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- Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: When do we start to die?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3919
Re: When do we start to die?
Hello apterites. It's threads like this make me realise how much I miss you guys
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Same Sex Marriage
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6611
Re: Same Sex Marriage
the civil-partnershipped* couple *There's a reason for marriage right there :lol: The preferred adjectival form is "civilised". Gah, then that's blown the argument again. I know lots of straight marrieds who aren't at all civilised, but all the gay ones I know are. I'd leave it as it is, ...
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Same Sex Marriage
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6611
Re: Same Sex Marriage
You guys remember the B&B owners who wouldn't let the civil-partnershipped* couple share a room, right? They're taking their case to the Supreme Court , although apparently their objection is only to non-married couples. I guess this legislation will help them, then. I also note it says they've ...
- Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Same Sex Marriage
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6611
Re: Same Sex Marriage
" For me, the issue with civil partnerships is that they inherently distinguish people based on their sexuality, for apparently no reason ("oh, you're not allowed to get married, but you can have this other thing that is (almost) just as good but for some reason we call it something else&...
- Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Same Sex Marriage
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6611
Re: Same Sex Marriage
Marriage is an awful lot more than a bit of paper though. For example, it automatically redefines your next of kin, and intestacy, property rights, proxy decisions (should you become unexpectedly seriously ill, for example), etc. You need to go through an awful lot of paperwork to have it all set up...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: 10 ways to improve Countdown Viewing Figures
- Replies: 61
- Views: 10906
Re: 10 ways to improve Countdown Viewing Figures
Surely the obvious answer to this is just to remove the several hundred new channels that there are on TVs and other receivers and go back to four channels only? Also outlaw any system that allows people to '+' stuff, thereby never having to watch any adverts ever again. It seems a futile exercise t...
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2013 standings and results
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9601
Re: COLIN 2013 standings and results
Nothing to do with all the weirdos who kept emailing, then?
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2013 standings and results
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9601
Re: COLIN 2013 standings and results
I think the big question on everyone's mind is what happened with the karaoke?
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2013- Saturday 26th January
- Replies: 195
- Views: 47982
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2013- Saturday 26th January
If you have the diet of a seven year old boy then it's cheese sandwiches you need. Just plain is preferred, although sliced tomato, cucumber, apples, carrots and / or grapes on the side for when your mummy insists works well.
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56689
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Er, isn't the test of loyalty how you behave when they're not paying you a million big ones a year?Carol Vorderman wrote:I was always terribly loyal to Countdown
- Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should This Yankee Try To Apply?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5262
Re: Should This Yankee Try To Apply?
I can't see it being a problem. Rob Brownlie (who filmed on the same day as Ryan's first game) was Scottish but lived in France. He and his wife said their petrol allowance covered their EasyJet flights, so you might find you've got a ~£45 start on the flights. Or towards your rowing boat. Or whatev...
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Our Child
- Replies: 110
- Views: 18243
Re: Name Our Child
I don't understand how you want to avoid porno names, and then want to call your daughter Bunny Badcock. Technically speaking, for the whole porn name thing to work properly they'd have to get her a pet (goldfish or similar, I dunno - babies aren't great with animals) and name that Shagme (ie Shagm...
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Shampoo v Shower Gel
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5052
Re: Shampoo v Shower Gel
Also, I refer you both to the oxymoronically-named No Poo Movement. I read somewhere joint projects are good for couples
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Shampoo v Shower Gel
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5052
Re: Shampoo v Shower Gel
My issue is with people not wanting to use whatever cleansing agent they put on their hair on their body. Have you actually read anything I've written in this thread? Jesus. That's definitely the first mention of Jesus - I checked. See, I'd put something on my body and on my hair (e.g. combined sho...
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Shampoo v Shower Gel
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5052
Re: Shampoo v Shower Gel
I remember an old Doris Day movie where the whole premise of the film seemed to be the Stepford Wife washing the children's hair in soap (you know, the solid stuff) and getting a job in advertising from that when they said they preferred it. We tried this and I can only assume soap in the 50s was a ...
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: An idea for a future CO-event
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4859
Re: An idea for a future CO-event
You could also play it Scattergories-style and only have unique answers scoring, which encourages people to go for more obscure answers. Thanks for the heads-up though on what to revise
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 11836
Re: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?
Just to keep this vaguely on-topic (although thanks Julie for possibly the most finely-crafted irony I've ever read), if you paid for it with Paypal or a credit card (NB not debit) you may have some protection there. You're entitled to a refund and should be able to return it at their cost if the go...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 123656
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
Don't think so. Kids can't play any more, so fiddle away and you'll be fine.
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone else got chlamydia?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6452
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone else got chlamydia?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6452
Re: Has anyone else got chlamydia?
How do you know it wasn't your missus? /troll
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:50 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: London Mayoral Election 2012
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2780
Re: London Mayoral Election 2012
Ok, I'll meet you there in 2 hours 15 minutes. It's a Countmob flashdown! (Or something.) Or at least it will be if (when?) we get the high speed rail link built. Until then it's gonna take Essex Boy two hours to get into the Capital, so there no hope for the rest of us. Corby's got flash plans for...
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 1:24 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ditloids
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6755
Re: Ditloids
1874: Alexander Bell completes discourse experiment: "Mr Watson, Come here, I want to see you" That's absolutely shocking, how the hell were you supposed to figure out that wording? It barely even makes sense. No. I've just googled it wondering if AB called the invention of the telephone ...
- Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Google Demographics
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5954
Re: Google Demographics
Good, though I'm not sure where credit cards come from though. They come from companies (e.g. banks, sharks, villains) who want you to use them to buy crap you don't need in order to keep up with people you don't particularly like so they can charge use extortionate amounts of interest until they o...
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Google Demographics
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5954
Re: C4C Link Dump
Your demographics
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- Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 48587
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Many thanks also for all the congratulations here in the public forum, in the form of PMs, posts on Facebook, text messages etc. OH WAIT, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THESE, YOU BASTARDS. We're waiting for MWM's hyperpost. Also want to know if his 'Catch Robinson Up Mission' has gone public yet. But ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 48587
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Have a great time all Make sure you post good run-downs when you get back.
*Honestly, not really gutted at all, guv'nor*
*Honestly, not really gutted at all, guv'nor*
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17892
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17892
Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Sally would have to prove that the article is defamatory of her. The definition used by the courts of whether something is defamatory is that it must "tend to lower [her] in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally". That's really interesting. The problem I guess is t...
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 720512
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I never knew about the wet surfaces thing, Lesley - I usually leave things to dry off! Leaving to dry (as long as the surface was properly sanitised first) = better than using a cloth, which is likely to reinfect. Same with crap hand driers - they just create an aerosol effect that throws bacteria-...
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tonight's Dinner
- Replies: 121
- Views: 18225
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 720512
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Is there any merit to the three-second rule of dropping food on the floor? i.e. does the "amount of bacteria" on the food increase with time? Linearly? Is the "amount of bacteria" gained by dropping a crisp on the floor and it rolling about a bit, for example, significant when y...
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Old boy film
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1987
Re: Old boy film
Interesting concept. I dunno if a cud watch anything.
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 217
- Views: 65003
Re: Countdown in the news
ano but im just saying that it happened more recently than what they had said No, you said the BBC had "got their facts wrong". They didn't. Tbf Auntie describes ERECTION and BASTARDS as being risqué, which is wrong. It's all about context, innit? ;) I also note that The Scottish Sun is 1...
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:26 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Lame Pun Coon
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2593
Re: Lame Pun Coon
Raccoon fail, sorry.
- Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:47 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Chase
- Replies: 153
- Views: 85388
Re: The Chase
Good luck, Matt!
- Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
- Replies: 49
- Views: 9105
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 9th 2012
netizens Actually, that was about the only bit that pissed me off. I always enjoy OoW - usually a nice combo of social history and language - but I was proper narked he was bemoaning new words coming in. I think that's an awesome part of language. Still, lots of people can't cope with change like t...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:38 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42822
Re: Pointless Series 5
I'm guessing at £1000 per episode he was in and £250 x 2: amirite?Matt Morrison wrote:Awful post. Do the maths properly.Thomas Carey wrote: Technically you put in £2500.
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:35 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42822
Re: Pointless Series 5
Today's was quite possibly the best episode of Pointless ever. Quite an interesting end to the head-to-head. I'd love to know how long it really took to adjudicate the decision on the Paramaribo answer - I bet what we saw was heavily edited. Yeah, I couldn't help but wonder if they'd've disallowed ...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1786710
Re: Politics in General
I never realised until I read this thread that teenage boys talk about Thatcher so much. 'Sfunny you should say that, as from my conversations with mothers of teenage boys they all seem to spend all their time wanking like demons. (Sorry lads but your mums have noticed the Andrex bills have gone up...
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55873
Re: C4C Photo Dump
^^ All of this guy's stuff is awesome - check out the Kurt Wenner online gallery for more good stuff There's some really witty stuff in there.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55873
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 122033
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
I note you didn't confirm it's pokerJimmy Gough wrote:Haha yeah that did sound like porn. OK thanks. Yeah it is AVI.
Don't get calluses.
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa 2011
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5026
Re: C4cecret Santa 2011
Wow, looks like C4cecret Santa may be the best one yet!!!! Sign up guys, you do NOT want to miss this one. Was this just QVC style "limited stock remaining" type bullshit then? :( Clearly the best 7 people on the forum had already signed up at this point. Just to state the bleedin' obviou...
- Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:43 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29986
Re: The Weakest Link
A repeat of Dinos's appearance on Weakest Link is on BBC2 as I type. :) It should go on to BBCiplayer and be there for a week. Marvellous - just watched it courtesy of the 'Catchup TV' feature on our lovely shiny new BT Vision box. My previous comments still apply. That warranted a spoilers alert t...
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 88325
Re: Coincidence
There's a new girl at work and she said her dad had been on Countdown. She then said his surname was in the conundrum and I said "it's not LEVERTON is it?" and she was like "yes! ULEVERTON was the scramble". Was a surreal moment...I remember watching this game in the studio, and...
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:49 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29986
Re: The Weakest Link
Jason! Ffs! Like, spoilerz an' all. Now I've got a smarttv I don't sky+ much. Lemme guess - he went on to the final but didn't win as much as he should do (because of his awesomeness) because the team weren't any good?* *Rhetorical question - please don't give anything else away until I've seen him ...
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa 2011
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5026
Re: C4cecret Santa 2011
Don't forget if you're under 16 you should probably ask the bill payer's permission. I'm sure your wrinklies would want to know if someone you knew off the internet was sending you a framed photo of their latest shag as a Christmas present.
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1786710
Re: Politics in General
Just as a bit of an aside, I went to the flicks the other night and they were trailering a movie called "The Iron Lady" with Meryl Streep as Maggie and Jim Broadbent as Denis. Thought it would be interesting to see how history's been written here. It's out in January. Try not to throw your...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 6:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1786710
Re: Politics in General
Sorry you've had some bad experiences and your local hospital sounds awful. So's mine, which is why Birmingham who oversee my treatment kindly make sure I'm always seen there. If it were down to Worcester I wouldn't be here to have the debate. I could give you some proper horror stories too ;) Nurse...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1786710
Re: Politics in General
Most nurses are just doing things that almost anyone could be trained to do. That makes it low-skilled, otherwise there wouldn't be enough nurses for one hospital because not enough people could do it. You could say that about any job though. Any person of an ability to gain the requisite degree is...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1786710
Re: Politics in General
Nurses are low-skilled You what? Come again? I'm going to need something from you to back up that statement please, as I guarantee the guy that put me on an aspirator and was inserting NG tubes and compression apparatus, and balanced my internal pressures, seemed to know what he was doing. All nurs...
- Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Playing apterous at work
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4170
Re: Playing apterous at work
Congrats on the job then! What are you supposed to be actually doing, rather than upping your ProRank?
- Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 48587
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Also don't forget that unless you've got some bedroom oddness going on and are too embarrassed to share your room with another freak off of Countdown then they're all family rooms, they can sleep 2 using the separate double and sofa bed or three if two share the double - makes the prices a lot nice...
- Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9273
Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
You only need a CRB check if you're going to be on your own with children. If it's down to new regulations about filming times and breaks etc. how do they churn out all the crap on CBBC and the like? Surely that's going to make kids' TV really expensive? Maybe that's why they haven't changed the adv...
Re: Ideas
I've had one of those as a gag gift for Christmas one year. The anagrams were shit.Andy Wilson wrote:What about anagrams on toilet paper? See if you can get it before you have to flush. Conundrex.
Yer right.Jon Corby wrote:snot
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:26 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42822
Re: Pointless Series 5
Well I never. I put Pointles on to see if the Beeb are finally treating us to the Robmeister's second coming, and there's someone else on instead. It's on now to find out who
Btw, vwd Sue & Phil. Don't want to spoilerise but n1.
Btw, vwd Sue & Phil. Don't want to spoilerise but n1.
- Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Subtitling errors
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7184
Re: Subtitling errors
We use subtitles quite a lot just cos life's noisy, and the TV's an extra layer. Also my Dad's deaf so you kinda get used to the idea. For accuracy they're crap - either horribly abridged or often use a homophone, especially in live broadcasts. I don't understand why they don't do them in advance wi...
- Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (Power) Snooker
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2544
Re: (Power) Snooker
I disagree http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/apr2009/0/4/ronnie-o-sullivan-pic-getty-225595389.jpg Although I'm prepared to concede you have a point in some cases http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/2/12/1265962673767/Stephen-Lee-001.jpg I think proper snooker's amazing and t...
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72160
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
You missed page 3. Trina (19) from Essex, will be pictured with a coin to give her insightful and relevant opinion. In the online version she will probably doing her own disappearing tricks with it.
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 72160
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Head enters the bowl at the bottom, turns on its side... to another head. Sorry Jon. As much as I agree that Derren is full of shit when he says all his disclaimers, I'm not seeing what you're seeing in the video. It ends up as heads sure but I can't fully make out it being heads as it enters the b...