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- Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No More FA Cup Replays
- Replies: 19
- Views: 293
Re: No More FA Cup Replays
I'm surprised replays have survived this long since penalty shootouts were invented in the 1970s. Surely there are enough headaches involved in organising the FA Cup without giving every match a second "maybe" match, which nobody knows whether it will be played or not until after the firs...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Words you often Misspell
- Replies: 7
- Views: 181
Re: Words you often Misspell
There's an H in pirana somewhere but God knows where.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should I be worried?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1209
Re: Should I be worried?
(hehe)Fortunately I use a nonce password
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
There used to be. Those old Nokia 3210s we all had could spark out of the charging ports. I think the rule is just a legacy thing now.Is there a brand of phone that gives off sparks when you're using it?
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Belts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 977
Re: FOCAL Belts
Well that's not going to work, because they won't be there to hand the belt on.Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:33 am Iron man belt for most consecutive events made in a row - surrendered as soon as one missed
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 428187
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Matt Morrison was worried that his beard had started to turn Uncle Albert-white. Rather than comfort him, I made it worse by pointing out the visible streak of piss that ran through it.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's so iconic about the Abbey Road album cover? It's just some people walking.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:50 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why are cash points so determined to have you look at your balance these days?
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What the hell problem was the penny farthing trying to solve?
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Of course you can. Leering is eternal. It's not the leering that is illogical. It's the very being there. You're paying for what, exactly? Like Other Mark says.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:18 am Plus I can't fathom a group of men wanting to leeri at naked women in the 21st Century
- Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:15 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Probably not that unpopular within the unrepresentative population sample that is the C4C community, but in the eider world, it seems to be: I, a straight and reasonably normally libidoed man even with the sertraline, have absolutely no desire to go to a strip club
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 290310
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
The Trojan War didn't actually happen.
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's that whole thing about when your ear goes PING and then you're deaf for a few seconds?
- Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17409
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
It's probably disingenuous for someone who wasn't at an event to give feedback on it, but: the Fox and Hounds was always integral to my Co:Lin experience. The way that 35 or so people who would never otherwise go to the pub together, would go to the pub together, get embroiled in the world's longest...
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Words with disappointing meanings....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 993
Re: Words with disappointing meanings....
Plural of that, I guess.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 428187
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
The band Simple Minds were actually a duet of a cat suit-wearing Jim Carrey and a moustachioed Carl Williams.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Sure, but that's privatised industry for you.
- Wed Jan 24, 2024 4:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
While I realise their rapid rise is tough to adjust to for everyone, self included, and the fact that energy companies are pleading poverty while recording record turnover is highly unsavoury.....for what we get, energy costs are fine. Think about how much we use and how comfortable life is compared...
- Tue Jan 23, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Words with disappointing meanings....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 993
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 426173
Re: People you shouldn't trust
You're playing with fire, Adam. Don't get cocky.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why don't more things have rip cord starts?
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 426173
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who put the squash/Ribena/whatever in AFTER the water. what in god's name are you thinking
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's the deal with those plugs in the wall that have no holes?
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 25927
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
I don't know what a 31 year old dog looks like, but it isn't that.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
I really don't think Michael Jackson did it.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's that gunky brown gank that builds up around the bathroom tap all about?
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's the difference between a cook and a chef?
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4968
Re: The Dead of 2024
Strong start to 2024.
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
If you're still sending work emails, you surely haven't knocked off early.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Tall people should get paid more cos our food bills are higher.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why doesn't the funky full signature get attached when you send emails with your phone?
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4968
Re: The Dead of 2024
Don't worry, I've got you covered - I'm ashamed of you.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What happens to old men that sees them become unable to shut their mouths properly?
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 11:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4968
Re: The Dead of 2024
So was my gran. But at 98, the light can shut off at any moment. Would have gone for Doherty over him with a bit more thought though, that's a good pick.
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4968
Re: The Dead of 2024
1) David Attenborough
2) Paul Gascoigne
3) Prunella Scales (the only three from my 2017 list still going)
4) Jimmy Carter
5) Patricia Routledge
6) Dick Van Dyke
7) Bruce Willis
8) Bill Cosby
9) Roberta Flack
10) James Earl Jones
2) Paul Gascoigne
3) Prunella Scales (the only three from my 2017 list still going)
4) Jimmy Carter
5) Patricia Routledge
6) Dick Van Dyke
7) Bruce Willis
8) Bill Cosby
9) Roberta Flack
10) James Earl Jones
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 5:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Women, generally, are worse drivers.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I think he's hitting on you Fiona
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I think "resale value" is probably the crux of that, good work team. (You degenerates.)
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:05 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 666437
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What was with that "steal your hubcaps" stereotypical joke about Scousers? Why would anyone steal hubcaps?
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
There's no denying Bush had some swag about him.
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 12:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7009
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
Regardless of the sentiment, "check your privilege" is one of those American imports that's basically meaningless in British English. Ridiculous phrase. The exact phrase is kind of annoying, but the meaning it carries is definitely not meaningless. Those of us with privilege should take t...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Bacon is overrated. Sausages are just way better. Nickelback are fine. People just pile on because people are like that. Even the most attractive people look better clothed than naked. Language is a powerful tool that, when well crafted, can inform and entertain like no other human construct, but to...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
You should have to pay university tuition fees.
- Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
It seems impossible to enforce any limit that controls or restricts people's reproductive capacities wiothout being actively murderous. So any opinion along those lines isn't going to find any popularity with me. Education of responsibilities and ethics is all good though. Largely agree with all th...
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
The whole digitisation of services has gone too far, and is really just the result of high-ups being lazy and not wanting to do any work or employ anyone. This applies to things such as car parks where you have to pay using your phone, anywhere that insists you download an app in order to use a ser...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
How exactly would you enforce parenting skills classes before starting a family for the millions and millions of children, self included, whose conception was neither planned nor anticipated?
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 231408
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Shane MacGowan and Alistair Darling. Big week for death.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Speaking of which, Jeffrey Epstein did kill himself.
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Shamima Begum was a child victim who was groomed by a terrorist organisation, and should be treated as such (that is not saying she should be absolved of any responsibility for any crimes she committed, but that she is also just as much a victim as a the children who were groomed by Harvey Weinstei...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Viewing individual female expression as an act of mindless conformity is some pretty weapons-grade patriarchy right there, Gev. Do take a moment to indulge a little in the history of female aesthetics and how they have historically been conscripted to look the way men tell them to, then decide wheth...
- Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Letter Shuffling Algorithms
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7257
Re: Letter Shuffling Algorithms
I was sitting next to you at the time and I also remember your smugness. What a moment.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Letter Shuffling Algorithms
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7257
Re: Letter Shuffling Algorithms
Awkward rounds are the best rounds, anyway. Actual anagramming ability rather than memory tests.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7009
Re: What's the minimum time you have to be resident in the British Isles in order to qualify for Countdown?
Johnny. Mark. Hi. Whatever the answer is, please please please please please don't give up your job for Countdown.
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 74
- Views: 28282
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
When a law student, I went along to a networking event, where the idea was to try and seduce them coveted mini-pupillages from the barristers and high-falutin' folk in attendance. In reality, I spent my entire time talking to this guy . (I had completely forgotten about this until YouTube's autoplay...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 74
- Views: 28282
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
Deliberately!Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:16 pmWhat deliberately or coincidently?Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:50 pm The world's joint-largest container ship is named after my aunt.
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 231408
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Wow. That one is a startler.
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
There you go, now we're cooking on gas.
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:16 pm Milk then cereal is an acceptable way of eating cereal in the morning.
Acceptable, yes, but surely less satisfying. I like watching the Weetabix get progressively soggier.
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33912
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
There are two types of people in this world. Those who contribute to an unpopular opinions thread with their own, and those who seek only to judge the contributions of others. Step up to the plate, cowards.