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Mark Deeks

You say that now, but the other day, when I offered to fart all over you, you called for a union rep and insisted it go to a mediation session. Can't win with some people.

Mark Deeks

Do we seek the death penalty or is this more of a ten years hard labour sort of affair?

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It used to mildly grind my gears when Carol would guess what a contestant would pick next by putting her hand over one letters box, only for the contestant to choose the other. Sounds like Rachel raised the game.

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Hehehe. Countdown in The Butts.

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Rowland! Also from Harlow, just wanted to commiserate with you on that. Absolutely bleak town. Nevertheless, welcome!

Mark Deeks

Of course it can. Rachel isn't unique in this. You should see the abilities of some of the Apterous numbers specialists. Your and my brains might not be able to do it, sure, but that's different to no one being able to. Rachel clearly can. It's why she's in the job.

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Jamie Weisenberg wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 7:38 am
Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:02 pm Why? Because she's good at it?
She's very good !

Which is why she's in the job. So I ask again, why do you think she's being fed answers?

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Why? Because she's good at it?

Mark Deeks

Even so, that's amazing.longevity for what was only ever a gimmick.

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Obviously it's merely a vehicle for sketch comedy. But I saw one of these the other day and was absolutely floored by one thing - they've done 28 series of this? 28???? Cripes.

Mark Deeks

Not exactly news, per se, but Innis Carson just finished a very impressive 15th in the British Quiz Championships. Smart man. Ian Volante was 37th, also really good. I was, uh, a wee bit lower than that.

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Just came here to suggest that Eoin's not going to be happy. Glad I played the duel at midnight. For anyone wondering why none of the intelligent Apterites have chimed in on my future-proofing of Apterous discussion, it is for two reasons: 1. There's a particular clique of reasonably smart Apterite...

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Kai Laddiman and his moustache will be on Only Connect tonight.

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My dad's 50th birthday took place in my high school's hall, after I had left. That was a bit surreal. I've only had about 300 units of alcohol in my life and somewhere in the region of 28 of them were consumed that night, it was a strange experience overall. And for some reason there was a lot of si...

Mark Deeks

Why are you always so weird about everything?

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A good idea would be to charge extra for people to keep themselves on "busy" all the time. The site was designed to be a social gaming site, so those who only bot-bash deserve to pay more. Oh hell no. Not much of a social gaming experience if there are effective demands on how you spend y...

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Hulk Hogan, too. Couple of big names this week.

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Myself and Susie Dent were charged with the task of clearing a ridiculously overgrown (as in almost jungle-like) English country lane with a couple of weed whackers. She spent the entire time exploiting my insecurities and criticising me for EVERYTHING. It was honestly bullying.

Mark Deeks

Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be Apparently on Apterous, some guy once missed a nine spelled out in the selection. Was it you? Seems unlikely. It'd have to be some kind of real idiot.

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Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:26 am Has there ever been a less-scrambled 9 than SPCEIATSE? 5 letters in the correct position and the other 4 right next to where they needed to be

Apparently on Apterous, some guy once missed a nine spelled out in the selection.

Mark Deeks

Well I mean we've all had that dream

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When it comes to matters of culture and lifestyle, I obviously am in always awe of everything you say.

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There is a whole field of science in agreement that people invariably feel a bias towards the music of their teenage years and early adulthood. Between you and Paul, I'd say they nailed that. I am however younger and therefore right.

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We all make mistakes on the road, can't be helped. But when you make one, please at least make an effort to look apologetic.

Mark Deeks

Since music began, in the 1950s, by far the worst decade for new music has been the 1980s and its not even close. Of all the Absolute Radio channels dedicated to one decade, Absolute Radio 80s has the most weekly listeners, and it's not even close. If life has taught me anything, it is that a lot o...

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Had a dream in which Ben Wilson died of a serious head wound caused by falling down drunk at a child's birthday party in Japan.

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Danny Baker is also a very talented broadcaster.

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Give the man a microphone, no script, and chaos all around, and he'll give you a quality show.

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Johnny Vaughn is one of the most talented people this country has ever produced.

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When people post xoxoxoxox etc on messages as a form of affectation, the o is supposed to represent a hug.

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I think said caveats are suitably universally known and the point of the message sufficiently understood to not need that. A&E, oncology, neonatal.....etc. all free. Definitely worth focusing on.

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Deal Or No Deal is a crap show, I'm sure we all know that already, but what absolutely does my piss about it is all the talk about "beating" the banker. As if they have screwed him somehow every time one of the blue numbers gets ruled out. The guy's giving away money to strangers and you'r...

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I don't think it is pedantic. It's a lot cheaper than the actual cost and that's a good thing. But that's not an excuse to exaggerate the claim. It's not entirely free at the point of use. Politicians etc. should at least be honest about this when talking about it on TV. Wouldn't be great politics....

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Because it's damn-near free to the end user, compared to what it costs the system to exist. That's a bit pedantic of you.

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CUNJEVOIS has to be up there too.

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Rachel Riley teams up with bastards to do bastard stuff.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-wor ... ent-costs/

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He had a horrible abusive childhood, struggled with his sexuality, found fame through trying to channel all that trauma into making people laugh, but succumbed to that fame and the pressures it sought, overworked, burned out, snorted the money away and isolated away with wine bottles. It's a sad sto...

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Tony Slattery has died. I'm glad he was able to get slightly back out there over the last few years, but his was a tragic life of addiction.

Mark Deeks

Tony Slattery has died. I'm glad he was able to get slightly back out there over the last few years, but his was a tragic life of addiction.

EDIT - oh there's a new thread, OK then

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The drink-drive limit should be nil.

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Self-checkouts aren't a bad thing. they're better. I can monitor to make sure all the discounts work, I don't get rushed along, and I don't have to put on any kind of conversational performance.

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The sound of other people eating cereal.

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It was a Yellow joke. It was a really good one and it deserved more.

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A lot of Coldplay, I expect.

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Since music began, in the 1950s, by far the worst decade for new music has been the 1980s and its not even close.

Mark Deeks

Is saying "the co-host" deliberate snark?

Mark Deeks

A vehicle started reversing towards me in the car park at the doctor's yesterday, something made more stressful than it needed to be due to the fact that he had no reversing lights, so I didn't know his intentions. After we both parked and started to walk in, the following exchange happened. ME: &qu...

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Again from Facebook Marketplace. Anything to the effect of "tumble dryer, works perfectly, just doesn't spin". Well then it doesn't work perfectly, does it Brenda?

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Why do (some) brides think they have the right to tell other attendees how to dress/wear their hair/etc?

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How come you can sometimes see the moon in the daytime, but not always?

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When you pull a napkin out of the napkin thing and about 28 more come out with it.

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Footballers trying to place the football as far on the edge of the "quadrant" as they can when taking a corner kick. I cannot bring myself to believe that it makes such a big difference. In about 1989, I went to a West Ham game, and the free kick taker kicked the corner flag by mistake. I...

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People who think that not losing their temper in an argument means they won.

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(which, incidentally, is completely at odds with my view on how Countdown should be played.)

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The Hollywood sign. Ooooh, great, letters.

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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....

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That one advert that's always WAY TOO LOUD.

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When they say "anything else?" after literally any item you say at the drive through.

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Being told to like and subscribe at the end of every sodding YouTube video. No I'll tell YOU that.

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I like Goat Attack, especially if the aptoband in question takes a dark turn. Also, The Four Larges was a good shout. That'd be an Apterous Motown group.

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