THE GOOD SHIP GoY

Happy new year TT :o) xx

I hope you don't mind if I do this tomorrow. I'm looking after Beryl. She has flue and I've brought her up here so that I can keep an eye on her.

Hello Hywel...
I was wondering how Beryl got on at the doctors.
Please send my good wishes to her for a happy and healthy new year. :o) xxx

Happy new year TT and all my pals on here, lets hope we get a lovely summer 2011!

Happy 2011 to you and yours, Grandmage ...
yes, looking forward to some warm, sunny weather. :o)))

Thank you X
She's hopeless. She has antibiotics, and I had to search for a chemist that stocked them
:o( She feels very miserable, and I hope she feels better tomorrow.

I'll send you a p.m. xxx

happy new year Terratoonie - hope the taxi to my garden wasn't too much money :D - My brain is as bright as the weather at the moment - will have a crack at it though :):) x

Good luck, Paul... enjoy ...
watch out for frogs ;o) x

Well done TT . . . impressive! I think I've got 16 (out of 30!), don't think there's much hope of more. Best of luck to everyone else . . . x

great quiz Terra im having a go and have 19 up to now but at a stand still lol:o)
hywel hope beryl is soon better x

Thanks x

your welcome hywel x

27 so far ... remaining 3 are so hard to find! Off to make a coffee ... caffeine needed ... lol!

Sanbaz has found two acceptable names which aren't on my list, but that's okay... as long as you end up with 30 full names, you'll get a star... :o)

shirley you are doing better than me at 23 so far, lol, baz made my coffee haha

San, I'm sitting way back from the screen! How big is this font ... lol! Michael gone to bed now ... nothing I care to watch on TV so I'm thankful to Tt for this quiz to keep me busy! Just about to PM my 30 ... might just have made one up though . . . .

Oooh... exciting :o)

lol shirley, im stuck and cant think anymore haha, brain hurts and i have 26, clever you getting 30 :o)

A few of the Shirley's 30 were not allowed ..
... but, as with you, Sandra, she found some acceptable names I didn't realise were there.. LOL... :o(

Maybe let's try again tomorrow...
... everyone's eyes are tired ! Lol.

Oh, not so clever after all ... lol! Will try again . . .

I have 20 so far - hoping for a fresh brain tomorrow. Hope Beryl gets better soon Hywel.
Thanks for amusing us again Terratoonie - you were very quick making another one for us to play with.

So do I Beattie. Thank you. Happy new year :o)

Anyone who finds half or more of the answers is doing very well ... so over 15 is very good :o)

Hi, Hywel! Hope Beryl will be better tomorrow with your help and patience...Send her our best New Year Wishes! :) xxxx

Hello again, TT! This quiz will be more (as you said), more and even more difficult (as I think)...Are there any Stars for somebody winning? :)

Hello Uma...
Three stars for 30 or more ...
Two stars for 20 or more ...
One star for 10 or more ... :o)

this is very tricky TT but thanks for making it ~ ive printed it off and will try very hard.
happy new year!

Hi Sticki ... Happy New Year ....
... good luck with this ! Lol.

thanks TT ~ ive only found 8!!!

As old Mr Grace might have said ;o)
"You're all doing very well " !!! Lol.

Please note Beattie now has three stars at the top of this blog, for thirty names found !!! Well done :o)))

Up to now I have managed to find 24 even though Ollie made it more difficult as he sat on my working out sheet, his feet where filthy he must have found all the muckiest puddles and had a good old plodge! enjoying the puzzle Terratoonie.

LOL ! Beattie, well-done! :)

Hi Mavis ... Well done so far ...
seems to me like Ollie is trying to help !

I guess Uma will now be blaming cats too. ;o)
Uma ... do you have pawprints on your papers ? Lol.

am rubish at quies but will take a look again lol picked up a few .... but brain in non funtion to day lol have a p.j day watching films on the box ... happy new year every one ;o)))

thats fantastic beattie ~ i dont know how you have done that ~ ive only got 15

Yes, TT, just want to write "That's my cat who doesn't allow me thinking printing etc." LOL
Hope not to have pawprints on my laptop screen! That will be a catastrophe! LOL

Hi terratoonie ive found 22 so far, cant look anymore lol! taken quite a while on it, ps enjoyed it though thanks x

ive got 19 so far ~ i think ~ its much harder cos you dont know what you are looking for!!

Exactly Sticki! So Shirley's 30 is very impressive. This is certainly keeping us all out of mischief . . . I'm only up to 20, and two of them are "not sures" :o)) Clever stuff, TT, and I look forward to seeing the answers. Enjoyed trying, but now I think I need a game of Freecell - I can manage that.

it is very clever ~ and im so impressed with 30!!
freecell might be easier but i dont know how to play it!!!

Sheila ... I think I got up to 26 ... no stars for me yet!
Shirleypoppy has 2 stars though . . . . .

he he he... sorry ... Shirleypoppy LOL.
I'll alter that...
I've been chatting on the phone... may take me a while to catch up with all your messages and comments... ;o)

when do you do the answers TT?

Happy New Year Cristina...
Even if you get 10, send them through with a pm because that will earn you one star... lol.

Hi Daylily .
Well done on finding 22.... if you want to send them in a pm, I'll let you know how you are getting on...that could be two stars already ! :o)

and, by the way, Daylily.... have you seen my previous wordseach blog the "Silly Story" .. you might find "yourself" in there.... lol.... take a look, you'll see what I mean. ;o)

I'm off to look at p.m's now, but if I haven't answered your comment or message after a while, please remind me here... I don't want to miss out anyone !

...Mavis c52 now has 2 stars near the top of the blog...
... well done !
I'm catching up.... slowly !!! :o)

Stickitoffee now has 2 stars.... well done...

and I've had a good set of answers just come in from Pansypotter... currently under scrutiny ;o)

..that's the answers under scrutiny ...
not Pansypotter ... Lol.

Congrats. to Daylily ... !!!

... currently on a score of 22 names, so now has two stars near the top of this blog :o)

Thanks for your kind comments Sheila... :o)

Sticki... I won't key in a full list of answers for a while, because new entries are coming in all the time ...

... and there may be some members who are away for Christmas who might like a try when they get home....

... so they can make use of all that spare time they won't have....LOL. ;o)

*Cheesy grin* :-)

that would be a double [cornish] cheese would it beattie?

with a halo on the top? Well done, Beattie!

() :-) thats beattie's halo!

I think I'll have some Cornish Blue please! It's just been crowned World Champion at the 2010 World Cheese Awards. It would be interesting to try some.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/big-cheese/article-2977916-detail/article.html

Wow! Thank you Sticki - I haven't had one of those ever before! Where do I wear it? :-)-()=
That's more lifelike, after Christmas....

I'm taking a break from GoY to rest my eyes...
back on later when I can see better... Lol.

P.S.
a nice piece of Wensleydale cheese would help.. ;o)

Happy New Year Terra, i`ve sent a pm, still searching for five more.
We have gremlins on the web again today,so couldn`t submit earlier,lol.....

I've only got twelve:-( Don't think i'll send them in lol :-)

Hi Bornagain... yes, please send them in...
10 answers earn you a star ! :o)

Thanks, Lincslass...
I'm working my way through the messages... nearly reached yours :o)

Two stars near the top of this blog for Uma... well done :o)))

Lincslass ... congratulations ...

... you've earned two stars near the top of this blog, and I know you're still searching for more names to try to reach the magic 30 ! :o)))

Congratulations to Sanbaz who now has three stars near the top of this blog :o))) x

woohoo thankyou so much Terra, great brain exercise lol x

lol...I've had lots of brain exercise today by checking all the lists of answers on the private messages... Lol.x

... very interesting to see the extra names which members put on their lists .. names I hadn't realised were there ... hidden in the wordsearch ... :o)))

Thank you, TT! :) Well done, Sandra!

Latest news...
Sheilabub has found some more answers ...
... now promoted to two stars on this blog list ... !!!
... Well done :o)))

More good news ...
Uma now has three stars !!!

well done :o)))

Well done, Sheila, such perseverance ... lol! : o ))

i bet it has been hard work Terra and well done for giving us such fun ;o) x
thanx uma and well done you to x

Thanks, Sandra...
Members are still sending extra names they've found...
...we are up to a possible 43 names now !!!

... That includes some names who joined GoY a long time ago and haven't contributed to GoY for some years..lol.

i must say there is alot of members we dont see now and havent for some time, sad really, but always some nice new members joining our community ;o)

... agree :o)))

I've had great fun doing this, TT, but I think I will stop at 30 (even if some are inventions of my own!).

At least the first of the 30 names wasn't difficult to "guess", at least for me! LOL! ;-D

Before I even saw the caption on the photo I thought that it was mine!

Well done, TT! It must take you a very long time to make up these quizzes for our enjoyment! So, thanks once again! :-))

Have a happy New Year 2011.

Happy New Year to you, Balcony...
thanks for letting me include your lovely photo :o) x

Another three star winner ...
... Well done to Gee19 :o))) !!!

~congrats. to Neellan ...

a two star winner, even when she was very sleepy !!! :o)

Wow... winners coming in fast this morning ! :o)

well done to Pansypotter...
3 stars near the top of this blog... :o))

there are some very clever and observant people on GoY! only wish i was one of them.

Sticki ... you've done very well considering some of the other members joined GoY a couple of years before you, so they are more familiar with the member names... :o)

If I find time to make another puzzle before the springtime, I promise it will be an easier one ! Lol.

Though this one is keeping lots of us amused for days and days.... ;-)
Thank you for making it TT.

stop press...;o)

Shirley tulip now on three stars.. :o))
well done !!!

here here beattie!

Thanks Beattie and Sticki...

Various GoY members, while solving this puzzle, have now found an extra FIFTEEN members which I didn't realise are in my wordsearch.. !!!

so that is 30 plus 15 ..

45 names in all... Lol.

im waiting till OH goes back to work then i will look for some more ~ or make them up!!!!!

Yes, please have another search...
and when you do, please send me a complete updated list...

because your previous list is now about 43 messages back on my home page...lol.

There have been one or two really amusing suggestions for possible GoY names in the wordsearch ...

... and, once again, it was Hywel who came up with the name which made me giggle the most...;o) lol.

well done hywel ~ that deserves a prize!

I was laughing so much, my dogs thought there was something wrong with me ... ;o)

cant wait to find out what it was!

Lol.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ...
Beattie has achieved the almost impossible !

She now has 43 names, so gets four stars !!!

wow Beattie!!
how do you do it?

How does she do it ?
Now has 45 :o)))

Looking through the list of members is how I found quite a few. It seems to be based on recent activity, so the order changes all the time. To find it click on "Members" on the left of the green row of navigation buttons, then look under the box on the right called "Newest Members", click on "Browse all our members" and you get a list.

Sieving the text is how I found the obscure ones - I look for runs of three or more letters that can be pronounced and paste them into the "search" box on GoY. Some come up as members. You do need to get the whole name correct, so putting in "bal" for instance, won't find "balcony". It's taken quite a few sessions to build the whole list.
And I've got a long list of possible names for new members.

What am I going to do now? I've finished the puzzle that's been keeping me amused for days, and it's started raining - and I don't fancy Cornish hedge (dry stone wall to you) building in the rain. :-(
The answer? SOUP!!

What to do now ?

...... maybe try my three puzzle blogs from December 2009 ??? ;o) Lol...

My goodness ... this is an amazing quiz ... I'm all done with it now that I have 3 stars ... many thanks Tt for compiling it ... hours of exercise for the brain!

*** Three cheers for Tt ... hip, hip, hooray ... hip, hip, hooray ... hip, hip, hooray! ***

Thank you so much ... :o))) Lol..

*joins in with Shirley* Hooray!

Three cheers to Terra from me too, Hip-hip hip-hip hip-hip HOORAY. a Big Thanks for keeping all our brain cells working, going to try your first one now;0

Oh heck , now I`m going to search yet again, lol. Have to admit its providing me with continuous enjoyment...
Haven`t tried Beattie`s way but it sounds very good so thanks for the tip.......

I'm so pleased the quiz has been well-received ...
... thank you :o)

More good news ...

Hywel has earned his three stars, even though his VERY FUNNY answer was not allowed ..lol.

There are three puzzle blogs on my Dec.09 archive if anyone gets snowed in... ;o)

I'm glad all my wrong answers give you a laugh TT :D lol

Thanks for the stars xxx

Is there a time limit on this TT, I am well and truly stuck now and I'm back at work tomorrow so no chance.

No time limit, Bob, on any of my puzzles ...

... not on these, nor on the three I devised in Dec. 2009 ... entries still welcome for any of these... by private message. :o)

... if you wish to send an incomplete list, I'll give you a few extra clues ... others have had the odd extra clue to get their total up to 30 ... so it isn't cheating..lol.

think im better at doing soup than puzzles!
thanks beattie for you indepth help
TT im going to nominate you for being better than a nintendo DS ~ for challenging the brain!

so now we have a GoY alternative to the nintendo!!

Lol... Alphabet soup ? ;o)

When I've recovered from checking this blog's quiz answers, I'll start devising a gardening crossword... but I'll wait a while ...:o)

how did you know TT?

I found these letters in the soup.... ;o)

B A S H ... O U T ... A P P L E

Beattie has 46 names now :o) Lol.

And I do confess, I practically had to be led by the hand to the last one, and have it pointed out with a stick! Derr! Thanks for the hints for the last couple TT :-D
I'm grateful for the assistance in cracking it. (Must have been the bribery with apple crumble and custard....)

I'm easily bribed ;o)

Another winner !!!
Three stars, well earned by Lincslass....

.... she also managed to find a GoY member name which nobody else had spotted... not noticed by me, nor by Beattie.. !!!

so now there are 47 GoY names in the wordsearch !

*cheers for Lincslass!* :-)

Yes ... well done Lincslass.... !!!

My Gardening Crossword puzzle blog is currently under construction ...

... it will appear some time soon, to complete my trio of winter puzzle blogs, before we all start thinking about springtime and gardening again !

the sun is out!!! it feels like spring today! oh yes and the builders are back ~ its a good day!

Thanks Terra, lol..still looking.
I must admit my garden looks a tip now the snow has gone, I never had chance to clear what was left of the flowers and its very wet at the moment, I`d do too much damage trying to clear them so I`m doing my best to ignore what I can`t reach from the path, mind you the boys didn`t help things attacking the Pampas again. New Years Resolution for Brynner and Morgan " Leave the shrubs and pampas alone".
Xmas gone roll on spring,lol..

my garden looks distinctly dirty ~ mud, still a bit of snow, ice dead leaves etc etc.

Hi Sticki... yes, sun is trying to shine today :o)

Lincslass ... maybe Brynner and Morgan should look at GoYpedia Design Ideas ...

... or perhaps I should add their garden designs for shrubs and pampas to that page ;o) Lol.

The builders are working on a Bank Holiday Sticki?! Crumbs!

they are very good and one of them is on a diet so he wouldnt even have any of my christmas cake ~ it was the best i could offer them after they put in 2 RSJs weighing over 25 stone each!!!

Till today I'd forgotten about this quiz, TT! I did make a start but now I've got to find my list & continue. I think I found about 20 or so on my first attempt a few days ago! I'll see if I can up the list by a few more & then send it to you.

Hi Balcony ...
20 names sounds like a very good start ! :o)

When you've tackled this quiz, there's my previous wordsearch puzzle blog for plants and trees names... something to do if you get snowed in again...lol. ;o)

As we are forecast possible snow on Friday I will have to have a look!

This morning we have brilliant sunshine though the sky is just now starting to be covered with clouds.

I got six! :~(

No it's only five, I made one up! :~/

join up the words ~ try words with no spaces ian ~ you may find some more???
I ANticipate you would find some that way.

Lots of people made up names, and then found they were actual GoY members ... Lol ...

Ian.. you have earned half a star so far.. ;o)

No I've lost one now I'm down to only 4

Oh... poor Ian...
another chip off your star o:(((

It will have lost so many points it will be a triangle!

Put any sequence of letters you could pronounce (ignore spaces and new lines) into the search box - you'll find some of them are members names.

To make it quicker, open a second copy of this website in another window or tab and switch between them. One window has the story open, the other is for looking up possibles.

My star will end up as a circle at this rate! lol

Ian ... this is your star at the moment #
rather chipped and sad...Lol.

Good luck on achieving ten names... for one whole star...
send your answers to me by message please ... :o)

Congratulations to Balcony !!

He found lots of names and has qualified for two stars, added near the top of this blog...

Well done, and thanks for joining in. :o)

Thanks, TT! :-)) The quiz became rather addictive towards the end! Well done to you for inventing such an entertaining quiz! :-))

Thanks, Balcony...
You did very well... my garden crossword blog will appear some time soon ... and that shouldn't take so long to complete as the wordsearch puzzles.. Lol ... :o)

ooh thanks TT ~ looking forward to the crossword!

Hi Sticki ..
I've devised the whole puzzle with pencil and paper ...
will put it on computer soon ...
getting there ! :o)

*rubs hands and chortles* ;-)

:o)))

I haven't had a chance to look at this all week TT, still well down, I did find Tonto but haven't found the Lone Ranger yet LOL. Now have to go and stand on the frozen ground all morning to watch NO.1 Grandson play football!!!!

I'm sure grandson will play better for knowing that granddad is there, cheering him on ;o)

I've published my new gardening crossword blog on GoY today :o)

oh great ~ many thanks TT

Hi Sticki...
The crossword took a long while to make ...
... so that's why I've not been on GoY quite so much ! :o)

i can well imagine ~ and i for one very much appreciate all your work
thanks again

And I for two! I'd love to know how you did it - get it onto GoY, I mean.

thanks folks ...

Beattie ~ I've answered the question you asked on my crossword blog ...

Congratulations to Pipc !!!

Now has two stars near the top of my blog ...

well done :o)

Thanks Terra! Please accept another 'Bornagain's Flowerpot' award for 100 comments.. :o)

Thanks, Pip...
good luck with my next blog .. the crossword..
then you'll have completed the whole trio of puzzles..:o)