QOD Saturday 12-15 "I LIKE SAYING EPONYMOUS"

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1-Bunsen Burner
2-Peach Melba?
3-Gerrymandering
4-
5-Daguerrotype

QOD:??
5PB-Bobbies
5PBB-???

[NellyLunatic1980]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.
Bunsen burner, Robert Bunsen

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.
pass

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives.
Gerrymandering, Elbridge Gerry

4. The state flower of Louisiana.
Magnolia

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.
Daguerrotype, Louis Daguerre

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.
Robert Peel

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms
Bobbies

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)
Peelers

[etaoin22]

Spoiler

1 - Bunsen Burner

2 - Peaches Melba

3 - Gerrymandering

4 - Paul Morphy rose

5 - Daguerrotype.

Robert Peel, bobbies, and ?

[SportsFan68]

Spoiler

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner. Bunsen was a 19th Century chemist who needed the above.

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

Peach Melba. Melba was a famous hostess.

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering. Somebody Gerry was a representative in New Jersey or Virgina or West Virginia -- someplace back East, anyway -- and his party was very interested in seeing him re-elected, so they rearranged his district into the shape of a salamander. I saw a picture of the salamander shape once, if only I could see the state it was in...

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daguerreotype. Daguerre was a French photographer who did lots of experimenting and came up with the process.

[nitrah55]

Spoiler

1. BUNSEN BURNER, NAMED FOR WALLY BUNSEN OF LAKE WOBEGON, MINNESOTA

2. PEACH MELBA, NAMED FOR NEW YORK NEWS CASTER MELBA TOLLIVER

3. GERRYMANDERING, NAMED FOR GERRY SPENCE, COWBOY DEFENSE ATTORNEY

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

5. DAGEURRETYPE, (I know it's misspelled). I WOULD DESCRIBE THE INVENTOR AS ABOUT 5'8" WITH WAVY HAIR.

QOD: ROBERT PEEL

5 Point Bonus: "PEELERS" SLANG FOR POLICE

5 Point Bonus Bonus: "BOB'S YOUR UNCLE," MEANING YOU ARE IN GOOD SHAPE

[JBillyGirl]

Spoiler

Dunno if I'm too late, but here it is anyway.

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air. -- Franklin Stove, for Benjamin Franklin

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce. -- Peaches Melba, for the soprano Nellie Melba

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives . -- Gerrymandering, for Eldridge (?) Gerry

4. The state flower of Louisiana. -- Hmmm... Camellia? NFC

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates. -- Daguerrotype, for Charles Daguerre

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms. -- nope

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms -- bobby?

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?) -- I wish I did know it...

[TheCalvinator24]

1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

Bunsen Burner; Robert Bunsen

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

NOPE

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

Gerrymandering; Elbridge Gerry

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

Magnolia; NOPE

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

Daguerreotype; Daguerre, that early photographer dude

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

Robert Peel

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

Bobbies

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

Peelers(?)

[fantine33]

“I like saying eponymous”


1. A small heat device consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air.

ROBERT BUNSEN, GERMAN CHEMIST (DUDE)

2. A dessert containing ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce.

PEACH MELBA, DAME NELLIE MELBA, SOPRANO (CHICK)

3. Rearranging boundaries of electoral districts in such a way as to give the political party in power an advantage in electing its representatives .

ELBRIDGE GERRY (of Judiciary fame), POLITICIAN (DUDE)

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

MAGNOLIA, PIERRE MAGNOL, BOTANIST (DUDE)

5. One of the precursors to the modern photograph, this process used silver-coated metallic plates.

DAGUERROTYPE, LOUIS DAGUERRE, PHOTOGRAPHER (DUDE)

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

SIR ROBERT PEEL

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

BOBBY

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

PEELER

50 50 5 105 andrewjackson
40 40 10 90 ToLiveIsToFly
40 40 5 85 AnnieCamaro
40 40 5 85 mrkelley
35 35 10 80 earendel
35 35 10 80 ne1410s
35 35 10 80 nelly
35 35 10 80 wintergreen
35 35 05 75 calvinator
30 30 10 70 tanstaafl
30 30 10 70 VAdame
25 25 5 55 jbillygirl
25 25 5 55 seersucker
40 00 5 45 kittyfish
20 20 5 45 etaoin
20 20 5 45 nitrah
35 0 0 35 saucy
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30 0 0 30 minimetoo
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20 0 5 25 tbone
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20 0 0 20 trevormacfee
40 -40 0 0 marley
25 -25 0 0 jarnon

[AnnieCamaro]

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

SIR ROBERT PEEL

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

BOBBY

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

PEELER

Miss Fantine, thank you for the most excellent questions. This is the most points I've every gotten, and I'm excited!

With great respect, however, may I ask you to reconsider my answer to the Bonus bonus? I said "bobby" for the first bonus, and "bobby stick" for the second. Your question asked for "terms," not single words. If you had asked for "a word," and I had given two words, then I wouldn't ask for your reconsideration for one moment. I think "bobby stick" is a term. That's not the same thing as a bobby, and it's not the same thing I would think of as a stick. It is eponymous, though. It has eponymosity all over it. To me, Mr. Sir Robert Peel has three eponymous terms (and I confess I was surprised to learn he was related to those carrot carvers!)

Yes, ma'am, whatever you say is exactly right. I will lay down and stay now, and finish up my rawhide bone.

[fantine33]

QOD: This future prime minister founded the Metropolitan Police Force of London and is responsible for two eponymous terms.

SIR ROBERT PEEL

5 Point Bonus: Name one of those terms

BOBBY

5 Point Bonus Bonus: Name the other (but you knew that, didn’t you?)

PEELER

Miss Fantine, thank you for the most excellent questions. This is the most points I've every gotten, and I'm excited!

With great respect, however, may I ask you to reconsider my answer to the Bonus bonus? I said "bobby" for the first bonus, and "bobby stick" for the second. Your question asked for "terms," not single words. If you had asked for "a word," and I had given two words, then I wouldn't ask for your reconsideration for one moment. I think "bobby stick" is a term. That's not the same thing as a bobby, and it's not the same thing I would think of as a stick. It is eponymous, though. It has eponymosity all over it. To me, Mr. Sir Robert Peel has three eponymous terms (and I confess I was surprised to learn he was related to those carrot carvers!)

Yes, ma'am, whatever you say is exactly right. I will lay down and stay now, and finish up my rawhide bone.

My dear, polite Annie, thank you so much for the compliments. If you are half as smart and insightful as your mom, then I consider that high praise.

However, are you sure that you aren't thinking of a billy stick? The only bobby stick I know of is this plastic pointy thing that can hold yards of hair up on your head.

Since you asked nicely, I did a cursory search and couldn't find that term. The thesaurus gave me billy club, night stick, baton and criminal cudgel (no, it didn't I just made that one up, ha!) and I did see a few mentions of a billy stick in general search results as well.

If you have a mention of that one, please let me know, as I like to learn stuff, too. Although I think that would be eponymous of the eponymous once removed, I'd give you the 5 points anyway because you're cute.

[AnnieCamaro]

My dear, polite Annie, thank you so much for the compliments. If you are half as smart and insightful as your mom, then I consider that high praise.

However, are you sure that you aren't thinking of a billy stick? The only bobby stick I know of is this plastic pointy thing that can hold yards of hair up on your head.

Since you asked nicely, I did a cursory search and couldn't find that term. The thesaurus gave me billy club, night stick, baton and criminal cudgel (no, it didn't I just made that one up, ha!) and I did see a few mentions of a billy stick in general search results as well.

If you have a mention of that one, please let me know, as I like to learn stuff, too. Although I think that would be eponymous of the eponymous once removed, I'd give you the 5 points anyway because you're cute.

Thank you, Miss Fantine. I think I have read the term "bobby stick" in old-timey stories, sort of like I learned "nosy parker." I can't find a story right away that uses it, although I did find this nice photograph of a police officer. The caption says "Policewoman posing with pointed gun and bobby stick - Vintage News Service Photos - circa 1900. " It's here:

http://www.rainfall.com/posters/newsSer ... /94349.htm

There's another picture of the same lady with the same bobby stick, except without her gun. I don't think that hat does anything for her.

http://www.rainfall.com/posters/newsSer ... /94348.htm

I can keep looking for the books with the stories, though.

[AnnieCamaro]

It's ever so British.

Dave and Maureen visited a museum with a display of bobby sticks, and they included a photograph the fifth photo down this page:

http://peters2007photoalbum.blogspot.co ... tland.html

I think Dave is a very nice looking two footer.

I haven't started looking for the stories yet.

[fantine33]

Thank you, Miss Fantine. I think I have read the term "bobby stick" in old-timey stories, sort of like I learned "nosy parker." I can't find a story right away that uses it, although I did find this nice photograph of a police officer. The caption says "Policewoman posing with pointed gun and bobby stick - Vintage News Service Photos - circa 1900. " It's here:

http://www.rainfall.com/posters/newsSer ... /94349.htm

There's another picture of the same lady with the same bobby stick, except without her gun. I don't think that hat does anything for her.

http://www.rainfall.com/posters/newsSer ... /94348.htm

I can keep looking for the books with the stories, though.

Dang, girl, slow down! You've gone above and beyond, just one would have done it. I feel I should give you 10 points for all the research but I guess the five points is only fair to others. I will reflect that in the next standings, as I don't have my spreadsheets with me.

PS "Nosey Parker" was one of the eponymous terms that made the short list before getting cut in the finals. I was afraid that might be a little too esoteric for those who don't go all Blighty and stuff.

[AnnieCamaro]

Thank you very much, Miss Fantine. You are one of my favorite nice people.

Thank you, too, for saying that I'm cute. I haven't heard that so often since Lizbit showed up.

[earendel]

4. The state flower of Louisiana.

MAGNOLIA, PIERRE MAGNOL, BOTANIST (DUDE)

I had no idea that the magnolia was actually named for someone. That's why I love the QoDs - always an opportunity to learn something.

[tlynn78]

Spoiler

1, Bunson BUrner - um, Scientist bunson. Or that guy onthe Muppets

2. Peach Melba - named for Singer Melba Moore, I think

3. Gerrymandering - after Eldrige <?> Gerry

4. nope

5. daguerreotype- frenchman <Louis>Daguerre

QoD

nope

bp

nope

bpagain

nope

t.

[tlynn78]

It took me a while to find this, as it wasn't stickied. I kept looking for it at the top of the page, and stumbled on it looking at older posts.

t.