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Damian E

I think Damian's alluded to this so I thought I might bring it up.

FIsh pie with carrots?

Damian E

End of May, Richard - i make it 32 left, including today (Tuesday)

Damian E

We hear of them, Kirk. We hear of them.

That is illogical, captain.

Damian E

Jason Larsen wrote:I had a very unusual Countdown dream earlier.

That's Lara - she has that affect on most men of a certain age.

Damian E

Jason Larsen wrote:If I have it in my mind that Countdown will be on Saturdays very soon, it will be a dream.

It WILL be a dream.

Damian E

Jason Larsen wrote:Who are you, and what are you talking about?

Is that a working title for your autobiography?

Damian E

It doesn't matter how good you are at the game, the machine has you in its pocket from the start. If lots of people have played and lost, then the target points level decreases, so you may only need to get 1000 points to start earning money, which can be done by say, a 7-letter word, a decent number...

Damian E

If I was a runner up, I would've rather liked book tokens.

Okay - thats fine. If you get to the finals and lose, we'll give you book tokens.

Damian E

Not sure what i agree with or don't agree with Gev, all i know is that this thread, this topic, this whole concept of searching for the name of THE best ever Countdown player, it won't keep this forum open and alive, it won't have people logging on in anticipation of what's been said next, it won't ...

Damian E

It'll be a cheque Jon, but yes.

Damian E

David O'Donnell wrote:The only thing that detracted from what was an immensely enjoyable experience was the prospect of my shows being torn to shreds by you lot on this forum - thankfully though, you were more than charitable.

Believe me, there's time yet.

Damian E

Haha - i thought i wouldn't have done one SO easy.

You're not 'losing it' before the QF's are you David?

Damian E

David O'Donnell wrote:
Round 15: N E E D F L A T T

I've got NETTLEFAD as my mix-up version for this.

Damian E

Something like that yes. Not sure book tokens are as popular now as they used to be though.

I think people prefer Bank Of England tokens.

Damian E

Yeah, but plenty of series have had more than one 800 octochamp, so therefore plenty of 800 octochamps have not won the series. You can argue it both ways. Personally, i don't think the total combined scores of a multi-show winner really mean that much. There are so many other factors to take into a...

Damian E

And from Series 46 until Series 51, every series winner was a #1 seed And prior to Series 46, every series winner wasn't a #1 seed.., so you've lost me Martin - and now we are on Series 58, so i can't really pick up your gist here. and only two Series winners have had less than 800 points from eigh...

Damian E

Not cash no, it's holiday vouchers *subject to terms and conditions*

* Vouchers only valid when a minimum of 8 people travel, flying first class, staying in 4 star plus accommodation with full board, booking for at least 21 nights, between the months of November to January*

Damian E

Charlie Reams wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote: Now, the host is Des O'Connor
Anytime soon, I hope he's not a goner
This is probably the best couplet since Poe. I submit my own haiku:

Gasp! The old lady
Says she's got a nine. Oh wait,
Misdeclaration.

It's a crucial conundrum
HEAR RADIO looks unsolvable, i'm crapping myself
Diarrhoea.

Damian E

Corby wrote:
Damian E wrote:£1000 runner up prize this time.

I reckon I'd throw the final for that

I reckon you'd not make the final

Damian E

First QF - Thu June 12th

Final - Fri June 20th

£1000 runner up prize this time.

Damian E

Gev - apart from the conundrum, i think Julian scored the best possible word in every round against Graham Nash. He may have lost on a crucial conundrum, but that's largely down to him entering the unknown - as prior to this game, he'd been so far ahead of his opponents that the conundrum didn't mat...

Damian E

[quote/]That's a brilliant theory.[/quote] It's not a theory, it's a question and one that seems to have been clarified. I was born in '69 - so i was a kid in the 80's. And an ugly one at that. I don't get it either. Martin Obviously I was implying that he was older. Forget it though - obviously far...

Damian E

BTW Martin, have you and Gevin ever been seen in public together? I mean by this, are you posting for the two of you - IS there two different people or is Gevin a pseudonym of yours? I ask this genuinely, and without malice, as i stopped reading the other forum a long while back, so may have missed ...

Damian E

Gevin-Gavin wrote:
Damian E wrote:In the 80's, when i was a kid
Just noticed this - hilarious!

Why? Am i missing something here?

I was born in '69 - so i was a kid in the 80's. And an ugly one at that.

Damian E

Jason, chill out dude.

There are no worries anywhere.

Damian E

I just thought I'd say one thing very quickly. I am feeling very apprehensive about something. It has to do with Countdown. I had an excruciating day yesterday so I did not post that much here. I do not want insult added to injury for obvious reasons. More later, maybe. Is this some kind of quiz?

Damian E

but he'd have a lot more votes in a greatest ever poll. But...........there isn't one...................... I think his unbeaten record would have looked better in people's eyes. I don't think anyone on the whole planet other than yourself is really thinking about this right now. I think that some ...

Damian E

If its an email from the widow of a late Nigerian Prince who has randomly decided to make you rich beyond your wildest dreams in return for your bank account number and sort code, accompanied by a £35 'processing' fee, then ignore it. I've already sent my £35 off and the inheritance will be all mine...

Damian E

Another sticky bun, anyone?

Damian E

Shakespearean humour at its best! You gave away exactly how many people will get 7 or more wins in the rest of the series. Knowing how many octochamps to expect is a pretty big spoiler with only a few weeks of the series to go, isn't it? I think to any normal person, it wouldn't really be a problem...

Damian E

KateHorton wrote: Sorry. Wont happen again.

Nonsense - don't ever apologise. Its marvellous that we've finally discovered what it is that annoys them.

Damian E

I have an idea. On Des O'Connor's official website, it says that he has met such people as Frank Sinatra, Sean Connery and Mel Gibson. I want to ask him what it was like to meet some of them. Jason, if you want your contribution to the show to be used and televised, it can't be a personal question ...

Damian E

A man went to the doctors. He said, "I only come and see you when I have at least three things wrong with me so I don't waste your time too much." Doc says, "What's troubling you then?" Man: Firstly, I keep dropping things. Secondly, I imagine I am someone else, like Napoleon or...

Damian E

I'd love to take part.

Damian E

Hmm - that is bollocks Gevin. In the 80's, when i was a kid, the ZX81 or Sinclair Spectrum were the tools of the day - and there was no internet - so while it may have been possible for someone to sit there and create a program to do all the hard work for them, its not comparible to typing 'countdow...

Damian E

Jennifer Turner wrote:
Richpriest wrote:...feel like I've joined a big happy family.
You haven't read the forums yet, have you?

Let's hope he doesn't waste time reading your garbage eh?

Damian E

Would that finally be enough to tempt you into putting your ass on the line and having a crack?

Surely his ass already has a crack in it?

Damian E

Maybe one day we'll have a mammoth big-daddy style tournament and put it to bed once and for all. Unless you played best of 500 it would probably have the exact opposite effect. Plus there'd still be no Holden, probably no Gallen and soon enough no Beevers, which would devalue the whole thing. And ...

Damian E

I think when all is said and done, Joseph Bolas would wipe the floor with all of them.

Maybe one day we'll have a mammoth big-daddy style tournament and put it to bed once and for all.

Damian E

My impression is that in the 15-round era at least, Messrs Travers, Beevers and Gallen are a notch above the rest Does Julian Fell not even make the same notch? Would he had he won the CofC? Nothing to do with CofC performances, and I think Julian is at least as brilliant as those three, which was ...

Damian E

Please stop. I will. Eventually. But before I do, do you recognise either of these quotes? The toughest series ever to play in is the one that has the best player in it - and that was Scott Mearns by a country mile. I only consider Scott to be the best player because he had a natural ability, rathe...

Damian E

Some newer members haven't read these discussions before. I for one haven't. It's a natural question to come up frequently on a discussion board devoted to Countdown. I don't see a problem with it. Fair point. Still very puzzled though. I'd take a guess that the average age of members of this forum...

Damian E

So up to the supreme championship, Harvey Freeman is the most realistic candidate - very few others would make the poll, though one could argue for Mark Nyman and, erring on the side of inclusivity, Allan Saldanha, Nic Brown and Don Reid. Carrying on from this (erring on the side of inclusivity) po...

Damian E

This thread bores me to death. . Seriously though Damian, why does it bother you so much? You think on the tennis forums they don't talk about Roger Federer and Pete Sampras? Basically since I've first talked to you electronically in about 2001 on the Gevincountdown forum, I just don't get it. Mart...

Damian E

Have you gone mad?

Damian E

I would love to see some of the old games with Mark Nyman and Damian Eadie. I would also like it if there was a one-off special between Damian and Mark, like they did with Richard and Carol. Won't ever happen Joseph. My on-screen days are long gone and i've no desire to play Countdown on the telly ...

Damian E

I think we should have a poll at some point, but after the next CofC so people will be at the same level of potential achievement (apart from the earlier players who had the supremes). But if I were to make a poll myself now, I would be slightly more generous than just including those five. It woul...

Damian E

I think there are a lot of candidates for who is a great player, but greatest ever, I don't think there are that many. Just looking at your list, Paul Howe, Mark Tournoff and Chris Wills, all great players, but are they candidates for greatest ever? No. Also Scott Mearns would be very much on the o...

Damian E

By the way Damian, if we were to compile a list that was compiled based on good-looks, charm, taste and overall sex-appeal, then I would definitely have you top

That's most disturbing Jon.

Damian E

David is an Octo with 880 points - so guaranteed a place in the QF's - which we record in a few weeks time - that's all i meant.

Not sure what i've given away?

Damian E

Some might say not hard enough David

We'll be seeing you in a few weeks time sir.

Damian E

I genuinely thought though that you found me irritating because of my determination to get back on Countdown so I could redeem myself and for the arguments I started, when I found out that others had been successful. Noooo Joseph. Virtually everyone has asked to get back on at some point. It's real...

Damian E

Damian, you are just miffed because no-one included you in their list. Grapes (sour) or what? :x Haha - very good. I wouldn't be in the Top 40 based on my performances in 1994 or whenever it was, so please don't think this is the case. However, if the list was compiled based on good-looks, charm, t...

Damian E

Thats Jono and Craig Beevers, both unable to spell preposterous. Call yourself Countdown champions? I think the best player of the last decade is hard enough to call, let alone the whole of the last 25 years. There are too many candidates. Craig, Conor, Scott Mearns, Paul Gallen, Paul Howe, Mark Tou...

Damian E

Joseph Bolas (irritating in the extreme). To be fair though you probably already thought of me as irritating before this forum was even started :oops:. I am trying my best not to irritate people, but it mustn't be working, sorry. I was trying to be sarcastically humorous Joseph. Please don't take i...

Damian E

I think the whole place could be tidied up easily, just by banning Martin Gardner (will he ever post anything original?) Joseph Bolas (irritating in the extreme), and Jason Larsen (is English your first language?). There, that's my piece added.Some new subject matter for you. Anything has to better ...

Damian E

Best ever...........hmm let me see...........Goodness is that the time already?

Damian E

Jason, it's been this arrangement now for at least 11 years.

The theme tune was reworked about 12 years ago, but it proved to be unpopular so they dropped it.

Incidentally, Alan Hawkshaw wrote the first track on American rapper Jay-Z's latest album.

Damian E

KateHorton wrote:Hi David,
Yes. Thought I would join in the fun rather than just watch it alone from a darkened room...(or the office, if Damian isn't around) We're in studio tomorrow and have 33 heat games to record before the finals begin. So see you in May!

What fun? It's bordering on the disturbed in here.

Damian E

Thanks Chris, consider it plagiarised.

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