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Re: Veggies
So someone makes a post regarding your sexuality and you get all stroppy and upset, yet you think it's perfectly fine to make a joke about me being sexually assaulted by a priest in the thread about mars bars. You disgust me. I'm out of here. Blimey, that one must have been brewing for a while (as ...
Re: Veggies
Or, right. So someone makes a post regarding your sexuality and you get all stroppy and upset, yet you think it's perfectly fine to make a joke about me being sexually assaulted by a priest in the thread about mars bars. You disgust me. I'm out of here.Phil Reynolds wrote: Ooh, 1970s comedy. How retro.
- Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wordplay on FIVE
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6461
Re: Wordplay on FIVE
I'll give it a bash. Anyone know where the studios are? Londinium I presume... Does anyone know if FIVE have a watch again feature online or does anyone know where I could see a clip of this show as I'm at work when it's on. Many thanks. http://demand.five.tv/ No Wordplay though, probably due to th...
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Defend Countdown (Daily Mail article)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 8111
Re: Defend Countdown (Daily Mail article)
With the current DC guest, the Daily Mail must be happy that Countdown has upped the extremist right-wing count. Jon Gaunt weighs in at a whopping 15.7 megaWiddicombes.
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 26th Match 2009 (Series 60, Game 35)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2795
Re: Thursday 24th Match 2009 (Series 60, Game 35)
On a more serious note, does this mean that as extreme right-wingers are now in dictionary corner, we can expect people who are slightly more liberal in their views such as Nick Griffin and Charlie Sargent in a couple of weeks?
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 26th Match 2009 (Series 60, Game 35)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2795
Re: Thursday 24th Match 2009 (Series 60, Game 35)
Regular listeners to the Collings and Herrin podcast will know who "Gaunty" is. There's a snippet at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whqh6SpnGvg
What a cuntish cunty cunt he is.
Sorry Kai.
What a cuntish cunty cunt he is.
Sorry Kai.
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 24th March 2009 (Series 60, Prelim 33)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2914
Re: Tuesday 24th March 2009 (Series 60, Prelim 33)
Round 8: C L T R N E A E O C1: CENTRAL (7) C2: ETERNAL (7) DC: TOLERANCE (18) OT: COETERNAL (18) Score: 44–46 (max 79) 2 quite high probability 9s already. I bet Kirk would have loved this game http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=513&round=4614#r4614 Hmm. I remember telling Kirk that TOLE...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown on DVD?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2708
Re: Countdown on DVD?
I bought House, Futurama, Red Dwarf and the like on DVD because I could (and do) watch them over and over. With all due respect to the production team, watching each Countdown once is enough for me.
So no, I wouldn't buy it.
So no, I wouldn't buy it.
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Podcasts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1984
Re: Podcasts
Microphones built into laptops rock. Well, apart from the sound quality obviously. And the fact that mine doesn't work so I have to plug in a proper mic anyway. But the point still stands.
- Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:25 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lowest sum of primes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5369
Re: Lowest sum of primes
Right, down to 1,377. The hunt continues
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Egg or Chicken
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4705
Re: Egg or Chicken
Not really suitable for games/puzzles, so moved to Off Topic
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:34 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lowest sum of primes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5369
Re: Lowest sum of primes
I'm in at 1,800. Any advances?
601, 409, 257, 251, 89, 83, 67, 43
601, 409, 257, 251, 89, 83, 67, 43
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for March 17th
- Replies: 97
- Views: 11847
Re: Spoilers for March 17th
If there's one guy in the world to love right now, it's Kirk. Perhaps even bumming him would be morally ok. Me: "Yes! Arse-love with kirk! Awesome!" Kirk: "Arse-love + P = OVERLEAPS, + T = ELEVATORS".
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for March 17th
- Replies: 97
- Views: 11847
Re: Spoilers for March 17th
Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. Awesome.
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for March 17th
- Replies: 97
- Views: 11847
Re: Spoilers for March 17th
Prediction: Kirk needs 5 points for the record. Kirk to buzz in on 0.25 seconds, say "I love Julian too much. GANDISEEG"
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6079
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
You also see me laughing in the WYDAITOTQ round (where I offered TOWAI) as I saw TWAT and was so tempted to offer it instead. Me to Neb: "That's the grin of a person that's just seen TWAT" I'd have offered it. Sod the points. I deliberately declared FLASHER instead of FLASHIER for the com...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Save Our Studios
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7364
Re: Save Our Studios
Kathie, unfortunately, there is no negotiating that the ITV Yorkshire studios will close in a few months. Jason, you and you alone can save ITV Yorkshire studios! Get your mother's credit card and buy them! It would make a lovely gift for her. And you could make it so the Countdown team are allowed...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6079
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
Which proves that I'm better. I don't even need the letters to be mentioned! Oh, wait...Innis Carson wrote:I don't think there was an S.Gary Male wrote:I was busy claiming an epic victory over Kirk on MSN, but was FRUCTOSE mentioned? I may very well have got the letters wrong.
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6079
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16th March
I was busy claiming an epic victory over Kirk on MSN, but was FRUCTOSE mentioned? I may very well have got the letters wrong.
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Leeds - The Final Countdown?
- Replies: 80
- Views: 13936
Re: Leeds - The Final Countdown?
If ALL Countdown staff unite and say they'll do the recording in Manchester as long as the rest is still in Leeds, would those in charge accept that compromise? Because it would be a big nightmare / headache / f*ck up to replace all staff (with who knows what effect it would have on the quality of ...
- Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:46 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Somethingites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3640
Re: Cryptic Somethingites
Oh lordy, it's the unwelcome return of the cryptic series! This time it's with a twist - I'm not telling you who or what links the answers. I'm not even telling you if the clues make any sense or not :o Oh, alright, there's a television theme going on. And I've edited 1: a bit so it actually does m...
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Save Our Studios
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7364
Re: Save Our Studios
David's right. We need to do something that will make people realise that the change in ITC regulations that lead to the creation of a mass ITV that also tries to serve the regions was a huge mistake. Having separate regional stations that can pool together when necessary for a greater aim whilst st...
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Save Our Studios
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7364
Re: Save Our Studios
Done
Re: Ghosts?
Try getting legendarily drunk, then have friends randomly open windows, flick lights on and off, throw cats at dustbins. That'll work.Kirk Bevins wrote:See how amazing this chat is. I wanna experience loads of stuff for myself, which is why I listed one of my hobbies as the paranormal.
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thu 05/03/2009
- Replies: 104
- Views: 13568
Re: Spoilers for Thu 05/03/2009
I don't think you've really solved any problems here. With your method maxes can still differ a lot between games, its just that the game containing 9s no longer necessarily has the highest max. What someone scores is dependent on a lot of factors: difficulty of available maxes, quality of opponent...
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:50 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Somethingites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3640
Re: Cryptic Somethingites
We'll find out when I can remember what the answers are (March 13th, for anyone who cares)
Until then feel free to post openly with answers/speculation/abuse that the clues don't make any sense.
Until then feel free to post openly with answers/speculation/abuse that the clues don't make any sense.
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: COMA Play-ins
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7983
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: News on new OED word inclusion
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4442
Re: News on new OED word inclusion
FIFA-enforced salary cap at something like £50,000 per week budget to cover the wages for the whole first team.Paul Howe wrote: what rule of football would you change in order to improve the game?
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:28 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Somethingites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3640
Re: Cryptic Somethingites
You can have 1 guess/justification at each clue, but you could make those guesses over 11 separate PMs if you wanted.
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: COMA Play-ins
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7983
Re: COMA Play-ins
Perfect. Pick a time and I'll be there.Innis Carson wrote:I don't think I'm busy at all on Friday, is that good for you Gary?
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: COMA Play-ins
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7983
Re: COMA Play-ins
Pick an evening, Innis, and I should be able to fit a game in. Except Sunday or Monday.
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Cryptic Somethingites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3640
Cryptic Somethingites
Oh lordy, it's the unwelcome return of the cryptic series! This time it's with a twist - I'm not telling you who or what links the answers. I'm not even telling you if the clues make any sense or not :o Oh, alright, there's a television theme going on. And I've edited 1: a bit so it actually does ma...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cricket in Pakistan
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1846
Re: Cricket in Pakistan
try http://www.cricinfo.com or specifically for this incident's coverage, http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/c ... 43521.htmlKai Laddiman wrote:Any linkedy-links anyone?
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cricket in Pakistan
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1846
Re: Cricket in Pakistan
Cricket is almost a religion to many out there. Just goes to show that the terrorists know what they are doing when it comes to getting attention. Really nasty stuff, I hope this doesn't have repercussions for the IPL after this and what happened towards the end of last year.
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: COMA Play-ins
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7983
Re: COMA Play-ins
Sod it, I wasn't humiliated at CoLin (except by Jono) so I'll have a stab.
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Poll: Will Kirk score at least 900 point?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6278
Re: Poll: Will Kirk score at least 900 point?
bangs head against desk until blood and poo comes outJoseph Bolas wrote:I would assume it meant his Octochamp run. I think it's possible but you never know.Gary Male wrote:Over how many games? During Octochamp run? In the whole series? In one game? WE NEED AN EXPLANATION!
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: If I were to Americanize British game shows
- Replies: 64
- Views: 6152
Re: If I were to Americanize British game shows
I wa's going to put some random apostrophe's in to see who'd bite there but thought better of it. I wasn't disappointed.Rosemary Roberts wrote:Phil Reynolds wrote:I think you'll find that "over-pedantic" is hyphenated.
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: If I were to Americanize British game shows
- Replies: 64
- Views: 6152
Re: If I were to Americanize British game shows
This time, if I were to Americanize... "Take Your Pick." This was originally a radio show, Jason. If you put it on television it would slow it down far too much and make it boring (or more boring, depending on your point of view). Where's Phil Reynolds when you need someone to be anally o...
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Poll: Will Kirk score at least 900 point?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6278
Re: Poll: Will Kirk score at least 900 point?
Over how many games? During Octochamp run? In the whole series? In one game? WE NEED AN EXPLANATION!
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Mon 02/03/2009 - Kirk Bevins' debut
- Replies: 121
- Views: 14224
Re: Spoilers for Mon 02/03/2009 - Kirk Bevins' debut
He missed the max. Rubbish.
Ahem.
Well done Kirk.
Ahem.
Well done Kirk.
- Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Countdown/Scrabble Intersection
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1468
Re: Countdown/Scrabble Intersection
Please include the option "No, although I did sleep on the floor in the room of Kirk's ex-girlfriend in university halls once" so I can vote truthfully.Michael Wallace wrote:Coming soon - did you go to university
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Endurance Event
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7066
Re: Endurance Event
Seeing as I had no intention of playing the endurance event, I think I did quite well. Sleaford decided to have a townwide power cut about 12 rounds into the final duel which pissed me off no end. Thank you Charlie for allowing the reset of the duel for me, and thank you to the national grid for not...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "Frustrated by the programme marginalising her sexuality."
- Replies: 223
- Views: 28172
Re: "Frustrated by the programme marginalising her sexuality."
Fuck off. Fuck right off. I love the way we can say what we want here. And then claim it's exactly what I meant.david dawson wrote:Something stupid, moronic and offensive
I love the way we can say what we want here. And then claim it was all a funny joke thing.
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Endurance Event
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7066
Re: Endurance Event
After 20 rounds it's still all up for grabs:
1 Dinos Sfyris 277/20
2 Jimmy Gough 270/20
3 Gary Male 265/20
4 Jim Bentley 252/20
1 Dinos Sfyris 277/20
2 Jimmy Gough 270/20
3 Gary Male 265/20
4 Jim Bentley 252/20
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Colour Of Money
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5432
Re: The Colour Of Money
can anyone remember what the woman from last week want to do with the money? She was going to buy 32,000 loaves of bread and 64,000 packs of ham to test some wacky question she'd read about on the internet with the people on the streets of Bromsgrove. Or something. I might have made that up in my s...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Endurance Event
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7066
Re: Endurance Event
Hotting up for you three maybe, but I'm spent. But I shall trudge on
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:11 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Endurance Event
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7066
Re: Endurance Event
Congratulations to the following on making it to midday in tact: Gary Male [139/12] Jimmy Gough [132/12] Dinos Sfyris [131/12] Jim Bentley [112/12] Gary's above post omits Jimmy. :?: As did Charlie's post immediately(ish) above mine. A slight alteration to the database to ensure his early game that...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:14 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Endurance Event
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7066
Re: Endurance Event
Male (1st overall), Sfyris (4th) and Bentley (7th) remain in the running for the mentalist award through 8 duels.
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sandwiches Part II: The Heresy
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5483
Re: Sandwiches Part II: The Heresy
Would it be 2 different sites, or 2 halves of the same site though?Matt Morrison wrote:Can we please just split the forum into two completely separate sites, one for the normal people and one for those who butter both sides?JimBentley wrote:I think "Sandwiches Part III: A Step Too Far" can't be far away.
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Accumulate!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2527
Re: Accumulate!
I'm amused by the idea that people think the show has a budget.
- Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Accumulate!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2527
Accumulate!
Modesty seems to have prevented former Countdown QFer and Conor Travers massacre victim Daniel Peake from posting a link to the Reading University television gameshow that he's hosting, but he's not getting away with it that easy.
http://www.ruon.org/watch
Enjoy. Hopefully.
http://www.ruon.org/watch
Enjoy. Hopefully.
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Can a plane take off on a treadmill?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2570
Re: Can a plane take off on a treadmill?
Does "I saw it on Mythbusters" count as a reasoning for my vote?
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:33 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Quackle and game complexity
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2776
Re: Quackle and game complexity
Well, with Scrabble you have no idea what letters are going to come later, other than not the ones that are already on the board. There's no equivalent of this in chess. You can't suddenly have an unexpected piece appear. Oh I don't know. In "How to Cheat at Chess: Everything You Always Wanted...
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sandwich/Sandwiches
- Replies: 195
- Views: 15801
Re: Sandwich/Sandwiches
You get a round of sandwiches. And if you cut those in half it's still a round of sandwiches. So I, er, abstain.
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Drifting semantically
- Replies: 61
- Views: 7777
Re: Drifting semantically
Yes. There are lots of people called Christine.
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hansford
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4476
Re: Hansford
But still, "Hansford" would be an excellent name for an ITV drama about a no-nonsence barrister who doesn't play by the rules. "Normative jurisprudence? Yer 'avin' a larf ainchya? Put yer knickers on and make me a cuppa tea." Ahem. conundrums can't be plurals (it says so in the g...
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Quiz Question
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4125
Re: Quiz Question
Partially. I'm sure someone will be along later with the list of proposed guest hosts but none was filmed.
I'd have answered 5 on the basis that William G Stewart hosted the Richard V Carol match, then screamed blue murder if it was marked as wrong.
I'd have answered 5 on the basis that William G Stewart hosted the Richard V Carol match, then screamed blue murder if it was marked as wrong.
Re: Anagrams
I couldn't solve SIT MONKEY (name/surname) but someone else in my team could. That's because I don't practise multi-word anagrams, although I can do them a bit. And MIKE LEN TYSON (not his real middle name (at least I don't think it is (checks Wikipedia (even though it's not entirely reliable (alth...
Re: Eggheads
No. Eggheads was originally on BBC1 and moved to BBC2.Phil Reynolds wrote:No, Eggheads has always been on BBC2. Weakest Link moved to BBC1.Jason Larsen wrote:Eggheads moved to BBC2. I see.
Re: Eggheads
I am 100% certain that CJ will never appear as a contestant in the future. On CJ's web site, obviously an old one as it isn't there now, he gave a synopsis of his time at Countdown and he likened it to one of the worst experiences of his life. The Green Room was cold and unwelcoming and he was left...