I Spy

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:26 pm

We have pondered.
We have argued.
We have pontificated.
BC and I have finally agreed on the state of play at this moment in time right now presently.
I have fought hard for some points to be retained on behalf of some of you and BC and I nearly came to blows at one point.
This is how it all is and no appeals. Points accrued incorporate recent I Spys which are separately noted.
In no particular order (it's the taking part that counts..not the winning):

Me 17 points ( I've been too busy awarding rather than getting!!)
Helven 262 points (including 100 for coming back from where she came and the room looking the same. We have also rounded up the 0.00023 points to a whole point. Mathematically that is not allowed but BC liked her smile)
Bo Fisher 10 points
Kieran 180 points
Sohbet 75 points
Byron 1 point (could do better says BC)
Evelyn 100 points
Paula 190 points (including 20 for bonus avalanche and 20 for who is calling)
Lizzytysh 140 points ( including 50 for her special observations regarding cat references and other comments...and 20 as a thankyou for reminding BC of his obligation to provide necessary totals)
Jo 160 points (including 40 for the table mountain and 70 for the promise at dawn. It would have been 90 for the promise but she didn't say what the promise was).
Cia 131 points (including 50 for smudging the air, 40 for dog in heat, 30 for the war and 10 for Jaws)
Wendy 15 points ( including 5 for the silver needle)

We still trust that you have all seen what you have seen..with some poetic licence allowed

A reminder that you can suggest the number of points for a spy and if no objections then they are yours. If objections then...then..then.......who knows what may happen.

Oh, nearly forgot the challenge...........

The challenge ...........
'Suzanne'
Must be a few 'I Spys' in these lyrics.. with some creative thinking

Promotion to High Spyer for the most successful.
(High Spyer is above Mistress or Master!!)

Pete

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:32 am

Well Pete funny you should bring Suzanne up. I am just having tea and oranges (juice) that come all the way from China (cup).

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:57 am

Paula
an instant 30 points for you here

now try walking on the water

Pete

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:21 am

If teenagers count as children, I saw children in the morning this morning. (Wee, small hours of the morning, that is - one of them doesn't get up before mid-day

).

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:35 am

Geez, Pete, if I didn't like you so much, I might have to love you

~ thanks for the delightful, group update

. The comments that accompany participants' sightings are worth their weight in gold

. Don't know the pointage assessment of that, but don't really care

. Yaaay, Helven ~ you go , girl! Talk about a dark horse! No idea what's with these birds around here ~ everywhere but on the wire! I may need to put up some air signs ~ "Wire 3 Branches Ahead" ~ "Rest Wire ~ Last One For Next 20 Miles" ~ I guess deceit ain't gonna get it, either, though is it? May have to scrap that last one.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:18 pm

Walk on water Pete I spend most of my time just treading it

Helven · Post by **Helven** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:26 pm

Oh, Pete and Big Chief, thanks so much for the appreciation of my coming back

! I’m so happy to hear that BC liked my smile

!

Elizabeth, thanks for reminding

!

And last night I saw a drunk in a midnight choir.
Well, some reservations are necessary. It wasn’t just midnight; it was 00:49 a.m. then. It wasn’t a choir also – I think it was a trio or a quartette. And, finally, I didn’t see her – “her” as it was a ladies’ trio/quartette – but only heard since they were our neighbour and her guests who amused themselves last night in the adjacent flat and I wasn’t invited their, unfortunately (i.e. fortunately, in fact

).

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 8:59 pm

Linmag
Quite an excellent observation here. Were they leaning out for love (forever?) or just being there...in the morning....just.

Not quite up to Paula's tea and oranges but 20 points all the same. A bit of leaning would have gained some extra points. You could make them wear just one shoe/slipper to make them lean...but the love in their eyes may not be as loving

Lizzytysh..sorry...Mistress Lizzytysh...
All that love in my direction...BC will be jealous!
Not sure if there are points amongst all that......but wait.. there is love in the song so I think I can give you 10 points. I'm afraid that I do not have no love to give in return so you can't qualify for more points for no love to give ( work it out!!

).

Paula
Stepping into an avalanche and now trying to tread water. You seem quite an active I Spyer!! Just watch where you go

No points here though

Helven
Drunk in a midnight choir?? Did she bump into Suzanne? Was her name Suzanne?? Did she fall in the river? Did she trip over the garbage?
So many questions!!
I can give 5 points for your tentative connection here but only 5.
p.s. Big Chief sends his regards. He talks about you all the time.

Pete

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:23 pm

One of them was leaning over the banisters, Pete, but I think it was the cat she was after, not love

The other one tends to lean on anything available to avoid the effort of maintaining his own equilibrium. I am also pleased to announce that there are no chocolates in the boxes any more - in fact the whole house is now a chocolate-free zone

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:25 pm

I almost forgot! I saw a thumb-tack throw a shadow on the wall. Well, it was on the kitchen notice board actually, but the notice board is on the wall..............

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:11 pm

Linmag
Leaning over the bannister does not qualify for points unless it was a Romeo and Juliet type balcony but I think not... no more points.

20 points for the disappearance of the chocolates

and 100 points!!!! yes, 100 points!!! for the thumbtack shadow on the wall.

Now, coming back to the reference to your husband and broken limb....if you did break his limb he would probably want to leave you. You could actually throw him out....when it's raining.....and he would be history...last year's man actually.
Just a thought.......only just

Pete

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:02 am

It's no good, Pete, it wouldn't work. I could never get him to hold a crayon at the same time

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 8:54 am

Dear Mistreusse ~

I did work it out, and with that double negative, the happy results are that you have Plenty of love to give, at least to yore Mistress

. In what Land do you live? [There are surely, some points hiding about in there

.] Just how greedy is this BC, anyway....he's already got Helven on his mind. And just who else is he hankering for, me or you

?

I'm also happy to report that when I arrived home tonite, and pulled alongside, I found there were bills and junk brochures, but there were certainly no letters in the mailbox

. 25 ambivalent points feels fair.

After I came inside, I recalled my hand-held, bamboo pipe, handcrafted by Allen, a dear, wonderfully magical and gnomelike, now-deceased friend, when 'we all' lived in the Keys. He sold them at Key West's, nightly Sunset Celebration, beneath his teepee-ish, bamboo lean-to. I found it, and with its not having been used for at least 15 years, it's now quite dried with age. Even so, since I'm just staying home [the rest of] tonight, amongst many thoughts, I found myself gazing into its recess, getting lost in that hopeless, little screen. 250 points, please

Goodnite, Mistreusse

~ Mistrey Lizzy

altinkum · Post by **altinkum** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:32 pm

I heard my master call (husband) as I was sick in bed ( very bad cold)
I know it should be your master but does it still count?

Wendy

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:36 pm

Linmag

Big Chief is greatly amused. You have earned a special place in his I Spy book.
But no extra points though.

Lizzytysh
I cannot hide behind my double negatives much more.
I have had to consult with BC on your I spying. We liked your distinction between junk mail and letters and the absence of letters giving you points for the no letters in the mailbox. You have been harsh on yourself.. 25 points is no where near enough. Award yourself 27 points. BC is in a generous mood.
Now.. the hopeless little screen!!!!
There are precious occasions when a gold plated I Spy emerges. Your description is enduring and your request for 250 points seems genuine.
Unless any fellow I Spyer logs a complaint within 24 hours and provides a justifiable reason why 250 points may be too many then the points will be yours.

Wendy
Sorry to hear that you are feeling unwell.
We will not split hairs regarding your or my master but he was supposed to be singing and not calling. If you can claim that he was singing to you then 40 points but otherwise only 2 points for being sick. Hope this news doesn't cause a setback with your recovery.

Pete