Anagrammy Leaders' Board - January, 2011 - 41 votes cast

41 votes

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

GENERAL:

1

  Christopher Sturdy

31  

I abhor vegetarianism = I'm against a herbivore

2

  Adie Pena

25  

Pageantries = Greasepaint.

3

  Dean Mayer

24  

Railway timetables = Late - wait miserably.

4

  Rosie Perera

22  

Tabloid newspaper headlines = Aliens and people with beards.

5

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

19  

Self-immolation = Lit, I'm soon flame.

6

  Rick Rothstein

18  

Becoming obese = One becomes big.

7

  Tom Myers

17  

Buried landmines = Lads die in number.

8

  View

15  

Medal of Honor = Hero? Damn fool!

9

  Harshal M

13  

Hint of trees ~ in the forest.

9

  Andrew Brehaut

13  

Licorice allsort = I recall its color.

11

  Ed Pegg Jr

10  

Normal conversation = Am noncontroversial.

12

  Tony Crafter

6  

All style, no substance = Yells, "Neat but no class!"

12

  Dharam Khalsa

6  

The decision to adopt = I hope to add nice tots.

14

  Meyran Kraus

5  

An astrologist = A 'star sign' tool.

14

  Ivan Andonov

5  

Underdogs = Done drugs.

16

  Ellie Dent

2  

The biblical 'Three Wise Men,' or 'The Three Kings' = Here the trio, willing men, seek the Christ babe.

17

  Scott Gardner

0  

Native Americans ‡ Never Asiatic man.

 

  Total points:

231 

from 40 votes     (DFE factor: 0.425)

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Scott Gardner

54  

A vodka martini shaken, not stirred = That is a drink one movie star drank.

2

  Dharam Khalsa

35  

A great new movie "The King's Speech" = Theme is when George VI can't speak.

3

  Ivan Andonov

23  

Philip Seymour Hoffman = I'm hero of unhappy films.

4

  Tony Crafter

20  

William Shakespeare's 'The Taming Of The Shrew' = Theme is: waspish female Kate losing her wrath.

4

  Harshal M

20  

Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" = Marvelous and vivid incarnation.

6

  Andrew Brehaut

18  

See Nadal hit tennis lob = It lands on the baseline.

7

  David Bourke

17  

The Dutch artist Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan = Paint made in three rather distinct colours!

8

  Ellie Dent

10  

A French Impressionist = Hint: scene is from Paris.

8

  View

10  

Last tango in Paris = Italian's stag porn.

10

  Dean Mayer

8  

Talent show auditions = I so want that delusion.

11

  Paul Pan

7  

Singer Steven Patrick Morrissey = Rock star in very pessimist genre.

11

  Adie Pena

7  

"Gulliver's Travels," a motion picture in Three-D = The stranger came on ride to survive Lilliput.

13

  Don Rogers

6  

Chief Inspector Clouseau = Act uses French police? "Oui!"

14

  Rosie Perera

4  

The Screen Actors Guild Awards = &*%$ (lewd cuss)! I'd rather get an Oscar!

 

  Total points:

239 

from 41 votes     (DFE factor: 0.341)

TOPICAL:

1

  Larry Brash

47  

Australian Floods = Our island's afloat!

2

  Zoran Radisavlevic

22  

The flooding in Eastern Australia = Rain fell... A huge disaster to nation!

3

  Ellie Dent

21  

Rain, sleet, snow and ice = Can see loads in winter.

4

  Scott Gardner

20  

The Presidential State of the Union address = It's dreadful ideas he presents to the nation.

5

  Andrew Brehaut

18  

Brisbane = Rain ebbs.

6

  Adie Pena

13  

Sarah Palin's reality series "Alaska" is not renewed = An earlier analysis: Her last episode was a stinker!

6

  Dean Mayer

13  

Fraudulent expenses claims = MPs' finances elude tax rules.

8

  Ivan Andonov

12  

Chain reaction = Chance in a riot.

9

  Tony Crafter

10  

Amanda Knox revisits court on latest appeal hearing = DNA on stain shall prove I am not Perugia sex-attacker.

10

  Rosie Perera

9  

"This is our generation's Sputnik moment." (Barack Obama) = I notice the man's asking us to embark upon a Mars orbit!

11

  View

7  

U.S. Begins Evacuation Flights From Cairo = Thus Americans leaving focus of big riot.

11

  Rick Rothstein

7  

Republicans' opinion? Cut ~ public insurance option!

13

  Harshal M

6  

Obama's third State of the Union Address = That boss of the mad nation did reassure!

14

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

Cold turkey leftovers = Defrost lovely tucker.

14

  David Bourke

5  

Egyptian democracy is a shambles ~ as a giant pyramid scheme close by!

16

  Dharam Khalsa

4  

Bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport = Boom, bang, doom amidst poor Soviet crowd.

 

  Total points:

219 

from 38 votes     (DFE factor: 0.421)

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Rosie Perera

29  

The American actor and director Charlie Chaplin = I cheer lad in hat and iconic tramp character role.

2

  Meyran Kraus

27  

Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden = I'm a slim, mad bonehead and I wanna bomb! (Awardsmaster's Choice Award)

3

  Adie Pena

21  

The Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi = I'm this entirely evil corruptible mafiosi son.

4

  Tony Crafter

18  

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi = I proclaim virility on nubile mistresses.

5

  Mia D

16  

Natalie Portman = Mantrap, not a lie!

6

  David Bourke

15  

The artist Piet Mondrian = It is that modern painter!

7

  Paul Pan

14  

Angela Dorothea Merkel = Hate German leader look.

8

  Ivan Andonov

13  

Serena and Venus Williams = A man in us will send a serve.

9

  View

12  

Actress Sophia Loren = A crass plot's heroine.

10

  Ed Pegg Jr

11  

Political subversion = Silvio "Pat" Berlusconi.

10

  Larry Brash

11  

Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier = Bad advice could enable a jury.

12

  Dharam Khalsa

10  

The aviator, Miss Amelia Mary Earhart. = "My arrival time...ahem...Is that a sea roar?"

13

  Ellie Dent

9  

William Shakespeare, the Bard = While bleak, praise the dramas.

14

  Christopher Sturdy

7  

Salman Taseer, governor of the Punjab province. = A grave, not justice, for a non-proven blasphemer.

15

  Tom Myers

6  

Germany's evil dictator Adolph Hitler = I plan a Third Reich. Lost. Led to my grave.

16

  Harshal M

4  

The famous director Steven Spielberg = Best ever; gathered our top films since.

17

  Scott Gardner

3  

Theseus and the Minotaur = I hunt out "steer's head" man.

18

  Dean Mayer

2  

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi = Sinister criminal; permit lies, obviously.

19

  Andrew Brehaut

1  

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban = Link thin maiden and rock beau.

 

  Total points:

229 

from 40 votes     (DFE factor: 0.475)

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Larry Brash

33  

The Periodic Table of Elements = Al, Be, C, Ds, Fe, He, I, Mo, Ne, Po, Re, Te, Ti, Tl...

1

  Tony Crafter

33  

A Rorschach Test = Character shots.

3

  Harshal M

26  

The United States of America = I must eradicate the fat ones!

4

  Dharam Khalsa

20  

Master of Business Administration = End aim is to run firms, obtain assets.

5

  Meyran Kraus

19  

The Cancer Research Foundation = Honest chance to find a rare cure.

6

  Adie Pena

17  

The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island = Let's see a lofty Bartholdi tribute in NY.

6

  Dean Mayer

17  

The North Sea's oil platforms = Important to shares of Shell.

8

  Paul Pan

15  

Budweiser = Die, US brew!

9

  AlanY

9  

World Society for the Protection of Animals = We chiefly comfort tortoise, tapir, and loons.

10

  View

7  

Victoria's Secret Fashion ~ is favorite corsets chain.

10

  Rick Rothstein

7  

The Children of Israel = Sole arch-fiend? Hitler!

12

  Scott Gardner

5  

The Lewis and Clark Expedition = Their walk deep in exotic lands.

12

  Ivan Andonov

5  

The Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas = Here's a set worth pleasant vertigos!

12

  Rosie Perera

5  

Consumer Electronics Show = MS controls new user choice.

15

  Ed Pegg Jr

4  

Reince Priebus = Nice repub rise.

16

  Andrew Brehaut

3  

Kandahar Province in Afghanistan = Fanatic having spare Koran in hand.

 

  Total points:

225 

from 39 votes     (DFE factor: 0.410)

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Adie Pena

65  

... = ...

2

  Tony Crafter

31  

Since that dreadful snow came, all my wife does... = After a wild, lost night out, Victor Chisler w...

3

  Dharam Khalsa

30  

So, did you hear about the impending merger of ... = I doubt the buyer board, in regrouping, takes ...

4

  Rick Rothstein

25  

The United States Congresswoman Gabrielle D. Giffords = Sad deed... woman gets shot in brain, struggles for life, etc.

5

  Rosie Perera

10  

The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in ... = A policy is strict, targets eBay: need an ID t...

6

  Ivan Andonov

7  

Underground hip hop artists that some young Ame... = I am reminding that an unruly antithesis to Sn...

7

  Harshal M

5  

The Oscars' nominations will release on Tuesday... = Smart, unfinished, wealthy actors on a list en...

8

  Andrew Brehaut

4  

The owner of the social network Facebook - Mark... = Bankable geek can rocket from zero to hit hero...

8

  Ellie Dent

4  

The road to truth is long, and lined the entire... = 'A JOURNEY': exit Tony Blair, and bloodstained...

 

  Total points:

181 

from 33 votes     (DFE factor: 0.273)

ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE:

1

  Ellie Dent

37  

"The Diary of Anne Frank", knowing a positive outlook would surely teach me how to be wise, beyond just today.

2

  Meyran Kraus

22  

I know! I would seek to take one widely overrated autobiography of Bush just to clean my fanny in the woods!

3

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

21  

A New York phone book, to yield what bathroom tissue any don could need to live away weeks on just fig fruit

4

  Dean Mayer

15  

'Cookery With Sand', 'Feed Me A Parakeet' or 'So Kid, You've Got No Sun Tan Lotion' would be justifiable. Why? Why not?

5

  Tony Crafter

14  

Er... 'How To Make A Boat Out of Driftwood?' You're joking! Why would I even be seen on that pesky island? It's lunacy...

6

  Rosie Perera

11  

"How To Kill and Cook Out in the Wild: Keep Busy, Eat Great Stuff, and Enjoy Variety" by Rowan Simon O. Wodehouse.

6

  David Bourke

11  

No, not ONE book title yet published - you do know how I'd rather if you gave me a new Kindle, just for castaways!

6

  Paul Pan

11  

"I Love Fiji" - Sole cookout for one, wet. - Gnaw hot seaweed, yum. - Utter: "No kayak ahoy!" - Hand-print best b...

9

  Dharam Khalsa

9  

I took a new-found "Playboy". You know the reason--not to view; I just read the few good articles, like my husband!

9

  AlanY

9  

I'd enjoy taking a cautionary Lord of the Flies: mob shouts, "Hunt down two boys!" Would it keep everyone awake!

11

  Ivan Andonov

8  

Fiction genius like Fyodor Dostoevsky, I bet? Orwell? No, sunbathe to death on a too warm June day! Why wake up?

11

  Larry Brash

8  

A few I'd own: "A Month Lost" "Take-out Food Weekly" "Enjoy Pubic Wigs" "Toby's Holiday Adventure in North Korea"

13

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

I know a key wood guide - Ray Mears' "Essential Bushcraft" Not only keep alive, but enjoy wood with food to hunt!

14

  Harshal M

4  

I know! I devote to a jolly published Face-book of sweet nature. (And no rusty homework is due tonight anyway.)

15

  Adie Pena

3  

We, too, pick the Holy Bible to ask of Your name, awoken with a devout joy, nurtured on endless days of waiting.

15

  View

3  

Are you joking, dud? So easy to fathom! Everyone will take the best option - unruly Face-BOOK and with Windows!

17

  Andrew Brehaut

0  

- "Orb Names: A Journey into the Psychology of a Ball" - "Huts Weaved out of Weed" - "Trunk Wood Kiyaks: Twine Editi...

 

  Total points:

191 

from 33 votes     (DFE factor: 0.515)

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

36  

Late one night an old lady rang her vet and ask... = The elderly lady was standing at the cruise s...

2

  Larry Brash

29  

The Headache A married couple were invited to t... = His wife sidled up to him and as she was a rat...

3

  Dharam Khalsa

24  

... = A few days later, they were again sharing bre...

4

  Adie Pena

17  

... = ...

5

  Andrew Brehaut

16  

David received a parrot for his birthday. The b... = He heard the entrapped bird screech, kick, ba...

6

  Harshal M

12  

10 THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT ANAGRAMMY.COM AND ANA... = 10 THINGS I WONDER ABOUT ANAGRAMMY.COM AND AN...

7

  Rosie Perera

11  

"The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes o... = Jared Loughner shot Gabby Giffords in the hea...

8

  Ellie Dent

9  

Thanks for time to be together, turkey, talk, an... = T for taxbreak taken, tact, tea...then turn th...

9

  View

1  

Never be rude to an Arab, An Israeli, or Saudi... = Never be rude to a Spaniard Never be rude to...

 

  Total points:

155 

from 27 votes     (DFE factor: 0.333)

SPECIAL:

1

  Adie Pena

32  

After being lost at sea for almost two years, the Aviatrix Amelia Mary Earhart was finally declared legally dead in JANU...

2

  Tony Crafter

26  

YOUR SONG By Elton John

3

  Tony Crafter

23  

Two jokes

4

  Dharam Khalsa

19  

Understanding Engineers

5

  Harshal M

9  

A thorough list of ten lively masterworks nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award:

6

  Dharam Khalsa

8  

Married in white, you have chosen all right.

7

  Harshal M

7  

Toy Story plot anagrammed into Toy Story 2 plot.

7

  Dharam Khalsa

7  

two poems by e.e. cummings

9

  Harshal M

6  

BRIEF CUTOUT FROM THE THRILLER By Michael Jackson

 

  Total points:

137 

from 24 votes     (DFE factor: 0.375)

RUDE:

1

  Dharam Khalsa

31  

Please, no Rude anagrams in subject lines = Manners! Spare us bleeding ejaculations!

2

  David Bourke

20  

Repressed masculine homosexuality = Dreams surely see a six-inch tool up me!

2

  View

20  

An erect phallus = Cunt's a real help!

4

  Rick Rothstein

17  

How can you tell for sure if she is a virgin or not? = Only her vaginal orifice's route is shut... for now.

5

  Ivan Andonov

15  

Invade her tit ~ at the drive-in!

6

  Meyran Kraus

13  

Faulty condoms = Nasty cum flood.

7

  Adie Pena

12  

Asian ladies gave ~ a vaginal disease.

8

  Tony Crafter

6  

Group of male masturbators = Or, arms-a-blur poofs' tug-team'!

9

  Dean Mayer

4  

An erectile dysfunction sufferer = Intercourse is funny; left face red.

 

  Total points:

138 

from 26 votes     (DFE factor: 0.346)


Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award Points*

Name

Points

 

Name

Points

Tony Crafter

83.80

 

David Bourke

27.62

Adie Pena

76.53

 

Andrew Brehaut

27.38

Dharam Khalsa

73.44

 

Rick Rothstein

26.17

Larry Brash

52.34

 

Christopher Sturdy

21.18

Harshal M

43.12

 

Paul Pan

20.86

Rosie Perera

42.39

 

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

18.89

Ellie Dent

40.53

 

Ed Pegg Jr

11.12

Meyran Kraus

38.58

 

Tom Myers

10.07

Dean Mayer

35.44

 

Zoran Radisavlevic

9.26

Ivan Andonov

34.48

 

AlanY

8.33

Scott Gardner

30.34

 

Mia D

7.60

View

30.11

 

Don Rogers

2.05

*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

2

2

1

Adie Pena

2

1

1

Larry Brash

2

1

0

Dharam Khalsa

1

1

2

Ellie Dent

1

0

1

Christopher Sturdy

1

0

0

Rosie Perera

1

0

0

Scott Gardner

1

0

0

Meyran Kraus

0

2

0

David Bourke

0

1

0

View

0

1

0

Zoran Radisavlevic

0

1

0

Dean Mayer

0

0

1

Harshal M

0

0

1

Ivan Andonov

0

0

1

Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

0

0

1


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