Anagrammy Leaders' Board - February, 2014 - 35 votes cast

35 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Disqualified

28  

An anagram stolen from a tweet by Anagramatron

2

  Julian Lofts

21  

The first step to world peace = "Stop!" I reflected, "Stop the war!"

3

  Rosie Perera

19  

The can of sardines = A dense fish carton.

4

  Eric Harshbarger

17  

The Theorem of Pythagoras = Oh, hey... greatest math proof? (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

5

  Meyran Kraus

14  

A sinister villain ~ sits in an evil lair.

6

  Jason Lofts

13  

Income taxes ~ excite moans.

7

  Ellie Dent

12  

The new movies = One views them.

8

  Adie Pena

11  

Extra large = A regal T. Rex.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

10  

"Selfie" camera shot = Fast, close "Here I am!"

10

  nedesto

9  

An Olympian = Nominal pay.

11

  Tony Crafter

8  

Gee, he's such a neurotic = e.g; he's A touch insecure.

12

  Maurice Goddard

7  

Hymn noted deep belief that God *IS* ~ beyond time and the speed of light.

12

  David Bourke

7  

The dregs of the Earth = The Godfather's there!

14

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Here's how to get a girlfriend = See goer and go flirt with her.

14

  Larry Brash

5  

Online gambling websites = Game... bet big... no win... illness.

14

  Andrew Brehaut

5  

Overnight sensation ~ or astonishing event?

17

  Ed Pegg Jr

4  

Interest group = Peers tutoring.

17

  Magrano Magakean

4  

Quod erat demonstrandum = Tandem quondam redortus.

17

  Tyler Severance

4  

I can feel it in my bones = My beneficial tension.

20

  Scott Gardner

2  

Ice skater = See a trick.

21

  View

1  

The professional dentist = Find teeth roots (less pain).

22

  naturegirl

0  

Lodestar = East Lord.

 

  Total points:

206 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.629)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Tony Crafter

41  

Happy Grumpy Sleepy Bashful Dopey Sneezy Doc = Playful Peppery Dozy Shy Dumb Achy nose See - 'GP'

2

  Scott Gardner

31  

The James Bond movie Goldfinger = I fight men, Oddjob, even Ms. Galore!

3

  Rosie Perera

29  

Oscar party = Actors pray.

4

  nedesto

21  

The Winter Olympic Games at Sochi, Russia = Harsh climate suiting awesome icy sport.

5

  Meyran Kraus

17  

Alfonso Cuaron's feature film 'Gravity' = Terrors of floating 'safely' in a vacuum.

6

  Adie Pena

16  

"Fifty Years of the Beatles" = A hefty offer says: "Let It Be."

7

  Dan Fortier

13  

Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead = Sad life: I had my pumps of heroin.

8

  Eric Harshbarger

8  

The Winter Olympics in Sochi = Sports in which I only met ice.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

The Disney Movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" = Wee misfits hid endowed servant? Heavens, why not!

9

  View

7  

Dutch Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" = Painter drew juvenile gal. He airs her strong charm.

11

  Ellie Dent

6  

Irises, Saint-Remy: Vincent Van Gogh's painting. = Eyeing a stem in Spring: it's thriving on canvas.

12

  David Bourke

5  

Trumpeter Miles Dewey Davis = Supreme reviews, admittedly!

12

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Philomena = I am no help.

14

  Ed Pegg Jr

2  

I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream = A dour time to humans vs. machine.

 

  Total points:

208 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.400)

TOPICAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

45  

The Winter Games in Sochi = There is magic in the snow!

2

  Ellie Dent

19  

Weather's promising ~ a Springtime shower.

3

  Julian Lofts

18  

Philip Seymour Hoffman dead =  Unhappy mood framed his life.

4

  Scott Gardner

17  

Olympic skater = Simply a rocket!

4

  George Sicherman

17  

I crave a lady, and sent ~ a Valentine's Day card.

6

  Christopher Sturdy

13  

Saint Valentine's Day = Invent a sad, nasty lie.

7

  Tony Crafter

11  

Helen Mirren DBE is now sixty-eight years old = Senior men delight in her real sexy body wits.

7

  Adie Pena

11  

Valentine's Day celebration = A dinner event; a society ball.

9

  David Bourke

8  

Simon's son Eric Cowell = New clone crisis looms!

10

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb = All the ominous Klondike air becomes calm again.

10

  Ed Pegg Jr

7  

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences = Cinema funded Oscars; nice time to pay actors.

12

  Andrew Brehaut

6  

Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders = "No Asian arrivals!" bourgeois set reported.

13

  View

5  

Valentine's Day, Two Thousand and Fourteen = Wounded? True and honest love ain't fantasy!

13

  Rosie Perera

5  

Edward Snowden is nominated for Nobel Peace Prize = Peer spread word on NSA file cabinet; now demonized.

15

  Larry Brash

4  

President Viktor Yanukovich = Dope shrunk at victory in Kiev.

15

  Eric Harshbarger

4  

Fourteenth of February = Your heart bereft of fun?

17

  Maurice Goddard

3  

Virgin Mary Statue 'Weeps Oil' In Israel = Real emotive spiritual sign! Any wiser?

17

  nedesto

3  

February in Two Thousand Fourteen = Snow foray buried the unfortunate.

19

  Mark Huffman

1  

"Reporting from the Sochi Olympics" = Forgo "chic" - prompt misery in hotels!

 

  Total points:

204 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.543)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  nedesto

38  

1. Adam and Eve 2. Lucifer 3. Noah 4. Moses ... = 1. Shamed us 2. Foul? Me?? 3. Big ark! 4. C...

2

  Meyran Kraus

25  

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel = Pair sang ultramundane folk.

3

  Dharam Khalsa

23  

The late child actress Shirley Temple = I recall the acts, her style, the dimples!

4

  Tony Crafter

19  

The sisters Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo = Character assassins left Nigella to be tried.

5

  Julian Lofts

17  

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian =  We're it - kinda skanky and a sham.

5

  Ellie Dent

17  

Dame Helen Lydia Mirren = I'm really in demand here!

7

  Christopher Sturdy

14  

David Seymour ~ drives you mad!

8

  Mark Huffman

13  

Snowboarding legend Shaun White = Sweating, he whines, "Bad run! No gold!"

9

  Ivan Andonov

12  

American actor Peter Dinklage = Rare midget can pick a neat role.

10

  Larry Brash

7  

Miranda Barbour = Rumor: "A bad brain".

11

  Rosie Perera

6  

Alanis Nadine Morissette = A sad siren. I mean to listen.

11

  David Bourke

6  

Fernando Duarte = A darned fortune!

13

  Adie Pena

5  

The playwright Sartre ~ was partly right there.

14

  View

4  

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman = Oh, my, each film - our top!. RIP (fans).

 

  Total points:

206 

from 35 votes     (DFE factor: 0.400)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Meyran Kraus

30  

The fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's = Adults faced months of constant diarrhea.

2

  Jason Lofts

20  

Microsoft Internet Explorer = Moron's free explicit torrent.

3

  Adie Pena

18  

Listerine Antiseptic Mouthwash = I must rinse with that special one.

4

  nedesto

17  

The McDonalds chain of fast food restaurants = I can't stomach sound of horde's fat-laden farts!

4

  Scott Gardner

17  

Stanford School of Medicine = Has old men in doctor offices.

6

  Larry Brash

13  

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder = The creativity scenario? I find it pretty odd.

7

  Ellie Dent

11  

Sochi Winter Games, Twenty-Fourteen = Get news of City where tournament is.

8

  Rosie Perera

10  

The Scottish Independence Referendum Bill = Let's secede from the unneeded Brit linchpin.

8

  Dharam Khalsa

10  

The Klondike Ice Cream Bar = And each mere lick broke it!

8

  Ed Pegg Jr

10  

American Institute of Bisexuality = Caution: extreme unsatisfiability.

11

  Christopher Sturdy

8  

London Gatwick = Won't do. Lacking.

12

  Tony Crafter

7  

The Republic Of Kazakhstan = That sizeable chunk of park!

13

  Andrew Brehaut

6  

Manus Island Detention Centre = Sad result: detain innocent men.

14

  Tyler Severance

5  

The Florida everglades national preserve = Haven for alligators/reptiles, never a deed.

 

  Total points:

182 

from 31 votes     (DFE factor: 0.452)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Adie Pena

27  

The Three Worst Actors in Hollywood History 1.... = 1. They currently call him 'Neo.' 2. Hey, lad...

2

  Meyran Kraus

22  

If you spell 'cabbage' in reverse, it'll sound ... = Gullibility: A person's tendency to be easily ...

3

  Magrano Magakean

19  

... = ...

3

  Tony Crafter

19  

Main Reasons For Being Late For Work 5. You do... = 5. Full-on flu. No one cares 4. Key lost by w...

5

  Ellie Dent

18  

Julius Caesar walks into a classy bar. 'I feel ... = Caesar says: 'Listen barman, let me, as a ru...

6

  Christopher Sturdy

16  

The most incredible statistic about Cristiano R... = Football star records a score in each minute. ...

7

  Julian Lofts

12  

Ménage à trois: 1. Amanda Knox 2. ... = A triangle: 1. No remorse, had affairs - catch ...

8

  Jason Lofts

10  

The Perugia Trio - a real nasty crime of passio... = An Italian opera 1. Fate: murdered - throat c...

9

  nedesto

9  

The top valued brands: 1. Microsoft 2. Apple ... = 1. Bill's road 2. Steve's path 3. Computer c...

9

  Maurice Goddard

9  

Various ominous names of Hell's Master are: 1:... = Seven detested faces reek of boastful demon vi...

11

  David Bourke

8  

The fast-food restaurant chain, the McDonald's ... = To include here: A fat stomach, horrid farts, ...

12

  Ed Pegg Jr

7  

"He never got the needle out of his arm. They d... = Frontline TV series hit home tonight through t...

13

  View

6  

1. Michael Cera 2. Danny Trejo 3. Michelle Ro... = 1. Geek 2. Tough-guy 3. Officer/jailer 4. R...

14

  Dharam Khalsa

5  

The Days of the Week: Sunday Monday Tuesday... = Rest day First weekday Hasten day Must rush...

15

  Tyler Severance

3  

would you rather be a zombie vampire werewol... = a devil vice zuul fly worm shark ares b...

 

  Total points:

190 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.469)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

20  

...

2

  Magrano Magakean

17  

Should fickle love's deficit savagely wound us, what can relieve the onerous aches of a broken heart?

3

  Larry Brash

14  

Oh, a shock how lucky the two different genders are able to have survived a life as one social nucleus.

3

  Tony Crafter

14  

...

3

  Josiah Winslow

14  

Love is a deceitful, obscure, hostile, woeful, heavy, unseen, fear-evoking hassle, and hard work to catch.

6

  Meyran Kraus

13  

...

7

  Julian Lofts

11  

Haiku Overview of Twelfth century lovers  See Heloise and theologian Abelard accused. Shock! Snafu

8

  Rosie Perera

10  

I have such seedy lovers who hang around in the attic, create foul noises, scare beloved wakeful folk.

8

  Jason Lofts

10  

So, whatever filial echoes Burns' "Auld Lang Syne" evoked, I have a Scotch 'n' Coke for the adulterous wife.

10

  Christopher Sturdy

8  

You chase shadows due to the fact love divine be rare as rocking horse shit! Fuck fun, leave well alone!

11

  Ellie Dent

7  

I think elusive ghouls evoke a fable: shadowy witchcraft. Our real love, once found, teases and cheers.

11

  Adie Pena

7  

Ah, success for a luckless beau who at fifteen would clearly give his heart to hook Andrée de Vivonne!

13

  nedesto

6  

But how is a wife like an oyster? She's real cultivated and she'll even reek of such a vague odor of conch.

14

  View

5  

THE LOVE! The Chase! The Wish! A graceful, careful or evil, fatuous idea? Kindness? Care? LOVE - nobody knows!!!

15

  Maurice Goddard

4  

"A cause and idea to seek Love's face you cherish in the full orchestral works of Ludwig van Beethoven!"

16

  Mark Huffman

2  

Also these: Dracula (it can suck so hard), or ghoul (if wife, even a very hot, svelte one, is foul, bad wench). Eek!

16

  David Bourke

2  

'Though a dose of 'flu is like curvaceous Kate Winslet's shorn beaver...each and every fellow had it once!

16

  Tyler Severance

2  

Value love OK Gracefulness on a Hitched view. Unfaithful Obsession. Schoolteacher DD, aye a Twerker.

 

  Total points:

166 

from 28 votes     (DFE factor: 0.643)

LONG:

1

  Meyran Kraus

27  

I have a little test for you! It requires speed,... = If you liked that, here's another really nic...

2

  nedesto

20  

A young attorney was on his way to court to beg... = One morning in court, one attorney looked at ...

3

  Tony Crafter

19  

Two Irishmen, Mick and Clearie, are standing at... = Shortly after a British Airways flight had re...

4

  Ellie Dent

16  

The Stupidest Man On Earth One winter's day, ... = A helicopter then came hovering by to offer ...

5

  Jason Lofts

13  

Five Spiciest Dishes on Earth 5 Neua Pad Prik ... = 5 Has chilis, paprika – heaps! 4 Incendiary ...

6

  Adie Pena

11  

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON by Pink Floyd 1. "S... = 1. Sound effects 2. They think "Be Green" ...

6

  Maurice Goddard

11  

The Eleven Most Attractive Things Men Do Withou... = Heed Eleven Cheesy Unpleasant 1. Brag about...

8

  David Bourke

10  

"Oh shit, oh shit! Whatever why I’m so so missin... = "Oh, I need Cherie! What a goddess! Oh, it's ...

9

  Tyler Severance

7  

8 reasons why men's lives are easier 1. Their ... = 8 reasons why women's lives are easier 1. Be...

10

  Julian Lofts

6  

"In spite of his life seeming superficially gre... = Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the finest ...

11

  Christopher Sturdy

1  

An Act to make provision for the disclosure of ... = To paraphrase title for that document, it con...

12

  Magrano Magakean

0  

Yeah, it's true that Jack is back. ... = (Spoiler, okay?) - See, I think Jack himself ...

 

  Total points:

141 

from 24 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)

SPECIAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

40  

As a Valentine tribute, Robert Frost's poem 'To Earthword' is anagrammed into 2 poems (from a male and female perspecti...

2

  Tony Crafter

25  

Two Jokes

3

  Tony Crafter

22  

MY FUNNY VALENTINE By Frank Sinatra

4

  Rosie Perera

13  

Poem by Robert Frost

5

  Christopher Sturdy

10  

Lennon's song 'Rain' Performed by the Beatles

6

  Dharam Khalsa

9  

"Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s day...

7

  Adie Pena

8  

TO A SWEETHEART by Alexander Graham Bell

7

  Magrano Magakean

8  

Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol"

 

  Total points:

135 

from 23 votes     (DFE factor: 0.348)

RUDE:

1

  Christopher Sturdy

38  

I am instantly orgasmic = Man against my clitoris.

2

  Meyran Kraus

30  

Saw the sodomy in the state prison cell... = So that's why it's termed PENAL-COLONies!

3

  nedesto

25  

The diseased vagina = I have end-stage AIDS.

4

  Adie Pena

23  

Cupid, the Roman god of desire = Do get me if I produce hard-ons!

5

  Jason Lofts

15  

Lars von Trier's Director's Cut of 'Nymphomaniac Part 1' = Penis roots 1 horny MILF's cunt. Art? Overdramatic crap!

6

  Julian Lofts

10  

Kimberly Noel Kardashian = Kinky arse - behold anal rim.

 

  Total points:

141 

from 24 votes     (DFE factor: 0.250)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Meyran Kraus

117.16

 

David Bourke

23.18

Tony Crafter

81.92

 

Larry Brash

22.99

nedesto

62.89

 

Maurice Goddard

18.32

Adie Pena

60.60

 

Eric Harshbarger

16.06

Ellie Dent

52.96

 

Ed Pegg Jr

14.91

Julian Lofts

47.97

 

View

13.77

Christopher Sturdy

47.53

 

Tyler Severance

10.96

Dharam Khalsa

44.93

 

George Sicherman

9.23

Rosie Perera

44.12

 

Andrew Brehaut

9.11

Jason Lofts

38.57

 

Mark Huffman

7.03

Scott Gardner

30.56

 

Dan Fortier

5.20

Josiah Winslow

8.99

 

Ivan Andonov

4.80

Magrano Magakean

25.13

 

*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

Tony Crafter

1

1

4

nedesto

1

1

1

Adie Pena

1

0

1

Dharam Khalsa

1

0

1

Josiah Winslow

1

0

1

Christopher Sturdy

1

0

0

Julian Lofts

0

1

1

Magrano Magakean

0

1

1

Ellie Dent

0

1

0

Jason Lofts

0

1

0

Scott Gardner

0

1

0

Rosie Perera

0

0

2

Larry Brash

0

0

1


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