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MM Link Solutions 2007 January
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For the last week of my personal selections, my chosen LINKS are as follows:
Short CIRCUIT
STAND(ING) Tall
Narrow ESCAPE
BroadCAST
As usual, the competition was launched promptly at 9.00 to be met with the equally traditional cascade of entries. The very first "HIT" was registered at 9.04, when ulysses100 predicted correctly "Narrow ESCAPE". Only seconds later came rogerr "STANDING Tall" and picking up the second bonus point for picking off the second Link Word.
Six minutes and five entries later, in came a live wire to "SHORT CIRCUIT" the process. This was "a real wind up" (anag) who is better known as paulineward (Dame of the OAB). "Short Circuit" fell and Dame Pauline became two points richer.
The last link word held out for almost an hour when (at 9.58) newcomer Littleowl chanced her arm with BROADCAST and picked up the last of the bonus points. Each of those named above will score two points for spotting a link word and being the first to do so.
Only one person was able to score two points by spotting two links without their carrying bonus points. That "person" was our Canadian friends, Ont-ice.
This was a difficult round with many options to choose from and (for one reason or another) I would like to name all four as "Stars of the ROUND". Before I deal with other matters, let me explain that I compile my list one week in advance. I then have one last look on Thursday for second thoughts. During this session last week, I decided to remove at that time the words NORFOLK Broad (too parochial) and Short SHRIFT (too obscure).
Special mention (but no extra points) goes out to ChrisHewat who first predicted SHRIFT and also to Gravi82mud who had the courage to follow his lead!
All in all a challenging round with low scores, but lots of fun!
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Short CIRCUIT
STAND(ING) Tall
Narrow ESCAPE
BroadCAST
As usual, the competition was launched promptly at 9.00 to be met with the equally traditional cascade of entries. The very first "HIT" was registered at 9.04, when ulysses100 predicted correctly "Narrow ESCAPE". Only seconds later came rogerr "STANDING Tall" and picking up the second bonus point for picking off the second Link Word.
Six minutes and five entries later, in came a live wire to "SHORT CIRCUIT" the process. This was "a real wind up" (anag) who is better known as paulineward (Dame of the OAB). "Short Circuit" fell and Dame Pauline became two points richer.
The last link word held out for almost an hour when (at 9.58) newcomer Littleowl chanced her arm with BROADCAST and picked up the last of the bonus points. Each of those named above will score two points for spotting a link word and being the first to do so.
Only one person was able to score two points by spotting two links without their carrying bonus points. That "person" was our Canadian friends, Ont-ice.
This was a difficult round with many options to choose from and (for one reason or another) I would like to name all four as "Stars of the ROUND". Before I deal with other matters, let me explain that I compile my list one week in advance. I then have one last look on Thursday for second thoughts. During this session last week, I decided to remove at that time the words NORFOLK Broad (too parochial) and Short SHRIFT (too obscure).
Special mention (but no extra points) goes out to ChrisHewat who first predicted SHRIFT and also to Gravi82mud who had the courage to follow his lead!
All in all a challenging round with low scores, but lots of fun!
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Now that we have completed the four games for the month of January, we can start to see how things have panned out!
Well, inspite of coming up with some great predictions (including the discarded Norfolk Broad(s)) JimJools, the leaders at the last round, were unable to add to their total of 6 points. I predict that they will appear as Monthly Winners in the not too distant future.
Next was rogerr (Barbara) with 5 points. She was able to pick up another 2 points (first with STAND Tall) to bring her monthly total to 7 points. This means she is the temporary leader.
She can only be overtaken by Ont-ice with 4 points at the beginning of the round. With Ont-ice's 2 points here, their total will go up to 6 points for the month of January.
I therefore declare the January winner is QUEEN (that's higher than a DAME) BARBARA
*** CONGRATULATIONS ***
*****CHEERS HEARD ACROSS THE LAND ******
Next week will be the first of four across February and will be based on Royal Link Words issued from the palace itself!
Hear ye! The royal command is sent far and wide for all worthies to gather on the jousting fields of AB-land to do battle! This Tournay to take place on the sixth rising of the sun from this day hence!
PS I've just had a phone call from DAME "REAL WIND UP" singing some song from the musical "South Pacific"!
There is nothing like a what? You'll have to sing louder - It's a terrible line!
Well, inspite of coming up with some great predictions (including the discarded Norfolk Broad(s)) JimJools, the leaders at the last round, were unable to add to their total of 6 points. I predict that they will appear as Monthly Winners in the not too distant future.
Next was rogerr (Barbara) with 5 points. She was able to pick up another 2 points (first with STAND Tall) to bring her monthly total to 7 points. This means she is the temporary leader.
She can only be overtaken by Ont-ice with 4 points at the beginning of the round. With Ont-ice's 2 points here, their total will go up to 6 points for the month of January.
I therefore declare the January winner is QUEEN (that's higher than a DAME) BARBARA
*** CONGRATULATIONS ***
*****CHEERS HEARD ACROSS THE LAND ******
Next week will be the first of four across February and will be based on Royal Link Words issued from the palace itself!
Hear ye! The royal command is sent far and wide for all worthies to gather on the jousting fields of AB-land to do battle! This Tournay to take place on the sixth rising of the sun from this day hence!
PS I've just had a phone call from DAME "REAL WIND UP" singing some song from the musical "South Pacific"!
There is nothing like a what? You'll have to sing louder - It's a terrible line!
Congratulations Barbara!... with tongue in cheek!
Is this 'a real wind up?'- Did I really score this time?
Well..don't know if I'm pleased or not! Have a reputation to maintain with my fellow Dames. Hope they don't think I'm above them now!!!
Many thanks for your efforts Crofter...and your amusing analysis!
Is this 'a real wind up?'- Did I really score this time?
Well..don't know if I'm pleased or not! Have a reputation to maintain with my fellow Dames. Hope they don't think I'm above them now!!!
Many thanks for your efforts Crofter...and your amusing analysis!
Well done crofter .. thanks for yet another excellent report and details of scores achieved, thereby providing final positions in our MM premiership league.
With both a queen and a dame mentioned in despatches it looks as if the ladies have taken over .. but I suppose we have always known that anyway??
Congratulations rogerr (Barbara) for finishing ahead of the pack .... we now look forward to locking horns with you in the February battle.
(S) ;o)
With both a queen and a dame mentioned in despatches it looks as if the ladies have taken over .. but I suppose we have always known that anyway??
Congratulations rogerr (Barbara) for finishing ahead of the pack .... we now look forward to locking horns with you in the February battle.
(S) ;o)
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