Anagrammy Leaders' Board - March, 2014 - 28 votes cast

28 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Christopher Sturdy

29  

Accident waiting to happen = Tap-dancing on ice with a pet.

2

  nedesto

20  

Gentle spring rains = Green plants rising.

3

  Rick Rothstein

19  

"I am not sure." ~ "So ruminate".

4

  Scott Gardner

17  

A sewage treatment facility = I get my safe, clean water at it.

4

  Larry Brash

17  

Retinitis pigmentosa = Seeing.... It is important.

6

  Meyran Kraus

15  

The person in a mental hospital = That rant implies he's Napoleon.

7

  Dharam Khalsa

13  

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z = QVC's "Zip Flyer" BMX...God, what junk!

8

  Maurice Goddard

10  

To spell, we have as inevitable, high use of ~ the English alphabet's five vowels AEIOU.

9

  Ellie Dent

7  

Diamonds are a girl's best friend = Demands of a realist bride: rings!

10

  Adie Pena

5  

Oral defamation = "An irate mad fool!"

10

  View

5  

The limousine car = Nice miles/hr auto.

10

  Tony Crafter

5  

A volcanologist ~ cooing, "Lava! Lots!"

13

  Rosie Perera

3  

Fair trade coffee and tea = Treat offered in a cafe ad.

14

  Ed Pegg Jr

2  

Internet age science ‡ Set in Ancient Greece.

 

  Total points:

167 

from 28 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Rosie Perera

30  

Peter O'Toole in "Lawrence of Arabia" = Elaborate role in a war epic of note.

2

  Larry Brash

29  

Taking a selfie = I get fans; a (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

3

  Ellie Dent

23  

Leonardo da Vinci's paintings = Inspiration on gilded canvas.

4

  Meyran Kraus

14  

The Mona Lisa drawing = What an adoring smile!

4

  nedesto

14  

The tragedy Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare = Bleak grey death yet joined these paramours.

6

  Dharam Khalsa

12  

The ... = No brow and no lash on ideal coy model... via ...

7

  Ed Pegg Jr

11  

Blockbuster motion picture = Put trust in comic book rebel.

8

  Tony Crafter

6  

The European Armwrestling Championships = Competing alpha-men push wrists on air here.

9

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Hanna-Barbera's Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse = Er, ban a brand? Er, mayhem's just a cartoon!

9

  Scott Gardner

5  

USA for Africa's "We Are the World" = We star a chorus for welfare aid.

11

  Adie Pena

3  

Adie Pena's Movable Book Collection = Do open all. I bet books can come alive!

 

  Total points:

152 

from 26 votes     (DFE factor: 0.423)

TOPICAL:

1

  Rosie Perera

31  

Crimea votes to ~ act more soviet.

2

  Meyran Kraus

19  

The Malaysian airline passengers = I learn a plane's missing, as are they.

3

  nedesto

15  

Label Crimea ~ reclaimable.

4

  Scott Gardner

14  

Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius in "Trial of the Century" = South African sprinter, you'll be restrained in court!

5

  Rick Rothstein

11  

That floating debris ~ ain't aborted flight's.

6

  Tony Crafter

9  

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow have separated = Split over a third party? Mrs: "Nah, we wanted a change."

7

  Mark Huffman

8  

Russians take Crimea = It's Ukraine massacre?...

7

  Dharam Khalsa

8  

What really happened to the Malaysia Airlines jet? = The many aerial satellites--what a help in jeopardy!

7

  David Bourke

8  

A report of floating debris ‡ Boeing door parts / life-raft.

10

  Larry Brash

7  

Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight = I imagine it has fairly small signs.

10

  Maurice Goddard

7  

N. Korea Fires More Short-Range Missiles Into Sea = Ogre Kim's fine as a sinister monster or arsehole!

12

  Adie Pena

6  

Malaysia Air Flight MH370 (Three Seven Zero) = Oh my! Several realize nightmarish fate!

13

  Ellie Dent

5  

International Women's Day = Tradition: analyse men now!

14

  View

3  

The Ukraine crisis = I.e., Russian trick, eh?

15

  Christopher Sturdy

2  

The beleaguered Malaysian PM, Najib Tun Razak = A plane at sea - Beijing amaze KL by a 'murder' hunt!

 

  Total points:

153 

from 26 votes     (DFE factor: 0.577)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  nedesto

41  

Famous military leader Napoleon Bonaparte = Little man of Paris, marooned a year upon Elba.

2

  Luka

29  

She? A skier! = Erika Hess

3

  Meyran Kraus

23  

The Simpsons cartoon dad Homer = Poor man tends to scream his "D'OH!"

4

  Adie Pena

18  

Alanis Nadine Morissette = Listen, dear, I'm a sensation.

5

  David Bourke

17  

Mena Alexandra Suvari = A dream! Sexual nirvana!

6

  Dharam Khalsa

10  

Sarah Louise Palin = A pain. ("Hello, Russia").

7

  Scott Gardner

7  

The famous military leader Napoleon Bonaparte = I marshal one top army on a European battlefield.

8

  Tony Crafter

6  

Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork = As 'The Monkees', did mythic men project zany overkill?

8

  Ed Pegg Jr

6  

Alanis Nadine Morissette = Tin-eared sensationalism.

10

  View

5  

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius = Cool, sir runs a lot rapid races!

 

  Total points:

162 

from 28 votes     (DFE factor: 0.357)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Scott Gardner

35  

The Anagrammy Awards competition = Word game maintains Mey atop chart.

2

  Adie Pena

30  

The Anagrammy Awards competition = Grampa Tony: "I'm aware that I'm second."

3

  View

20  

The Western Union Company = We can run money in the post.

4

  Meyran Kraus

14  

The Miss Universe beauty contest = They must be non-assertive cuties.

5

  nedesto

10  

Bitcoin digital cyber-money = Incredibly enigmatic booty.

6

  David Bourke

9  

The Crimean peninsula = A line Putin's men reach.

7

  Rosie Perera

8  

The United States Controlled Substance Act = Let's detect blatant heroin use and cut costs.

7

  Tony Crafter

8  

Prostate Specific Antigens = Apposite if it's gents' cancer.

9

  Maurice Goddard

7  

The McDonald's Corporation slogan "i'm lovin' it" = Cool, man! Lots vomit loads dining on their crap!

9

  Ed Pegg Jr

7  

Dreamworks Animation = I'm in toon-maker awards.

11

  Christopher Sturdy

6  

Dictionary Society of North America = Idiotic carry-on of a semantic theory.

12

  Dharam Khalsa

4  

Kuala Lumpur International Airport = Real upturn in talk, paranoia, turmoil.

13

  Mark Huffman

0  

New York City's Staten Island = "Nice?" Try "wasteland" - so stinky!

 

  Total points:

158 

from 27 votes     (DFE factor: 0.481)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Scott Gardner

27  

Top five longest running Broadway musicals: 1.... = 1. The spectre who sang a tune 2. Sampled T. ...

2

  David Bourke

17  

What happened to the missing Malaysia Airlines ... = Plane ambushed near Shanghai by little green-h...

3

  Meyran Kraus

14  

Most Loathed Celebrities: 1. Paris Hilton 2.... = 1. Narcissist 2. Abominable kid 3. Ample rea...

4

  nedesto

12  

The annual March event for the Royal Marsden Ho... = Ran up trail for cash each year, so children c...

5

  Dharam Khalsa

11  

List of four-letter countries: 1. Chad 2. Cub... = 1. Africa 2. Home to a jail 3. Colourful 4...

5

  Julian Lofts

11  

Steven Seagal: Vladimir Putin is one of the 'gr... = Dear God! US film star interviewee gets to prov...

5

  Maurice Goddard

11  

1: Barack Hussein Obama 2: David William Donal... = 1: A bold Democrat in America 2: A vivid PM i...

8

  Adie Pena

9  

Five Foods High in Trans Fat 1. Frozen Food 2... = 1. A dozen of fish sticks 2. KFC on us? I pas...

9

  Christopher Sturdy

8  

It is hard enough to remember my opinions, with... = Alzheimer's does for the once fine mind. Oh, t...

10

  Rosie Perera

7  

Fad diets: 1. Dean Ornish 2. South Beach/Atki... = 1. How to heal, not die 2. Zero carbs 3. Hig...

11

  Tyler Severance

4  

I see the words, letters. sentences, grammar, p... = See new anagrams that convincingly intertwine ...

11

  Tony Crafter

4  

ME: Let me sleep BRAIN: Ha! Oh no, let us stay... = Humans' brains are, alas, puerile devices I f...

 

  Total points:

135 

from 23 votes     (DFE factor: 0.522)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

24  

Things that have swift speed: Hollow tweets Hot phone chat Celebrity gossip Headline News blips Fox News fabricat...

2

  Christopher Sturdy

18  

Shite happens, I feel, if Botox highlights what's acceptable these days; invented so hopeless low-brow nitwits can't fro...

3

  nedesto

16  

...

4

  Meyran Kraus

15  

So, which deep plot was behind the facts, the biggest events on this foolish planet? His inexplicable answer was "forty...

5

  Larry Brash

14  

We all love gossip, conspiracy theories, except things that - when shown that we established - whiff of possible bad int...

6

  Adie Pena

12  

The best sex act people have with wife is often fast bliss -- yet slow and long with a bitch in the endless pornographic...

7

  Julian Lofts

9  

News clip: Whew! Einstein theorised that the velocity of the rabble's gossip and fibs was excelling that of photons. Ps...

8

  Ellie Dent

6  

Swift?? Tax bills sent, which being despatched within brown envelopes, go swift as flies to a honey pot to reach the...

9

  Tony Crafter

5  

Lapps' fish plight? Ha! Eat the snow, as it's fine! Except if yellow, in which case don't. The brown snow? That's belie...

9

  Maurice Goddard

5  

"No! Crap's whopping call beats news! When I scoffed ninety laxative pills I whooshed faster to the bog beset with the s...

11

  Rosie Perera

4  

This new witness shows that Beeblebrox and Prefect often gallop at infinitely positive galactic speeds. Wwhoosshhhh!

 

  Total points:

128 

from 22 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

25  

Lady: Do you drink? Man: Yes, beer. Lady:... = This conversation ensued after an old lady ra...

2

  Dharam Khalsa

21  

... = Without forgetting to: * call her "Darling" ...

3

  nedesto

19  

When Dermot showed up at Mass on Sunday, the pr... = “I noticed you didn't steal his hat. What wa...

4

  Meyran Kraus

15  

Here's a cool mind-reading trick for you, dear readers! Solve this short math test. It's totally easy, but you have got ...

5

  Adie Pena

7  

Fifteen Terrible Things That Happen If You Eat ... = 1. Tooth decay 2. A nice huge picnic! 3. B...

6

  Rosie Perera

6  

Famous military leaders: 1. Alexander the Grea... = We highlight: 1. Begot empire in Greece 2. ...

6

  Julian Lofts

6  

Eleven of the Most Popular Songs of Australian ... = 1."Spreading the light all around" 2. "Jumbu...

8

  Maurice Goddard

2  

A happiness guru's seven tips for a better life... = 1: Hug your faithful partner daily. 2: Stro...

9

  David Bourke

0  

Adie Pena's Movable Book Collection at the Muse... = Focused on the Manila Anagram King's body of ...

 

  Total points:

101 

from 17 votes     (DFE factor: 0.529)

SPECIAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

44  

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower (erected in March 31st, 1889), Dante Rossetti's sonnet about Pari...

2

  Tony Crafter

31  

HOW TO RECOGNISE ARTISTS FROM THEIR PAINTINGS. ... = > HOW TO RECOGNISE THE TOP-THIRTEEN RANKED ANAG...

3

  Tony Crafter

18  

IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER By Carole King => IT MAY WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER By Noah Sark

4

  Adie Pena

16  

C. P. Cavafy's poem THE IDES OF MARCH is anagrammed into another poem THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS with a relevant hidde...

5

  nedesto

14  

Sara Teasdale's ...

 

  Total points:

123 

from 21 votes     (DFE factor: 0.238)

RUDE:

1

  Meyran Kraus

30  

Really nice pair of boobs ~ are probably of silicone.

2

  Christopher Sturdy

17  

A high sperm count = Much shag protein.

3

  Dirty Old Man

15  

The Crimean peninsula = A male penis in her cunt.

4

  Scott Gardner

12  

Stimulation of the Gräfenberg spot = Fingers felt about the "orgasm point"

4

  David Bourke

12  

A rather generously-proportioned penis = I soon aroused, penetrating her properly!

6

  nedesto

11  

A big dildo in her arse = I adore a girl's behind!

7

  Tony Crafter

5  

Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' ~ hugely relaxes Mina's vagina!

8

  Adie Pena

4  

Exchange of body fluids = Sex and biology. Chuffed!

9

  Dan Fortier

3  

It's the UK's dodecagon pound coin = O, I'd shun! In pocket, does cut gonad!

 

  Total points:

109 

from 19 votes     (DFE factor: 0.474)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Meyran Kraus

86.77

 

Ellie Dent

19.12

nedesto

76.90

 

Rick Rothstein

15.85

Scott Gardner

57.82

 

View

15.65

Dharam Khalsa

50.55

 

Julian Lofts

13.42

Adie Pena

48.21

 

Ed Pegg Jr

11.17

Tony Crafter

48.08

 

Luka

10.36

Rosie Perera

44.76

 

Dirty Old Man

7.11

Christopher Sturdy

41.88

 

Mark Huffman

4.62

Larry Brash

31.81

 

Tyler Severance

2.09

David Bourke

29.57

 

Dan Fortier

1.42

Maurice Goddard

21.71

 

*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

2

1

2

Rosie Perera

2

0

0

Scott Gardner

2

0

0

Christopher Sturdy

1

2

0

nedesto

1

1

3

Tony Crafter

1

1

1

Dharam Khalsa

1

1

0

Adie Pena

0

1

0

David Bourke

0

1

0

Larry Brash

0

1

0

Luka

0

1

0

Dirty Old Man

0

0

1

Ellie Dent

0

0

1

Rick Rothstein

0

0

1

View

0

0

1


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