Anagrammy Leaders' Board - July, 2014 - 32 votes cast

32 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

23  

Armed bully = Really dumb.

2

  Ellie Dent

21  

Airline disasters = In aerial distress.

3

  nedesto

20  

Those who deny climate change = How they had to mangle science!

4

  Ed Pegg Jr

17  

Best place for "thank you" = Pat yourself on the back.

5

  Rosie Perera

14  

Murderous intent = Demon nurtures it.

6

  Adie Pena

13  

The conspiracy theorist = I chart phony stories, etc.

7

  Tyler Severance

12  

Undergo a stop-and-frisk = Go spread for unkind TSA.

8

  Christopher Sturdy

11  

Undergo a strip search = Reach and got surprise.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

10  

What exactly is in McDonald's french fries? = Chefs claim: "We drench toxins in lardy fats!"

9

  View

10  

Fine bet = Benefit.

11

  Andrew Brehaut

9  

Media advisor = "Video is drama."

11

  David Bourke

9  

Mis-sold payment protection insurance = Certainly merits pounds compensation.

13

  Jason Lofts

8  

Death Row houses prisoners awaiting execution = Ensures are wiped out with noose/chair/gas/toxin.

14

  Larry Brash

4  

Cascading style sheets = Designates classy tech.

15

  Adrian Hickford

3  

Anti-smokers ‡ Men so at risk.

16

  Tony Crafter

2  

Standing in your shadow = And diagnosis? Unworthy.

16

  Scott Gardner

2  

Bathroom tissue = I rub smooth seat.

 

  Total points:

188 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.531)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Adie Pena

29  

'Always Look On the Bright Side of Life' = For we like a song by that foolish Idle!

2

  Rosie Perera

23  

The World Cup Final: Argentina vs. Germany = Many find pleasure watching on larger TV.

3

  nedesto

20  

And Moses went up the sacred mountain to meet the Lord = Path used to reach one renowned Old Testament summit.

3

  Meyran Kraus

20  

The Argentinian football team = A German lot beat it on the Final.

5

  Tyler Severance

16  

Shields up = Ships duel.

6

  View

15  

'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' = Fans want the death of people.

7

  Jason Lofts

11  

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi = A lone magician's talent inspires.

8

  David Bourke

10  

The pianist Liberace = He's a pitiable cretin.

9

  Dharam Khalsa

9  

Follow the Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz = Child went to look for a noble wizard. Folly, eh?

10

  Ellie Dent

8  

'Sunflower' series by Vincent Van Gogh = I favor bright sunny scene... even glows!

11

  Ed Pegg Jr

6  

Word Crimes ~ is M-W record.

11

  Scott Gardner

6  

Bedrich Smetana, The Moldau = A boldhearted music anthem.

11

  Tony Crafter

6  

'Market Scene', the famous painting by Laurence S. Lowry = Mutely enacts Manchester folk buying open-air wares.

11

  Christopher Sturdy

6  

The Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five To Go = Potty men show devotion to novelty, flying home.

15

  Andrew Brehaut

2  

Cardigans ~ and cigars.

 

  Total points:

187 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.469)

TOPICAL:

1

  Ellie Dent

33  

The unrest in Gaza = Then gaze at ruins.

2

  Rosie Perera

30  

The Israel-Gaza conflict = Crazies fight all at once. (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

3

  David Bourke

22  

The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict = Rising toll, politicians on the fence again.

4

  Adie Pena

21  

Germany dominates Brazil = Amazing 'names' do terribly.

4

  Tony Crafter

21  

The Malaysia Airlines jet downed in eastern Ukraine = Many die in the area; a lot were kids, I learn. Just insane.

6

  Christopher Sturdy

17  

Germany teaches Brazil a lesson of a lifetime = Team reaches final in a blaze of glory, it seems!

7

  Meyran Kraus

9  

Hamas ire truly ~ may hurt Israel.

7

  View

9  

Smelling farts is good for your health = Slightly inhale odor of guts (from arse).

9

  nedesto

8  

Recent Malaysian flight disaster = Sent fatal missile carrying death.

10

  Julian Lofts

6  

Flight MH seventeen from Antwerp was doomed = Few defend the most evil phantom warmongers.

11

  Tyler Severance

4  

The news about the Malaysian airline disasters = Israel and Hamas in its whole entirety abates us.

11

  Ivan Andonov

4  

Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais = I see a German in here, too, so it is Brazilian doom.

13

  Dharam Khalsa

3  

"Barack Hussein Obama is the worst President" = Power to habits and mistakes in Bush's career.

 

  Total points:

187 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.406)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  nedesto

29  

Priam's son Hector = Heroic sportsman!

2

  Tony Crafter

25  

William Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway = Aha, I knew it! She was a female shrew in a play!

3

  Jason Lofts

24  

Argentina's star Lionel Messi = Man's real interest is in goals.

4

  Adie Pena

19  

The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart = Great music, a loud organ from the past, amazes now.

5

  Scott Gardner

17  

The English poet William Shakespeare = He writes Hamlet. He's, like, so appealing!

5

  Rosie Perera

17  

Maria Putin = I am a turnip.

7

  Christopher Sturdy

12  

Rumeysa Gelgi = I sure am leggy.

7

  View

12  

Benaglio = Be in goal.

9

  Ellie Dent

8  

William Shakespeare, the Bard = His drama, Lear, is bleak... he wept.

9

  Julian Lofts

8  

Mrs Eileen Ford = Models' refiner.

11

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont = End insane errors - vote for best man!

12

  Meyran Kraus

5  

The action star Chris Hemsworth = He's cast in Thor (with chest armor).

13

  David Bourke

4  

The mayor of New Orleans, Clarence Ray Nagin = Oh, we're angry! Ten years in a cell for a conman!

13

  Tyler Severance

4  

Andrew Tahmooressi = Homeward assertion.

 

  Total points:

191 

from 32 votes     (DFE factor: 0.438)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Meyran Kraus

32  

Non-filter Camel cigarettes = I'll get cancer faster into me!

2

  Jason Lofts

18  

Hamas (the Palestinian terrorist organisation) ~ is a threat - it's prone to harming Israel as nation.

3

  Dharam Khalsa

17  

Generalised Anxiety Disorder = Edgy inside, so retire and relax!

3

  David Bourke

17  

The International Association for the Study of Pain = If it hurts a tad, only one option is for an anaesthetic!

5

  Rosie Perera

16  

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement = Hamas men in epic action vs. Israeli settlement.

5

  nedesto

16  

Creationists' Theory of Intelligent Design = "I try ignoring these little facts on one side."

7

  Scott Gardner

11  

The Sexaholics Anonymous program = Short course's goal? Ex-nymphomania!

7

  Christopher Sturdy

11  

The World Cup in Rio = Wild corruption, eh?!

9

  Tyler Severance

8  

The offshore Cayman accounts = Fact: My ocean-front cash house!

10

  Tony Crafter

7  

The Australian World Heritage Site, Fraser Island = Sands, water, a lush rain forest, are all there. I dig it!

10

  Larry Brash

7  

Social Anxiety Disorder = I say directions: "Do relax!"

12

  Adie Pena

6  

Parlophone Records, Ltd. ‡ Order cheap old torn LPs.

13

  View

5  

The Metropolitan Museum of Art = Some fit temple to our human art!

14

  Ellie Dent

2  

The American Crocodile: Crocodylus acutus = Oh, caution! Crude, scarcely Democratic soul!

 

  Total points:

173 

from 30 votes     (DFE factor: 0.467)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  nedesto

30  

Twelve months within one year: 1. January 2. ... = 1. New Year 2. Carnival 3. Rejuvenate 4. Be...

2

  Meyran Kraus

22  

Seven New World Wonders: 1. Great Wall of China... = How a child reacts in them: 1. Mud fence. 2....

3

  Dharam Khalsa

17  

Five of the best exercises women can do: 1. Sw... = 1. Kicks in fresh water 2. Movements with gra...

4

  Tyler Severance

14  

Stanley Kubrick directed the fake apollo missio... = One small dupe for man, one giant credibility ...

5

  Christopher Sturdy

13  

Antibiotic resistance: Cameron warns of medical ... = A crisis. Be alarmed, we risk infections a doc...

6

  Julian Lofts

12  

Netanyahu warns Hamas will pay for the deaths o... = An eye for an eye saga - herewith Israel's hars...

6

  Tony Crafter

12  

'... = 3. Got a 'Best Dance Record' Grammy? Hell, no!...

8

  David Bourke

11  

Painter Rolf Harris' famous catchphrase "Can yo... = Yes...that picture shows one plain-filthy char...

9

  Ellie Dent

10  

START your 'puter as usual. Seem OK? OPEN a ne... = Your PC will ask, 'Are you sure you want to D...

10

  Adie Pena

9  

Top Five Alcohol-Consuming Countries 1 Luxembo... = 1 Connecting to your mixologist 2 Champagne ...

10

  Jason Lofts

9  

Asymmetric man-thongs are the most insane thing... = Mamma mia! Men's teensy swim or suntanning gar...

12

  Rosie Perera

4  

The Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones = Cynic eyes copy on shelf: "Ah, includes no tornado chapter?"

 

  Total points:

163 

from 28 votes     (DFE factor: 0.429)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

34  

...

2

  David Bourke

24  

A schoolboy of 16, I thought I knew everything. Now, just some befuddled old man of 77, father, grandfather too...seems...

2

  Adie Pena

24  

The Recipe for Death One Heavy-Handed Dictator's Ego 671 Youthful Jungle Fighters Helpless Women Bought With Money ...

4

  Christopher Sturdy

15  

Basketball team needed: 6'7" - 7'1" Well-heeled bouncy men, who think highly of themselves on their feet Tax offset...

5

  Julian Lofts

13  

"The last voyage of English explorer James Cook began 1776 whenst he set off from Plymouth, UK, on the boat Resolution....

6

  Larry Brash

12  

From the high jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of Iran, one asks oneself why Freedom, which seemed to be highly honoura...

7

  Rosie Perera

9  

How do we expect to bring 1776-style democracy to the rest of the world if it's so broken at home? Behold, gentlemen, o...

8

  nedesto

8  

Too much despotism spread, to consume the work of Thomas Jefferson and all of them who kindled the globe on the Fourth...

9

  Meyran Kraus

5  

"Newsflash, y'all! The smog level reached a new low of eighty seven percent this month! Just open the bunker door, grab...

10

  Ellie Dent

4  

"The weak have one weapon; the errors of those who think they're strong" - Georges Bidault. He might just believe tha...

10

  Tony Crafter

4  

In 1677, John and Nicolaas van der Heyden patented the fire extinguisher. The H-bomb; home computers; TVs; GM foods;...

12

  Maurice Goddard

2  

Ho ho ho! Come see the dirty tricks' fool! Hellhound moved feebly. Scheme's folly befell President Nixon. He stood fo...

 

  Total points:

154 

from 26 votes     (DFE factor: 0.462)

LONG:

1

  nedesto

48  

... = - You suddenly hear your favorite song everyw...

2

  Meyran Kraus

31  

... = ...

3

  Dharam Khalsa

15  

... = 10. Jefferson's tombstone has no hint of any ...

4

  Jason Lofts

14  

"The prospect for the human race is sombre beyo... = The pacifist Bertrand Russell appealed: "We d...

5

  Ellie Dent

13  

SLOGANS FOR WOMEN I am busy. You are ugly. H... = They're NOT hot flashes! No, rubbish. They'...

6

  Christopher Sturdy

9  

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Dr... = Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone; chi...

7

  Tony Crafter

8  

THE TOP TEN SEXIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ACCO... = 1. Samba beauties 2. A riddle, a paradox 3. H...

7

  Julian Lofts

8  

An Updated List of The Top Ten of The World's M... = 1. Nation of the evil antiquated Taliban (S...

9

  David Bourke

3  

The Right Honourable Esther Louise McVey, the M... = She's most fit! A northern temptress! One c...

 

  Total points:

149 

from 25 votes     (DFE factor: 0.360)

SPECIAL:

1

  Meyran Kraus

35  

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

2

  Tony Crafter

29  

Oh, What A Circus From 'Evita'

3

  David Bourke

22  

Rolling Stone magazine's list of the one-hundred greatest guitarists of all time:

4

  Julian Lofts

18  

Don't Cry For Me Argentina

5

  Meyran Kraus

9  

Deep Purple - Jack Ruby

 

  Total points:

113 

from 20 votes     (DFE factor: 0.250)

RUDE:

1

  nedesto

32  

Shit myself = Filthy mess!

2

  Tyler Severance

18  

Stick it in there = I think it's erect.

3

  David Bourke

13  

Fisting an arsehole = Shite on finger, alas!

3

  Meyran Kraus

13  

Farting in elevators = It's one fragrant evil!

5

  Adie Pena

12  

Anodyspareunia = Arse pain and you.

5

  Christopher Sturdy

12  

Strip searching a drug mule 'cos ~ smuggler hid narcotics up arse.

7

  View

8  

The liars = Real shit!

8

  Larry Brash

5  

Vaginal discharge = Evil cad: "Hag in rags!"

9

  Andrew Brehaut

4  

Semi hard-on = Rod in shame.

10

  Tony Crafter

3  

Having insertion = She ain't no virgin!

 

  Total points:

120 

from 20 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

nedesto

93.23

 

Tyler Severance

35.98

Meyran Kraus

82.77

 

View

27.58

Adie Pena

61.08

 

Julian Lofts

24.46

David Bourke

56.96

 

Scott Gardner

16.45

Rosie Perera

51.18

 

Larry Brash

13.43

Dharam Khalsa

50.12

 

Ed Pegg Jr

11.84

Christopher Sturdy

47.68

 

Andrew Brehaut

7.72

Tony Crafter

45.23

 

Ivan Andonov

1.62

Ellie Dent

43.56

 

Adrian Hickford

1.59

Jason Lofts

37.20

 

Maurice Goddard

0.92

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

 

High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

nedesto

4

0

2

Meyran Kraus

3

2

2

Adie Pena

1

1

0

Ellie Dent

1

1

0

Dharam Khalsa

1

0

3

Rosie Perera

0

2

0

Tony Crafter

0

2

0

David Bourke

0

1

4

Jason Lofts

0

1

1

Tyler Severance

0

1

0


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