| GENERAL | ENTERTAINMENT | TOPICAL | PEOPLES NAMES | OTHER NAMES |
| MEDIUM LENGTH | ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE | LONG | SPECIAL | RUDE |
1 | Scott Gardner | 116 | The supervillain = His plan? True evil! |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 68 | The politician's career = Practice lies on the air. |
3 | nedesto | 61 | When I asked my pal Fred about his ornery addic... ~ brake fluid, he said, "Oh, don't worry, Ed. I ... |
4 | David Bourke | 53 | A "woman in comfortable shoes" ~ has common lesbian footwear. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award) |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 45 | Money discrepancies? = Yes... Prices and Income! |
6 | Ellie Dent | 37 | Armed insurrection = Murderers in action? |
7 | Larry Brash | 34 | Neurosurgeons: ~ "Our nurse's gone!" |
8 | Dharam Khalsa | 32 | His Valentine's Day card = It can send lady a shiver. |
9 | View | 30 | All you ever wanted = A new lady...true love! |
10 | Adie Pena | 28 | Valentine's Day celebrations = Candy?! Real innate love is best! |
11 | Rosie Perera | 21 | Identity politics = It's plenty idiotic. |
12 | Ivan Andonov | 19 | Enormous = Moon? Sure! |
13 | Dr Charles G Waugh | 13 | It is a hoary animal tale. Hasten away? Sit? ~ What is an Italian eel? I say "that's a moray." |
13 | Tony Crafter | 13 | Those bitter-sweet memories = Better? Sometimes otherwise. |
15 | Rick Rothstein | 12 | A lustful glance = Gal flaunts clue. |
16 | Josiah Winslow | 4 | Anagram as a fortuneteller = A.A. rearrangement falls out! |
Total points: | 586 | from 99 votes (DFE factor: 0.162) |
1 | Ivan Andonov | 87 | "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie = Such essays threaten evil Arab minds. |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 76 | The winner of Best Picture, 'The Artist' = French pair's tribute to the twenties. |
3 | nedesto | 73 | "On the Origin of Species" written by Charles Darwin = Clear inspired theory of genetics was born within. |
4 | Christopher Sturdy | 69 | The Artist wins the 'Best Film' Oscar = This master of b/w silent theatrics. |
5 | Ellie Dent | 68 | Actress Meryl Streep as the 'Iron Lady' = A screen star's simply THE Tory leader. |
6 | Adie Pena | 55 | Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" = Oscar night seems ours! |
7 | View | 52 | Sports Illustrated = Top stars. Still rude. |
8 | Ed Pegg Jr | 33 | "Dream is Collapsing" from the movie Inception = Time for (Van (In a (microcosm) hotel) dip) sleeping. |
9 | Rosie Perera | 32 | Oscars Best And Worst Dressed = Broadcasters stress odd news. |
10 | Tony Crafter | 31 | Whitney Houston's 'Didn't We Almost Have It All' = Whistle now this hymn to a talented soul diva. |
11 | Scott Gardner | 9 | Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" = Gets him sure Oscar, no? |
12 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 6 | The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore = My maker's in gilt for one of best-short-film Oscars. |
13 | Dharam Khalsa | 4 | Live from The Land Down Under: "Puppetry of the Penis" = Peter went soft? Humour in handled floppy-end viper! |
Total points: | 595 | from 100 votes (DFE factor: 0.130) |
1 | Adie Pena | 87 | Singer Whitney Elizabeth Houston is found dead = Another sad showbiz life in the US... it ended young. |
2 | Christopher Sturdy | 81 | I note The Queen has reigned over us for sixty years. = "She is quite extraordinary", everyone often gushes. |
3 | Tony Crafter | 60 | Madonna performs at this year's Super Bowl = Her bootie warms up randy male sports fans! |
4 | Rob Bretveld | 49 | Black History Month = Honor MLK by this act. |
5 | Dharam Khalsa | 40 | Facebook dad shoots his own daughter's laptop = Tough disposal of bad posts? Ooh, what a redneck! |
6 | Larry Brash | 37 | Valentine Day card = I advance ardently. |
7 | Harshal M | 31 | The singer Houston dies... ~ not her eighties sounds. |
8 | Ed Pegg Jr | 30 | Angelina exposes ~ a leg, as seen on pix. |
9 | Rosie Perera | 28 | The Valentine's Day card = I'd have sent candy later. |
10 | Maurice Goddard | 25 | Hitler's secret photos reveal Nazi leader's vanity = He's rated Earth's looniest crazy villain pest ever! |
11 | Ivan Andonov | 21 | German President = Pert man resigned. |
11 | Paul Pan | 21 | Mitt Romney wins Florida primary ‡ Fiery Mormons party wild. Martini? |
13 | View | 18 | Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies = A terse End of the Show. Loss for music industry. RIP. |
14 | nedesto | 17 | Whitney Houston's dead in Southern California = Isn't one ruinous addiction half the reason why? |
15 | Meyran Kraus | 11 | Singer Whitney Houston's funeral = US fans honor her, sweetly uniting. |
16 | Ellie Dent | 10 | The American actress, Streep = See her act part ... I can see Mrs T! |
Total points: | 566 | from 96 votes (DFE factor: 0.167) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 90 | The singer Adele = A legend is there. |
2 | View | 74 | Bashar Assad = Has Arabs sad. |
3 | David Bourke | 61 | The Right Honourable Andrew Lansley = How to generally ruin the N.H.S. real bad! |
4 | Christopher Sturdy | 60 | US actress Mary Louise 'Meryl' Streep = You truly peerless camera mistress. |
5 | nedesto | 54 | The German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein = Brilliancy enshrines that space/time tie together. |
6 | Tony Crafter | 53 | Automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche = Car-federation genius reinvented oomph! |
7 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 32 | Octavia Lenora Spencer = Plan to receive an Oscar. |
8 | Ellie Dent | 31 | Ms Streep ~ met Press. |
8 | Dharam Khalsa | 31 | Venezuela's President Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías = Geneva: "Such fanfare over this leader is a puzzle!" |
10 | Rob Bretveld | 30 | Actress/writer Tina Fey = Witty star's fine career. |
11 | Ivan Andonov | 27 | Borat Sagdiyev = Drag by a Soviet. |
12 | Adie Pena | 25 | Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle = General is a major help; had led rescue. |
Total points: | 568 | from 96 votes (DFE factor: 0.125) |
1 | Dharam Khalsa | 126 | Amazon's Kindle e-Reader = Elders are amazed: "No ink?!" |
2 | nedesto | 81 | Newest iPad = I want speed! |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 69 | Library of the United States Congress = Tedious labyrinth of strange secrets. |
4 | Adie Pena | 60 | The Los Angeles Freeway, Southern California = One way of life here that ensures all go in cars. |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 52 | The Football Association = I lose a bit of cash. Not a lot! |
6 | Ember Nickel | 33 | Neurologists = Surgeons toil. |
7 | Ed Pegg Jr | 32 | Gillette Fusion Power Phantom = The worst one-upping of all time. |
8 | Tony Crafter | 24 | The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program = Actions support the small-timer earning peanuts! |
9 | Paul Pan | 23 | Ardbeg Uigeadail Single Malt Whisky = Beguiling Islay dram awakes delight. |
9 | View | 23 | The Syrian city of Homs = Home of nasty hits. I cry. |
11 | Ivan Andonov | 13 | The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Operation = Repair to then play clean tone on drums. |
12 | Ellie Dent | 12 | Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles = A keen star's leading the look. |
13 | Josiah Winslow | 11 | Best Buy carries Dell, Toshiba, Apple, and more! = Computers in site probably had able leaders. |
Total points: | 559 | from 96 votes (DFE factor: 0.135) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 81 | "If at first the idea is not absurd, then there... = The finest intuitions or theories lie based in... |
2 | Christopher Sturdy | 58 | John Terry had race probe talks; FA didn't suppo... = Harry Redknapp is the clear candidate, up for f... |
3 | Ellie Dent | 47 | A favourite short joke: Two Guernsey cows, Mi... = Our Daisy, meek, mild, follows on loyally; loo... |
4 | Meyran Kraus | 45 | Had a week to study for a psych test due on May... = Day 1: Repair fence. Day 4: Read Prince's twe... |
5 | Rosie Perera | 44 | Rick Santorum says President Obama is 'a snob' ... = We don't need no education, nor Ivy League cla... |
6 | David Bourke | 42 | The late American singer and actress Whitney El... = Our enchantress (with Madonna) certainly set t... |
7 | nedesto | 39 | Some guy is asking the lunch waiter so just how... = His rough waiter says, "Oh, no special kinda w... |
8 | Scott Gardner | 33 | Renaissance sculptor Michelangelo di Lodovico Bu... = Labor on iconic Sistine Chapel ceiling murals,... |
9 | Adie Pena | 30 | "Never close your lips to those whom you have o... = Oh, yes! Every other couple, each woman or a h... |
10 | Larry Brash | 28 | Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders... = In part, I suspect it is a capricious, concoct... |
10 | View | 28 | Planet found at perfect spot for life - in sola... = Scientists: People, New Home to stay! Fresh, f... |
12 | Dharam Khalsa | 14 | "Mitt Romney said today he learned something: t... = Then, the foremost named by the jolly, greying... |
Total points: | 489 | from 83 votes (DFE factor: 0.145) |
1 | Adie Pena | 77 | Since I'm diabetic, I'd repent, head for town, blow all my money on the SWEET stuff, forget the horror... then EAT ANYTH... |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 71 | I prefer to watch the ocean, Where solemn gannets fly. I'd feel that surf, their art in motion - Then bid my town go... |
3 | Rosie Perera | 53 | I would ditch the Mayan calendar with its bothering offer, then sleep, then go on to benefit from twenty more years. |
4 | Dharam Khalsa | 43 | I'll be hosting one fun Doomsday party here, to let them better watch the magnificent fiery show in wonder, not fear. |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 42 | Each see tomorrow we die; Then try things money can't buy. I'd roll a spliff, Treatment - one whiff; Better to end on a ... |
6 | Tony Crafter | 32 | Read T. S. Eliot's rhyme-of-reflection on the world ending "not with a bang but a whimper". A coffee. Then... In... |
7 | Maurice Goddard | 31 | Winnie the Pooh: "What better? I'll scoff honey to my single content! Thereafter, bear Armageddon out with my friends!" |
8 | Ember Nickel | 25 | I'm celebrating with each family on that shortest afternoon. Why fret the *bleep*ing doom? It's often unneeded worry. |
9 | nedesto | 24 | ... |
10 | View | 22 | Ah, no offence, I see no sense To try to defend Me or my friend! By oath, We can't alter what will be, right? Triumph ... |
11 | Larry Brash | 21 | Since it now might be the time to get wasted here on free alcohol, then try any stiff drop of ethanol: rum, wine, brandy... |
11 | Ellie Dent | 21 | Blithely use the credit card now: on new wines, fat food for me; entertainment of the neighbors. Pray to the Almighty... |
13 | David Bourke | 13 | Now in short, I (and others of the Forum) will celebrate the fact that Mey won't be posting in any more, the greedy fie... |
14 | Josiah Winslow | 10 | Winslow's answer to my Challenge Armageddon To Do: Interpret rumor effect "Bye!" often Thief honey (Hint: It the h... |
Total points: | 485 | from 82 votes (DFE factor: 0.171) |
1 | Andrew Brehaut | 54 | I was a very happy person. My wonderful girlf... = Well, I was in shock, and couldn't breathe a ... |
2 | Tony Crafter | 50 | Did you know that: It takes your food just se... = A short while ago an innovative new supermark... |
3 | Christopher Sturdy | 38 | And it came to pass, an Englishman, Irishman and... = The Englishman resting in his sack fools the s... |
4 | Meyran Kraus | 37 | The all-time Top Ten list of the most wonderful... = But for others, I'll also list ten insane tra... |
5 | nedesto | 33 | A young woman was so depressed that she decided... = Each night he would bring her good food, a bo... |
6 | Adie Pena | 30 | The Artist, The Descendants, Extremely Loud and... = They all indeed expect the elderly and admira... |
6 | Dharam Khalsa | 30 | When the End of the World finally arrives, how ... = Reader's Digest: Last Long Quotes Discover... |
8 | Ember Nickel | 28 | Aural Occurrence: C, E-flat, and G go into a ... = The bartender says: "Hi, you're looking sharp... |
9 | Ellie Dent | 26 | The new Apple iPhone FourS comes with a welcome ... = "What are you wearing?" SIRI: "Aluminosilicate... |
Total points: | 326 | from 56 votes (DFE factor: 0.161) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 62 | William Shakespeare's sonnet pair that deals with the 4 elements (44-45) is anagrammed into 4 poems about the role each... |
2 | Adie Pena | 51 | I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU |
3 | Tony Crafter | 35 | Titanic Poem - 'The Destroyer'. |
3 | Christopher Sturdy | 35 | Prologue to Romeo and Juliet turned into another sonnet on the subject of unrequited love, posted on St Valentine's Day |
5 | Tony Crafter | 28 | Who'd Be A Police Officer in the UK! |
6 | nedesto | 26 | Two legal jokes |
7 | Dharam Khalsa | 23 | My Grandfather's Clock Henry Clay Work |
8 | nedesto | 17 | February by Sara Teasdale |
9 | Josiah Winslow | 16 | What are the hallmarks of a good anagram? |
10 | Christopher Sturdy | 12 | A SONG FOR ENGLAND By Andrew Salkey |
Total points: | 305 | from 51 votes (DFE factor: 0.196) |
1 | Tony Crafter | 71 | Shoot semen = One hot mess. |
2 | Meyran Kraus | 70 | That famous scene in Basic Instinct = Fans can see a bitch's moist cunt in it! |
3 | View | 65 | Agile sex partner = Extra Large Penis. |
4 | Rick Rothstein | 64 | She said her cunt was really sore = I had to sensually screw her arse. |
5 | nedesto | 46 | Sexually transmitted disease = Date exudes nasty slime trails. |
6 | Christopher Sturdy | 37 | Hatefully homophobic = Macho bully, he hit poof. |
7 | Adie Pena | 28 | Nudist camp = Cunt is damp. |
Total points: | 381 | from 65 votes (DFE factor: 0.108) |
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*
*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor') |
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