I can now reveal that Manx Queenie's chosen links were:
FLIGHT DECK
COUNTRY CLUB
OPEN HOUSE
GREENPEACE
First, I would like to welcome a new player - 'straydogs' - We hope to see you again next weekend.
The game got off to a great start with Beejay1124 claiming two hits (FLIGHT DECK & GREENPEACE) in the first minute of play and for that, I declare
***** HOTSHOT OF THE WEEK is BEEJAY1124 *****
A minute later, Lysander matched the third link of OPEN HOUSE whilst in the meantime, Roslyn was in time for a bonus on GREENPEACE
. . . and then it went quiet - lots of guesses, but sadly not the right ones for the majority of players.
We had to wait until 11:35 when Euphemia came along as our second double-hitter claiming the final link of COUNTRY CLUB along with GREENPEACE.
So we see that OwlLady was able to hold on to her lead and so
***** CHAMPION FOR *****
***** SEPTEMBER 2011 *****
***** IS OWLLADY *****
***** CONGRATULATIONS *****
We now come to the important business of appointing the setter for October.
Owllady has already indicated that she is away on holiday and thus excludes herself.
Of the two players in equal 2nd place, one (Beejay) has been setter twice before, most recently in March this year.
The other, Euphemia, has never set the links so I have no hesitation in inviting her to be the setter for October.
Cheers, Gen2 and thanks to both you and Manxiemo.
And I hope you, Gen2, are now back to fighting form after your bout of illness and I hope Manxiemo has an enjoyable stay back in Portugal.
Thank you, everybody, for your eager and valiant efforts this month, knowing nothing about me when I started it, and I knowing even less about you, having only joined six weeks before!
Anyway, I wish every joy to Euphemia - it may seem daunting at first, but you couldn't have a better helper than gen2, believe me.
Thank you, gen2, for guiding me through, and I know you will do the same for Euphemia.
Well let's hope that we can get onto the same wavelength with Euphemia - Cos we sure didn't manage it with Manxiemo. Thanks for the challenge though we just weren't up to it. And thanks Gen....hope you are back on top form after your illness.
Thank you Manxiemo and Gen2, and well done to all scorers. Not a point for me this month - August was clearly an aberration and I'm now back to normal!I wish I could claim that being away last week made the difference, but I have to admit that I looked at the links on Monday and wouldn't have chosen any of them....but I do love the Isle of Man, so I'll forgive Manx Queenie. Onwards and upwards....
Yes, thanks Manxiemo and Gen2. A hopeless month for me, though had I been here for w/e3, the results would surely have been quite different. The ultimate shame was to be beaten by Strix, who tries so hard to avoid scoring any points at all!
Thanks for the welcome Gen2 and didn't I do well???? A whole duck to start!! AND I've only just seen the significance of your avatar! Not an auspicious start is it?
Thanks Manx Queenie and Gen2. Congratulations Owllady, shame that you're not available to be next month's setter, but looking forward to the challenge from Euphemia, and well done to all the point scorers.
At the present time I am busy honing my pencil in readiness for the weekend. Manxiemo will be a hard act to follow but I shall appreciate gen2's help!
A bientôt....