The 2008 Grand Anagrammy Awards - 46 votes cast

46 votes

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT TOPICAL PEOPLES NAMES OTHER NAMES
MEDIUM LENGTH LONG SPECIAL RUDE SOFTWARE

GENERAL:

1

  Christopher Sturdy

53  

What is forgetfulness? = Losing where stuff's at.

2

  Rosie Perera

34  

Theological discussions = God, soul, sin, social ethics.

2

  Rick Rothstein

34  

A lesbian romance = I can bear no males.

4

  Adie Pena

28  

An elephant's memory = Phenomenal mastery.

5

  Tony Crafter

24  

Skeletons in the cupboard = Bones unlocked their past.

6

  Andrew Brehaut

19  

A Monday morning = Man in angry mood.

6

  Tony Crafter

19  

I'd do anything! = Had no dignity.

8

  Rosie Perera

15  

Algae bio-fuels = Usable foliage.

9

  Rick Rothstein

14  

A doctoral thesis = It's read at school.

10

  Andrew Brehaut

13  

Macro lens = Closer, man!

11

  Scott Gardner

12  

Northwest African cheetahs = There's one cat which ran fast.

12

  Adie Pena

10  

Yes, most realized later ~ size really does matter!

 

  Total points:

275 

from 46 votes

ENTERTAINMENT:

1

  Rosie Perera

57  

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = All on set think Lucas and Ford enjoyed making this.

2

  Tony Crafter

31  

John Keats 'Ode On A Grecian Urn' ~ hooks reader on an ancient jug!

3

  Scott Gardner

28  

Claude Monet, "Impression, Sunrise" = Painted Seine in summer's colours.

4

  Ellie Dent

27  

Water Lilies ('Nympheas') by Claude-Oscar Monet = I create many atmospheric blues, and yellows.

5

  Tony Crafter

23  

Leonardo Da Vinci's 'The Adoration of the Magi' = A Visitation. Three men on a road. A child of God.

6

  Scott Gardner

22  

The Bourne Supremacy = Our spy became hunter.

7

  Andrew Brehaut

21  

The Venus de Milo sculpture from Ancient Greece = Item's got centre place in French Musee du Louvre.

8

  Ellie Dent

19  

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa = A vision, and a smile... and color.

9

  Adie Pena

13  

Venus and sister Serena = An assured tennis serve!

10

  Adie Pena

10  

"Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In" = Listen! "Hair" has unique tunes.

11

  Tony Crafter

9  

The music of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel = Campus folk guitar and fluent harmonies.

12

  Andrew Brehaut

7  

William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" = Will's theme is "Sea keeps them apart!"

 

  Total points:

267 

from 45 votes

TOPICAL:

1

  Ellie Dent

70  

A crisis on Wall Street ~ will start a recession.

2

  Christopher Sturdy

29  

The Democrats and Republicans in America = Obama and McCain rule this President race.

2

  Ellie Dent

29  

The Mars Landing = Damn earthlings!

4

  Andrew Brehaut

27  

US presidential campaigns = Pleasing stupid Americans.

5

  Rick Rothstein

24  

Nailed to the Cross = Leads one to Christ.

6

  Scott Gardner

20  

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" = GOP guy picks Palin, but it is a political stunt.

7

  Adie Pena

15  

Fidel Castro retires = Dictator's isle freer?

8

  Scott Gardner

14  

American Independence Day = Many earned a needed picnic.

9

  Andrew Brehaut

12  

Charlton Heston is dead = The old actor ends in ash.

10

  David Bourke

11  

Britney Spears loses the custody of her two children = Total psycho-witch, she surrenders boys to Federline.

11

  Scott Gardner

10  

Women's all-around gymnastics competition = Nastia won gold in a Summer Olympic contest.

12

  Ed Pegg Jr

5  

Financial rut = Final curtain.

 

  Total points:

266 

from 45 votes

PEOPLES NAMES:

1

  Meyran Kraus

59  

George Bush = "Bugger! Shoe!"

2

  Tony Crafter

36  

The former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada = Murder and death personified in a mad giant.

3

  Adrian Hickford

33  

US President-elect Barack Obama = Democrats take Republican base.

4

  Andrew Brehaut

26  

The Democrat Senator Barack Hussein Obama = A rare, honest American asked to combat Bush.

5

  Meyran Kraus

21  

Lead singer Kurt D. Cobain = Rocker died in a gun blast.

6

  Adie Pena

18  

The actor Daniel Day-Lewis: ~ "Ideally, I wanted the Oscar!"

7

  Scott Gardner

17  

The Italian navigator Christopher Columbus = I launch big ships, travel out to North America.

7

  Neil Ramsay

17  

Rebecca Adlington = Gold can be certain.

9

  Ellie Dent

16  

Monsieur Claude Oscar Monet = Sunrise... and colour came to me!

10

  Christopher Sturdy

11  

Bruce Palin = Republican.

11

  Adie Pena

10  

L'artiste Degas = Listed as Great.

12

  Scott Gardner

3  

Michael Fred Phelps of the USA = He'll match pure speed of a fish!

 

  Total points:

267 

from 45 votes

OTHER NAMES:

1

  Andrew Brehaut

43  

France's Arc de Triomphe = Charmed centre of Paris.

2

  Dharam Khalsa

41  

eBay auction = I can beat you.

3

  Rosie Perera

35  

Yosemite National Park = Area many like to stop in.

4

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

25  

Gambino Family = Lying Mafia mob.

5

  Dharam Khalsa

23  

US Election Day = You and I select.

6

  Scott Gardner

18  

Palace of Westminster, London = Scene of old town's Parliament.

7

  Rosie Perera

16  

The National Candida Society = A client had a yeast condition.

8

  Adrian Hickford

15  

The Flat Earth Society = Cite that false theory.

9

  David Bourke

14  

Newcastle University = Lectures invite yawns

9

  View

14  

The United States Government = Don't trust these negative men.

11

  Adie Pena

13  

The Acropolis = Hero's capitol.

11

  Scott Gardner

13  

The Playstation Three = Parents? They loathe it!

13

  Rosie Perera

6  

Microsoft touch-screen Windows = I'd force consumers to switch now.

 

  Total points:

276 

from 46 votes

MEDIUM LENGTH:

1

  Tony Crafter

31  

RULES FOR A LIFE THAT'S FULL OF HARMONY Live sim... = FULL RULES THAT FAMED ROMEOS KEEP Live for toda...

2

  Andrew Brehaut

28  

Rodgers and Hammerstein hit musical "The Sound of Music" = Fond Miss teaches smug Austrian children to hum "Do Re Mi".

2

  Tony Crafter

28  

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of t... = 'A Tale of Two Cities' - This commences with th...

4

  Tony Crafter

27  

(Grumpy patron): "Waitress! Is this coffee or te... = (Trim young waitress): "It's tea, then. Our cof...

5

  Dharam Khalsa

19  

Blonde to the supermarket manager on the telepho... = "Just a minute," the man remarked to the blonde...

5

  Neil Ramsay

19  

bush (noun): A single low plant with many branch... = Bush (person): A snooty, lethal, incoherent, in...

7

  David Bourke

15  

The Republicans' American presidential candidates = McCain and Palin unite - a predictable sheer disaster!

8

  David Bourke

12  

The National Society of Allied and Independent F... = One-and-only deal: Collect dead one, stuff it i...

9

  Tony Crafter

11  

How come that we choose from just two people to ... = The women's seductive cup-ratios are more impor...

10

  Larry Brash

9  

NOTE: This forum is heavily moderated. Spam and ... = "Spam! Spam! Spam!" is the word. It's all deriv...

11

  Meyran Kraus

7  

The Democrat Senator Barack H. Obama versus the ... = So the American voters must hand a Bush job to ...

 

  Total points:

206 

from 35 votes

LONG:

1

  Tony Crafter

51  

Three Texan surgeons were arguing about who had ... = An 80-year-old Texan rancher gashed his hand o...

2

  Tony Crafter

43  

A man and his wife are woken at 3 a.m. by a loud... = The duty-sergeant answered the police station'...

3

  Tony Crafter

39  

Read this question, come up with your answer and... = Answer: She was hoping that the man would appe...

4

  Don Rogers

37  

An atheist was walking through the woods. "What ... = Then a very bright light shone on the man, and...

 

  Total points:

170 

from 29 votes

SPECIAL:

1

  Andrew Brehaut

39  

The Lady of Shalott by Lord Tennyson

2

  Rosie Perera

22  

The Gashlycrumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey

3

  Meyran Kraus

21  

A Soldier

4

  Adie Pena

20  

Phrase Shaper

5

  Tony Crafter

19  

SHOWER PROTOCOL

6

  Adie Pena

15  

A Very Visual Puzzle

7

  Adie Pena

12  

Anagram Crossword Puzzle

8

  Tony Crafter

10  

AMERICA by Simon and Garfunkel

9

  Adie Pena

4  

Here are the rules from the male side. THESE ARE OUR RULES!

10

  Adie Pena

3  

Anagrammed Ten-Letter Word Square

11

  Tony Crafter

2  

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT by Frank Sinatra

 

  Total points:

167 

from 29 votes

RUDE:

1

  Christopher Sturdy

32  

A lack of preparation = A fool.. a prick.. a parent.

2

  Tony Crafter

27  

Reusable condom = Doubles romance!

3

  Rick Rothstein

21  

The human reproductive system = Her cunt... it's due to have my sperm.

3

  Rick Rothstein

21  

Delightful breasts = Thus, bra gets filled.

5

  Adie Pena

20  

Hairy testicles = Real itchy sites.

6

  Neil Ramsay

15  

I want her tits ~ in a wet t-shirt.

7

  Rick Rothstein

13  

The Vagina Monologues = Gave to musing on a hole.

8

  Andrew Brehaut

11  

Childhood sweetheart = We did her at the school.

9

  Adie Pena

10  

A sexual intercourse = Excretions are usual!

9

  Adie Pena

10  

She's a virgin at forty = It's her frosty vagina!

11

  David Bourke

9  

An erect phallus = A prelate's lunch.

12

  Rick Rothstein

6  

She was a great lay = A real sweaty shag.

 

  Total points:

195 

from 33 votes

SOFTWARE:

1

  Mike Keith

59  

Anagram Artist 3.05

2

  William Tunstall-Pedoe

41  

Anagram Genius Version 9

3

  Andrew Trevorrow

4  

Anagrams 2.4 (Macintosh)

4

  Onno Zweers

3  

FART (Free Anagram Research Tool) 5.1

4

  Jason Rampe

3  

Anagram Generator

6

  Evans A Criswell

1  

Wordplay 7.22

 

  Total points:

111 

from 23 votes

Overall Part 1

1

  Christopher Sturdy

27  

What is forgetfulness? = Losing where stuff's at.

2

  Ellie Dent

27  

A crisis on Wall Street ~ will start a recession.

3

  Meyran Kraus

17  

George Bush = "Bugger! Shoe!"

4

  Dharam Khalsa

12  

eBay auction = I can beat you.

5

  Rick Rothstein

11  

A lesbian romance = I can bear no males.

6

  Tony Crafter

11  

I'd do anything! = Had no dignity.

7

  Ellie Dent

10  

The Mars Landing = Damn earthlings!

8

  Rosie Perera

9  

Theological discussions = God, soul, sin, social ethics.

9

  Rick Rothstein

9  

Nailed to the Cross = Leads one to Christ.

10

  Andrew Brehaut

9  

France's Arc de Triomphe = Charmed centre of Paris.

11

  View

7  

The United States Government = Don't trust these negative men.

12

  Adrian Hickford

6  

US President-elect Barack Obama = Democrats take Republican base.

13

  Christopher Sturdy

5  

The Democrats and Republicans in America = Obama and McCain rule this President race.

14

  Tony Crafter

5  

Skeletons in the cupboard = Bones unlocked their past.

15

  Andrew Brehaut

4  

US presidential campaigns = Pleasing stupid Americans.

16

  Andrew Brehaut

4  

The Democrat Senator Barack Hussein Obama = A rare, honest American asked to combat Bush.

17

  Tony Crafter

4  

The former Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada = Murder and death personified in a mad giant.

18

  Neil Ramsay

4  

Rebecca Adlington = Gold can be certain.

19

  Meyran Kraus

3  

Lead singer Kurt D. Cobain = Rocker died in a gun blast.

20

  Adie Pena

3  

An elephant's memory = Phenomenal mastery.

21

  Rosie Perera

3  

Yosemite National Park = Area many like to stop in.

22

  Rosie Perera

3  

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull = All on set think Lucas and Ford enjoyed making this.

23

  Mike Mesterton-Gibbons

3  

Gambino Family = Lying Mafia mob.

24

  Christopher Sturdy

2  

Bruce Palin = Republican.

25

  Rosie Perera

2  

Microsoft touch-screen Windows = I'd force consumers to switch now.

26

  Scott Gardner

2  

The Bourne Supremacy = Our spy became hunter.

27

  Rosie Perera

2  

The National Candida Society = A client had a yeast condition.

28

  Scott Gardner

2  

Claude Monet, "Impression, Sunrise" = Painted Seine in summer's colours.

29

  Scott Gardner

2  

"You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" = GOP guy picks Palin, but it is a political stunt.

30

  Scott Gardner

2  

Women's all-around gymnastics competition = Nastia won gold in a Summer Olympic contest.

31

  Adie Pena

2  

L'artiste Degas = Listed as Great.

32

  Rick Rothstein

2  

A doctoral thesis = It's read at school.

33

  David Bourke

1  

Newcastle University = Lectures invite yawns

34

  Rosie Perera

1  

Algae bio-fuels = Usable foliage.

35

  Tony Crafter

1  

John Keats 'Ode On A Grecian Urn' ~ hooks reader on an ancient jug!

36

  Dharam Khalsa

1  

US Election Day = You and I select.

37

  Andrew Brehaut

1  

Macro lens = Closer, man!

38

  Adie Pena

1  

The Acropolis = Hero's capitol.

39

  Scott Gardner

1  

The Playstation Three = Parents? They loathe it!

 

  Total points:

221 

from 37 votes

Overall Part 2

1

  Andrew Brehaut

32  

The Lady of Shalott by Lord Tennyson

2

  Meyran Kraus

13  

A Soldier

3

  Tony Crafter

13  

A man and his wife are woken at 3 a.m. by a loud... = The duty-sergeant answered the police station'...

4

  Adie Pena

9  

Anagram Crossword Puzzle

5

  Tony Crafter

9  

SHOWER PROTOCOL

6

  Tony Crafter

9  

Read this question, come up with your answer and... = Answer: She was hoping that the man would appe...

7

  Adie Pena

9  

Phrase Shaper

8

  Adie Pena

8  

A Very Visual Puzzle

9

  Rosie Perera

8  

The Gashlycrumb Tinies, by Edward Gorey

10

  Tony Crafter

6  

(Grumpy patron): "Waitress! Is this coffee or te... = (Trim young waitress): "It's tea, then. Our cof...

11

  Tony Crafter

6  

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of t... = 'A Tale of Two Cities' - This commences with th...

12

  Tony Crafter

5  

RULES FOR A LIFE THAT'S FULL OF HARMONY Live sim... = FULL RULES THAT FAMED ROMEOS KEEP Live for toda...

13

  David Bourke

5  

The Republicans' American presidential candidates = McCain and Palin unite - a predictable sheer disaster!

14

  Tony Crafter

4  

Three Texan surgeons were arguing about who had ... = An 80-year-old Texan rancher gashed his hand o...

15

  Andrew Brehaut

3  

Rodgers and Hammerstein hit musical "The Sound of Music" = Fond Miss teaches smug Austrian children to hum "Do Re Mi".

16

  Don Rogers

3  

An atheist was walking through the woods. "What ... = Then a very bright light shone on the man, and...

17

  Tony Crafter

3  

AMERICA by Simon and Garfunkel

18

  Adie Pena

3  

Here are the rules from the male side. THESE ARE OUR RULES!

19

  Adie Pena

3  

Anagrammed Ten-Letter Word Square

20

  Larry Brash

2  

NOTE: This forum is heavily moderated. Spam and ... = "Spam! Spam! Spam!" is the word. It's all deriv...

21

  Meyran Kraus

1  

The Democrat Senator Barack H. Obama versus the ... = So the American voters must hand a Bush job to ...

22

  Neil Ramsay

1  

bush (noun): A single low plant with many branch... = Bush (person): A snooty, lethal, incoherent, in...

 

  Total points:

155 

from 27 votes


High Standings

Name

1st

2nd

3rd

Andrew Brehaut

3

1

0

Christopher Sturdy

3

1

0

Tony Crafter

2

5

2

Rosie Perera

1

2

1

Ellie Dent

1

2

0

Meyran Kraus

1

1

2

Mike Keith

1

0

0

Rick Rothstein

0

1

2

Dharam Khalsa

0

1

0

William Tunstall-Pedoe

0

1

0

Adrian Hickford

0

0

1

Andrew Trevorrow

0

0

1

Scott Gardner

0

0

1


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