

  Meyran Kraus

27  

Huge motorcar to magnify one's penis? = You are compensating for something.

4

  Rick Rothstein

20  

Catherine Middleton = "Mind the erection, lad!"

4

  View

20  

A penis surgery = Guyness repair.

6

  David Bourke

17  

The sado-masochist bondage party = Hasty orgasm, chained to a bedpost!

7

  nedesto

16  

A fart is ~ fast air.

8

  Meyran Kraus

12  

The octogenarian = "Got an erection?! Ha!"

9

  Larry Brash

9  

The Bristol Stool Scale = Shit selectors' lab tool.

10

  Rick Rothstein

7  

Making love in bed = Medieval "bonking".

11

  Wayne Baisley

0  

Remington ~ Mingetron.

 

  Total points:

195 

from 33 votes

Overall Part 1

1

  Rick Rothstein

21  

Suicide note = I used it...once!

2

  Meyran Kraus

12  

A shared illusion ~ is all in our heads.

3

  Larry Brash

10  

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush star in "The Kings Sp... = S.. s.. sorry.. ar.. it.. its.. er.. not.. f.. ...

4

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

10  

All good things must come to an end = Man, those glad times couldn't go on!

5

  Harshal M

10  

Murals on the Sistine Chapel ceiling = This is Michelangelo's true pinnacle.

6

  nedesto

9  

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes = Vexing quest coloured by dementia.

7

  Neil Ramsay

9  

Severiano Ballesteros = Valor es sobresaliente. [This roughly translates to "Courage is outstanding."]

8

  Tony Crafter

8  

Money is the root of all evil = Yet the love of oil is normal?

9

  Andrew Brehaut

7  

The Apple founder Steve Jobs has died = Dad's leftover iPhone just shed a beep.

10

  Mike Keith

7  

NINETY/TEN + TWELVE - THREE = TWENTY + ELEVEN - THIRTEEN. (90/10 + 12 - 3 = 20 + 11 - 13 = 18)

11

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

Man is accidentally shot by his own dog = And I'd say, somewhat consolingly, "Bitch!"

12

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

6  

The Acropolis of Athens = Honor a slice of the past.

13

  Christopher Sturdy

6  

To make the dish delicious ~ I'd use the cook Delia Smith.

14

  Christopher Sturdy

6  

I abhor vegetarianism = I'm against a herbivore.

15

  Meyran Kraus

6  

The US Representative Anthony D. Weiner = Your penis? Never send her THAT in a tweet!

16

  Adie Pena

6  

Sir Thomas Sean Connery ‡ He is an ornery Scotsman.

17

  Meyran Kraus

6  

Bad people rotting in hell = e.g. Hitler, Pol Pot, Bin Laden.

18

  Tony Crafter

6  

The singer Amy Winehouse is dead = Oh, my. Herein dies a wasted genius.

19

  Larry Brash

6  

Australian Floods = Our island's afloat!

20

  David Bourke

5  

New Oxford English Dictionary = Literacy-honing index of words.

21

  Ivan Andonov

5  

The Commonwealth of Australia = A home to all who can surf it, mate!

22

  Larry Brash

5  

United Kingdom Riots = Drunk idiots emoting.

23

  Scott Gardner

4  

The Aston Martin DBS = Mr. Bond's in that seat.

24

  Rosie Perera

4  

Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi = Aging, absurd, inflammatory madman.

25

  Scott Gardner

4  

The terrorist Osama bin Laden = An order obliterates this man.

26

  Ed Pegg Jr

3  

National Muscle Growth Day = Doing what comes naturally.

27

  Larry Brash

3  

The Leaning Tower of Pisa = Operating while not safe?

28

  View

3  

Nuclear disaster at Fukushima = Tsunami rush caused a rift & leak.

29

  Dean Mayer

3  

Modern painting = Mind-opening art.

30

  Adie Pena

3  

"I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" = I am assuming St. Nick was also my ...

31

  Scott Gardner

2  

A vodka martini shaken, not stirred = That is a drink one movie star drank.

32

  Harshal M

2  

Leonardo da Vinci's drawing, "The Last Supper" = I arrange twelve pupils and soon add Christ.

33

  Tony Crafter

2  

The British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association... = "Can it stop nasal in-breathing noises?" "I ho...

34

  Adie Pena

2  

Bond's adversary = Very badass Dr. No.

35

  View

2  

Don Corleone = No one colder.

36

  Ellie Dent

2  

Tripoli unrest ~ interrupts oil.

37

  Dharam Khalsa

2  

Walt Disney movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" = I saw tiny men whistle, serve, wash, and vow to defend.

38

  View

2  

Minister Ya'alon = Israel, my nation.

39

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

2  

Caffeine addiction = Coffee in a can did it.

40

  Meyran Kraus

2  

Obama, current leader of the United States = Another term's fate is unclear due to a debt.

41

  Ellie Dent

2  

The Silence of the Lambs: a motion picture = One's meal is complete... but for the Chianti.

42

  Rosie Perera

1  

The American actor and director Charlie Chaplin = I cheer lad in hat and iconic tramp character role.

43

  Meyran Kraus

1  

Laughter is the best medicine = In this bad time, glee's the cure.

44

  Larry Brash

1  

The Periodic Table of Elements = Al, Be, C, Ds, Fe, He, I, Mo, Ne, Po, Re, Te, Ti, Tl.....

 

  Total points:

224 

from 38 votes

Overall Part 2

1

  Meyran Kraus

29  

The full lyrics of the song "Tears Dry On Their Own"

2

  Meyran Kraus

20  

Caelica 86

3

  Meyran Kraus

15  

A sonnet by Shakespeare, anagrammed into another sonnet which commemorates Jobs in 3 ways.

4

  Tony Crafter

11  

There are skinny boobs (.)(.) There are larger ... = There are normal boobs ( . )( . ) Silicone boo...

5

  Meyran Kraus

11  

A bunch of cinematic citations taken from AFI's ... = The movies they are from, along with notes: 1...

6

  Tony Crafter

9  

THE TOP TEN GREATEST BRITONS OF ALL TIME (As vot... = 1. Bullish World War II Prime Minister. Beat N...

7

  Ellie Dent

9  

A MAN'S GUIDE TO FEMALE ENGLISH 1. You are so m... = 1. You need a shave and you sweat a lot 2. I h...

8

  Adie Pena

7  

Afternoon In February

9

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

Autobiography

10

  Meyran Kraus

5  

What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of L... = Author Adams feels he's quite intuitive when he...

11

  Harshal M

5  

Clair de Lune

12

  Ellie Dent

5  

One day, this bear walked up to the Hogshead Bar... = 'Cool. But why the big pause?' asked the barten...

13

  Adie Pena

4  

... = ...

14

  Tony Crafter

4  

At an auction of art in Kinloch, a wealthy Germa... ~ £200 as a single reward to anyone who ha...

15

  Meyran Kraus

4  

Monsters that someone made up: Hannibal Lecter ... = Modern creeps that are *real* monsters: Charle...

16

  Tony Crafter

3  

Autobiography [version II]

17

  Tony Crafter

3  

Two Irish brothers, Patrick and Connor McGough, ... = Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was eighty...

18

  Harshal M

3  

The Washington Post holds an annual word competi... = So just as before, go approach and explore bea...

19

  Adie Pena

2  

... = ...

20

  Larry Brash

2  

IS THERE SEX AFTER DEATH? An older married coup... = A man in Brisbane rings his son in Adelaide ab...

21

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

2  

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Hound of the Baskervilles" ~ had cool Baker St. sleuth in hunt for Devonshire slayer.

22

  Tony Crafter

2  

... = 1. The King. 2. Liverpool group. 3. Tranquiliz...

23

  Meyran Kraus

1  

Women before going out: - Wear dress. - Find sh... = Men getting ready: - Fish a good shirt or sock...

24

  Meyran Kraus

1  

... = ...

25

  Adie Pena

1  

January 1939

26

  Adie Pena

1  

Aoi Sorawa

 

  Total points:

165 

from 28 votes


High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Meyran Kraus

2

7

3

Tony Crafter

2

1

1

Rick Rothstein

2

0

0

Scott Gardner

1

1

1

Larry Brash

1

0

2

Harshal M

1

0

0

Neil Ramsay

1

0

0

nedesto

1

0

0

Andrew Brehaut

0

1

0

David Bourke

0

1

0

Ellie Dent

0

0

2

Adie Pena

0

0

1

Ivan Andonov

0

0

1

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

0

0

1

View

0

0

1


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