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by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:24 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Goatblitz 2010
Replies: 40
Views: 3989

Re: Goatblitz 2010

Adam Gillard was meant to post our results but it looks like he was too ashamed to admit defeat. I can't find the games now but I won both of them, one by a record-breaking margin and one where I got about eight pencils and an egg. This might be the thread you are looking for Adam and I appear to h...
by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:41 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Goatblitz 2010
Replies: 40
Views: 3989

Re: Goatblitz 2010

Adam Gillard was meant to post our results but it looks like he was too ashamed to admit defeat. I can't find the games now but I won both of them, one by a record-breaking margin and one where I got about eight pencils and an egg.
by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:30 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: X Factor
Replies: 93
Views: 9543

Re: X Factor

I wish I was around in the '60s and '70s. Look at the amount of talent in the first 30 seconds of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TscxLlhMiig . I can't remember ever hearing a modern pop singer who sounded as subtley amazing as the old singers. I'm not that bothered because good singers ar...
by Ben Hunter
Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: X Factor
Replies: 93
Views: 9543

Re: X Factor

I just watched a load of X Factor series 7 clips on Youtube, they all sounded autotuned. It's probably a result of audio compression during the upload of the clips.
by Ben Hunter
Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Would you use internet dating to find love
Replies: 35
Views: 4222

Re: Would you use internet dating to find love

Chris Davies wrote:I met my girlfriend on plentyoffish.com. Our 1st anniversary is in two weeks. :D
Best of luck Marc, really hope it works out for you!
I've got a mate who's always blazing birds off that site.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:09 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Goatblitz 2010
Replies: 40
Views: 3989

Re: Goatblitz tourney anyone?

After three months in exile I have internet back in my room. I planned to celebrate by joining a goatblitz tournament and I'm going to stick by it.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Exam results
Replies: 151
Views: 18854

Re: Exam results

David O'Donnell wrote:Someone start posting some fails now or at the least some mediocre results.
I'm a drop out if that helps.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:28 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jon O'Neill has a nob
Replies: 14
Views: 2300

Re: Jon O'Neill is a nob

I was just thinking how good it was that Charlie spelt it "nob", which is the proper way. I mean, in the dictionary I think it says "knob", but it was never that way at school. It's just "nob". There's no point in a dictionary trying to give a word like that a formal s...
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Shaving (other)
Replies: 10
Views: 1439

Shaving (other)

This thread is dedicated to the act of shaving parts of your body that exist from the neck down.
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Shaving (face)
Replies: 18
Views: 2213

Re: Shaving (face)

Electric razor, less effort. Can't see any disadvantages with this.
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:40 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Was this a first?
Replies: 18
Views: 3772

Re: Was this a first?

Ciaran Thompson wrote:Surely if there was a fault or something, they should wait until its fixed.
I agree, people could have died.
by Ben Hunter
Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 217307

Re: The C4C Football Thread

I knew my gamble on Blackpool defender Baptiste would pay off... 8-)
by Ben Hunter
Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:28 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Was this a first?
Replies: 18
Views: 3772

Re: Was this a first?

Seen it once or twice. It's a rare treat.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:35 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: COLEI guessing game spimlimminees
Replies: 19
Views: 3843

Re: COLEI guessing game spimlimminees

I've somehow managed to accumulate points without even doing the quiz, I must be some sort of boff.
by Ben Hunter
Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: New dictionary to be used from 2011
Replies: 32
Views: 5570

Re: New dictionary to be used from 2011

I'm also getting ODE3 asap so I'll lend a hand with spindlexing.
by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 10, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Words for 0
Replies: 30
Views: 5051

Re: Words for 0

nowt, naff all, fanny all
by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:10 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: General feedback
Replies: 284
Views: 53556

Re: General feedback

Looking forward to finding out what 'bunny boiler' and 'ostracon' are for. And now there's 'silver pencil' I can see what it's all building up to. Awesome :mrgreen: The bad news about this is people are gonna find out how broken some of the items are/have been. Just found out my silver bug item isn'...
by Ben Hunter
Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday August 10th 2010
Replies: 13
Views: 2430

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday August 10th 2010

Malcolm James wrote:Is TWOCED (taking without consent) valid in (I think) R10?
TWOCCED is in though. I have the pencil for it 8-)
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 488294

Re: Feature requests

A facebook app that reports your newly gained pencils to your friends' newsfeeds, so you can bewilder them.
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Copyright war: JackHurst's side
Replies: 24
Views: 2913

Re: Copyright war: JackHurst's side

Dmitry Goretsky wrote:This post was made by Dmitry Goretsky who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post.
Huh?
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 09, 2010 6:20 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: The "new look" WWTBAM
Replies: 56
Views: 8481

Re: The "new look" WWTBAM

Not watched it for years, precisely because it was too fucking slow, so maybe the next time I'm flicking through channels I'll give it a whirl.
by Ben Hunter
Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:08 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Copyright war: JackHurst's side
Replies: 24
Views: 2913

Re: Copyright war: JackHurst's side

Dmitry Goretsky wrote:This post was made by Dmitry Goretsky who is currently on your ignore list. Display this post.
Ace.
by Ben Hunter
Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 217307

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Psychic Octochamp FC have been promoted from the deep abyss to the C4C league, and have predicted for themselves a top table finish.
by Ben Hunter
Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:49 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: lets come up with fun nicknames for countdowners
Replies: 13
Views: 3282

Re: lets come up with fun nicknames for countdowners

Ian Bent, because he's corrupt.
by Ben Hunter
Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Copyright war: JackHurst's side
Replies: 24
Views: 2913

Re: Copyright war: JackHurst's side

I've never foed or killfiled anyone in my life but Dmitry made me break, mainly because he's just boring and spammy but also prolific. Too bad it doesn't kill his threads as well.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:44 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Australian Countdown!
Replies: 60
Views: 14364

Re: Australian Countdown!

Hi I'll start with a consonant thanks.
by Ben Hunter
Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:42 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)
Replies: 40
Views: 4093

Re: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)

Thought I'd mentioned, during the credits roll on 4oD you can see Dinos and Kai getting up to no good, something which was obscured by an advert during the actual broadcast. Worth a watch :twisted:
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)
Replies: 40
Views: 4093

Re: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)

Matt Morrison wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:It was an honour to watch the best episode of Countdown ever with the man himself :D
Me and BC also really touched by this too. Proper warm inside, makes us all lookingforwardy to the next CoSheff.
CoSheff 2.0, September?
by Ben Hunter
Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)
Replies: 40
Views: 4093

Re: Spoilers for Mini Mischief Madness Mega Mayhem (August 2nd)

It was an honour to watch the best episode of Countdown ever with the man himself :D
by Ben Hunter
Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:01 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 488294

Re: Feature requests

I think it would be good if there was an occasional foreign language duel I'm against this, if any foreign languages came up I simple wouldn't bother clicking play. I'm sure their must be other ignorant sods like me who have never bothered to learn a language or languages. I'm for it. There's the p...
by Ben Hunter
Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Inception, masterpiece or turkey.
Replies: 8
Views: 884

Re: Inception, masterpiece or turkey.

Matt Morrison wrote:Enjoyed it much, though I didn't think it warranted the almost-10-out-of-10 rating it has on IMDB (9.2 ranks it as the #3 movie ever on the site).
The IMDB top 250 has been a joke ever since The Dark Knight came out. Edit, now I think about it, ever since Lord of the Rings 3 came out.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Truly Dumb Designs.
Replies: 35
Views: 15798

Re: Truly Dumb Designs.

JimBentley wrote:I've had one of those for the last ten years or so and it still works perfectly every time.
Black magic.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 29, 2010 2:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Da Vinci Code, or what?
Replies: 12
Views: 1677

Re: Da Vinci Code, or what?

Ryan Taylor wrote:You waited over 2 years to post this shit?
It takes time to develop important theories like these.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:46 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Official thread of scrag
Replies: 328
Views: 65917

Re: Official thread of scrag

I'm getting evicted from my house and have a court date coming up, I also have a yeast infection.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Truly Dumb Designs.
Replies: 35
Views: 15798

Re: Truly Dumb Designs.

Has anyone seen those mad new tin openers that you align parallel to the lid and don't ever fucking work properly? I thought I was just stupid but even proper grafters I know can't get them to work. I'm a fan of the heavy knife method of opening tins. Just stab it loads until you can get the lid off...
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:23 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sex, Sleep or Scrabble?
Replies: 13
Views: 1473

Re: Sex, Sleep or Scrabble?

Your main problem appears to be paranoia.
by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown specials: The Secret's Out
Replies: 80
Views: 12390

Re: Countdown specials: The Secret's Out

Eoin Monaghan wrote:Damn, just realised I'm in Spain when the final special goes on, will to watch on 4OD.
lost the?
by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers For Monday July 26th 2010
Replies: 17
Views: 2095

Re: Special Spoilers For Monday July 26th 2010

Great game, you played amazingly Lesley :)
by Ben Hunter
Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Off for a bit
Replies: 36
Views: 3859

Re: Off for a bit

Keep on living the dream Charlie.
by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Straplines
Replies: 16
Views: 2999

Re: Straplines

I like the slogan for the new Hollyoaks sponsor - I Am Hollyoaks - I like how much sense it makes.
by Ben Hunter
Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:41 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Suicide
Replies: 31
Views: 3813

Re: Suicide

by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:23 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Good idea for a variant?
Replies: 277
Views: 39390

Re: Good idea for a variant?

How about this: LLLNCLLLNMLLLNC? M means mental arithmetic. For example, you need to quickly add 456 to 237, then divide by 11, then subtract 14, then multiply by 15, then subtract 69. I mean, ((((237+456):11)-14)*15)-69 Like in Conundrum, you need to buzz in. If you're right, you won 10 points. If...
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010
Replies: 23
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010

Peter Mabey wrote:R13
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Can't remember there being two Es in that round...
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010
Replies: 23
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010

A subtle clue to my beater in round something
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by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010
Replies: 23
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers For Thursday July 15th 2010

James Robinson wrote:can he maintain his good form for a longer period of time :?:
I don't know.
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:54 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
Replies: 114
Views: 70243

Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...

You're playing it on Lightweight Mode because you're logging in from a dodgy wifi spot in the town centre after having been evicted from your house for spending all your housing benefit on updating the subscriptions to your multiple accounts, and a tramp keeps suggesting five letter words that aren'...
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
Replies: 114
Views: 70243

Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...

When your girlfriend points at your c4c display pic and shouts "that's you" and starts sobbing and after you've finished your marathon Letters Attack with Prune you turn around and all her stuff is gone.
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:17 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
Replies: 114
Views: 70243

Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...

When you think everything written in ALL CAPS is an anagram.
Simon Myers wrote:"in the wild".
Love it :D
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Insert Key
Replies: 59
Views: 4866

Re: The Insert Key

I'm stunned about the right-shift key thing, Raccoon. I'm a pretty fast typist and I don't think I've ever used it. I've never thought about which shift key I use so I just did a test type and found I use both left and right shift keys interchangeably. This is probably why I'm the fastest typist in...
by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Insert Key
Replies: 59
Views: 4866

Re: The Insert Key

Michael Wallace wrote:This reminds me of how East Asians tend to use smilies that focus on eyes (^_^), compared to Western ones that focus on the mouth :-(
^_^ just looks like a smug person to me.
by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:30 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Link Dump
Replies: 329
Views: 62473

Re: C4C Link Dump

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by Ben Hunter
Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: The real Jon Gaunt surfaces.
Replies: 14
Views: 3486

Re: The real Jon Gaunt surfaces.

The real Jon Gaunt surfaces, two years ago, on his own show.
by Ben Hunter
Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Insert Key
Replies: 59
Views: 4866

Re: The Insert Key

When I first got a computer I always used to brush the insert key by accident and not know what's going on. It was great when I finally found out it was The Insert Key that was making me overwrite test, I didn't have to reset my computer ever again.

My favourite key is scroll lock. What does he do?
by Ben Hunter
Mon Jul 12, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
Replies: 328
Views: 29822

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010

Oh right. I forgot that the Spain team will all obviously rush off to the dressing room and bring up c4countdown on their laptops. Of course every forum should just be an extension of the hyperbole-fest that is the media. Also all people should reflect the same cheery 2.4 children family that you s...
by Ben Hunter
Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
Replies: 328
Views: 29822

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010

Craig Beevers wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Best team won, well done Spain even if they remind me of George Graham's Arsenal (1-0 and all that)
Netherlands had the better, gilt-edged chances in normal time. Same as Portugal and Paraguay did against Spain and blew it.

They should just void this World Cup really.
Man what a wet blanket.
by Ben Hunter
Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:51 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Favourite mammal
Replies: 42
Views: 5113

Re: Favourite mammal

I voted camel ages ago but didn't want to post anything until I found this video of a camel chewing with loads of people around him admiring the scene, but I can't find it. It was shown during the build up to Algeria vs England on Match of the Day but I can't find it :( Did I say summat wrong? Threa...
by Ben Hunter
Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What's your ringtone?
Replies: 15
Views: 2739

Re: What's your ringtone?

I used to put my favourite songs as my ringtones but I stopped doing that because I started assosciating them with debt collectors getting on my case, so I just stick to the default ringtone now.
by Ben Hunter
Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:24 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday July 7th 2010
Replies: 9
Views: 2110

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday July 7th 2010

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Had Ben round for tea and Countdown earlier. Was wicked. I recommend having a forum friend round for Countdown :)

ASEISMIC in the SICKIES/SEASICK round. Wonder how I learnt that
I knew you had something good when you took that massive sip of water five seconds into that round.
by Ben Hunter
Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
Replies: 328
Views: 29822

Re: FIFA World Cup 2010

They need to get that psychic octopus solving crimes...