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Ian Volante

During my telly run, I declared two words twice - adjoiner (no longer valid :( ) and watering. 3 part question - a) what's the most times someone has declared the same one word in their telly run b) what's the most number of different words that a player has declared more than once c) has anyone de...

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Turnabout.

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Nowt like a bit of spicy otter.

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To add onto this, has anyone been able to play a game / have the site run smoothly? I don't know if it's just my computer or if it's everyone. I had a game with Ian Linton and it took about a minute to move from choosing how many large numbers to the board itself. And we even had a letters round wh...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2025 6:19 pm Since a recent Windows update, the mouse cursor often appears enormous when I turn my laptop on. So I restart it and it goes back to normal size. Any reason for that?

I'd say that's a big pointer.

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He's already known as The Don.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:13 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:01 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 7:03 pm Marianne Faithful
Reading her obituary on the BBC, I realised I had no idea what she was famous for. I assumed she was a fashion designer or something.
She was famous for the 'Mars Bar' story when I was growing up

Which wasn't even true.

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:39 pm I don't think you can add a superlative to BOUND.

Aye, I'd guess that BOUNDER is a noun only.

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Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 11:18 am Phil "The Power" Taylor is a play on "Feel the power".

Not convinced!

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If an opponent can't recognise a good set of letters, this sort of comment isn't going to save them.

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:04 pm The drink-drive limit should be nil.

I think slightly above zero makes more sense I think, especially to account for these people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-brewery_syndrome

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:58 pm It wouldn't be fool proof but if you had a breathalyser test as part of the ignition process of starting a car it might be a useful deterrrent

This definitely exists.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj6pqd2v16o This isn't necessarily good news in fact it reinforces my argument that pop or rock bands are a dying breed Well aye, no bands (Beatles excepted) have had a UK #1 since Magic! in 2014, Maroon 5 in 2012 before that. Quite apart from strong changes in ...

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I'm most likely to have watched in 1982 after school. Don't remember specifics until the likes of Gino Corr. I certainly outscored both grand finalists at some point in the late 80s or early 90s.

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And another thing (it must be the wrong time of the year) When you go to concert venue they are very specific about doors opening time by very vague on the time the main act comes on. At the O2 Paul McCartney Concert the doors open at 6.30. There is no support as he does nearly a 3 hour set (I've d...

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What was the answer then? 512. Actually it was incubate. The answer is ‘incubate’. “In-cube eight”. Basically a dingbat. I wonder if they would have taken ‘captivate’? “Captive eight” That would really have pissed me off, especially given that I don't pronouce "eight" the same as I do &qu...

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What was the answer then?

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https://dartsnews.com/pdc/just-gets-worse-when-referees-address-the-crowd-kirk-bevins-fires-back-after-criticism-from-de-decker-over-whistle-controversy-at-grand-slam-of-darts Kirk Bevins involved in a minor spat at the darts. Not sure he will be entirely happy with that photo! What, with someone e...

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The new version of the Champions League , Europa League etc 32 teams in some sort of league format and 24 teams go through. No home and away matches against the same opponents like previously Wake me up at the quarter final stage. If I didn't know better it's UEFAs version of a European League The ...

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The new version of the Champions League , Europa League etc 32 teams in some sort of league format and 24 teams go through. No home and away matches against the same opponents like previously Wake me up at the quarter final stage. If I didn't know better it's UEFAs version of a European League The ...

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Why the fuck does that article have the winner's time in words and everyone else's in digits? I thought the same. At first I wondered why they didn't mention the time and then I noticed it. Good to have you back for the pressing issues. Good to set out the units at first mention, then abbreviate fo...

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So new challenge idea (inspired by Maus finishing 10th at Vingis 10th event) - simple version - finish in the position of the event number - advanced version - finish in position of event number, 1 away, 2 away - how far can you go? (treat difference as absolute, so -1 and 1 are both 1 away). Call ...

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Last night I watched an episode of Doomwatch from the 1970s. The episode I watched was Tomorrow, The Rat available on Dailymotion . Quite interesting and very strange. Doomwatch was great iirc Kit Pedlar made this either during his stint on Dr Who or after it It's a shame Pedler went into TV rather...

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Not heard of Zenyada.

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I guess there is some Kudos for holding the record but I'm sure somewhere in the British Isles there is a park run that's most suited for breaking records There is a list of parkruns by fastness . Pegwell Bay at the top is thought to be short, although they may have changed the course since the lis...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:48 am
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 10:49 am Right, so, Gev, when a man and a woman love each other very much, or at least want to borrow some friction off each other....
I generally find if there's friction involved in lovemaking then theres something wrong.

To my mind, it's the best bit.

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I've no idea.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 6:07 pm
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 12:40 pm I used to think All The Young Dudes wasn't by David Bowie.
There is recording of him singing it

Are you sure it wasn't Mott the Hoople?

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There are a few from yesteryear that I had wrong. Here Comes the Night Is by Them and Not The Rolling Stones. The Pushbike Song is by The Mixture and not Mungo Jerry. More recently the song by Gotiye - Someone that I used to know sounds uncannily like Peter Gabriel Probably the biggest one for me w...

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2024 7:10 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 11:43 am
Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:35 am Just wanna see who else here plays Balatro, as I'm chronically addicted
Never played it, but it's already started coming up in quizzes, so I need to be aware of it.
It's worth the hype, it became available on mobile recently too.

It came up in a quiz last night. Told you.

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:35 am Just wanna see who else here plays Balatro, as I'm chronically addicted

Never played it, but it's already started coming up in quizzes, so I need to be aware of it.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:10 am Is there an expression or word that describes things like shopaholic that derives from alcoholic but has no etymology of its own.
See also party gate derived from a hotel called Watergate.

Just portmanteaus I think.

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:24 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:19 pm
Fiona T wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:25 am

If anyone thought this was a bluff, the system has flagged the first cheater. If it's you, expect your apto-ban shortly.
Ooh cool, any more info?
They got deactivated.

I wondered if it was the new player that beat me recently. Seems it probably was! They seemed slightly too good.

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The possibility of it being used to cheat was at the forefront of our minds - detection has been put in place and you will be caught. Don't do it peeps. If anyone thought this was a bluff, the system has flagged the first cheater. If it's you, expect your apto-ban shortly. Ooh cool, any more info?

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*Elo.

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Maybe but it smacks of a government with a large enough majority to survive at least one more GE and by the time they are at risk we would have got used to it. Basically this parliament they can pretty much get away with any policies not in the manifesto knowing it will get through See Thatcher and...

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If Labour knew how bad the finances were, and decided to NOT CAMPAIGN AROUND THAT, they're mad. It seems more likely that they genuinely didn't know. Maybe but it smacks of a government with a large enough majority to survive at least one more GE and by the time they are at risk we would have got u...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 1:30 pm Relief rather than disappointment

A good point!

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:46 am Do most people talk absolute nonsense with family and close friends, or do most people just stick to speaking English (or another recognised language) in pretty much all situations?

The main difference is I swear more.

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Disappointed this isn't a tasteful nudes-style fundraiser.

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Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:09 am
Philip A wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 10:27 pm Series 77 contestant Alex Smith on Password (Episode 2) on ITV X. (Hilarious btw)
I assume the money he got through scamming people has finally dried up and he needed some more.

Might just be enough to pay everyone back!

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This has reminded me to check that John Tyler, a US president born in the 1790s, still has a living grandson, and he does indeed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ruffin_Tyler

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yeah the one thing I don't like about the app is the confusing menus! But this one is the hamburger top left (next to where it says 'Me') then Leagues. + bottom right to join. (This is android - dunno about ios!) The only menu I have is the settings menu reached from my profile page, and that certa...

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I quite like #6.

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Alien Romulus. Not a sequel but an interquel set between Alien and Aliens it's well made and lots of good practical effects and some iffy AI special effects. The first act is a slow build and only gets good in space and it has all the Alien greatest hits and some clever innovation two. The last 10 ...

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There's a community radio station in Dublin that caters for more niche interests that more commercial stations wouldn't cover and they have a show that's basically traffic report then a song, traffic report then a song during peak traffic times in the morning and evening. It's the best show on the ...

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yeah the one thing I don't like about the app is the confusing menus! But this one is the hamburger top left (next to where it says 'Me') then Leagues. + bottom right to join. (This is android - dunno about ios!) The only menu I have is the settings menu reached from my profile page, and that certa...

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Also, I can't work out how to join the league via the app. Any ideas?

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2024 12:20 pm I've mentioned the league on Apterous, Facebook (Countdowners group) and Strava as well as here. The aim is for it to be general.

I read your post as if it was assuming only Co-runs would count.

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Ben Wilson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 1:16 pm I didn't get a photo (as it would've been weird to ask undet the circumstances) but it was odd to see Ian Volante waiting tables at CoBrum yesterday.

They let me out of the kitchen occasionally.

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Also, for those of you who don't know the 5k parkrunner results app (developed by Michael Clayton and on Android and Apple) is quite a good app to keep up with parkrun stuff. It also has some of the naughty stats that parkrun got rid of, like fastest times on each course. But anyway, it allows you ...

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Does anyone else regularly do just one hiccup, on its own? And if so, do you also find that your mouth seems to open especially for the occasion, no matter how shut it was before? Yep, I like to think I've learnt to make sure it's only one. And yes, it's often loud. And I don't drink much at all, n...

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Also, for those of you who don't know the 5k parkrunner results app (developed by Michael Clayton and on Android and Apple) is quite a good app to keep up with parkrun stuff. It also has some of the naughty stats that parkrun got rid of, like fastest times on each course. But anyway, it allows you ...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:34 am Butterfly swimming stroke. Why?

A faster evolution from breaststroke which was faster and thus became unfair to those using the traditional style.

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Recently selling my house, had no comments whatsoever on the CD teapot. My own fault for not displaying two next to each other.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 5:19 pm I should have realised the gods were against us as the last 3 Spanish Wimbledon Wins have lead to a football win in the same period (if you count The Nations Cup last year )

This sort of statistical paradoelia gets a lot more discussion than it really deserves.

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Also, the crying laughing emoji (multiple times) on memes/posts that are, at best, vaguely mirthful.

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Interviews with winning tennis players after matches.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 10:23 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:59 am It's 8:00 isn't it? Hardly that late.
It could be nearly 11 pm by the time it finishes.
Old people and school children need to go to bed at a reasonable time.
It's not like it's in a different time zone

Germany is definitely in a different time zone.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 1:48 pm
Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 12:07 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 5:04 pm Frank Duckworth , dies on the warmest day of the year ironically
Why's it ironic? It's not like he invented a fridge.
No but DL was invented because of poor weather , maybe I'm using Irony in the Alanis Morisette way rather than your way

Ohh, I get it now. I'll let you off.

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