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Chris Corby

I have been away for a few days and have only just caught up with this. My main experience with a sandwich was an evening with Danny Stanford and his missus. It was going quite well but, and it may well have been because of the gloom, Danny touched me unexpectedly, and, I have to say, inappropiately...

Chris Corby

The old ID was shut down at my request Jon, or at least 'frozen' or whatever they call it, but i cannot remember the password etc, so i joined again, albeit temporarily, just to say hello and bless you all for being so friendly and full of banter together. Not getting roped into ANY discussions on ...

Chris Corby

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Chris Corby wrote:I love the way George writes 'homosexuality' in the middle of a sentence as 'Homosexuality' - as in 'God'
Well, it did use to be a capital offence...

Chris Corby

I love the way George writes 'homosexuality' in the middle of a sentence as 'Homosexuality' - as in 'God'

Chris Corby

For those who don't seem to know, Kirky is aiming for that teapot on 2nd March

Chris Corby

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Chris Corby wrote:There was a King on the throne in 1945 you moron.
1845 then?

No it wasn't 1845, it was early afternoon, around 1415.........

Chris Corby

There was a King on the throne in 1945 you moron. University educations these days, tut tut......

Chris Corby

I have just taken my wife to Leeds to see three days' worth of Countdown being recorded as she had never been and on the first day, Kate made a point of coming into the studio to find us, which didn't take long as warm-up man Dudley was taking the piss out of me because of our similar haircuts. I th...

Chris Corby

When I was six I was in Gibraltar where my father was stationed and the Queen paid us a visit and all the kids from all the schools travelled to see her inspect the troops so were bussed there in army lorries which had canvas sides and roofs and we were going through a tunnel to get there and the dr...

Chris Corby

Don't know who Russell T. Davies is, but I do know the expression "queer as folk" as it is normally used has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality. In full, it's "there's nowt so queer as folk", and today it still means exactly what it has meant since long before homosexua...

Chris Corby

James Hurrell wrote:A late entrant, but they all count (took me 4 weeks to talk my wife around - managed it on Valentine's day too!)

Count me in please Charlie.

You're still married?

Chris Corby

Jon Corby wrote:I've been sexually harrassing young girls, apparently.

I blame the parents.

That's it. You are getting a good thrashing tonight and don't say I didn't warn you..............

PS Gary: Is Benjamin Button based on a true story?

Chris Corby

I've been out. Anything going on?

Chris Corby

Ian Volante wrote: Although if I was that customer, I wouldn't be happy receiving change from someone that's in a state of almost jizzing.

Well, it feels nice to come into the money sometimes

Chris Corby

Well done Dinos, have already got two but they look tough to me. I might not enter as I worked out the prize is a "Very Fine Statuette of My Bollocks" which, frankly mate, you can stick.

Chris Corby

Gary Male wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:R2: I am presuming that MOUNTIES is not good?
Capitalised, so no good

OK then, mounties

Chris Corby

I think you are overlooking the fact that Mick Jagger was allegedly given the prize of a Mars Bar by Marianne Faithfull at a party in the 1960's..................

Chris Corby

OK Kirky, you're invited

I'll get Carstairs to make you up a bed at Corby Towers

Chris Corby

Phil Reynolds wrote: I received 8 entries in total - I won't deny that I was hoping for at least a couple more.

This post has been censored by the moderator

Chris Corby

Special commiserations must go to Chris Corby, whose entry was wrong by just one letter; I suspect, Chris, that you actually got 12 down right when completing the puzzle but then made a transcription error when typing it into a PM (you put "I s an excerpt" instead of "I n an excerpt&...

Chris Corby

Ben Hunter wrote:
David Roe wrote:I'm surprised at German being faster to read than English
I tried reading German once and it took me ages.

Chris Corby

I think I like this one

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... -song.html

Sorry Kai

Chris Corby

Jon Corby wrote:I can't remember a more attractive pairing of contestants, ever.

Certainly beats the previous Thursday when it was Shaggy & Chavvy

Chris Corby

Jon O'Neill wrote: This reminds me of the HEMEROID woman. 5 letters wrong?

I can't remember how many letters she did get wrong but I know it was piles of them

Chris Corby

Clare Sudbery wrote:
Or what about Jeremy Paxton?

I think you need to replace your ton for a man..............

Chris Corby

I had Charlie on the right and the guest speaker also. Once again, my attempt at humour comes undone. Charlie Jono & Raccoon Boy spend all that time doing a podcast for us and I just use it as a speaker check? As if! But a topic that was raised was the lack of recap of CofC SF2 - I had a go at ...

Chris Corby

The first podcast of 2009, and we have lots to talk about, as well as an exciting mystery guest! Who will it be? Will it be shit? There's only one way to find out, not including asking someone else, reading the comments, using deduction or divination, guessing correctly, guessing incorrectly and us...

Chris Corby

My pet word is 'Rover'

Chris Corby

I've just caught up with the CoC today and want to congratulate Jon and Charlie on probably the most entertaining game I've seen. Your reactions to being called the creme de la creme were great. .............and what a shame we didn't see Jon and Charlie frantically scribbling down the rules at the...

Chris Corby

Ben Wilson wrote:Picture #33 is the scariest photo I have ever seen in my life, Doddy looks like he's about to murder someone.

Your avatar looks as if he's just bloodily bashed your head in

Chris Corby

Don't take any notice of them bullies Kai. Good recap in double-quick time........

Chris Corby

I ought to point out, in case you were wondering, that there are so many photos of Kai because Mrs Kai forgot her camera and begged me to take loads of her precious son and send them to her. There were also a lot of photos that were "below standard" like just an arm in shot (Charlie?) but ...

Chris Corby

Can anyone confirm if the early morning repeats of Countdown are shown two-and-a-half days after the original afternoon broadcast? If so, will the programme scheduled for 5:10am on Monday 2 February be a re-run of Friday's final? TIA Jeff Yes. That's right Jeff. Just to clarify, the early morning r...

Chris Corby

Was the special end thing just the hug then? I'd built my hopes up after Chris Corby's post and was expecting a dance at the very least. It was a nice moment for sure, but it shows how cold the average Countdown contestant comes across compared to Jon and Charlie in that we're getting so excited by...

Chris Corby

Hi, I've just discovered this site. I was a quarter-finalist on series 44 (the last 30-minute series) having won six times previously. I lost interest a bit once Des L & then Des O'C took over from Richard, but have started watching again as the new Jeff/Rachel pairing definitely has potential....

Chris Corby

I like peeping down drains

Chris Corby

Wow, what a game! Surely this has to be one of the best series performances ever from the latest xicount, Kirk Bevins! Absolutely destroyed pretty much all his opponents! But I was surprised that 88 year old Bill with the white stick made it all the way to the final, but hey, Countdown has no age b...

Chris Corby

George mate, you should be a Dictionary Corner guest

Chris Corby

Shit, they have a forum for that. Actually it's quite useful because I'm in training to go on and I need to know which strategies work. From the little of it I have seen, I observe that if you think 'blue' and the team and audience chant 'blue blue' in a religious type way, there is always a blue i...

Chris Corby

I think it was Jo Brand who said that at least we know God is a man because if He were a woman, sperm would taste like chocolate.

Chris Corby

Matt Morrison wrote: If I was in the CoC, I'd be walking round with a huge smile constantly. And a boner.

You wouldn't if you'd just lost a semi

Chris Corby

A good and speedy recap Kai

Chris Corby

1 Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2 001 -A Space Odyssey
3.10 to Yuma
4 Weddings and a Funeral
5 Easy Pieces
6 Days, Seven Nights
7 Brides For Seven Brothers
8 Mile
9 and a Half Weeks
10

Can't work out the order though.

Chris Corby

Nick did a lot of choosing vowels especially after he got a 9. This would stop either contestant getting a 9 and would be in his interest. I do not like it. If I see what I see is really happening, I am so not impressed I am going off countdown a wee bit. I would be really relieved to be put right ...

Chris Corby

I find lists like this very hard to compile. I did, however watch Rope last night and it would easily make it into my 10 favourite films of all time. Slumdog Millionaire, which I saw on Friday, is pretty awesome as well. It's been a good week for films. Do you mean the 1948 Hitchcock film , Jono? I...

Chris Corby

Jon, sometimes you can be so stupid I fell like disinheriting you

Chris Corby

In about 1968, I was walking through the street in Portsmouth and a bloke was demonstrating several card tricks. One of them was that he held out a pack of cards, fanned them and they were all different, then he fanned them again and they were all the same - nine of spades. They all had proper 'back...

Chris Corby

Great recap Mike. I just checked on 4OD, and by the time it had loaded Innis had posted what I was checking anyway. Nick declared 4 with Pipe, Kai won the round, so Nick needs 6 points off his score - it ends 91-94. Kai lost it by only three points despite Nick getting the niner. An amazing effort ...

Chris Corby

Hello George and welcome, you can now play on-line dominoes with Howard Somerset :) I am quite old too, in fact my father was in the RAF when Pontious was a pilot......... :roll: Thank you Chris. Reading your message, and I can't stop laughing. If I pop off tonight they will wonder what I am smilin...

Chris Corby

Matt Morrison wrote:
Chris Corby wrote:However if you can't wait til Thursday and want to see the result, hlghlight below:
I can't believe you did it
I missed the show (first in ages), so humour me - what happened?

.............er, it happens Thursday

Chris Corby

I have had a few kidney stones in my life too Jason. Luckily for me I was able to 'pee' them out and remember the little 'ping' noise as they hit the porcelain of the toilet bowl (or, in one case, the ping as it hit the side of my son's car)

Chris Corby

Adam Porter? First man = ADAM, Right=R, PORTE is near Rome now but Porte was known as Rome eons ago............ Nope. Wrong newbie I'm afraid, and the explanation doesn't work - it would require the R to be contained within PORTE, rather than tacked on the end. (Your geography may also be suspect, ...

Chris Corby

Get well soon Jason, at least this explains why you weren't at COLIN....

Chris Corby

Hello George and welcome, you can now play on-line dominoes with Howard Somerset

I am quite old too, in fact my father was in the RAF when Pontious was a pilot.........

Chris Corby

The response to this has been good and I'm looking forward to being able to announce the results on Wednesday morning. If that seems a long time to wait (it certainly does to me, but bear in mind I was asked to extend the deadline!), here's a bonus one just for fun to keep you ticking over. No need...

Chris Corby

Surprised that Susie diudn't credit SWMBO ("She Who Must Be Obeyed") to the originator John Mortimer because this is the term that Rumpole of the Bailey used to describe his wife. Mortimer didn't originate it - Rumpole was quoting H. Rider Haggard. You may be right there Phil - now I am t...

Chris Corby

Good recap Howard, and so quick too!

Surprised that Susie diudn't credit SWMBO ("She Who Must Be Obeyed") to the originator John Mortimer because this is the term that Rumpole of the Bailey used to describe his wife.

Chris Corby

What you won't see on Thursday are the two contestants entering the studio holding hands and walking like that to their seats. The audience laughed, then applauded. Dudley-the-warm-up-man-Doolittle said he had never seen anything like it in all his years introducing the players. The last shot as the...

Chris Corby

I was moved by your incredible speech ("yeah I was lucky really, anyone can win so erm....yeah"). Bring on COLIN 2010 ! I can be booked as a motivational or after dinner speaker through my agent. I am his agent so enquiries throguh me. He also does weddings, Bar Mitzvah's and parties to c...

Chris Corby

Brilliant day, absolutely phenomenal. It just keeps on getting better. Was great to meet my latest forum heros, like Chris Corby, and rekindle my friendship with my perpetual forum heros, like Howard and Christine. Really really good day. Loved it. Well done everybody. Great day and well done Ben f...

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