You did your duty by pming folks and posting a deadline but First Thought is tied for the lead and it would be a shame to leave her out but she does tend to be chronically late and maybe deserves to be taught a lesson unless of course she has been out of town and won't get back until later tonight but she could have warned you about that.
Hope that helps. Ain't being Dasher fun? -rjb-
I say post them tomorrow...
But I have a question. Have you received a post from Taffy? Because if you have, then I fear for firstthought - the cats are taking over.
Gee, I'm too impatient, I don't see any reason to wait. Since I'm new, what is the typical delay between the winner being announced and the next game commencing?
I think another day would be fine. This has been, actually, a pretty quick round.
Diane have pmed firstthought and my bluff.
In future if I am late just go on with out me, its only a game FOR FUN, nobody really takes the points system seriously, or do they. lol
Taffy for ft
OK, I think I'll go ahead and post the bluffs now. Since I'm on Mountain Standard Time and the Europeans are so many hours ahead; if I wait until tomorrow, they will be half way through their day.
Read 'em and weep and just try to pick out the real definition....
Here goes:
1. An Old World bird that has large eyes and a
long bill very sensitive at the tip used in
probing the ground for earthworms
2. The moveable piece on the spigot of a wine
cask.
3. A Spitchcock is the word for a very complicated
knot used in the ropes on the old Tea Clippers
4. A valve used in sewer systems to separate
treated from untreated waste.
5. The device that stops the water flow in a tank.
6. The target post in a game of horseshoes.
7. A spitchcock is the vial used to collect snake
venom.
8. An early brand of badmiton birdie.
9. A spindle for thread.
10. Porcelain vent used when baking chicken pot
pie.
11. The toughest cat in the neighborhood named
Jim. You don't mess around with him.
12. Medieval game of tossing rings over a
rooster's head.
13. A spigot on a beer barrel.
14. Release lever on a cross-bow.
15. A split and broiled eel.
16. A rooster that is no longer able to crow.
17. A double shuttle used for weaving.
18. A spitchcock is the name of the nozzle on old
hand-pump water pumps (like on old farms).
19. A native american word meaning a throwing
spear.
20. A small town in Idaho famous for it's potato
plantations.
21. A delectable squiming morsel from the sea that
felines love.
22. A very rare shuttlecock that has no feathers.
Good lord - these are amazing! I have no idea at the moment...
Smiling a Cheshire Cat smile....
Heh! Well let me be the first to toss my guess out there.
#17
Although #11 has a certain appeal to it too!
Hi, could someone tell me what going on here. I've tried to figure it out, I went back a long way and still.........I cannot figure out, for the life of me, what the actual word that all these excellent definitions are describing, so if you could, would you mind telling me the secret?
Thanks.
nevermindreadtheabovepostagain.... 
A spitchcock is, I think #14, but #11 has possibilities.
Dang...how did I miss 14? I think I like that one better.
But....hmm....no. I'll stick with 17. (Like I'd have a choice anyhow!
)
I'll teetotal with #5, although the visit from my plumber today makes me think about #4 ....
'Course there's always #11. :-D
Lots of good bluffs, here. But I'll hazard a guess at #17.
Oy ve! Must spend time thinking it over!
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