MM Links Solutions May 2007 [Week 4]

[crofter]

This fourth and final week of the reign of Baron Burgess was when you lot finally got the measure of the man! I can now reveal that the chosen Link Words of burgess are:

LAMBETH Walk
Hill BILLY
Boot CAMP
Mud LARK(S)

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[crofter]

Quite a variety of words chosen as links, which I thought would be difficult to predict. NOT SO! Following a slightly delayed launch at 09.01, ALL FOUR links were spotted by 09.03 (a world record?). Bonus points were flying like flies around shtuff that flies fly round!

How did Grenmus do? Pipped at the post, I�m afraid ~ like so many in the past. Several ABers drew level on points, but none could match the massive haul of FIVE points that came to Grenmus last week. In the case of a tie, the �Big Hitter� would get the nod! [Rule 3.2; subsection (b)]. So who was it that romped home! Read on!

First blood went tobridgenut for BOOT CAMP followed briskly by Christiana, freebie 2, JMR27, Aquagility & FoxLee, all of whom earn bonus points for the same BOOT CAMP! There�s more! Christiana also struck gold (or pearl) strutting in to strains of the LAMBETH WALK! She was only the first of a string of �double hitters� earning FOUR points each.

In short time, came JMR27 with HILL BILLY; and Aquagility with his MUD LARK. All these were on top of their BOOT CAMPS (predicted within two minutes of bridgenut). Unfortunately, FoxLee fell a little outside this time interval and qualified for only THREE of these four points!

MORE TO FOLLOW

[crofter]

In fact, there were two TRIPLE hitters in wickedtongue & gen2. For many it was �too little too late� although JMR27 & wickedtongue were able to draw level with Grenmus! Not so for gen2 who had been building up a running total of FOUR points and now has SEVEN POINTS!!

I therefore declare gen2 as the MM Links Champion for May 2007 and setter of the Links for June 2007!
*** Congratulations ***
*** Banners Flying ***
*** Trumpets Sounding ***

MORE YET

[crofter]

Final League Table for May 2007

SEVEN POINTS: gen2
FIVE POINTS: Grenmus, JMR27 & wickedtongue
FOUR POINTS: Aquagility, Chiefpanda, Christiana, cliffyg & Dinkypuzzled
THREE POINTS: Jules001 & sarumite

In accordance with tradition, next week will be the first week of the reign of our new champion gen2 who should now contact me by e-mail at the following address: <[email protected]> and we can start to prepare for a fresh game.

My sincere thanks go to the �Benevolent� Baron Burgess for such an entertaining month. There�s even more to come during next month and beyond! We�ve now had FOUR superb setters, all of whom began petrified and ended up enthralled.

Until next week, this is crofter signing off for another month.


LONG LIVE THE SPIRIT OF THE MM LINKERS!! :o)

[Jules001]

well done to Gen2 and all other high scorers. Look forward to June and many thanks to Burgess for a great month! and Crofter for keeping the scores on the doors!

[burgess3334]

may thanks to all who took park and the encouraging comments, all I would like to add to GEN2, comes for Jonsie in Dad's Army. "Dont Panic" Congratulations and the best of luck with next month's settings

[bridgenut]

Well done Gen2 . Thanks for an interesting choice of words this month . Look forward to next weeks .

[Alibobs]

WEll done Gen2 and thanks as always to Crofter.

Bye bye Burgess and thanks

[jan1956]

well done gen2, many thanks burgess and crofter although I did not trouble your abacus too much, zero this week again
will try harder next week,
jan

[Aquagility]

Congratulatios to gen2 on a great and exciting win. And thanks to Burgess (appropriately AB) and to crofter for all their efforts this month. well done!

[burgess3334]

you can see from my spelling on the earlier message,that the water is strong in Yorkshire. Thanks Crofter for all your help.

[crofter]

My pleasure, Alan!

[Ont-ice]

Congratulations to Gen2. (I think he's away for the weekend so may not be aware that he is Top Gun).
As usual the Ont-ices failed miserably and are still in the running for the boobie prize.
Thanks Alan for some tough ones. You did good :-)
To Crofter, we tip our hats once again.
Well done to everyone who managed to score at all - Alan gave us too many choices and of course a few of us picked the wrong ones. C'est la vie!

[rogerr]

Thanks Burgess for some great links this month--although I think I scored zero for the whole month!!! I thought I was on your wavelength with fork handles ( a couple of weeks ago) and Burgesss hill (this week)---I have now learned not to second guess the setters.
Good luck to gen_2 on your reign--one day, I will be back!
;O) B

[Ont-ice]

Postscript. Just Googled Mudlarks and Lambeth Walk.
We learn a little very day.
O-ice

[cliffyg]

thanks Burgess
i look forward to more fun with gen2
june must see the arrival of serve and volley
game set and match to crofter

[JMR27]

well done gen2 and thanks to Burgess for some entertaining words. As always, thanks to crofter for all the hard work.

[FoxLee]

Crofter - I don't understand your final league table this month. I got 3 points this weekend but didn't get onto the league table plus 2 last week for matchmaker. I'm apparently the trainee lawyer, I can't be the accountant as well!!

[sarumite]

Thanks for an entertaining month Burgess, and as usual so excellently policed from the Croft. Well done gen2 .. we're ready to do battle with you, so bring it on !! (S)

[JoolsTwo]

Oh well Zero again for both Jim & Jools :-(

Maybe I will be able to do better with Gen2.

Thanks Burgess for the links during May. And well done to all the scorers.

Heres to next week. :-)

[crofter]

So sorry FoxLee ~ you're quite right 2 + 3 = 5 points

I'm trying to fit AB around too many other things and my writing is not what it used to be!

On the plus side, I am about to apply for early retirement so that full-time employment will not distract me from the imprortant things in life! :o)