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Old 07-20-2002, 09:17 PM
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Balderdash - woppitzer -

woppitzer (waw-pit-zurr)



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Old 07-21-2002, 12:25 PM
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One
A gasket surrounding the shaft of a submarine's periscope which seals off the exterior water from the boat's interior.


Two
A medium-sized, smooth coated terrier originally bred in Austria in the 16th century.


Three
A small hide-wrapped ball.


Four
A tall tale filled with exaggerated overdramatization and falsehoods.


Five
Gambling term for a spectator who not only has bad breath and body odor but comments on the game.


Six
Slang term used by the German infantry for their repeating rifles.


Seven
The automated percussion section of a calliope or steam organ.
 
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Old 07-21-2002, 12:28 PM
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Oy.

Seven.

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Old 07-21-2002, 04:24 PM
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Cute bunch of definitions!

I say #2.

Nice doggie!
 
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7. If nothing else, it made me smile.


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#2

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#2

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#2

(But I intend to use it in the #5 sense from now on. It will come in very handy.)
 
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I love it when I come back to read the definitions but cannot remember which is correct.

Now where did I put my notes
 
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Too late to vote?

I'll vote for #2
 
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Old 07-31-2002, 10:22 AM
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The envelope please ...

Five
Submitted by: BALDERDASH
Gambling term for a spectator who not only has bad breath and body odor but comments on the game.
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Old 07-31-2002, 10:24 AM
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The Selections.

One
Submitted by: wivabef
A gasket surrounding the shaft of a submarine's periscope which seals off the exterior water from the boat's interior.
Votes received: One
theworm


Two
Submitted by: taurusmoon
A medium-sized, smooth coated terrier originally bred in Austria in the 16th century. ^
Votes received: Five
sylvanb
MrsNormanMaine
wivabef
theeye
kurt_messick


Three
Submitted by: theworm
A small hide-wrapped ball.
Votes received: One
quasar


Four
Submitted by: quasar
A tall tale filled with exaggerated overdramatization and falsehoods.
Votes received: Zero


Five
Submitted by: BALDERDASH
Gambling term for a spectator who not only has bad breath and body odor but comments on the game.
Votes received: Zero


Six
Submitted by: MrsNormanMaine
Slang term used by the German infantry for their repeating rifles.
Votes received: Zero


Seven
Submitted by: sylvanb
The automated percussion section of a calliope or steam organ.
Votes received: Three
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Old 07-31-2002, 10:25 AM
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Post The Scores.

by name

00 hadassahchana
00 hypotenuse
00 kurt_messick
00 MrsNormanMaine
00 quasar
05 taurusmoon
03 sylvanb
00 theeye
01 theworm
01 wivabef




by score

05 taurusmoon

03 sylvanb

01 theworm
01 wivabef

00 hadassahchana
00 hypotenuse
00 kurt_messick
00 MrsNormanMaine
00 quasar
00 theeye
 
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Re: The envelope please ...

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Five
Submitted by: BALDERDASH
Gambling term for a spectator who not only has bad breath and body odor but comments on the game.
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I swear I am going to make an effort to start working that word into conversations.

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Oh, this is just too cool! How could I not have known this word before? It's going to come in extremely handy at our next poker game.
 
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OMG!

That's...that's....I'm speechless. And we all know how often that happens.

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Quote:
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OMG!

That's...that's....I'm speechless. And we all know how often that happens.

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That stinks...
 
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