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Marc Meakin

A Very English Scandal. Just outstanding in every way - writing, acting, direction, all superb. And for those of us old enough to remember the Thorpe trial and the sensation it caused, the blackly farcical tone is spot-on. It was good , though maybe they could have condensed it into a 2 hour film. ...

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How does altering the surface area of the cheese give it more flavour? I posit that this is entirely a product of your imagination. http://qi.com/infocloud/cheese Even if true, I don't care. As a snack I'll quite often cut myself a thick slice off a slab of extra mature cheddar and eat it with noth...

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Or cheese in a can.
Going back to sandwiches.
I don't like butter on a bacon or sausage sandwich.
There is enough fat from the bacon/ sausage.
Also cannot understand people who eat soup with buttered bread or rolls.
Although I readily admit to dunking my bread in.
Yes I was dragged up

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Two Reynolds suggestions we picked up from here. Young Offenders was ok, kind of vaguely fun and with some level of a kind of nostalgic cuteness to it, but hasn't impressed that much. Didn't really seem like a Reynolds pick even (which made me wonder if I was missing something). But then Detectoris...

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All depends what the producer and that decide to do. If that is true it's a disappointing state of play. I would argue that the programme and its legacy trumps the whims of any current production set-up, or at least it should. It makes little sense to put blame on Apterous for the trend of C4 hosti...

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My favourite is the Karaoke round.

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I can highly recommend this.
On BBC 2 at 6pm.
4 celebs answer various formatted questions.
Very enjoyable.

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I have been watching Hardball on the BBC weekdays at 4.30 and I have to say it's rather good.
Any quiz show with a high question output works for me.
Anyone else watching it ?

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Sweyn Kikness gets my vote as best contestant name ever

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I think most word games would rather do without islamophobes AND cheats, it's not like they need to choose whichever is worse and only remove one lot. From what I remember of Beevers on here, something tells me his efforts to out a cheat would have served some personal gain rather than been purely ...

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He does have the right to post any shit he likes - well, sorta - but they also have a right to not want to be associated with a person who does that. Valid point but to put it into context One man shakes the ABSP tree from within to out a virtual cover up of a cheat Then gets chucked out of same co...

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A bit off topic, but I found myself looking into Scrabble stuff - Craig Beevers appears to be the only world champion not to have his own Wikipedia article . He hasn't got one for being chucked out the ABSP for his , shall we say, colourful opinions on HIS own Facebook page. More details please! Th...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon May 21, 2018 4:41 pm A bit off topic, but I found myself looking into Scrabble stuff - Craig Beevers appears to be the only world champion not to have his own Wikipedia article.

He hasn't got one for being chucked out the ABSP for his , shall we say, colourful opinions on HIS own Facebook page.

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He got caught cheating last year and has been banned for two years and had to give trophies back but not prize money AFAIK. I believe he repeatedly overdrew tiles and palmed or cherry picked them. I think it made the newspapers. Probably not the Times though. He hasn't admitted guilt nor apologised....

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David Williams wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 3:09 pm
Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Sun May 20, 2018 8:39 am Anyone know the whereabouts of Paul Gallen
He writes a weekly Scrabble column for The Times.

Took over from Allan (cheat ) Simmons

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Just wanted to put some feelers out for a joint Co event with elements of Scrabble or even a light hearted team challenge. With conventional countdown games countdown games using OSW 15. Conventional Scrabble games using OED and some using OSW 15. Culminating in a Scrabble Countdown hybrid where you...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 5:36 am Also forumites like Zeff , Sue Sanders, Mr Hargreaves,
Also various flouncers, too many to mention.( plus I've forgotten most of their names )

I did meet Zeff at a Scrabble tournament in Essex many years ago and it was only because he was an early keyboard warrior in the Scrabble community too

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Sorry I should have put that in quotes.
It's quite possible I may have mixed him up with Derek Hazell

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From the rival forum that was created about 7 or 8 years ago during the inner sanctumgate

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Also forumites like Zeff , Sue Sanders, Mr Hargreaves,
Also various flouncers, too many to mention.( plus I've forgotten most of their names )

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Chris Davies plays in a band

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 9:01 am Junaid, Kirk Bevans , Jimmy Gough and Oliver Garner to name a few.
Oliver Garner won CO:LON the other day. Kirk Bevins is refereeing darts games.

I thought Oliver Garner was dabbling in the dark arts ( Scrabble )

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Junaid, Kirk Bevans , Jimmy Gough and Oliver Garner to name a few.

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I was wondering what some of the memorable Countdown Contestants are doing now like Kai Laddieman, Jeffrey Handsford and Richard Brittain.

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Unlucky Curtis.
Should have gone for the 4 large again

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Right gonna pick the top 5 in no particular order
Australia, Israel , Hungary, Netherlands and UK , sympathy vote

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Someone said to me that ABBA were reforming
I assumed they meant they were going to be called BABA or BAAB

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Saraa' Aalto has a great voice

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue May 08, 2018 12:29 pm is it a branding thing because plum juice sounds like spunk

Nah if that was the case they would also change the name of natural yoghurt

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Why can you get grape juice and raisins also come from grapes but no plum juice. You get plums and dried ones are prunes. Yet you can get prune juice. What? Let me elucidate. Dried grapes are raisins (probably sultanas too ) You can buy grape juice from most supermarkets Dried plums are prunes You ...

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I've just found out that certain Irish names are pronounced nothing like their spelling like Niamh (neeve )
Padraic (porik) Eidlah (ailey )

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue May 08, 2018 9:09 am True to thread as it doesn't take long thinking about it before you realise how obvious it is, but I think I've always absent-mindedly gone for "vocal chords" instead of "vocal cords".

Vocal Chords are loud trousers

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https://youtu.be/2Szy0pPN_c0
Agreed Matt, shit name but ok song

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Just heard the UK entrant and it ain't too bad.
Mind you ,Ed Sheeran could perform with Adele and we still wouldn't get in the top ten.
Still gonna watch it.
Might make it interesting this year by running a sweepstake.

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1981: 1. Prince from England married 2. Liverpool wins the Champions League 3. The pope dies 2005: 1. Prince from England married 2. Liverpool wins the Champions League 3. The pope dies 2018: 1. Prince from England marries 2. Liv awerpool is in the Champions League final Anyone have the Pope on the...

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Why can you get grape juice and raisins also come from grapes but no plum juice.
You get plums and dried ones are prunes.
Yet you can get prune juice.

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Mark James wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 3:58 pm Oh. And I don't mind fat people either.

Horizontally gifted surely

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I'm sure this may have been discussed before but is there any chance of a scaled down version of Apterous in App form , or are there copyright issues
I have tried other countdown themed apps and they are crap

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Why do people not even notice any more that the term "dog collar" is actually a joke? People say it without any thought of "I'm making a silly joke here". Though I should point out that Marc used quotes around it. I wasn't sure if it's offensive to the clergy to say dog collar. ...

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu May 03, 2018 12:29 pm I guess it's a bit like always wearing a wedding ring.

Only if you equate matrimony to work.

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Couldn't think of a better topic heading. But why do priests and vicars insist on wearing their dog collars outside of their place of work. I've seen it on loads of TV shows and panel shows. There was a priest recently who was singing on Britain's Got Talent with his ' dog collar ' on. Why ? I would...

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Also don't forget to watch the Film version. [of The Young Offenders] It was made in 2016 and is set in 2007 . Still very funny although I recommend you watch the series first Watched the film last night. It was enjoyable up to a point but the plot ran out of steam towards the end and the minor cha...

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Bumped this to create (hopefully) some debate. Would you be more inclined to play Scrabble more if the consonants and vowels were in seperating bags ? I quite like this idea tbh. Sort of a mish mash of scrabble and countdown. Would probably prefer them to alter the letters distribution too. I've be...

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I was talking to my work colleagues about immersive cinema experiences and this came on my timeline http://dlsh.it/eJxSOTi
Someone must have read my mind cos I've always thought this idea would be good

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:25 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:36 am Banned Why ???
Surely not death threats .
I think it's a one in/one out situation.

From one MM to another then

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Banned Why ???
Surely not death threats .

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Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 11:16 am I recommend watching the film.

I'm doing that more and more lately, and ironically if the films good I end up reading the book afterwards.
Last time I did that was with Mudbound.
Both are recommended.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:10 am There are a few other threads that might contain suggestions of interest - here, here and here.

If I was clever enough I should have bumped one of these threads but as you can see in still having fun posting new threads for the first time in eons.

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Jono is doing a book a week as his new year's resolution for 2018. He'll pop along soon with some of the highlights I'm sure. I copied some of them from what people recommended him on Facebook and will report back. I'm a little behind (3 weeks if I finish what I'm currently reading by Sunday). So f...

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I'm sure you're savouring the brilliance at Anfield first

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I've just read a very good book called Johnny Ruin by Dan Dalton I was surprised that the author is British as it captures aspects of Americana brilliantly. If you liked Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind you are sure to like this. Right that's my book recommendation for this year What are yours ?

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Probably not if they were sober.
Maybe my friends at the time were more gullible than you and your friends

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There used to be a pub bet (maybe deserves its own thread ? ) That I used to win drinks with that never failed. Bet someone that they cannot copy what you do for 30 seconds. Then you put your hand out, the do the same, hold your drink, they copy that, put the drink to your lips, they do the same, t...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:26 am Oh, and Verne Troyer died the other day.

I heard he touched someone's ankle inappropriately
Mini-metoo#

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There used to be a pub bet (maybe deserves its own thread ? ) That I used to win drinks with that never failed. Bet someone that they cannot copy what you do for 30 seconds. Then you put your hand out, the do the same, hold your drink, they copy that, put the drink to your lips, they do the same, ta...

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Do you have any hidden talents or tricks that you impress your friends and family with. I used to be able to boast that I could name a tune from the top twenty after less than ten seconds of the intro. But after the late eighties it became too difficult. Also I can read upside down as good as the ri...

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I guess if you are under 28 it makes you reflect on your own mortality.
He was no Buddy Holly that's for sure, who was only 22 when he died and was a terrible loss to music, and would almost certainly have been bigger (although probably not in physique ) than Elvis.

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Zarte Siempre wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:35 am
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 23, 2018 6:16 amCome to think of it, I wonder if there any songs that CAN'T be made into a reggae cover.
Nessun Dorma

Someone has tried. https://youtu.be/8mdER2UbUMQ
Albeit not very good

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What are people's least favourite covers? One of those rubbish bands like Fall Out Boy or Panic at the Disco, I can never remember which one, did a horrible cover of Michael Jackson's Beat It. Fall Out Boy. And I like it/them. And don't like Michael Jackson. Basically I usually disagree entirely wi...

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Cool, what was his time and did you spot him on the telly ?

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