Anagrammy Placings by Ellie Dent in 2009
All the highly-placed anagrams by Ellie Dent from the 2009 Anagrammy Awards.
ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE CATEGORY, January 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
'When icicles hang by the wall,
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail ...'
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When feeling hot on Brazil's soil,
When I look back, I miss the chills.
A happy charm'ed land, England,
Thatch'ed home... and some winter bills.
ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY, March 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Claude Monet's 'Impression: Sunrise' =
Seems nature, unspoiled, is crimson.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, March 2009:
1st - Ellie Dent with:
Shares tumble =
True shambles.
GENERAL CATEGORY, April 2009:
eq3rd - Ellie Dent with:
The anti-wrinkle creams =
Miracle... renew that skin!
ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE CATEGORY, May 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and you're ok.
Money it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team.
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Money, money, money,
Must be funny, in
A rich mans world.* Great,
As thickhead MPs
Cheat or grab, just *take*
A salary today,
That is bad. I have to go
To work all day to get
A fair wage... Ah, how mad.
*Abba
SPECIAL CATEGORY, May 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Where the Sidewalk Ends
LONG CATEGORY, June 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
Detective Sherlock Holmes, and Dr Watson went on a camping trip.
After a good meal and a couple of bottles of wine, they lay down for the night, and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful companion awake. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson deliberated carefully then replied, "I see millions and millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" Holmes asked.
Watson pondered for a minute.
"Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. ~
Astronomically, that tells me there is a big new and wondrous body of unfathomed, and unsurpassed planets.
Horologically, I deduce it is now half-past seven.
Theologically, I do think that God's all powerful, and that we who are men fated, when we're small, weak and dependent.
Finally then, meteorologically, if I'm not mistaken, I'd speculate the outlook for tomorrow, a week ahead even, is pleasant."
After a short silence, Holmes spoke:
"Watson, you idiot. Some bastard's stolen our tent."
ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORY, July 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece, 'Sunflowers' =
Such intense pigment: canvas glows forever.
LONG CATEGORY, July 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
WHAT WOMEN REALLY WANT?
1. Cover her eyes and lead her to a lovely surprise.
2. Whisk her away somewhere exciting for the weekend.
3. Write a song or poem about her.
4. Tell her that she is the most wonderful woman that you have ever met.
5. Run her a relaxing bath after she has had a bad day at work.
6. Send her a romantic text or email or leave a loving note around the house.
7. Wake her up with breakfast in bed.
8. Offer her a coat when she is cold.
9. Send her flowers or chocolates at work.
10. Make her a compilation of her favourite music.
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1. HE'D BUY the wife... lingerie: handwash knickers, or a sexy nightgown.
2. Extra headache remedies.
3. A rotary lawnmower to cut the lawn.
4. A female shaver to remove the mature facial whiskers.
5. A worthy book on diet, and a workout.
6. HE'D GIVE HER... the rhubarb to make a pie.
7. Beeswax to polish that rather heavy walnut furniture.
8. A yellow leather three-piece suite with loose-covers.
9. A rare wooden clothes-horse, and non-shrink overalls for women.
10. A matched set of tools, and even a cute hammer for herself, from a hardware shop.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, August 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
The American Senator Teddy Kennedy =
Meant a dynasty ended there, I reckon.
LONG CATEGORY, August 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
THE CAT AND THE KING (An Old Fable)
A cat was looking at a king, as is permitted by the proverb.
"Well," said the monarch, observing the cat's inspection
of his royal person, "how do you like me?"
"I can imagine a king," said the cat, "whom I should
like better."
"For example?"
"The King of the Mice."
The sovereign was so pleased with the wit of her
reply that he gave the cat permission to scratch his
Prime Minister's eyes out.
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WOMEN LIKE CATS
Spike is horrified to see a panicky woman is perched
on a ledge of a burning apartment block, a moggie in
her arms.
The girl kisses her cat, and moves to throw it down to
him below.
Spike keeps a wary eye on it, watching it hurtle
through the air, rashly leaping five, possibly six
feet, to catch it.
To cheers, he does a little dance, lifts the cat high
above him... and smashes it on to the pavement.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, September 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Tiny dinosaur fossil is unearthed =
Identifies oldish Tyrannosaurus.
ANAGRAMMY CHALLENGE CATEGORY, September 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night." - Hal Borland =
In a word, why human souls must avoid melancholy; value the 'here and now.' Though leaves might wither, fall and die, new dreams do abound.
GENERAL CATEGORY, October 2009:
Eq2nd - Ellie Dent with:
The late lamented =
All meet at the end.
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORY, October 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
WATSON: "Holmes, I have a stomach ache. What do you think the problem is?"
HOLMES: "Alimentary, my dear Watson."
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WATSON: "Ah, a postman. He may use the smart back door."
HOLMES: "Oh, which, yellow? Admit I have... it's a lemon entry."
LONG CATEGORY, October 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that talented creator of the world-famous and very popular, hook-nosed Victorian detective, Sherlock Holmes, was not averse to relating tales about himself in which he could often be the laughing-stock.
Here is just one of those stories.
As he relates it, he was waiting patiently at a taxi-stand outside the railway station in the capital city of France, Paris.
When a taxi pulled up, he put his suitcase in it and got in himself.
He was about to tell the taxi-driver where precisely he wanted to go, when the driver asked him, "Where can I take you now, Mr. Doyle?"
The astonished Doyle asked the taxi-driver if he knew him by sight. The cab driver said, "No no, Sir, really, I have never, ever, seen you before."
Doyle asked him what made him think that he was actually Conan Doyle.
The driver replied:
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"The newspaper today had alluded to your vacation in Marseilles. This taxi-stand is where all those who visit, and come from there, always wait.
Added to which, the deeper tone of the skin leads me to believe that you have been on vacation.
While that small black ink-spot I see on your right-hand index finger, suggests that you are perhaps a writer.
Whilst your apparel is a bit like the English, with tweeds, even a cloak with matching deerstalker hat... unlike the French kind.
When I've reviewed all these pieces of information, facts, I deduce that you are indeed Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."
Doyle said, "By Jove, that is hellish clever. Bravo! What next! I see you are a counter-part to my fictional Sherlock Holmes."
"There is one other thing" added the taxi-driver.
"What is that?"
"Your name is on the front of your suitcase."
PEOPLES NAMES CATEGORY, November 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
Shakespeare, the English Bard =
Readable phrases: he's the king!
OTHER NAMES CATEGORY, November 2009:
2nd - Ellie Dent with:
Night of Halloween =
Heathen following?
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORY, November 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
A smartly dressed man walks into a bar holding an alligator. He goes up to the bartender saying, "Do you serve lawyers here?" =
The bartender says, "Yes sir, sure we do, sir."
"Oh, good man. So get us a long drink then, a tap beer... and my alligator'll have a lawyer.
TOPICAL CATEGORY, December 2009:
3rd - Ellie Dent with:
Dickens: 'A Christmas Carol' =
Saccharin... like most cards.
MEDIUM LENGTH CATEGORY, December 2009:
1st - Ellie Dent with:
One foggy evening, the celebrated Victorian Author, Charles Dickens walks into this city bar and orders a Martini. =
The bartender, Abel, a funny character, remarks: "Ah, good evening! I can get this: an icy cold drink. So, is it olive or twist?"
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