Anagrammy Placings by Richard Grantham in 2004
All the highly-placed anagrams by Richard Grantham from the 2004 Anagrammy Awards.
ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY, January 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
A minuet =
I'm a tune.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, January 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
Resolutions =
Onerous list.
SPECIAL CATEGORY, January 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
A simultaneous anagram and approximate translation of J'allais par des chemins perfides by Paul Verlaine.
AWARDSMASTER'S CHALLENGE CATEGORY, January 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
New Year's Resolution =
Only we aren't serious!
RUDE CATEGORY, February 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
A Penthouse centrefold =
Perfect hot nude on sale.
PEOPLE'S NAMES CATEGORY, February 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
Prime Minister Tony Blair =
I misreport interminably.
OTHER NAMES CATEGORY, February 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity =
Able to fit entire on T-shirt very easily.
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORY, February 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
"On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" =
Confirm that Genesis One's a cretinous pile of baloney.
SPECIAL CATEGORY, February 2004:
eq.1st - Richard Grantham with:
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet =
Rainbow to relieve direly long deluge gone.
[This anagram has a twist: each word has been carefully selected so that it can
be made up entirely of letters from different colours, e.g. there is no word that has both
(B & U) or (Y & W), which would require two letters from
'blue' and 'yellow' respectively. This, rather satisfyingly, applies to the word 'rainbow' itself:
Red
orAnge
Indigo
greeN
Blue
viOlet
yelloW
With the result that the entire anagram can be presented as a cascading, twisted rainbow:]
SPECIAL CATEGORY, March 2004:
eq.1st - Richard Grantham with:
[A quintuply-true anagram. The following two sets of element abbreviations are "equal" in several different ways - no prizes for guessing the first:]
H Li B Al Si P S Ar Ti Cr Mn Cu Ga Br Rb Zr Mo Tc Cd In Sn Te Ba La Ce Nd Eu Er Tm Yb Hf Ta Re Os Au Hg Pb Po Rn Pa Np Cm Bk Cf Md Rf Sg Hs Ds
=
He Be C F Ne Na Cl Ca Sc Co Ni Zn Ge As Kr Sr Nb Ru Rh Pd Ag Sb I Cs Pr Pm Sm Gd Tb Dy Ho Ir Pt Tl Bi At Fr Ra Ac U Pu Am Es Fm No Lr Db Bh Mt
[The second is also fairly well-worn territory by now: atomic numbers on each side add up to the same number.]
H1 + Li3 + B5 + Al13 + Si14 + P15 + S16 + Ar18 + Ti22 + Cr24 + Mn25 + Cu29 + Ga31 + Br35 + Rb37 + Zr40 + Mo42 + Tc43 + Cd48 + In49 + Sn50 + Te52 + Ba56 + La57 + Ce58 + Nd60 + Eu63 + Er68 + Tm69 + Yb70 + Hf72 + Ta73 + Re75 + Os76 + Au79 + Hg80 + Pb82 + Po84 + Rn86 + Pa91 + Np93 + Cm96 + Bk97 + Cf98 + Md101 + Rf104 + Sg106 + Hs108 + Ds110
=
He2 + Be4 + C6 + F9 + Ne10 + Na11 + Cl17 + Ca20 + Sc21 + Co27 + Ni28 + Zn30 + Ge32 + As33 + Kr36 + Sr38 + Nb41 + Ru44 + Rh45 + Pd46 + Ag47 + Sb51 + I53 + Cs55 + Pr59 + Pm61 + Sm62 + Gd64 + Tb65 + Dy66 + Ho67 + Ir77 + Pt78 + Tl81 + Bi83 + At85 + Fr87 + Ra88 + Ac89 + U92 + Pu94 + Am95 + Es99 + Fm100 + No102 + Lr103 + Db105 + Bh107 + Mt109
1 + 3 + 5 + 13 + 14 + 15 + 16 + 18 + 22 + 24 + 25 + 29 + 31 + 35 + 37 + 40 + 42 + 43 + 48 + 49 + 50 + 52 + 56 + 57 + 58 + 60 + 63 + 68 + 69 + 70 + 72 + 73 + 75 + 76 + 79 + 80 + 82 + 84 + 86 + 91 + 93 + 96 + 97 + 98 + 101 + 104 + 106 + 108 + 110
=
2 + 4 + 6 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 17 + 20 + 21 + 27 + 28 + 30 + 32 + 33 + 36 + 38 + 41 + 44 + 45 + 46 + 47 + 51 + 53 + 55 + 59 + 61 + 62 + 64 + 65 + 66 + 67 + 77 + 78 + 81 + 83 + 85 + 87 + 88 + 89 + 92 + 94 + 95 + 99 + 100 + 102 + 103 + 105 + 107 + 109
[= 2824]
[Thirdly, the digits of the above atomic numbers are also an anagram.]
1 3 5 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 8 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 9 3 1 3 5 3 7 4 0 4 2 4 3 4 8 4 9 5 0 5 2 5 6 5 7 5 8 6 0 6 3 6 8 6 9 7 0 7 2 7 3 7 5 7 6 7 9 8 0 8 2 8 4 8 6 9 1 9 3 9 6 9 7 9 8 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 6 1 0 8 1 1 0
=
2 4 6 9 1 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 2 1 2 7 2 8 3 0 3 2 3 3 3 6 3 8 4 1 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 5 1 5 3 5 5 5 9 6 1 6 2 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 1 8 3 8 5 8 7 8 8 8 9 9 2 9 4 9 5 9 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 5 1 0 7 1 0 9
[This is the largest possible set of element abbreviations that can possess the above properties, incidentally: 12 elements had to be dropped in order to make the total of every letter and digit an even number (thus able to be divided into two groups with identical letter and digit counts). Another set of the same size exists; I chose this one because it contains both the smallest (H) and largest officially named (Ds) elements.]
[Fourthly, it is possible to select an known isotope of each element such that the isotope numbers again add up. (Without going into too much detail, both for those who already know all this and for those whose heads are starting to spin, isotopes are different forms of an element - for instance, stable carbon-12 and radioactive carbon-14.) Each element with naturally-occurring isotopes is represented by its most common isotope (e.g. hydrogen-1 makes up 99.985% of hydrogen atoms), with one exception (99Ru instead of 102Ru); all other elements are represented by a known radioactive isotope, not necessarily the most common or stable.
The equivalence of both the atomic number sum and the isotope sum means that each group of isotopes below contains the same number of protons (2824) and the same number of neutrons (4078).]
1H + 7Li + 11B + 27Al + 32Si + 31P + 32S + 40Ar + 48Ti + 52Cr + 55Mn + 63Cu + 69Ga + 79Br + 85Rb + 90Zr + 95Tc + 98Mo + 114Cd + 113In + 120Sn + 126Te + 138Ba + 139La + 140Ce + 142Nd + 153Eu + 166Er + 169Tm + 174Yb + 180Hf + 181Ta + 185Re + 192Os + 197Au + 202Hg + 208Pb + 209Po + 215Rn + 231Pa + 234Np + 244Cm + 249Bk + 255Cf + 255Md + 255Rf + 265Sg + 264Hs + 272Ds
=
4He + 9Be + 12C + 19F + 20Ne + 23Na + 35Cl + 40Ca + 45Sc + 59Co + 58Ni + 64Zn + 74Ge + 75As + 84Kr + 88Sr + 93Nb + 99Ru + 103Rh + 106Pd + 107Ag + 121Sb + 127I + 133Cs + 141Pr + 151Pm + 152Sm + 158Gd + 159Tb + 164Dy + 165Ho + 193Ir + 195Pt + 205Tl + 209Bi + 211At + 211Fr + 227Ra + 228Ac + 238U + 246Pu + 243Am + 249Es + 251Fm + 256No + 258Lr + 263Db + 260Bh + 271Mt
1 + 7 + 11 + 27 + 32 + 31 + 32 + 40 + 48 + 52 + 55 + 63 + 69 + 79 + 85 + 90 + 95 + 98 + 114 + 113 + 120 + 126 + 138 + 139 + 140 + 142 + 153 + 166 + 169 + 174 + 180 + 181 + 185 + 192 + 197 + 202 + 208 + 209 + 215 + 231 + 234 + 244 + 249 + 255 + 255 + 255 + 265 + 264 + 272
=
4 + 9 + 12 + 19 + 20 + 23 + 35 + 40 + 45 + 59 + 58 + 64 + 74 + 75 + 84 + 88 + 93 + 99 + 103 + 106 + 107 + 121 + 127 + 133 + 141 + 151 + 152 + 158 + 159 + 164 + 165 + 193 + 195 + 205 + 209 + 211 + 211 + 227 + 228 + 238 + 246 + 243 + 249 + 251 + 256 + 258 + 263 + 260 + 271
[= 6902]
[Fifthly, the isotope sum is also a digit anagram. (This is why a two-digit isotope of Ru needed to be chosen in place of a three-digit one - otherwise there would have been an odd number of digits.)]
1 7 1 1 2 7 3 2 3 1 3 2 4 0 4 8 5 2 5 5 6 3 6 9 7 9 8 5 9 0 9 5 9 8 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 2 6 1 3 8 1 3 9 1 4 0 1 4 2 1 5 3 1 6 6 1 6 9 1 7 4 1 8 0 1 8 1 1 8 5 1 9 2 1 9 7 2 0 2 2 0 8 2 0 9 2 1 5 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 4 9 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 6 5 2 6 4 2 7 2
=
4 9 1 2 1 9 2 0 2 3 3 5 4 0 4 5 5 9 5 8 6 4 7 4 7 5 8 4 8 8 9 3 9 9 1 0 3 1 0 6 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 2 7 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 5 2 1 5 8 1 5 9 1 6 4 1 6 5 1 9 3 1 9 5 2 0 5 2 0 9 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 7 2 2 8 2 3 8 2 4 6 2 4 3 2 4 9 2 5 1 2 5 6 2 5 8 2 6 3 2 6 0 2 7 1
OTHER NAMES CATEGORY, May 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
A McDonald's restaurant =
Standard U.S. carton meal.
SPECIAL CATEGORY, May 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
Elegy for a Bachelor Uncle
AWARDSMASTER'S CHALLENGE CATEGORY, June 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
President Ronald Wilson Reagan =
Indeed, I no longer plan "Star Wars".
SPECIAL CATEGORY, June 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
An anagram crossword puzzle
OTHER NAMES CATEGORY, July 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
Master of Arts =
So smart after.
SPECIAL CATEGORY, July 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
Australia
AWARDSMASTER'S CHALLENGE CATEGORY, August 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
The Games of the Twenty-eighth Olympiad =
Go play with the mighty then defeat some!
LONG CATEGORY, August 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with: [Two true stories from my life]
My girlfriend, in addition to being (among many other things) svelte, attractive, shrewd and thoroughly accomplished musically, has a formidable wit and she isn't afraid to use it.
One night she was playfully attempting to write some words on her stomach with a biro, but the ballpoint of the pen didn't quite work because the microscopic bump of fat surrounding her navel gave way just enough.
"Honey, look at me," she howled desolately. "I'm too fat for words!"
=
However, don't let it be said that I'm not up to the challenge of matching her wit...
On the first floor of the local shopping mall we once found a naked mannequin in a frock store window, and discovered to our surprise that he was labelled just above his bottom with a small copyright warning.
"They've copyrighted its bum!!" my inamorata giggled. "So... what do they do if your bum's identical to his?"
"Presumably, darling," I answered at this moment, "they sue your ass off."
SPECIAL CATEGORY, September 2004:
3rd - Richard Grantham with:
the pet goat
GENERAL CATEGORY, October 2004:
eq.2nd - Richard Grantham with:
"The best thing since sliced bread" =
Bad cliche needs better insights.
AWARDSMASTER'S CHALLENGE CATEGORY, October 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
I expect Dubya has won: a new term is more than likely.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, November 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
The Coalition of the Willing =
While, in fact, looting the oil.
SPECIAL CATEGORY, November 2004:
2nd - Richard Grantham with:
The sonnet in Shakespeare's series that had the misfortune to be number 69.
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORY, December 2004:
1st - Richard Grantham with:
If it squirms, it's biology
If it stinks, it's chemistry
If it doesn't work, it's physics
And if you can't understand it, it's mathematics.
=
If it's wordy, it's English
If it's knotty, it's economics
If it squeaks, it's music
And if it's run by the Antichrist, dammit, it's sport day.
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