MM and KM Links February 2009 [Week 1]

[crofter]

Welcome to this very first week of our new setter, Queen Dustybun. Her name reminds me of the famous quote from Marie Antoinette to the peasants of Paris: "Let them eat cake". Perhaps she should have ordered "Let them eat dusty buns" and she may have kept her head!

To set up Week [1] of any MM Links Game is always tight on time, but none tighter that this week with Queen Dusty, yet she has taken on her responsibilities with great gusto! As far as we can prepare, all the I's have been dotted and the T's crossed in ensuring all the IT skills are in place. All we can do now is wait to see what happens tomorrow.

[sarumite]

Wouldn't dare Pauline .. especially as I need to keep in your good books!! ;O)

Hi twix ... I can remember my Mother took me to see the film Bambi when I was very young (not too long ago he lied), and I seem to remember there were tears at one point during the film!! (S)

[paulineward]

Yes Sarumite...it's when Bambi's Mum died!!!!
Are you crying yet?? He He!!!

[sarumite]

It's just snowed and snowed and snowed in this neck of the woods .. I'm fed up with clearing the front path as it just piles up again and again and again!! :O(

[sarumite]

If I watched the film again, I dare say there'd be more tears Pauline! ;O)

[twix123]

Hi Pauline,
We had about 6 inches of snow on Monday, which wiped out my days golf, couldn't play today either although most of the snow had gone in my part of Kent. When I went out this evening we had had another 1/2 inch, which has settled, but has stopped for now. A lot of my staff living in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire have had trouble trying to get into North London the last two days, some finding it impossible to get in.

Samurite, likewise I remember my mother taking me to see Bambi when I was young (it must have been a couple of years ago he lies), although it wasn't in 1942 when the film was first released! :-))

[paulineward]

Well when you come here in June, we can put it on ...I'm a real sadist!! :-))

The snow looks lovely, but it can be a nuisance. I just cannot get over how the whole country came to a grinding halt! When we were at school, we all sat in coats if the heating went off....and clothing was drying on school radiators all day! They just let us out early at home time.

We all went skating on the school playground before Assembly...and fun was had by all....no Health and Safety issues!

[paulineward]

Hi twix...sorry I type slowly!

I think the trouble now is that most people don't live locally to there workplace as maybe years ago. So as they have to travel more...it is a bigger problem.

I do think more could walk though....especially to school!

[paulineward]

....and of course I WAS taught at school that should have raed 'their' workplace!!!

[paulineward]

....gawd...even read!!...Only had one glass...honestly! :-))

[sarumite]

You're digging a hole Pauline ... and it's getting deeper!

[sarumite]

You should see the size of Paulines glasses!! ☺

[twix123]

Keyboard dyslexia strikes again...or how large was the glass?

[paulineward]

twix...it's one of those that holds a full bottle....not really!
Although my daughter has one!

[paulineward]

Cheese and Biscuits Sarumite?...I have a lovely plateful in front of me!!!
Mind you..none of your favourite mouldy cheese!! :-))

[twix123]

When I go in a pub and request a beer the question "Pint" is often the response, to which my usual retort of "Unless you have quart glasses" normally results in a blank look! The youngsters today have no idea of proper measurement!!

[sarumite]

Just keep some until June Pauline ... should be mouldy by then!! ;O)

[paulineward]

Twix....don't ask for a gill...you might get more than you bargained for!!! :-))

[paulineward]

I'll leave it in the cellar S!!!

[twix123]

Pauline,
There are so many definitions of gill, but my preferred one is when I'm drinking whiskey, although in Great Britain, drinks always came in 1/6th gill measures, whereas in Ireland both North and South the measure was always 1/4 gill, giving 50% more usually at the same price. Metrication ruined the simplicity of working it out, but at least the Irish have kept to the larger measure!
If you mentioned gills now you would probably end up with something fishy