Should I curve it upwards or downwards?
No, wait, what about sideways? Or maybe a full chicane?
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- Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How Googly are you?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7939
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:15 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How Googly are you?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7939
Re: How Googly are you?
Are curved penises really better to have than straight ones? Because mine's arrow straight and I always thought that was a good thing. Guess not. Maybe I should start shoving it into industrial strength bending equipment.
- Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How Googly are you?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 7939
Re: How Googly are you?
2nd, 3rd and 10th.
An image search for my name reveals the 27th result to be a picture of Jen Steadman.
An image search for my name reveals the 27th result to be a picture of Jen Steadman.
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 125610
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
I admit to not watching Countdown much before going on it. I watched the whole of series 64, the back end of 63, used to watch it in the late 90's when getting home from school, and had a bit of a phase during the Des O'Connor era. Never did I watch regularly, though. When I did, I always used think...
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 125610
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
I attached a passport photo in which I looked reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally miserable, and used it as a means to make a rather half-arsed joke about how I don't always look that miserable. It's a passport sized box on the form, so I guess a passport photo is assumed. I doubt they care though. The vetting proc...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:35 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Finding art within Apterous
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5854
Re: Finding art within Apterous
Let's not forget that doing an anagram just because a word was mentioned is not acceptable outside of apterous and you will look like a prick. That's just a symptom of the addiction, though. When you sign up to Apterous, you impliedly consent to the fact that this is how the rest of your life is go...
- Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2012 recaps
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12872
Re: COLIN 2012 recaps
I guess that's conducive to writing recaps for old shows, which is what the 9 rounder is normally used for. Throws up an anomaly here though.
- Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2012 recaps
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12872
Re: COLIN 2012 recaps
Valid on Aptodic, and I offered it and it was accepted on the show as recently as June. Haven't got me ODE3 to hand, but surely just a blip with the recap writer and not actually an invalid word.
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:45 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2012
- Replies: 88
- Views: 18562
Re: Apterous Masters 2012
Edward McCullagh wrote:I'd love to, but you can put my name in red.
Aww, come on. Think of yourself as Paul Scholes here.
I will gladly accept this offer to join basically the hardest field ever.
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Charlies 2010 (THE RESULTS)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2421
Re: The Charlies 2010 (THE RESULTS)
75 / 25 = 3
3 * 100 = 300
300 + 50 = 350
9 * 8 = 72
350 - 72 = 278
Prize please.
3 * 100 = 300
300 + 50 = 350
9 * 8 = 72
350 - 72 = 278
Prize please.
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Finding art within Apterous
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5854
Re: Finding art within Apterous
Unless you're pencil fishing, if you have a choice between a word you know the meaning of, and a word you don't, take the former.
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 49999
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Please take your clothes off, champ.
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2012 recaps
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12872
Re: COLIN 2012 recaps
BANG, "APOSTOLIC, YES!" says Mark about as quickly as you read those words. Sorry if that came across as dickish. It was just a hell of a release, what with that being (a) the final that should have been, and that I had spent weeks thinking about, and (b) almost the greatest collapse ever...
- Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:14 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2011/12
- Replies: 89
- Views: 19804
Re: University Challenge 2011/12
Auditioned for this on Saturday. I'm not even an average pub quizzer so was way out of my depth. My team weren't much better, so we ain't going to make it to the televised stages. But I just wanted to talk about me for a minute. Hi.
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Reused Teatime Teasers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1839
Re: Reused Teatime Teasers
I think the only explanation that is necessary is that you are quite possibly the only person to have noticed this, so it's probably not been deemed that important to vet them all over beforehand.Are there any explanations?
- Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 1 July 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2106
Re: Friday 1 July 2011 (Series 65, Prelim 20)
DC did point out PILOTAGE, I seem to remember. If they did, pointing it out without mentioning the plural is pretty weird. Maybe I misremember.
- Sun Dec 25, 2011 2:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: cryptic clue help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2624
Re: cryptic clue help
Or it might be "rest" because in the (inter) word "interesting" is the word "rest". I dunno.
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Second place.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3590
Re: Second place.
You didn't miss much in the way of unrepeatable drama. Basically, Jeff left fairly early to a big cheer, Damian made a very brief appearance, Jon Culshaw was somewhat quieter than I expected, Graeme walked around in a circle for an hour unable to settle down, Nikki stared loathingly at Carl's trouse...
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Carl Williams
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15124
Re: Carl Williams
As far as I could tell - and while I wasn't really looking, you can sort of see - Carl had ORGASMIC and AROUSING way before Susie revealed them. We both did. (She never actually said AROUSING that I could hear, but she did giggle pretty loudly at about the 15 second mark, which was a clue. I think C...
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Second place.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3590
Re: Second place.
Heh, it's really not about me. I mean for the future. Countdown's not about the prizes, obviously, but it can be a big gap between heats and finals. And if you go through that gap, win a game, and yet get the same prize as someone who didn't, it feels a bit underwhelming. Just spent like an extra £2...
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Second place.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3590
Re: Second place.
Quarter finalists get that too. So do backup contestants. There ought be something to something to commemorate that extra win.
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Second place.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3590
Re: Second place.
On this subject, and with a little bit of bias present, I think you should get a prize for being a losing semi finalist. Nothing great, like. But at least something. A standard class return rail fare to anywhere in the country. A book token. Lunch. I dunno, something.
- Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:46 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: aptoSOS.02 - signup and shiz
- Replies: 76
- Views: 22219
Re: aptoSOS.02 - signup and shiz
I'll sign up even though I don't know what it is.
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Carl Williams
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15124
Re: Carl Williams
1. writing 2 dodgy words down, choosing which one to declare and then changing your mind as your opponent declares the other one and you are ahead (In fact both words were fine so it didn't make any difference) That's fine. You still spotted the word yourself within the time. 2. spotting in princip...
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Final)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17109
Re: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Fina
Yeah, fuck that Graeme guy, more about the Blockbusters please.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Carl Williams
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15124
Re: Carl Williams
Jeff was pretty awkward for his first couple of series, then went on to take the show to a level it has never seen before and will be lucky to see again.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Carl Williams
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15124
Re: Carl Williams
His 900, however, was.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Carl Williams
- Replies: 50
- Views: 15124
Re: Carl Williams
It's difficult for me of all people to speak on this subject, given that doing so will unfailingly make me seem like a sore loser. But at the same time, I am perhaps the most able to answer the question of what he does and why. So I ought try. As far I can best express it, Carl's approach to the gam...
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Final)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17109
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For The Stelling Swansong (Series 65 Grand Final)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 17109
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 15th 2011
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4112
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 15th 2011
Because Paul's shows had not aired by the time the finals were filmed, he was a complete unknown to us. But it quickly transpired that he was a perfectly pleasant man and an incredibly solid player. Scant few misses in his 10 shows. Very solid stuff.
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8849
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011
it's entirely plausible Carl had several written down and was simply dithering over which one to read out (and remember, he'd declared his 7 first). Yes so do I. Remember in his QF against Jayne, he declared SWORDED instead of DROWSED because he wanted to be different. I think he was just doing tha...
- Thu Dec 15, 2011 1:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011
- Replies: 48
- Views: 8849
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011
Cheers everybody. I'm not going to disparage Carl. He deserved to win because he did the things I didn't do. He spotted everything obvious and slept well the night before. That, it seems, was enough. He improved a lot since his heats, perhaps more so than any of us. I was pretty gutted to lose, as w...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 12th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2752
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 12th 2011
Also, in the audience, Jayne Wisniewski spotted APTERITE in round 11.
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday December 12th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2752
Re: Spoilers For Monday December 12th 2011
You're probably wondering if Dave is as affable and awesome off the screen as he was on it.
Good news. He was. As was his enormous all-female entourage.
Good news. He was. As was his enormous all-female entourage.
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
Heh. Awesome. I was trying not to do the smugly-sit-back thing, but wasn't sure what to do instead. It seems that this was apparent It seems the "don't do the smugly-sit-back thing" advice hasn't yet reached down under... Christ. That's like awkward satire. I know Countdown over here has ...
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 9 December 2011 (Series 65, QF2)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1077
Re: Friday 9 December 2011 (Series 65, QF2)
I'm assuming Susie was going to say KEEMAS and invoke the food plurals rule, but forgot.
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
During the break, I asked him if he got it through his earpiece. He was quite curt with his response; he said "NO, LOOK AT MY WORKING!", and showed me his working. I believe him. I like that guy.So did Jeff actually get 956 himself?
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
I tried. It wouldn't let me.
- Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 9th 2011
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4986
Re: Spoilers For Friday December 9th 2011
A pretty impressive perofrmance by Graeme indeed. I knew that there was a nine in the DRAGLINES round but still couldn't find it. Interesting that both Mark's and Graeme's nines have both contained the eight letter word READINGS. I wonder if Mark's going to post an image of your reaction to finding...
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
- Replies: 150
- Views: 49999
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2012- Saturday 28th January
Always up for some nosh
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
In hindsight, should have done an awkward turtle.
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
Heh. Awesome. I was trying not to do the smugly-sit-back thing, but wasn't sure what to do instead. It seems that this was apparent
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3653
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
Also, would it not have been worse for Phyllis to have won 6 early in the series, probably (and entirely justifiably) assume she'd done enough to make it back, then have to watch the rest of the series unfurl as she slides down the leaderboard, painfully just missing out. That's what Matt Croy, a qu...
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 7:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3653
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3653
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
It does suck for Phyllis, a good player and good company. It was made worse by the fact that she seemed really quite upset by it off camera - she was thinking about 8, as would anybody with 6 in the hole, and she not only lost but lost heavily. Alas, there really is no way to change it, nor should t...
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
Also the biggest difference between Apterous and Countdown is not the cameras, nor the prestige, but the doubt. I saw OUTSIDES and didn't go for it, because my brain was all like "nooooo, that's not a word, you just think it is cos INSIDES is." Them lights make you think weird. I don't lik...
- Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4886
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 8th 2011
R14: 8*8*(7+5)+2+1, unless I misread something. We all missed this. Too used to splitting the multiple. I worked it out during the outro, and said it to Rachel in case they wanted to do a retake with the solve in. She shouted "SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT" with that many I's in it. ...
Re: Ideas
HeroEase (©) - Heroin in tablet form for club goers.
Haven't quite decided who I should write to about this, though. Fisher Price didn't seem too interested.
Haven't quite decided who I should write to about this, though. Fisher Price didn't seem too interested.
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9339
Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
It's not the end of the world. Countdown isn't going anywhere, so imagine how good she'll be in 7 years.
- Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nick Hewer, YOU'RE HIRED!!!
- Replies: 204
- Views: 39440
Re: STELLING TO GO (or is he????????)
It's an 8 out of 10 cats special. Jeff isn't involved.
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
Ned Pendleton kind of didI think an apterite should apply
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
Also, I have no idea who Nick Hewer is.
- Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
It'd be real unfortunate if Countdown's strange if sparse filming schedule were inflexibly coincident with The Apprentice's one. That's a hurdle they can surely work around.
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
Don't worry, she's not had work done. She's just got a hell of a wardrobe.
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 5:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
We asked everyone we saw, both on and off the record, in and out of the gallery. No one gave a answer because no one could. A decision has not been made.
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5274
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
Nothing about the Nick Hewer thing is confirmed and that inappropriately jumps the gun. He is merely the odds leader and a strong candidate.
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48321
Re: Countdown in London 2011
I think I was the one who said it, but I don't think 12th was ever official. It was just in the region of 12th.
- Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Lon 2011 Recaps
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4038
Re: Co:Lon 2011 Recaps
It's true. James was announcing them with such a flair that it was both unnecessary and distracting to look at him when he was doing it. That is, until it became necessary.
- Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Lon 2011 Recaps
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4038
Re: Co:Lon 2011 Recaps
You definitely, definitely, definitely, definitely, definitely said D.