Anagrammy Leaders' Board - October, 2012 - 36 votes cast

36 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

34  

Pirate costume for a Halloween party = A parrot or eyepatch will often amuse!

2

  nedesto

22  

Two fat blokes are at the pub. "Your round," sa... ~ The other bloke spun, went: "So are you, you f...

3

  View

21  

The war correspondent = Can report red-hot news.

4

  Adie Pena

20  

Homosexuality = Oh my! Alex is out!

5

  Ellie Dent

17  

The American politicians = Capitalism in action here.

6

  Paul Lusch

15  

Gay conversion therapy = Against phony "recovery."

7

  Tony Crafter

12  

When a pre-menstrual lady says, "It doesn't matter," ~ she means: "Red-alert! I'm ratty, low, upset and nasty!"

8

  Shane

11  

El grande = Enlarged.

8

  Scott Gardner

11  

The tabloids = Sod that bile!

10

  Christopher Sturdy

10  

The lucrative sponsorship deal = A supplier advert on his clothes.

11

  Ivan Andonov

7  

Misanthrope = I ♡ Smartphone.

11

  David Bourke

7  

Indians' tiger = It is in danger.

13

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

A woman's place is in the kitchen = How epic! This meant a clean sink.

13

  Larry Brash

6  

Hate all them nuts in ~ mental health units.

15

  Rosie Perera

4  

A Mexican drug cartel = Exacting cruel drama.

 

  Total points:

203 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.429)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Ed Pegg Jr

46  

Tour de France = Center o' fraud.

2

  nedesto

44  

'All my troubles seemed so far away' = Early Beatles® melody was famous.

3

  Scott Gardner

27  

Daniel Craig as James Bond in the movie Skyfall = I'll chase females and enjoy big vodka martinis.

4

  Adie Pena

19  

"La Persistencia de la Memoria" = Late S. Dali's rare piece in MOMA.

5

  Larry Brash

16  

South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" = Presents a sharp, ugly, porky man on stage.

6

  Shane

15  

The Picture of Dorian Gray = Hue for decaying portrait.

7

  Rosie Perera

13  

The Halloween costume party = We may put on leather clothes.

8

  View

7  

Bond's new motion picture 'Skyfall' = Film: Bold spy continues neat work.

8

  Ellie Dent

7  

Daniel Craig as Bond in the new movie, Skyfall = With girls, villainy and so on ... and me, beefcake!

10

  Tony Crafter

4  

'Moby-Dick; or, The Whale' by Herman Melville = Cry: "My! Will Ahab ever kill demon behemoth?"

11

  Christopher Sturdy

3  

The Bat Out of Hell album is thirty-five years old = Oh the hi-fi's blast Meatloaf tribute very loudly!

12

  Meyran Kraus

2  

The Sam Mendes motion picture 'Skyfall' = One fair, muscled spy that most men like.

12

  Dharam Khalsa

2  

Yann Martel's novel "The Life of Pi" = Finally, plan for the tense movie!

 

  Total points:

205 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.371)

TOPICAL:

1

  Ellie Dent

41  

Romney and Obama ~ do bore many a man.

2

  Scott Gardner

36  

Halloween costumes = Well-chosen to amuse.

3

  nedesto

33  

Hugo Chavez is elected to a fourth term as president = CIA prefers the Venezuela dictator's tough methods.

4

  Meyran Kraus

27  

American elections on the first Tuesday of November = Benefit a United States chief or, conversely, a Mormon.

5

  Rosie Perera

12  

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month = A recent scare? Rats! Women scan their boobs.

5

  View

12  

The Superstorm Sandy = Report sums NY deaths.

5

  Tony Crafter

12  

'Skyfall' - An exciting Bond series motion picture = Felix Baumgartner's intent spookily coincides!

8

  Christopher Sturdy

10  

One Nation Labour = Banal Euro-notion.

8

  Adie Pena

10  

Diaper shortage = Pee or shit? A drag!

10

  Dharam Khalsa

8  

New Mexican ranchers want wild coyotes slaughtered = Why can't we let canines coexist? Old men shrug, "A reward!"

11

  Maurice Goddard

5  

Hurricane Sandy rains on presidential campaign = A real dash! Acting in despair, Romney runs in panic!

 

  Total points:

206 

from 36 votes     (DFE factor: 0.306)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Ellie Dent

45  

Daniel Craig, the Bond star = Actor, and a British legend.

2

  Meyran Kraus

29  

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking = Pleasant icon types with his right cheek.

3

  Shane

27  

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney = I can seem pretty traditional-minded!

4

  Scott Gardner

23  

Singer Ashley Tisdale = She's a Disney-tale girl.

5

  nedesto

18  

Some peace-loving dudes: 1. Christ 2. Confuci... = 1. Crucified 2. China's devout legend 3. Com...

6

  View

14  

First lady Michelle Obama = I + BHO created small family.

7

  Adie Pena

9  

The actress Nicole Kidman = Tom's clear and Keith's nice.

8

  Ed Pegg Jr

8  

Tagg Romney = ME GOT ANGRY.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

The Presidential Candidate Willard Mitt Romney = Homeland incident? I'd start war, deplete military!

9

  David Bourke

7  

Bum relaxing, after ~ Felix Baumgartner.

9

  Paul Lusch

7  

Two And A Half Men's Ashton Kutcher = Damn, the hunk nets a lot of raw cash!

12

  Tony Crafter

5  

Olympian, Victoria Louise Pendleton = I employ pedal revolutions in action!

13

  Robert Jordan

1  

A. Mitchell = Chill, mate!

 

  Total points:

200 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.371)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Ivan Andonov

29  

Recent Serbian history = The story in Srebrenica.

2

  Meyran Kraus

28  

The Apple chain of retail stores = A place for their latest iPhones.

2

  Adie Pena

28  

The Sun tabloid = Let shit abound! (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

4

  Dean Mayer

21  

Stoke Mandeville Hospital = All them kids open to Savile.

5

  Dharam Khalsa

16  

United Nations Security Council = It could secure unity in sanction.

6

  nedesto

14  

The iPad Mini, the newest computer tablet = It's the cute portable item hip men wanted.

7

  Ed Pegg Jr

13  

Alpha Centauri Bb = Unhabitable. Crap!

8

  Scott Gardner

11  

Romney campaign = My GOP man in race.

9

  Maurice Goddard

10  

The King's College Choir Boys in Cambridge = Becoming, bright, angelic, rosy-cheek idols!

10

  Larry Brash

9  

Police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Officer = A fine goal is: cop called on in by fairies.

10

  View

9  

The International Space Station = Attention, captain, others - ALIENS!

12

  Rosie Perera

8  

American Society of Reproductive Medicine = A pro committee cured deficiency in ovaries.

13

  Ellie Dent

6  

Microsoft 'Surface' tablet computers = Commercial's out: Fast! Robust! Perfect!

 

  Total points:

202 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.371)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Meyran Kraus

35  

The first edition of the Voyageur Press publicat... = We're supposed to believe that the useful hit ...

2

  Tony Crafter

31  

Tug O'Reilly hated Tess, their pet cat, so he d... ~ got home, it was there. Next day he drove 25...

3

  nedesto

28  

A lady keeps peeking through these turkeys at t... = She urgently fetches up the man in the shop a...

4

  Adie Pena

26  

The four Gaelic seasonal festivals: 1. Imbolc... = 1. If buds come out 2. Has a blistering heat ...

5

  Ellie Dent

16  

A gorilla, a rhino and an ostrich recently held... = No one had a reliable description. Branch staf...

6

  Maurice Goddard

9  

Boosting breastfeeding rates saves lives and mo... = Engaged survey in natives confirmed boob feast...

7

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

First edition of the Voyageur Press publication... = Narrative on the duty of sweeping up obscene B...

7

  View

6  

Mali Islamists tell France they will open doors of hell = Moslems threaten Paris, locally: We'll hit fool infidels!

7

  Rosie Perera

6  

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a s... = The advantaged like filthy worldly lucre, comm...

 

  Total points:

163 

from 29 votes     (DFE factor: 0.310)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Meyran Kraus

50  

... = "courier">The egg. Whatever a hen's made out of...

2

  Adie Pena

22  

Oh, to conclude that old query can make us frenetic. "Ah," one man voiced, "'twas the egg, for the answer is genetic!"

3

  Robert Jordan

19  

Eggheads at Sheffield University, and at Warwick too, concur that a lone hen got her sequence to commence.

4

  David Bourke

10  

We're confident, very confident we can quack that logic headache together: ...

5

  Paul Lusch

9  

If each is fried, it's equal -- each savory on tongue. Omelet and stew? Eat together. Now, munch corn and get check.

5

  Rosie Perera

9  

I'd go consult the energetic quacks who, for a huge fee, are now convinced they came at the same instant. Lord!

5

  Tony Crafter

9  

...

8

  Ellie Dent

8  

If a rooster doth crow At a coy, active HEN Assume all did know The consequence then: Nature ... fetching me EGG!...

9

  Christopher Sturdy

6  

Got one... Quite in advance of the chook we detect many new creatures hatching from a shell e.g. dinosaurs etc.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

Mitt Romney: "It was the unequal-waged hen, grateful 'cos she got a chance to cook dinner after she conceived!"

11

  View

5  

Awkward challenge 'n' query - get test, discuss, convince too. One huge, titanic headache. O, no, free me from that!

11

  nedesto

5  

Quite the latter, if two eggs came as an hors d'oeuvre and coco chicken and mango chutney is the fowl entrée.

13

  Maurice Goddard

4  

Coquette Kate urged William, When on hay, he came first! A connection egg, and coos So fervent, that he cursed!

14

  naturegirl

3  

Yar! Chuck the masquerade of hot, cute new life! Wrong idea! Heaven's cocoon sent short-legged inmate intact.

 

  Total points:

165 

from 31 votes     (DFE factor: 0.452)

LONG:

1

  Ellie Dent

23  

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN: The Real Def... = 5. THANKS - A woman is thanking you. Don't ...

2

  Tony Crafter

18  

Seamus and Murphy were out walking one day and ... = Two men were seated next to each other at the...

3

  nedesto

17  

A dustman is going up a street. He gets to a ho... = Betty is growing frustrated at her husband's ...

4

  Robert Jordan

14  

After Quasimodo's exit, the bishop of the cathed... = Well with a heavy heart, put down to the unfor...

5

  Meyran Kraus

12  

(In a desperate attempt to drive a certain point... = Romney: Can someone please grab his notes! Mo...

6

  Adie Pena

6  

HOW TO MAKE A JACK-O-LANTERN* INSTRUCTIONS S... = THE TOP TEN MOVIES STARRING JACK BLACK** 1 ...

7

  Maurice Goddard

5  

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life... = Moreover, fatal for poor pop you, Suffer pit...

7

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Regarding TSA regulations: How are four small... = It follows there are quite probably vans full...

9

  Dharam Khalsa

4  

Hurricane Preparation To-Do List The World: ... = New York: Shop for Vodka Buy, hide backu...

 

  Total points:

104 

from 18 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)

SPECIAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

38  

Spirits of the Dead A poem by Edgar Allan Poe

2

  Tony Crafter

19  

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (PART II) By Pink Floyd

3

  nedesto

18  

Crossword

4

  Tony Crafter

15  

SHORT JOKES

5

  Adie Pena

12  

This is a diagramless symmetrical nine-by-nine crossword puzzle wherein the definitions are an anagram of this introduct...

6

  Christopher Sturdy

9  

There once was a sportsman called Lance

7

  Robert Jordan

8  

"The Sound of Music."

8

  Adie Pena

4  

A PIZZA THE SIZE OF THE SUN

8

  Maurice Goddard

4  

Doctor Foster poem

10

  Ellie Dent

1  

Turn Again To Life, written by Mary Lee Hall

 

  Total points:

128 

from 22 votes     (DFE factor: 0.455)

RUDE:

1

  Rick Rothstein

33  

A nice, tight pussy = It isn't cheap guys.

2

  Meyran Kraus

21  

She shouted at me and tried to fight me... = That dreaded time of the month, I guess!

3

  nedesto

20  

Sexual impotence = Note a limp excuse.

4

  Christopher Sturdy

18  

I hate Skittles = Taste like shit.

5

  Adie Pena

15  

Douchebags = Such bad ego!

6

  Tony Crafter

14  

Parisiennes = Penis in arse.

7

  Maurice Goddard

7  

Cunnilingus stimulation = Mutual in soliciting nuns!

 

  Total points:

128 

from 23 votes     (DFE factor: 0.304)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Meyran Kraus

107.84

 

Robert Jordan

19.59

nedesto

81.46

 

Rosie Perera

19.11

Adie Pena

65.27

 

Maurice Goddard

16.29

Ellie Dent

61.89

 

Ivan Andonov

13.77

Tony Crafter

54.55

 

Paul Lusch

13.09

Scott Gardner

38.37

 

Larry Brash

11.86

View

27.93

 

David Bourke

10.12

Ed Pegg Jr

24.89

 

Rick Rothstein

10.04

Christopher Sturdy

23.23

 

Dean Mayer

7.80

Dharam Khalsa

20.87

 

naturegirl

1.35

Shane

20.31

 

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

 

High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Meyran Kraus

4

3

0

Ellie Dent

3

0

0

Ed Pegg Jr

1

0

0

Ivan Andonov

1

0

0

Rick Rothstein

1

0

0

Tony Crafter

0

3

0

nedesto

0

2

5

Adie Pena

0

2

0

Scott Gardner

0

1

1

Robert Jordan

0

0

1

Shane

0

0

1

View

0

0

1


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