MM & KM Links February 2008 [Week 1]

[gen2]

This being the first weekend of the month, we have a new setter for the MM Links game and welcome King Fordward to the throne. He nearly backed out after winning the January game but was finally persuaded to set the links for you. Although his work means that he cannot always be available to post at the specified time, his introduction and chosen words will be posted by myself at the usual time.

King Fordward is also out this evening so is unlikely to visit the shrubbery tonight. However, the shrubbery is open for the rest of you to scheme strategies, ponder possibilities and muse on the mechanisms of the male mind. Strix, ulysses100 and particularly Magyar managed rare glimpses into the mind of Pauline last month, but who will be able to fathom the mind of King Fordward? Will there be any clues in his preamble? Will you be able to spot them if there are? Will a virtual alcoholic haze help you to get on his wavelength? Only time will tell.

As usual, the bonus points will be there for the taking as you nurse your hangovers out of the shrubbery at 9:00 am tomorrow and remember that King Fordward's thread will be opened by gen2 at about 8.45 in the morning. The MM Link Game should then be officially launched when the four words to be linked are posted at 9.00am. Then it is up to yourselves.

The international version of this same game is called KM Links and kicks off at the unearthly hour of about 06.30am! Look out for seekeerz from Oz who provides the entertainment, refreshments and rule of law when dealing with that parallel game. In this case, the choice of words and their links are out of our control. They are the grey words chosen by Kate Mepham in her Crosswords in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday and Monday!

Have Fun.

[sarumite]

Right .. I've managed to get back, no not been watching channel 4 Jan, although I did have the rugby on sky in the background.

There was a lady needing my assistance to get to bed, so no time to watch the whole match!!

Strix, I am in Salisbury (not Winchester gen2!), and know the Haunch of Venison well!! See you there shortly?? (S)

[evsajo]

I am going to try a new way of guessing the links tomorrow, I am going to put down all the words that I think Fordward has chosen instead of the first thing that comes into my head.
I think this was Sarumite's cunning plan but I am going to do it first!!!

[gen2]

But, 7 years on which side of it evsajo?

[paulineward]

Kay...Wondered when you'd see it!!

The men are gathering!!...oh dear! Give them the remote control Ladies...that'll keep them amused! :-))

If fordward read my mind and Magyar got a full house the first week...that means I should be tuned in to the men also!!

[sarumite]

Kay .. I'm still working on my cunning plan, but it might not be ready on time as this one is something else!!!!!!!

[gen2]

Sorry sarumite I must be mis-remembering things - Is that what you call a 'Senior Moment'? Then I must be gettin them early ;-)

[sarumite]

No problem gen2 .. but don't admit to any weaknesses in front of the laydeees! ☺☺(S)

[paulineward]

I was just going to say gen2!!....mis-remembering!!!...huh...plain forgetting...old age creeping in friend! :-))

[Strix]

Sarumite, I live at a sort of apex (if there is such a thing on a map) of an un-equilateral triangle to the north of Winchester and Salisbury. I was in Salisbury last market day.

Now my deep deep hope is that fordward is not going to be proposing, to humour the vociferous majority of the Shrubbery, any kind of girly link words associated with pancakes or fasting or St Valentine.

However I have always loved the Ogden Nash quote "I'm no saint and I have my doubts about Valentine too"

[Alibobs]

Evening all, just got in, been out for a very nice Thai meal with Mr Bobs, we nearly didn't go because it was so cold out but we had a lovely time. I had to finish most of the wine as Mr Bobs is on taxi duty later, it was tough but I managed!

BTW Mazie, i agree with you, always start the day with a bit of warpaint,I couldn't possibly do the links naked!

[evsajo]

Gen2 I thought you were a gentleman. Do you really need to ask???????

[JoolsTwo]

Hi all - Just in from the pub. Jan I shop in Sainsbury's. I used to shop in Tesco's but there fruit and veg went down hill and for the most part I I prefer Sainsbury.

[JoolsTwo]

That should read 'their' fruit and veg not there.

[paulineward]

Hi Alibobs..I am on taxi duty later also!!

Strix...'girlie' links!!!...I'll bet you will eat a pancake though if Mrs Strix does one for you...and I bet you really do some grovelling and get her a super Valentine's card!!...I bet you're just a great big softie at heart!!

[paulineward]

Sainsbury's are definitely the best for fresh food...until the men cultivate our shrubbery!!

[sarumite]

There seems to be a distinct lack of intoxicants in the shrubbery tonight ... and I mean the liquid stuff, not the laydees!!!! :O)

[Alibobs]

I want to know what girly links are associated with pancakes! As long as it's not

WOMAN

SLAVE

HOT

STOVE

I don't mind!

[paulineward]

Alibobs...they are

Egg

Head

Crack

Over

[JoolsTwo]

Heres some to be going on with Sarumite - Just save me the Cointreau.


http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~bam04/images/whis ky.jpg

http://www.monnik-dranken.nl/downloads/flessen /cointreau.jpg

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[x-ray]

That's more like it JimJules, quite a selection you have there