Peter, an A+ takes you to the top of the class. ( The variety of apple is a Cox's Orange Pippin )

Thank you Steve - as a woman, mature in body although perhaps not always in mind, I appreciate the compliment. :fsbgrin: :fswink: I could leave it at that but I feel honour bound ( as a warning to others :fsbgrin: :fswink: ) to confess. Due to my hurried and slapdash typing and failure to check my m...

Wolfmiester wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:39 am

I've seen you on the beach and I've seen you on TV"

One of the band was at my school ..

" Please Sir, please Sir, " says spotty girl at the back of the class. " I know this. "

Rio

Lesley, Many Happy and Healthy Returns of The Day.💐🍾🎁🎂 It’s 13.32 here and ( I think ) about 23.32 in Brisbane, so I hope that despite the lateness of the hour, you are still enjoying your birthday celebrations with family and friends. Well done for putting in an excellent CTC time, that’s a grand s...

With the start of two thousand and twenty … there are plenty … of Free Spirits who have reached either their first or next Million Metres For The Season. Dwayne Adams - =D> ^O^ x 7,000,000 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸 Morten Haugseng - =D> ^O^ x 3,000,000 💸💸💸 Joi Bear - =D> ^O^ x 2,000,000 💸💸💐 Paul Kinlin - =D> ^O^ x 1,...

To those of you who have landed exactly on your million, I have awarded some extra spends. To those of you who didn't ... and to prove that I'm no Scrooge, I have given you stockings to hang up on your virtual mantelpieces. :fsbgrin: :fswink: In case you haven’t read it … Colin Brinkman … to his cre...

Thank you Ian. :) Up 13 places on the Meterboard … has given Brian Doucet … a well deserved award … of 1,000,000 Metres for The Season. Brian - =D> ^O^ x 1,000,000 💸 Great going and added congratulations for not being that far off 21,000,000 Lifetime Metres. That’s a grand total. =D> ^O^ 8) 👍 For Di...

Peter_S wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:48 pm

Jill, I would want a doctor with a better sense of direction.

To begin with Peter, I thought that but apparently vocal cord paresis can be a complication of open heart surgery.

Peter_S wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:48 pm

"Fear is the lock"

My little grey cells are letting me down at the moment.

Well done Peter, I was hoping that my clue would tickle some brain cells. :) I don’t think I have heard Lindsey Buckingham’s voice on solos, although I did read ( Wikipedia ) that in February, he had to undergo emergency open heart surgery. Unfortunately, due to the procedure, his vocal chords were ...

First line of first verse:

Loving you isn't the right thing to do

Thank you Paul. Although I recognised the lyric straight away, it took me ages to remember the group.

Let’s see how this one goes.

If I could
Baby I'd give you my world

Plummy, I cannot see your spreadsheet; google are asking for my email address or telephone number, which I do not wish to give.

Also Colin Brinkman and Jianjing are both in need of a star. Apologies if you have already brought their totals up to date.

Paul Victory wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:15 pm

What goes up must come down

Paul, more gentle, mental gymnastics for me, which is good because according to the papers, " old age now starts at seventy ". And that's official.

Spinning Wheel?

He’s still rowing up a storm … which of course … is quite the norm … for Dwayne, as he reaches Six Million Metres for The Season. Dwayne - =D> ^O^ x 6,000,000 💸💸💸💸💸💸 Here is Paolo Cecchini … who as you see … is a young man … who can … row so well that he has soon reached his Second Million Metres fo...

Thank you Jill, you bring a smile to everyone's face with your season meters banter Thank you Lesley :) - there are many other contributors ( yourself included ) to the various forums here, who often bring a smile to my face with their funny, witty posts. At the moment, I’m having a reread ( again ...

Paul Victory wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:52 pm

I like your thinking Jill, but the word angel does not appear in the song title.

Paul, does the word angel appear somewhere in the song lyrics?

Peter_S wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:47 pm

Pretty devilish, Paul.

Paul Victory wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 08, 2019 10:08 am

Quite the opposite, in fact!

Paul, does the song title include the word angel?

Thanks for recognising the effort! Free spirits are a supportive group of people and all with the rowing bug! My pleasure Attila. :) It is good to know that being a member of Free Spirits has provided you with the support and enthusiasm to enjoy rowing again. Years passed, my vizslas are hunting no...

Jon Esau … from Gardner ... in ’ Kan - sass ‘ … has rowed … and rowed … to amass … One Million Metres for The Season. Jon - 1,000,000 x =D> ^O^ 💸 Wishing you another strong, steady and consistent performance … all the way to your next million. 8) =D> 👍 :) Another ginormous thank you, my fellow Free ...

I didn’t need my crystal ball 🔮 … at all … in order to predict that young Mr Brinkman would rapidly reach Four Million Metres for The Season. Colin - 4,000,000 x =D> ^O^ 💸💸💸💸 Out of the forty one days that have passed since your last million, you have rowed forty. That’s an outstanding example of en...

Spot on Peter.

Over to you.

Thank you Paul.

I'm not usually a fan of country music - this is a rare exception.

I hear you singin' in the wire
I can hear you through the whine

Rowed … another fast 3,280,840 feet … which makes Dwayne … so hard to beat … as he reaches Five Million Metres for The Season. Dwayne - 5,000,000 x =D> ^O^ 💸💸💸💸💸 Splendid effort - I think you will need to buy a larger money box. 8) =D> ^O^ 💪 After a speedy 1,093,613 yards … it was clearly on the car...

Paul, since reading this thread yesterday, my brain has been telling me, " You know this, you know this ...? " and I have been telling my brain, " I know that you know that I know this. " Apparently ... so thank you for the timely clue.

Honky Tonk Woman

He's still away with the leading boats … so ... what’s Guy's secret … :-k Mmmm … is it ‘ Scot’s Porridge Oats ‘ :fsbgrin: :fswink: … that have powered him along, in order to reach Three Million Metres for the season. Guy - 3,000,000 x =D> ^O^ 💸💸💸 Many well deserved plaudits, Guy, for yet another sup...