Possible definitions for SPANGHEW:
1. To hew branches off trees to be used for lumber.
2. A poem with the ABBA rhyming scheme.
3. The noise made when a spittoon is used.
4. An amalgam of Scots and slang French jerks to do with the auld alliance.
5. A sadistic game perpetrated by human jerks on lesser animals.
6. A structural support which is welded under the cross pieces in the frame of a bridge.
7. To break your nephew out of jail (I spranghew from jail this morning).
8. To cut into bite-sized pieces.
9. A rather naughty, but fun, way of mating, a little like the Venus Butterfly.
10. A moss usually found draping from forest hardwood trees, often illegally harvested and sold to florists.
11. A long slender flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from, or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.
12. To cause a frog or toad to jump in the air.
SPANGHEW
What a right bunch of Balderdash Intellectual bluffs we have here.
So I choose number 9
taffy
spanghew
In for a penny or in for a pound I will go with #12
ft
I vote for Number 7, My Uncle from West VA has used spranghew for over 40 years at least that I know of, he spranghew, Herman just last month, they Sheriff is still looking for him.
I'm sorry I didn't get around to posting a bluff.
But I will still vote: #1
I'm not real confident about that but it is a quiet night. Off in the distance I heard a dog bark: once.
Wow, what a selection!!
I'll guess number 6.
Felix Noir is quite certain number 12 is correct.
Nice little bunch, feeling quite spanghew about number one (1).
2, 10 or 11, hmm.
10, please.
1 or 11 , 1 or 11.... ?
I'll go with 11.
I think guesses are mostly in. Let's give it 24 hours for any more guesses before we reveal the answer.
Fu Spanghew: Little-known cousin of Fu Manchu.
Ooh, maybe I should have chosen 7. Spanghew and jail remind me of Agnew. Is anyone else old enough to remember one of our more embarrassing vice presidents?
Diane, do you want to change to #7?
I remember Teddy Agnew, He was Baltimore County Exec, and Gov. of Maryland. I voted for Teddy. Most of you may remember his name as Spiro.
pusillanimous pussyfooters?
nattering nabobs of negativism?
Never heard of him.
I'm going with the most peculiar answer, #12, but I was torn.
SPANGHEW:
1. To hew branches off trees to be used for lumber.
(bluff by Diane, fooled realjohnboy, clary)
2. A poem with the ABBA rhyming scheme.
(bluff by Jespah, no takers)
3. The noise made when a spittoon is used.
(bluff by Equus, no takers)
4. An amalgam of Scots and slang French jerks to do with the auld alliance
(bluff by Firstthought, no takers)
5. A sadistic game perpetrated by human jerks on lesser animals.
(bluff by Taffy le Blanc, no takers)
6. A structural support which is welded under the cross pieces in the frame of a bridge.
(bluff by LittleK, fooled diane and george)
7. To break your nephew out of jail (I spranghew from jail this morning).
(bluff by Justthefax, picked by justthefax-no points)
8. To cut into bite-sized pieces
(bluff by Clary, no takers)
9. A rather naughty, but fun, way of mating, a little like the Venus Butterfly.
(bluff by felix noir, fooled taffy le blanc)
10. A moss usually found draping from forest hardwood trees, often illegally harvested and sold to florists. (bluff by peace and love, fooled jespah)
11. A long slender flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from, or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus
(bluff by george, fooled little k)
12. To cause a f rog or toad to jump in the air
(real definition- chosen by firsththought, felixnoir, drom et reve, cavfancier)
Plus- justthefacts gave me the correct answer by PM, so I'm thinking JTF gets 3 points for that, even though JTF picked his/her own answer in the actual guessing- anyone dispute?
JTF, I didn't know his real name was Teddy. Spiro seemed so appropriate for a career spiraling out of control.
Equus, was that William Safire (nattering nabobs of negativism)?
I dunno about the scoring issue...
Good dashing as usual equus!
