| GENERAL | ENTERTAINMENT | TOPICAL | PEOPLES NAMES | OTHER NAMES |
| MEDIUM LENGTH | ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE | LONG | SPECIAL | RUDE |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 58 | A discount department store chain = Rotten products made in East China. |
2 | Rosie Perera | 30 | Dysfunctional family = So I find my clan faulty. |
3 | Adie Pena | 27 | Froze = Zero °F. |
4 | View | 24 | Did you learn anything in school? = 'No, nearly nothing,' said child. 'You?' |
5 | Tony Crafter | 20 | A dominant-and-submissive relationship = Pain-union binds a master to his dim slave. |
6 | Paul Lusch | 17 | Prison sentence = No nice presents. |
6 | Christopher Sturdy | 17 | Buying lottery tickets = I try to test being lucky. |
8 | Ed Pegg Jr | 14 | Crystal meth is ~ chemistry salt. |
9 | Dharam Khalsa | 11 | What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas = Piss away nest egg, have pants vanish! |
10 | nedesto | 10 | Disobediently = Led by sedition. |
10 | Ellie Dent | 10 | A rigorous believer's ~ a religious observer. |
12 | Scott Gardner | 5 | A field sobriety test = It'd betray sots, I feel. |
13 | Rick Rothstein | 3 | O, end by saying ~ "In bygone days..." |
14 | Shane | 0 | Nine IV's ~ in veins. |
Total points: | 246 | from 41 votes (DFE factor: 0.341) |
1 | Ellie Dent | 49 | Claude Monet: The Houses of Parliament at Sunset = Thames shade seen in soft Autumn colour palette. |
2 | Tony Crafter | 31 | A seventies tribute band ~ revisited ten Abba tunes! |
3 | Mike Mesterton-Gibbons | 23 | The Paralympic Games in London = One arm, leg? ... Simply not handicap! |
4 | Christopher Sturdy | 21 | And now for something completely different ~ e.g. new random Python section from left field. |
5 | nedesto | 18 | Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak = True childish nightmares were awakened. |
6 | Shane | 17 | Gollum, a character in The Lord of the Rings = Smeagol clutched the ring in fatal horror. |
7 | Paul Lusch | 15 | 'Modern Family' = my random life. |
8 | Dharam Khalsa | 14 | Director Ang Lee's new film "The Life of Pi" = To face remote peril, while finding self. |
8 | Scott Gardner | 14 | The Royal Necropolis at Memphis, Egypt = See pharaoh in its gloomy temple crypt. |
10 | Adie Pena | 8 | Les Trois Mousquetaires = Male trio's serious quest. |
11 | Rosie Perera | 7 | The White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland = Harried hare in fable; it went to climb down. |
11 | Meyran Kraus | 7 | An Adele song = One sad angel. |
13 | Ed Pegg Jr | 6 | Spratt's wife had ~ "fat" stewardship. |
14 | View | 5 | 'The Exorcist' = Exit cost her. |
15 | naturegirl | 4 | The Ministry of Women in the Early Church = Nice, fun witch at helm. I honor Her mystery. |
Total points: | 239 | from 40 votes (DFE factor: 0.375) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 53 | The pictures of duchess Kate Middleton = Did France disclose them to upset the UK? |
2 | nedesto | 26 | Closer nude shots = Those scoundrels! |
3 | Ellie Dent | 25 | Italy procures ~ royal pictures. |
3 | View | 25 | The anti-Islam film protests = Faith still seems important. |
5 | Rosie Perera | 22 | President Obama accepts nomination ~ as Democrats appoint nice man to be in. |
6 | Scott Gardner | 20 | The tropical storm Isaac = It's more catastrophical! |
7 | Adie Pena | 16 | The September Eleven Anniversary = Let's revere these brave men in NY, PA. |
8 | Ed Pegg Jr | 14 | Political advertising ~ can trip village idiots. |
8 | Christopher Sturdy | 14 | Vote Romney = Overt money. |
10 | Dharam Khalsa | 13 | Mitt Romney wants airplane windows to roll down = Man starts meltdown--'Onion' will now write parody. |
11 | Paul Lusch | 8 | Economic stagnation = Scant income gain, too. |
12 | Tony Crafter | 7 | President Obama says, 'We will not let Iran go nuclear.' = 'We'll bayonet rogue Islamic nation's desert-war plan!' |
Total points: | 243 | from 41 votes (DFE factor: 0.293) |
1 | Ellie Dent | 43 | The American astronaut Neil Armstrong = One star sharing an immortal utterance. |
2 | Shane | 38 | The crime lord Al Capone ~ helped control America. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award) |
3 | Scott Gardner | 27 | Duchess Catherine = Sure had nice chest! |
4 | Ivan Andonov | 26 | Stephen William Hawking = Wish ain't helping me walk. |
5 | Tony Crafter | 20 | Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge = "This French mag breached code - sue it!" |
6 | Meyran Kraus | 17 | Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini = I named a cruel Italian boss in Rome. |
7 | Dharam Khalsa | 14 | Ex-president Clinton = Expect on dinner list! |
7 | nedesto | 14 | Top 4 Greatest Britons: 1. Churchill 2. Brune... = 1. Stubborn? Christ! 2. Rural Rail 3. Candle... |
9 | Adie Pena | 11 | Prince Harry and Duchess Kate = Ass and rack? They end up richer! |
10 | Rick Rothstein | 10 | A lithe actress, Natalie Portman = American starlet has potential. |
11 | View | 7 | Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini = Remains Italian 'Il Duce' or mean SOB. |
11 | Adie Pena | 7 | Representative Paul Ryan = Tea Party-liner run as Veep? |
13 | Rosie Perera | 4 | Imams upheld path |
14 | Paul Lusch | 3 | Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece = More memos arising: "Repair state finances!" |
15 | Christopher Sturdy | 2 | Jonnie Peacock = Jock #one in pace. |
Total points: | 243 | from 41 votes (DFE factor: 0.366) |
1 | Scott Gardner | 49 | The Daily Star tabloid = That's editorially bad. |
2 | Adie Pena | 28 | The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests = Boys know, distrust behavior of these U.S. perverts! |
3 | View | 25 | Chevrolet Astras = Those cars travel. |
4 | Ellie Dent | 21 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, U.S. = The painters left work to amuse your community. |
4 | Rosie Perera | 21 | Achieving the American Dream = Average Chinamen made it rich. |
6 | Tony Crafter | 18 | The Castle and Gardens of Mey, in Scotland = Accent's on stately home and grand fields! |
7 | nedesto | 16 | The United States Presidential Election = Elitist ninnies acted to upset the leader. |
8 | Ivan Andonov | 14 | Fristaden Christiania = First in anarchist idea. |
9 | Shane | 13 | Metalcore music genre = Emote cruel screaming. |
9 | Christopher Sturdy | 13 | The British Army = I beat rhythm, Sir. |
11 | Paul Lusch | 10 | The Fraternal Order of Police = Another elder patrol officer. |
12 | Meyran Kraus | 9 | The Mars Science Laboratory = Citable astronomy research. |
13 | Dharam Khalsa | 1 | The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta = Annual airborne quest in the fall- equitable, too! |
Total points: | 238 | from 40 votes (DFE factor: 0.325) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 43 | The group Spice Girls in their good old days: ... = The Spice Girls today: - Sloppy - Bony - Pr... |
2 | Tony Crafter | 39 | When I was nineteen, I had long fair hair, took... = "Now to this!" I whine: "I long for hair, take... |
3 | nedesto | 32 | 1. General 2. Entertainment 3. Topical 4. Pe... = 1. All Else 2. Artistic 3. Recent 4. Nom de... |
4 | Adie Pena | 22 | THE THREE MOST VALUABLE METALS * 1. Rhodium 2... = 1. Ultra-tough 2. Premium 3. All men, both ... |
5 | Dharam Khalsa | 14 | Memorial for the eleventh anniversary of nine-eleven = Men mention every fallen hero in heaven for relatives. |
6 | Maurice Goddard | 12 | Embassies of U.S. and Allies Under Siege in Muslim World = Wild mob's foul senseless delirium is a mad insane urge! |
7 | Ellie Dent | 11 | Number of bizarre items in a woman's bathroom: ... = Under six different items may end up in a bath... |
7 | Paul Lusch | 11 | the American Society of Composers, Authors and ... = Creates hope, royalties, pension from music br... |
9 | Christopher Sturdy | 6 | Girl scores crucial goal after being plucked ou... = God! Cry foul. A low-standard erroring SFA cal... |
Total points: | 190 | from 32 votes (DFE factor: 0.281) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 56 | Islam is never hilarious, though. One cheap shot at their history, and there goes that US embassy. |
2 | nedesto | 18 | On the other hand, every past U.S. election gig seems so hilarious (bah ha ha!) that I shit my trousers. |
3 | Rosie Perera | 16 | So, I bet Santa can laugh at poverty, hunger, distress, traumas, misery, hostilities. Ho, ho, ho! He, he, he! |
4 | Tony Crafter | 14 | Hello? An atom-scientist gives his superior thoughts on bad traumas, eh...? Yeah... they are horseshit. |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 13 | See too His Royal Highness, Prince Harry, the Las Vegas antihero has his butt out to amuse the dim. |
6 | Larry Brash | 10 | Religion, as usual, comes straight to mind. History too. There's hashish abuse, then have therapy. |
7 | Maurice Goddard | 9 | The VIP, His Holiness, Got a dressy camauro hat. Sheer holier-than-thou, Bit amusing eyesore's that! |
7 | Ellie Dent | 9 | Hitler's depravity. Yet he has a toothbrush mustache, so I sense is also guaranteeing mirth. Ho-ho. |
9 | Adie Pena | 8 | Oh my! Their royal tits and ass photos in the tabs or the mags is such a huge hilarious event here! |
10 | Dharam Khalsa | 7 | This youth is in a game bar topless, tush out. Oh heavens, it's Harry the Heir -- see his damage control! |
10 | David Bourke | 7 | This here spotty Eton bossy thug Dave Cameron... he's a statesman, right? Hilarious. HILARIOUS! (He he!) |
12 | Paul Lusch | 5 | Sober yet hilarious items: this Northeast heat, aging parents, household chaos, my heavier tush. |
13 | Robert Jordan | 3 | A tetchier minister's heated rant; oh some thoroughly ghastly, apish behaviour astonishes us |
13 | View | 3 | G. Bush - ha! Poor utilities - he! Randy Internet users - ha! Them sassy vicars - ha! Theologies, them too - ha!... |
15 | Richard Brodie | 0 | Ha! this is viable: these, the north country hosts, they are ours; no hostile sieges - Muamar Gadaphi |
Total points: | 178 | from 31 votes (DFE factor: 0.484) |
1 | Ellie Dent | 45 | An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman, two ... ~ seven Japanese seamen, an Amazonian, a Romania... |
1 | Tony Crafter | 45 | A woman goes into a fishing shop to buy a rod a... = Irish tourists Paddy and Murphy are walking d... |
3 | nedesto | 25 | Two nuns from Norway had just gotten off the St... = A happy older couple, both widowed, had been ... |
3 | Meyran Kraus | 25 | President Obama's top accomplishments during hi... = These same accomplishments, as interpreted by... |
5 | Adie Pena | 13 | ZODIAC SIGNS AND STONES 1. Aquarius: Garnet 2... = 1. Copious Almandine 2. A Violet Quartz 3. ... |
6 | Christopher Sturdy | 10 | "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. ... = The future is a curiosity. Not yet written,... |
7 | Dharam Khalsa | 9 | Tongs Whisk Grater Spatula Can opener Mixi... = The organized set of artistic caterer's kitch... |
8 | Rosie Perera | 1 | "Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories in American ... = Many yahoos (berserk "patriot" cynics, men in... |
Total points: | 173 | from 30 votes (DFE factor: 0.267) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 48 | For the 11th anniversary of 9/11, a poem that was read at the 9/11 memorial service last year is anagrammed into another... |
2 | nedesto | 30 | Crossword |
3 | Tony Crafter | 13 | SHORT JOKES |
4 | Adie Pena | 12 | A ROYAL FLUSH Joe Rosochacki |
5 | Ellie Dent | 8 | DEFINITIONS: from a unique, or a highly female perspective. |
5 | Christopher Sturdy | 8 | The posts on our anagram forum... |
5 | Dharam Khalsa | 8 | My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music |
8 | Tony Crafter | 6 | THE REDNECK POEM Susie Lee Done Fell In Love |
8 | Dharam Khalsa | 6 | Beau by Jimmy Stewart |
10 | Dharam Khalsa | 4 | Nursery Rhyme: Jack Sprat could eat no fat. |
Total points: | 143 | from 25 votes (DFE factor: 0.400) |
1 | Meyran Kraus | 53 | The anti-impotence drugs = Get this damn erection up! |
2 | View | 30 | The oldest profession = So often she lost pride. |
3 | Rick Rothstein | 27 | Duchess Catherine "Kate" Middleton = i.e., men and lads checked out her tits. |
4 | Christopher Sturdy | 15 | Athletic support = Parts? I cup the lot. |
5 | Tony Crafter | 10 | (Pro's on a corner): "Yum, Chrissie! I think i... ~ night; I smell cock in the air." "So sorry, O... |
6 | Adie Pena | 8 | I try kinky old arse-screw in ~ Rikers Island, New York City. |
7 | Shane | 7 | Skank is under ~ a drunken kiss. |
8 | nedesto | 5 | Shit, piss, cunt, fuck, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits. = Skittish FCC censors ferret out, muckup, chuck skit. |
Total points: | 155 | from 28 votes (DFE factor: 0.286) |
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*
*Adjusted Points = Sum of (Points * 'DFE factor') |
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