Telegram Game Weekly Results - 2008

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Here are the Telegram Game Weekly Results - 2008.

First Round - January.

Results on 1/4

First Month

'GALES'

’Gives a long, exhausted sigh!’ - Vestboy - 7 votes.

’Gales Are Lashing England Suddenly.’ - Scorp - 7 votes.

’Gnomon Apparently Left, Everybody's Sad’. - B'Elana - 6 votes.

’Gloom As Lending Exceeds Savings.’ - MMF - 5 votes.

’Good American leaders emerge seldom.’ - PedanticBarSteward - 4 votes.

’Grasping At Long Exinct Straws.’ - Vestboy - 3 votes.

’Green Aliens Landed. Earthlings Shocked.’ - B’Elana - 3 votes.

’Green Activists Love Environmental Sustainability!' - MMF - 1 vote.

Results on 2/4

First Month

'MODEM'

’Modern Opiate Drugs Erase Memories.’ - Jabberwock - 8 votes.

’Mac Operators Don’t Espouse Microsoft.’ - PedanticBarSteward - 7 votes.

’Modern Olivers Demand Extra Minestrone.’ - Icy North - 4 votes

’Momentarily Overwhelmed. Doing Essential Maintenance.’ - Ugi - 3 votes.

'Ministry Of Defence Exudes Mayhem.' - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Marauding Orcs Drive Everybody Mad’. - B'Elana - 2 votes.

’Mercy, Ogre! Don't eat me!’ - Icy North - 2 votes.

’Many Octogenarians Do Enjoy Madeira.’ - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote.

Results on 3/4 AND 4/4

First Month

'FIXED'

*It appears the header was modified half way through the voting procedure, and I didn't notice!*

’Fools Insert X Expecting Democracy.’ - Vestboy - 14 votes.

'Fans Idolise X-Factors Empty-headed Drivel.' - Icy North - 12 votes.

’For Insanity Xanax Eases Distress.’ - Jabberwock - 7 votes.

'Frequent Intravenous Xylene Encourages Drowsiness.' - Ugi - 3 votes.

’Fishing In Xanadu? Extremely Difficult!’ - PedanticBarSteward - 3 votes.

’Ferocious Icelandic Xenophobes Eat Danishmen.’ - Ugi - 2 votes.

’Finally, Is XI Eleven’s Definition?’ - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote.

Second Round - February.

Results on 1/4

Second Month

'STORM'

’Snow Today? Or Rain Maybe?’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Saint Tropez? - Oversexed Rumbunctious Millionaires.’ - MMF - 3 votes.

’Seven Transylvanian Othodontists Reach Madrid.’ - Jabberwock - 3 votes.

’Shenanigans Today: Online Rip-offs, Mostly.’ - B’Elana - 2 votes.

’Story Time's On Radio Moscow.’ - B'Elana - 1 vote.

Results on 2/4

Second Month

'MODEM'

’Music Or Books? I Love Either!' - YellBakk - 7 votes.

’My Old Brain Is Losing Effectiveness.’ – Ugi - 6 votes.

’Man On Balcony Is Losing Equilibrium.’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Music On! Beer Imbibed! Lovely Evening.’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Miserable Old Blokes: it's "Little England" - Vestboy - 3 votes.

'Malevolent Ogres Believe In Lambasting Elves!' - MMF - 2 votes.

’Making One's Bed iIplies Lying Essential.’ - Icy North - 2 votes.

'Moving Out Bush Involves Lengthy Elections.' - Ugi - 2 votes.

’Mouldy Old Bread Is Less Edible’ - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote.

'Mess Of Bricks - I Lived 'Ere' - Vestboy - 1 vote.

Results on 3/4

Second Month

'AMORE'

’Applauds MMF On Recent Efforts.’ - Vestboy - 9 votes.

’A Most Outstanding Reply: Excellent!’ - B'Elana - 8 votes.

’Attached Male Offers Romantic Entanglement!’ - Scorpio witch - 8 votes.

‘Apple Macs Outwardly Rather Eye-catching!' - Ugi - 5 votes.

’Accidents May Often Require Evacuation.’ - MMF - 4 votes.

’Amourous Men Often Refute Emotions.' - Scorpio witch - 2 votes.

’Aerials: Mostly On Receiving End. - Icy North - 2 votes.

’Aceing many odd researchers everyday. - B’Elana - 2 votes.

’American Movies: Obligatory Romantic Ending - Ugi - 1 vote.

’Aristotle's 'Morals' Often Refutes Euripides.’ - Jabberwock - 1 vote.

Results on 4/4

Second Month

'THANKS'

’Terrible Hangover And No Known Solution.’ - PedanticBarSteward - 6 votes.

’Take Heed And Never Kiss Snakes’ - Ugi -3 votes.

’Take Heed Agatha, New Knickerbockers Starched’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

’Triple Haemorrhoids Agonising - Need Keyhole Surgery!’ - Ugi - 1 vote.

Third Round - March.

Results on 1/4

Third Month

'ZERO'

'Zimbabwe -Extreme Racial Oppression!' - MMF - 7 votes.

’Zipper Entrapment! Reaction; OUCH.' - Ugi - 4 votes.

’Zebras eat rhino offal?! - Br. Liftliker - 3 votes.

’Zone Erogenous; Return Often.' - YellBakk - 2 votes.

’Zzzzzzz - early retirement, obviously.' - Icy North - 1 votes.

’Zealots Espouse Religious Obedience.' - Ugi - 1 votes.

Results on 2/4

Third Month

'QUAKE'

’Quietly, Uncomfortably, A Kangaroo Explodes.' - Br. Liftliker - 9 votes.

’Queue Up Acquiescently - Keep English.' - Icy North - 7 votes.

’Quick – Uncork Another Krug – Emergency.' - PedanticBarSteward - 7 votes.

’Queen Unamused: Another King Expired.' - YellBakk - 4 votes.

’Quite Unexpectedly, Auntie’s Karaoke’s Entertaining’ - Ugi - 2 votes.

’Quarantine Usually Alleviates 'Killer' Epidemics' - MMF - 1 vote.

Results on 3/4

Third Month

'AVIATORS'

‘Audio Visual Items Are The Objects Routinely Stolen’. - MMF - 7 votes.

‘A Violinist Is A Transmitter Of Random Screeches’. - Icy North - 5 votes.

’All Visiting Immigrants Are To Obtain Residence Status' - PedanticBarSteward - 5 votes.

‘Although Valid, It's Always Ticklish Ordering Red Stockings’. - Br. Liftliker - 3 votes.

‘Airman Veers In Attempt To Operate Radio Set.’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

A Very Interesting Array: Telegrams Outstanding! Real Supremacy!' - B'Elana - 1 vote.

‘Arguably, Vasectomy Invariably Alters Testicle Or Relationship Situations.’ - DeepDooDoo - 1 vote.

Results on 4/4

Third Month

'EASTER'

’Existential Angst Subverts Tibetan Exile's Return.’ - Cynthesis - 8 votes.

’Extravagant Americans Squander The Earth’s Resources.' - Icy North - 6 votes.

’Elderly Aunt Shot Tiger, Embarrassing Riflemen. - B'Elana - 4 votes.

'Enjoyable Activity Sunday: Traditional Egg Rolling.' - DeepDooDoo - 4 votes.

’Egg Alternative? Sample Tasty Easter Rabbit!’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Eating Argumentative Spaghetti Takes Extra Rotations.’ - DeepDooDoo - 2 votes.

’Even Arthur Scargill Took Early Retirment.’ - Scorpio witch - 2 votes.

’ "Eat Apples!" Serpent Tempts Eve. Risky!’ - Ugi - 1 vote.

Fourth Round - April.

Results on 1/4

Fourth Month

'SCRABBLE'

’Suitcase Chaos; Regrettably, Airline Beaten By Luggage Excesses.’ - DeepDooDoo - 12 votes.

’School Cabbage Ready, After Beginning Boiling Last Easter.’ - Ugi - 10 votes.

’Sorry, Can't Remain Around. Be Back Later, Everyone.’ - Icy North - 5 votes.

'Should Creationists Abide By Bible's Laws Evangelically?' - B'Elana - 4 votes.

’Sponge Cakes Really Are Best, Beating Light Eclairs.’ - B'Elana - 3 votes.

’Sunday's Concert Reviews Are Blatantly Biased; Likely Exaggerations!’ - Cynthesis - 3 vote.

’Secret Chamber Reveals Arcane Betty Boop Liturgical Ephemera.’ - Cynthesis - 3 votes.

’Sacred Cows Roam Asia - Brahmin Belief? Living Enlightenment!!!’ - MMF - 3 votes.

'Social Climbers Really Are Boring! Boasting Lineage Ebulliently!!!' - MMF - 2 votes.

’Stop! Charlie Released Aunt's Ball Bearings, Little Eejit!’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

’Stay Calm! Running After Bendy Buses Looks Exhausting.’ - DeepDooDoo - 1 vote.

Results on 2/4

Fourth Month

'ARIES'

’Analysing Relativity Is Einstein's Speciality.’ - Icy North - 8 votes.

’After Ramadan Islamists Eat Satisfyingly.’ - DeepDooDoo - 7 votes.

’Aren't Religious Institutions Exceedingly Stuffy?’ - Cynthesis - 6 votes.

’Apparently Rotund? I Eat Sensibly!’ - Vestboy - 4 vote.

’Astronauts Re-enter Into Earth’s Sphere.’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Another Rejection. I'm Evidently Smelly.’ - DeepDooDoo - 2 votes.

’Assorted Runners Intimidated Expecting Sinophobes.’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

'Actors Reappear In Exciting Series.' - Br. Liftliker - 1 vote.

'Anti Rabies Injections Ease Symptoms.' - MMF - 1 vote.

’A Really Interesting Experience - Sex. - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote.

’Are Rhinos Indeed Endangered Species?’ - Scorpio witch - 1 vote.

Results on 3/4

Fourth Month

'SNOW'

’Snacking; Nourishment Or Waistline.’ - DeepDooDoo - 4 vote.

’Sweet Nothings Oftentimes Woo.’ - Cynthesis - 3 vote.

’Sometime, Never Or Whenever. - PedanticBarSteward - 3 votes.

’Streuth - Now Open Window.’ - PedanticBarSteward - 3 votes.

’Shivering Now! Outside White.’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’'Social Networkers? Obsessive Wastrels!!!' - MMF - 2 votes.

Results on 4/4

Fourth Month

'BIRTHDAY'

'British Isles: Really Tremendous Holiday Destination All Year.' - B'Elana - 6 votes.

'Blimey, I've Reached Thirty. Heading Downhill, Advancing Yearly!’ - DeepDooDoo - 3 votes.

’Balloons, Ice-cream, Ribbons – The Happiest Day All Year!’ - Scorpio witch - 3 votes.

’Breakfast, If Rapidly Taken, Hastens Digestive Awkwardness. Yeuch!’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

'Bearing Infuriating Railway Three Hundred Days a Year.' - Ugi -1 vote.

Fifth Round -May

Results on 1/4

Fifth Month

'EXCITED'

‘Enjoying X-rated Cinema Is Threatening Eye Disorders’ - Icy . 8 votes.

‘Exposed XXL Chest Is Truly Everybody's Darling’ - B’Elana - 6 votes.

‘Elderly, Xenophobic Cretin Is The Elected Dictator’ - PBS - 3 votes.

‘Energetic Xhosas Chase Impalas Through Empty Desert’ - MMF - 3 votes.

‘Early X-rays Can Identify Terminal Epithelial Diseases’ MMF - 2 votes.

‘Electoral X's Can Install The Erstwhile Duffers’ - Vestboy - 2 votes.

Results on 2/4

Fifth Month

'FIRSTS'

‘Frenchman's Indifferent Response: Shrug The Shoulders’ - Icy - 10 votes.

‘Floating Iceberg Ruins Ship; Titanic Sinks’ - Ugi - 7 votes.

‘Female institution riots: St Trinian's School. - Vestboy - 4 votes.

‘Flaky Interpreter Reports, "Something... Then... Something’ - Vestboy - 3 votes.

'Foreign Intercontinental Really Sets The Standards!' - MMF - 2 votes.

‘Furious Invective Rarely Stabilises Tricky Situations - Ugi - 2 votes.

‘Fantasy Is Reality Stitched To Surrealism’ - MMF - 1 votes.

‘France Is Really So Terribly Sniffy’ - PBS - 1 vote.

Results on 3/4

Fifth Month

'SUNSHINE'

‘Stuffed Up Nose Signals Hayfever; Itchy Nose: Eczema’ - Icy - 10 votes.

'Shedding Underwear Nonchalantly Seemingly Happens In Naturist Environments.' DDD - 6 votes.

'Serious United Nations Supply Help Is Needed! - Emergency.!!!' - MMF - 6 votes.

‘Space: Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Halley... Intrigued NASA Explores’ - B'El - 4 votes.

‘Slap Up Nosh Seems Hopeful In Nigel's Eatery’ - Vestboy - 3 votes.

‘Setting Up Nuclear Shelters Helps In Neutron Experiments’ - DDD - 1 votes.

Results on 4/4

Fifth Month

'BROKEN'

'Beer, Revelry, Overcooked Kebab; Excellent Night!' - Deep Doo Doo - 5 votes.

Breaking Roquefort Onto Kippers Exasperates Nostrils’ - Vestboy - 5 votes.

Brain Running On Kir-royale - Expect Nonsense. - Ugi - 4 votes.

'Boris Required Over Ken - Expect Novelties!' - MMF - 3 votes.

'Brown Retains Office, Keeping Everything Normal?' - MMF - 2 votes.

'Beijing Regime Openly Keeps Everyone Neutralised' - Scorpio_witch- 2 votes.

‘Burger Relish Overrated - Ketchup Essential, Naturally’ DDD 1 vote.

'British Rail's Oldest Known Excuse - Nonchalance.' - Icy - 1 vote.

‘Buddhists Reaching Optimum Karma Enter Nirvana’ - Icy - 1 vote.

Sixth Round - June

Results on 1/4

Sixth Month

'RANT'

’Racists Are Not Tolerant!’ - scorpio - 11 votes

’Railway Announcements Need Translation’. - DeepDooDoo - 6 votes

’Recreational Activity? Naked Twister’. - Ugi - 5 votes

’Roman Abramovich Needs Trophies’ - MMF - 3 votes

’Resist All Naughty Temptations!’ – B’Elana - 2 votes

’Reminder: All nominations tallied!!’ - B'El - 2 votes

’Radiohead Album? No Thanks’ - Icy North- 1 votes

Results on 2/4

Sixth Month

'CHUFFED'

‘Can Happy Undertakers Find Fulfilment Embalming Deceased?’ - DeepDooDoo - 4 votes

’C. Has, Ultimately, Found Full Editorial Duties’. - MMF - 4 votes

’China Has Unprecedented Floods Following Earthquake Disaster’ - Icy - 3 votes

'Chelsea Have Unbelievably Feeble Footballers - Expect Disaster' - B'Elana - 3 votes

‘Chocolate Hobnobs Under Fire For Eliciting Dependence’ - Ugi - 2 votes

'Cannibals Hate Underused, Full Fat, Ear Drums' - Vestboy - 2 votes

Can Happy Undertakers Find Fulfilment Embalming Deceased? - Deep Doo Doo - 1 vote

’Could Have Underestimated Friendly Fire - Everyone Dead. - PBS - 1 vote

‘Celebrity Heroin User Fired For Eating Doughnuts’ - Ugi -1 vote

Results on 3/4

Sixth Month

'LATE'

'Lacking All Telegram Enthusiasm' - B'Elana - 8 Points

'Look At The Evidence' - Icy - 5 points

Louis Armstrong - Trumpeter Extraordinaire...' - Icy North - 4 Points

‘Laxatives Are TREMENDOUSLY Effective!' PedanticBarSteward - 4 point

'Lumberjacks Attack Trees Excessively.' - MMF - 2 point

'Love All Tennis Extravaganzas' - Vestboy - 1 Point

Results on 4/4

Sixth Month

'PILLAR'

’Please Insist Lil Lazes And Recovers.' - PedanticBarSteward - 6 votes

’Plumbers Invariably Leave Leaks And Run’. - Icy North - 9 votes

’Priests In Lace Lead Anglican Rift . - Vestboy - 7 votes

Procrastinating Is Living Lazily All Right. - B'Elana - 1 vote

'Priest Investigates Loud Laughter At Requiem' - B'Elana - 1 vote

First Round -July.

Results on 1/4

Seventh Month

'DOCTOR'

'Dangerous Occupation? Cleaning Teeth Of Rattlesnakes'. - Ugi - 9 votes

'District Of Columbia: Take Out Rifles'. - Vestboy - 3 votes

During Oil Crisis Trucks Often 'Rested'. B'Elana - 2 votes

'Despite Often Crashing, TARDIS Operator Returns'! - Br. Liftliker - 2 votes

‘Deciding On Counting Telegrams Overwhelms Regulars’ - Vestboy - 1 vote

'Doughnuts Of Curry Tasted Only Reluctantly.' - Vestboy - 1 vote

Results on 2/4

Seventh Month

'BIKINI'

'Broadcasting In Kurdish Isn't Necessarily Intelligible' - B'Elana - 3 votes

’Bathing In Knickers Is Not Indecent’. - PedanticarSteward - 3 votes

’Bombing Indiscriminately Kills Innocents Not Insurgents’ - PedanticBarSteward - 2 votes

'Bondage Is Kinky, Ice-cream Never Is' - Ugi - 2 votes

’Bathing Is Kaput In Nuclear Island - Vestboy 2 vote

Results on 3/4

Seventh Month

'THUNDER'

'This House Urgently Needs Decorating! Everyone Ready?' - Scorpio_witch - 9 votes

'True Heretics Undermine Neatly Demagogic, Evangelic Revivalists.' - B'Elana - 2 votes

'Twelve Hundred Uniformed Numbskulls Distress Earth-camp Residents'. - Vestboy - 5 vote

‘The Hootoo Underguide Needs Discerning Entries, Researchers!!!’ - MMF - 2 vote

Results on 4/4

Seventh Month

'FLOWER'

'Frankly: Love's Overrated, Weddings Ergo, Really.' - B'Elana- 3 votes.

'Free Love Often Works-Out Expensive Really' - Ugi - 3 votes

‘Front Lawn Overgrown! Why? Endless Rain!’ - Ugi - 3 votes

‘Folk Lovers Often Wear Extravagant Regalia’ - MMF - 2 votes

’Funnily, London Olympics Warrants Eastern Regeneration.' - Vestboy - 2 votes.

'Feeling Lumpy Olivia? Wear Extra Rubber' - Vestboy - 2 votes

'Falling Levels Obviate Wayfarers Employing Ryanair' - Honorary God - 1 vote

'Fossils Limit Our World's Energy Resources.' - Icy North - 1 vote.

‘Fossils Limit Our World's Energy Resources - Icy North- 1 vote

First Round -August.

Results on 1/4

Eigth Month

'SAUCE'

’Slippery Animals, Usually, Can Escape'. - Vestboy - 4 votes

'So, Anyone Up, Creating Entries?' - B'Elana - 3 votes.

'Sexual Audacity Usually Causes Enmity'. - scorpio_witch - 3 vote

’Spam: Annoying Unsolicited Commercial E-mails’ - Icy North -3 votes

’Sexy, Alluring Underwear Catalyses Elections?’ - Ugi - 1 vote

Results on 2/4

Eigth Month

'MUSIC'

'Memorable, Unique Science In Cern.' - Vestboy - 5 votes

'Metaphysical Utopia Sounds Incredibly Complicated' - PedanticBarSteward - 3 votes

’My Uncle Sells Italian iabatta’ - B’Elana - 2 vote

'Multiple Ukeleles Sound Intensely Cacophonic!' - MMF - 2 votes

Results on 3/4

Eigth Month

'SLEEPY'

'Sloppy Lending Endangers Everyone's Profit Yields' - Honorary God - 3 votes

'Somnolence, Lethargy, Exhaustion Exemplify - Profligate Youth.' - PedanticBarSteward - 2 votes

'Sorry. Looking Everywhere, Except Posting! Yawn...' - Lil - 1 vote

Results on 4/4

Eigth Month

'TRUMPETS'

’To Really Understand Music, Play Early Tchaikovsky Symphonies’ - Beatrice- 3 votes

'The Recent Upturn Momentarily Prevented Executives Trying Suicide!' - PedanticBarSteward - 3 votes.

'Turmoil Rocks Unsustainable Market Prices; Early Trade Slumps.' - Deep Doo Doo - 2 votes.

’Toys R Us Makes People Eschew Toy Shops’ - Icy North - 2 votes

'The Really Undernourished Might Prefer Eating Thicker Sandwiches.' - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote.

’Teenager Running Upstairs Muttering, "Parental Expectations... Test Sanity!" - Vestboy - 1 vote

First Round - September.

Results on 1/4

Ninth Month

'FESTER'

'Fire Eater Singes Tonsils; Extinguisher Required.' - Deep Doo Doo - 5 points

‘First Ever Silly Try, Enjoy Reading.' - Minicheesemouse - 5 points

’For Every Saint There's Eighteen Rogues’ - Icy North - 3 votes

Fashionable Elastic String Tangas Enhance Raunchiness’ - B’Elana - 2 votes

‘First Everything Smells, Then Everything Reeks.' - PedanticBarSteward - 2 point

'Foreign Exchange Shares Tumble - Expect Recession!' - MMF - 1 vote

First Round - September.

Results on 2/4

Ninth Month

'CHEF'

’Come Hither: Exciting Food!’ - Moonhogg - 7 votes

’Continentals Hate English food’ - Icy North - 4 votes

’Chavs Hassle Everyone Regularly’ - B'Elana - 3 votes

'Cooking Has Evolved Frenetically.' - PedanticBarSteward - 2 votes

’Charred Haggis: Europeans' Fright. Yikes’ - B'Elana - 1 vote

’Cucumbers Halved Eggs Fried’ - Beatrice - 1 vote

First Round - September.

Results on 3/4

Ninth Month

'ARCHIVE'

’Anything Reasonable Can Happen In Virtual Existance’ - minichessemouse - 3 votes

’Anyone Reading Classical History Is Very Erudite’ - Beatrice - 5 votes

’Alaskan Republican Couldn't Have Impressed Voters Enough’ - Vestboy - 1 vote

'America's Recently Chosen Has Inspired Virtually Everyone.' - Vestboy - 2 votes

'Although Really Common, Hydrogen Is Very Explosive.' - PedanticBarSteward - 1 vote

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