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Ralph Gillions

Well done Charlie.
Splendid!

Ralph Gillions

Happy birthday and good wishes Stewart.

Ralph Gillions

Some posters give information in their profiles.
Just click on their name.
I'm surprised you haven't already done so Jon!

Ralph Gillions

Hello Roko and welcome.
It would be good to see you on the programme one day.

Ralph Gillions

I think you are probably right, Jason, about "misunderstanding".
I also think that it is good advice not to take things personally.
Hope you are well and happy.

Ralph Gillions

If it is Richard Digance I may have to stop watching.

Ralph Gillions

Charlie Reams wrote:You have a strange sense of mise en page.

Flatterer! Perhaps it stems from my time in journalism.
Thanks, Charlie, for your clarification about the name-plates.

(I did the quote thing wrong. Sorry)

Ralph Gillions

I have now seen on another thread that the current contestants name is Junaid. I watched (I think carefully) the programme hoping to see his name rather than just hear it, because I wanted to know the spelling. The little things in front of contestants are presumably name plates. But they were tiny ...

Ralph Gillions

Splendid! A noteworthy occasion too.

Ralph Gillions

Happy birthday Jason.

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I think it`s friendly.

Ralph

Ralph Gillions

Jason Larsen wrote:I thought division was allowed!

Yes Jason division is allowed - as long as it does not result in a fraction.

Ralph Gillions

I`m afraid Griff Rhys Jones would lose me as a viewer.
I can`t stand that too-too-precise voice of his.
I wouldn`t mind Graeme Garden or John Fortune, though.

Ralph Gillions

"Litte Arrows"?

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Jason Larsen wrote:The only complement I've received on my picture has been from Jon O'Neill. What does everyone else think?

It is good to see your picture Jason.

Ralph Gillions

Ken MacKenzie wrote:Hi. Just found this forum a day or two ago and I have plucked up the courage to join.

Welcome Ken. I hope you enjoy this forum. Perhaps we will see you on the programme one day.

Ralph Gillions

Graeme Garden would be an excellent choice in my opinion. He clearly is a talented "wordsmith" (whatever that is) and does clever (and funny) things with words. Get Tennant on and invite me back for a one off "colourful-hair" off or something. Please? Steady there Benji. Calm you...

Ralph Gillions

John Tuttle wrote:Hi all.

I watch the show, and that's pretty much it. Not a lot more to tell.

I too am here as a viewer.
Welcome to this forum John. I hope you find it enjoyable and interesting.

Ralph Gillions

May I add my congratulations too. Well done.

Ralph Gillions

It would, perhaps, be churlish of me not to join you in noting the honour.
So I offer congratulations too.

Ralph Gillions

There is no need to apologise Jason.
Yes sometimes there are misunderstandings, but it usually gets sorted eventually.
You`re a great enthusiast.

Best wishes to you too Jason.

Ralph Gillions

Happy birthday Ben
and very best wishes.

Ralph Gillions

I can't immediately think of a TV theme which has been jazzed up in that way. But The Film programme (presented first by Barry Norman and now by Jonathan Ross) has had the same jazz theme from the beginning. It is not jazzed up because it is already a jazz kind of tune. I think they call it "I ...

Ralph Gillions

Although we gradually get to recognise someone's forum style, it doesn't necessarily reflect how we would regard them if we met face to face. It is fairly obvious from the recent "thanks ytv" thread that the opportunity to meet people in the flesh has been a great pleasure for many who had...

Ralph Gillions

Happr birthday Joseph
and good wishes to you.

Ralph Gillions

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Finally passed 5th time lucky with 6 minors. I'm ecstatic!

Very well done.
Many congratulations dinos.

Ralph Gillions

I`m now trying to think of a suitable tune that might fit those words.

Ralph Gillions

Jason Larsen wrote: I was thinking of posting a new thread that you all will love in the near future. It is about something I just thought of yesterday.

Would you all like me to post it?

Yea Jason. Post it. (Can`t please everybody!)

Ralph Gillions

Oh good!

Ralph Gillions

I have seen no sign of him for about a week now - which is unusual.
Hope he's OK.

Ralph Gillions

Happy birthday
and very best wishes George.

Ralph Gillions

Oh dearie me.
Here he is again.
Who decides that he is a "real Countdown favourite"?
He most certainly isn't with me.
Jarvis last week, Digance this week. It is a very testing time.

Ralph Gillions

... and can report that Carol definitely encourages "and a better one". The first letter selected was Z. I was waiting for the contestant to ask for "a better one", but thankfully she didn't; she simply asked for "another". Carol, on the other hand, said "and here...

Ralph Gillions

Yes Jason.
I can`t remember about his origins, though.

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Thank you for calling a halt to the messing about Joseph.

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Who would you like to see in DC?

Well, not the one I am seeing at this moment. Martin "Just William" Jarvis.
When I used to watch Mind Games I thought Michael Rosen took it all far too seriously and almost sulked on occasion.
I went off him.

Ralph Gillions

Joseph Bolas wrote:I wonder who this weeks DC guest will be?

Oh please NO!
More Just William.

Ralph Gillions

Hi Rob,

Is this any good (hope I've done it right).

http://www.tellytunes.com/tv-theme-tune ... =Countdown

Ralph

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Jason Larsen wrote:Jim, could I please have those links to download?

I think Jim may be `joking` Jason.
You may have to hope somebody will be able to find them.

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The influence of pop singer celebrity - Kylie. Apparently a kylie is a boomerang. But I prefer the capitalised Kylie, which of course would not be valid for Countdown. Kylie (capital K) is at ype of incontinence wear (sheets, pants etc). I can't resist a little inner smile when I hear a parent calli...

Ralph Gillions

You have contacted them before haven't you Jason? So I assume you have the correct address. Could you stop pretending to be two different people? What on earth do you mean? I don't pretend to be anything other than myself! I find that a strange and not very courteous accusation. I can only hope it ...

Ralph Gillions

Bad news, everyone! I sent my joke in to the Countdown crew and I got a failure delivery. Does anyone know what is wrong with Channel 4's account and how it can be fixed? Sometimes when I have had failed Email deliveries I have tried again and they have been delivered at a 2nd or 3rd attempt. You h...

Ralph Gillions

I wish you luck with your suggestion for the start of the show.
I have no idea how many they receive in the Countdown office.
But good luck with it Jason.

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Well I can't say that I have detected any particular thing that tickles the Des funny bone more than anything else.
He seems to be amused and smiles about a lot of things, but I don't know what his favourite sort of humour might be.

Ralph Gillions

I love Judi Dench.
And she loves words.

Ralph Gillions

Corby wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:is enough to make me interested for a very long time.
Fuck.

That's mean!

Ralph Gillions

I am now very upset.
All these years I have been spelling it j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t, even criticising others for putting a first E in it.
I am cowed. Learning can be so painful.

Ralph Gillions

Craig Beevers wrote:Yea, plus judgement spelt without the first e looks really, really crap.

I always understood there is only one E in "judgment". Indeed it slightly niggles me when I see it written with 2 Es.

Ralph Gillions

Oh dearie me no!
His opponent David has just said it too.
This is too much for one programme.

Ralph Gillions

Ben now has red hair I see. A good contestant because he is pleasant and he smiles (many don't). However - - he has just said "...and a better one" after being dealt an "X", and the "better one" turned out to be a "Q". Punishment, I suspect for saying ".....

Ralph Gillions

I don`t understand.
I am lost.
If the intention was to confuse (and I do hope it was not), then it has been effective.

Ralph Gillions

Jason Larsen wrote:Thank you, everyone.

You are an enthusiast Jason.
Good wishes to you.

Ralph Gillions

Oh no!
Diana has just said - "...and a better one..." - she will have to be punished.
Punishment should be more severe with each passing week.

Ralph Gillions

Thanks for your guidance Charlie.
As my own version appears to irritate you so much (this is your second reminder)I may try to use it occasionally.
Good wishes

Ralph Gillions

I find myself becoming a supporter of Jason Larsen.
I enjoy reading (most) of his posts, and I`m pleased he makes use of the forum and obviously enjoys posting here.
I hope I don`t detect a little mean-spiritedness towards him.
Variety is good.
You are a friendly poster Jason.
Thanks

Ralph Gillions

Ah! I see these posts are based on a contestants skills as a Countdown player. That is clearly what the opening post intended and that is fine and fair. But "Best Ever Contestants" could also be defined as entertainment value, charisma, style, ...and so on. Dare I venture to say that the p...

Ralph Gillions

I loathe Deal or No Deal, and I haven't watched it for a very long time. Mainly because: I don`t like Noel Edmonds, and his desperate efforts to make a dull programme exciting, and it is a 20 minute programme over-extended to 45 minutes, and the contestants behave rather stupidly (e.g. kissing someb...

Ralph Gillions

Well Jason, I would agree with you about the charm of Richard Whitely. He would irritate me with his bumbling and `faffing` about and his clumsiness with jokes, and yet his charm saved him. I would easily forgive him for the things which slightly irritated me because he seemed to be a nice, kind and...

Ralph Gillions

...oh no!...Richard has just said it - with a certain amount of emphasis too.

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Thanks for your response Damian. Your description broadens it out, and I now see the difficulties. Perhaps I only spotted it because I enjoyed it at first telling. Actually I remember the joke but not the teller (I think it was about a year or so ago and it was told with good comic timing, so it may...

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