h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Votes for GALES:

1. (2473a) Gives a long, exhausted sigh! (Vestboy)
2. (2479a) Gloom As Lending Exceeds Savings. (MMF)
3. (2477) Gnomon apparently left, everybody's sad. (B'Elana)

Icy

My votes for GALES

Gales Are Lashing England Suddenly. - scorp

Grasping at long exinct straws. - Vestboy

Good American leaders emerge seldom. - PBS

Scorp’s votes for GALES:

1. 2467 - Green aliens landed. Earthlings shocked. - B’El

2. 2473 - Gives a long, exhausted sigh! – Vestboy

3. 2479 - 'Green Activists Love Environmental Sustainability!' - MMF

Votes for GALES then, before I lose my chance:

- PBS - Good American leaders emerge seldom
Vestboy - Gives a long, exhausted sigh!
MMF - Gloom As Lending Exceeds Savings.



Ugi

Ok! Here are my votes for 'GALES'

- scorpio_witch - 3 Points
'Gale Are Lashing England Suddenly'

- B'Elana - 2 Points
'Gnomon Apparently Left, Everybody's Sad.' (very topical! )

- Vestboy - 1 Point
'Grasping At Long Extinct Straws'

New word in around 40 minutes... Still no internet... hopefully tonight...

MMF

1st: Gnomon apparently left, everybody's sad. - B'Elana
2nd: Gloom As Lending Exceeds Savings. - MMF
3rd: Gale Are Lashing England Suddenly - Scorpio

Votes for MODEM:

1. (2490a) Modern Opiate Drugs Erase Memories (Jabberwock)
2. (2483b) Mac Operators Don’t Espouse Microsoft (PBS)
3. (2491) Marauding orcs drive everybody mad (B'Elana)

Icy

OK then: Votes for MODEM:


Jabberwock: Modern Opiate Drugs Erase Memories
Icy North: Mercy, Ogre! Don't eat me!
PBS: Many Octogenarians Do Enjoy Madeira



Ugi

PS I enjoy Madeira, even if I only feel like an octogenarian!

Tough one.

Mac Operators Don't Espouse Microsoft - PBS

Momentarily Overwhelmed. Doing Essential Maintenance. - Ugi

Modern Olivers demand extra minestrone - Icy

Scorp’s votes for MODEM:

1. 2482 - Mercy, Ogre! Don't eat me! - Icy
2. 2483 - Mac Operators Don’t Espouse Microsoft – Pedantic
3. 2491 - Marauding orcs drive everybody mad. – B’El

I found it extremely difficult to choose this week, there were too many good ones; and I wanted to vote for about six.

And the votes for 'MODEM'

- scorpio_witch - 3 Points
'Ministry Of Defence Exudes Mayhem.'

- Jabberwock - 2 Points
'Modern Opiate Drugs Erase Memories.'

- UGI - 1 Point
'Momentarily Overwhelmed. Doing Essentail Maintenance.'

Like Scorps and B'El, a really tough one to vote on, and I think you all had one in my final list so I had to be very tough with the hatchet. Hope you all do as well tomorrow!

Midday-ish for new word...



MMF

Votes for FIXED


Fools insert X expecting democracy - Vestboy

For Insanity Xanax Eases Distress - Jab

Ferocious Icelandic Xenophobes Eat Danishmen. - Ugi

Votes for FIXED:

1. (2507b) Fools insert X expecting democracy (Vestboy)
2. (2505b) For Insanity Xanax Eases Distress (Jabberwock)
3. (2508b) Finally, Is XI Eleven’s Definition? (PBS)

Icy

And my votes for 'FIXED' are:

- Icy North - 3 Points
'Fans Idolise X-Factors Empty-headed Drivel'
- Vestboy - 2 Points
'Fools Insert X Expecting Democracy'
- Ugi - 1 Point
'Frequent Intravenous Xylene Encourages Drowsiness'

New word tomorrow, so get voting folks.



MMF

Scorpio’s votes for FIXED:

1. 2503 - Fans idolise X-Factor's empty-headed drivel – Icy
2. 2502 - Frequent Intravenous Xylene Encourages Drowsiness. Ugi
3. 2507 - Fools insert X expecting democracy - Vestboy

MY VOTE FOR FIXED:

1. For Insanity Xanax Eases Distress - Jabberwock

2. Fools Insert X Expecting Democracy - Vestboy

3. Fans idolise X-Factor's empty-headed drivel – Icy

Votes for FIXED:

Vestboy: Fools insert X expecting democracy

Icy North: Fans idolise X-Factor's empty-headed drivel

PBS: Fishing In Xanadu? Extremely Difficult!



Ugi

My votes for FIXED -

3 points: Fans idolise X-Factor's empty-headed drivel: Icy

2 points: Fishing In Xanadu? Extremely Difficult! Pedantic

1 point: Fearing Xantippe Every Day: B'elana

Thanks, Jab , but I've only just seen that you missed 'irate'.

For a moment there, I thought I had forgotten a word, but I'm relieved to find I put it after all.

Sorry B'El.

1 point:
Fearing irate Xantippe every day.


Jab (aka Socrates!)