Anagrammy Leaders' Board - February, 2017 - 22 votes cast

22 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Tom Myers

19  

I hate long goodbyes = Do go hastily -- be gone.

2

  Christine Parker

18  

A man in a dress. ~ and, a "near-Miss".

3

  Ellie Dent

14  

The dawn's golden light = How the glint gladdens!

4

  Christopher Sturdy

13  

Loafers ~ for sale.

5

  Dharam Khalsa

11  

Actual v. fake news = Knew a fact's value.

6

  View

10  

A comfort food = Factor of mood.

7

  Tony Crafter

8  

The search for happiness ~ often has riches perhaps?

8

  Christopher Davis

7  

He who farts in church sits in his own pew, ~ his one waft: stench which ruins worship.

8

  Rosie Perera

7  

The problem of flatulence = Too full, men pee, belch, fart.

8

  Rick Rothstein

7  

Oh crap, little passion in ~ platonic relationships.

8

  Ed Pegg Jr

7  

Inverted totalitarianism = "Alternative" intimidators.

12

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

6  

Platonic relationships = Patient passion, or chill?

13

  Adie Pena

4  

A dangerous world = One saw a drug lord!

14

  Tyler Severance

1  

Stinky armpits = It parts my skin.

 

  Total points:

132 

from 22 votes     (DFE factor: 0.636)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

41  

George Orwell's dystopian novel "Animal Farm" = Allegory of Stalin, men, pigs, love, war, and more.

2

  Ellie Dent

25  

Claude Monet's paintings of London Parliament = Famous, old stone prominent in England capital.

3

  Adie Pena

16  

"Moonlight" wins Best Picture at the Oscars = Oh, but PwC got to star in this real nice mess!

4

  Tom Myers

13  

A band's big reunion = ABBA is enduring on.

5

  Tony Crafter

12  

Adele Adkins wins five Grammys this year = This sweary female singer's my kinda diva!

5

  View

12  

"Hidden Figures" (based on the untold true story) = The best unhonoured girls destined for a duty.

7

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

7  

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe = Soon a recluse, I befriend nobody.

 

  Total points:

126 

from 21 votes     (DFE factor: 0.333)

TOPICAL:

1

  Josiah Winslow

22  

The United States of America ~ seems to hide a "fact" ain't true.

1

  Tony Crafter

22  

Tony Blair calls for people to rise against Brexit = Past political interferer says, "Ignore ballot box!"

3

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

19  

The Oscars Award for Best Picture ~ is other actors' after bad screw-up.(Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

4

  Mark Huffman

12  

"Alternative facts" = Venial statecraft.

5

  Adie Pena

11  

National Security Advisor = Ordeal on Russian activity.

5

  View

11  

The Valentine's day celebrations = Ye can end battles - LOVE's in the air!

5

  Julian Lofts

11  

He is such a malignant narcissist = Then assassinating him's crucial!

8

  Rosie Perera

7  

USA hero! We like the ~ White House Leaker.

9

  Ellie Dent

6  

Trump-Russia links = A slur? Putin smirks...

9

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

"Nevertheless, she persisted." = She resisted; she never slept.

11

  Christopher Davis

4  

Yes, it's major to America ~ James Comey is a traitor.

 

  Total points:

131 

from 22 votes     (DFE factor: 0.500)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Tony Crafter

30  

1. Barack Obama 2. George W Bush 3. Donald Trump = 1. A black, wet-rag paragon 2. Oh, so dumb! 3. Dumber

2

  Dharam Khalsa

18  

The President of the United States, Donald Trump = Inept, and tests for aptitude should end the term!

3

  Ellie Dent

10  

Claude Monet, a French Impressionist ~ has painted common 'Sunrise', I reflect.

3

  Ed Pegg Jr

10  

Sean Spicer = I cane press.

5

  Christopher Davis

9  

Steve Bannon is the real President = Not seen; behind alternative press.

5

  View

9  

Diane von Furstenberg = Design for urban event.

7

  David Bourke

8  

Shirley MacLaine = Silly American, eh?

7

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

8  

Nathan Mayer Rothschild = That's hardly no rich name!

9

  Adie Pena

4  

Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos = Inamorato possibly in trouble.

9

  Christopher Sturdy

4  

Sir Thomas John Woodrow OBE ‡ Boo Tom Jones, who was horrid!

11

  Ivan Andonov

3  

The American movie director Paul Thomas Anderson ~ made a picture on oilmen horrors that saved cinema.

11

  Josiah Winslow

3  

Secretary of Education, Elisabeth Devos = Ooh, you see described "alternative facts"!

11

  Rosie Perera

3  

Alt-Right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos = A vulgar homo rat into pure loony politics.

14

  Tom Myers

1  

Emma Stone = Me? Am on set.

 

  Total points:

120 

from 20 votes     (DFE factor: 0.700)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Julian Lofts

23  

Justice Department = Eject Trump instead.

2

  Josiah Winslow

22  

The United States of America = ...

3

  Dharam Khalsa

16  

National Public Radio show 'All Things Considered' = Sheds a balanced light on politicians in our world.

3

  David Bourke

16  

The Seahorse Society of New South Wales = Yes, he's out of the closet...now a she, I swear!

5

  Christine Parker

10  

Dexafetamine = Need a fix, mate?

6

  Maurice Goddard

9  

President of the United States of America = Nastiest toad Trump, seated here in office.

7

  Adie Pena

8  

The Trump Mar-a-Lago Estate = A sheer attempt at glamour.

8

  Rick Rothstein

7  

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ‡ Note: Climate change's ruin not proven yet.

8

  View

7  

The Montreal Canadiens = Hard, mean talents on ice.

10

  Tony Crafter

6  

Portugal's Supreme Court = Large, pompous structure.

11

  Ivan Andonov

4  

The President of the United States of America = That red toupee affects hastened minorities.

12

  Rosie Perera

2  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement = Memo: "Find incoming men; act: arrest, oust."

13

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

1  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement = I mustn't commend "foreign" to Americans.

14

  Tom Myers

0  

Marie's Creamy Caesar Dressing = Disease carrying (mere sarcasm).

 

  Total points:

131 

from 22 votes     (DFE factor: 0.636)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Adie Pena

23  

Our last three VPs 1. Dick Cheney 2. Joe Bide... = 1. Empty Republican joke 2. Honest; decisive...

2

  Tony Crafter

22  

The All-time Top Five Musicals (... = 1. A washout! 2. Fifties mobs tale 3. 4 biza...

3

  Julian Lofts

18  

'The Little Prince' is a novella by author Antoi... = You love existential truth neatly enshrined in...

4

  Josiah Winslow

12  

The President of the United States of America, D... = Lot of sad, fed-up men uttered "He is Presi-do...

5

  Christopher Davis

10  

Two Thousand Seventeen is the new Nineteen Eighty Four = Done when they use it to refute the nation's evening news.

6

  Maurice Goddard

9  

1. Tony Crafter 2. Meyran Kraus 3. Jesse Fran... = 1. Dab hand at verse! 2. Famed victor 3. A s...

7

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

Senator Mitch McConnell, "She was warned. She w... = That's right! As men whose lips silence Warren...

8

  Tom Myers

5  

Trump declines to attend White House correspond... = Wild! Unprecedented! Resentment ditches roast...

9

  Mark Huffman

4  

Donald Trump, President of the United States of America = A Democrat's left upset, despondent, or infuriated at him.

10

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

3  

Donald Trump, President of the United States of America = I'd fit a pliant Supreme Court that defers to one's demand.

11

  Tyler Severance

0  

Donald Trump, The President of the United State... = Proud rhetorician's entitlement to head seat, ...

 

  Total points:

113 

from 19 votes     (DFE factor: 0.579)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

22  

...

2

  Ellie Dent

16  

Ooh fate, a trauma maybe? Wait, have faith. I mean, I/we must be fair, mature, aware: ...

3

  Josiah Winslow

13  

You see a range of formulae that have infinite magic. How? That data ain't pretty, so what? I'm unaware, I see a jumble ...

4

  Julian Lofts

11  

Some hold the view that mere formulation of any anagrams with just a computer, without using a brain, may be a feeble f...

4

  David Bourke

11  

But in the Anagrammy Forum, it is just how far behind top of the league T. Crafter I always am...I believe he's awesome...

6

  Rosie Perera

10  

I tease: You can prove a few theorems, fathom Ramanujan's number. Giant abilities, but how might that alone feed your f...

7

  Maurice Goddard

9  

Hey! I am a bit easy! A relief for me the fat ol' meanie jealous missus Barbara May can't put two and two together when...

8

  Tony Crafter

5  

Me, I spent a lifetime as a fan of regulation grammar, but human tweeters today use abbreviation anyhow. Justice? Ha! ...

9

  View

4  

But wait! There are some who use math for their ambitions - put each 'neat' attorney, money loving judges, a base mafia...

10

  Adie Pena

2  

Ah, far from true I see! As a boy, I remember to audit instantly how we just spent my fat allowance on a fun habit, a h...

11

  Christopher Sturdy

1  

Anyone remember that awful eighties Owen Paul hit, "You're My Favourite Waste Of Time"? (A bad girl as a subject, no...

 

  Total points:

104 

from 18 votes     (DFE factor: 0.611)

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

41  

Several men were in a golf club changing room. ... = ...

2

  Dharam Khalsa

36  

1 George Washington 2 John Adams 3 Thomas J... = 1 High Mason 2 John lived in White House 3 S...

3

  Julian Lofts

12  

The Key Members of the British Royal Family 1.... = The Firm 1. Matriarch "Lilibet" 2. Greece an...

4

  Maurice Goddard

4  

"The opinion of this so-called judge, which ess... = The raucous and eerie egomaniac bully, Donald ...

 

  Total points:

93 

from 16 votes     (DFE factor: 0.250)

SPECIAL:

1

  Tony Crafter

39  

HAPPY NEW YEAR by ABBA

2

  Tony Crafter

35  

Saying the wrong thing

3

  Dharam Khalsa

17  

All Things Bright And Beautiful

 

  Total points:

91 

from 16 votes     (DFE factor: 0.188)

RUDE:

1

  Tony Crafter

33  

If you miss the toilet's pan ~ you piss on the mat. It's life.

2

  David Bourke

23  

Situation normal: All fucked up = And so: A foul lunatic like Trump.

3

  Christopher Sturdy

18  

Girlie leaps on dick ~ like a coiled spring.

4

  Julian Lofts

12  

Platonic relationships = No penis, slit or tail, chap.

5

  Tom Myers

8  

God in heaven = No head given.

6

  Adie Pena

6  

Melania T. = Anal time!

6

  View

6  

The erotic lap dance = Chap dealt erection.

 

  Total points:

106 

from 18 votes     (DFE factor: 0.389)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Tony Crafter

97.66

 

Christopher Sturdy

18.68

Dharam Khalsa

76.13

 

Christopher Davis

18.54

Julian Lofts

44.95

 

Christine Parker

17.82

Josiah Winslow

41.99

 

Rosie Perera

17.44

Adie Pena

38.14

 

Maurice Goddard

17.44

Ellie Dent

37.02

 

Ed Pegg Jr

11.45

David Bourke

31.45

 

Rick Rothstein

8.91

View

31.40

 

Mark Huffman

8.32

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

23.62

 

Ivan Andonov

4.65

Tom Myers

23.13

 

Tyler Severance

0.64

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

 

High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Tony Crafter

5

2

0

Dharam Khalsa

2

2

2

Josiah Winslow

1

1

1

Julian Lofts

1

0

2

Adie Pena

1

0

1

Tom Myers

1

0

0

Ellie Dent

0

2

2

David Bourke

0

1

1

Christine Parker

0

1

0

Christopher Sturdy

0

0

1

Ed Pegg Jr

0

0

1

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

0

0

1


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