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Ben Wilson

Oh, and on what wouldve been COLIN weekend (30-31 january), I plan on holding an apterous tournament instead. :-) Watch this space for more details. -is still going to be a thing. Should hopefully have more details for you this weekend. Or, y'know, Thursday, which is pretty much the same thing .

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https://jarick.works/spekr/test/ According to this test I’m a centre-right neoliberal, so it’s pretty accurate. My results: Economic -20, cultural -48 You were spekd as liberal You support a balance of both economic freedom and restriction alongside light restrictions on cultural freedom. You oppos...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pm
Actually Google Maps was one of the reasons that made me get a smartphone.

I was going to ask if regular fold-out maps were too big and unwieldy for you, but then I remembered how big your phone was.

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I'd hardly call it a proper lockdown until schools close. They're the best possible environment for diseases to spread rapidly.

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Never been tested, but self isolated twice- once in March after displaying symptoms, once in November after being told to by the app.

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Sitrep No real update yet on whether or not this'll be going ahead. Obviously, I want it to, but I also wanted it to happen at the end of this month, and we all know how well that went. But hey, there's still five months, and with vaccines finally becoming available, who knows where we'll be by the...

Ben Wilson · Re: Special Spoilers for Monday 21 December 2020 POLYMATH for 8 in R4.

POLYMATH for 8 in R4.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:00 pm
Damon Hill confirmed.

Rick Astley confirmed.

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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:11 am
Now that we seem to have moved on, I’ve agreed to face the carryover champ in the S3 opener. Will it be Zubair’s tetra match or will I face Peter or Toby? But much more importantly.....

Who should host for my one-and-only match?

James Robinson is surely the obvious choice here.

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Maybe other like-minded people share your moral code, but why should it be imposed on the majority? What on Earth makes you think you're in the majority here? Know, not think. When John Chew pushed through a "Naughty list" whereby certain 'offensive' words were blacklisted in the US version of tour...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:07 pm
Maybe other like-minded people share your moral code, but why should it be imposed on the majority?

What on Earth makes you think you're in the majority here?

Ben Wilson

The wiki has a page that as far as I can tell is up to date- http://wiki.apterous.org/Co-event

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When I was researching venues, I found that £1000+ was often the going rate for a Saturday in central London at an accessible venue that fit 50+ people [...] Assuming you are talking about the Brighton Oval (I originally did not realise there was a Brighton one and thought you were absolutely mad f...

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Venue location can be as important as the actual quality of the venue itself. The Ark ain't going to win any awards, but it's well-connected for buses and trains, has a decent car park and, most crucially, is a stone's throw away from shops and takeaways. For about 10 years, the biggest Scrabble tou...

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Me leaving the BBC last year.

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Very sad news.

he will be very much missed.

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JackHurst wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:01 pm
I am willing to go to somebody's house for dinner to help boost their score.

Not the best timing for this post, it has to be said.

Ben Wilson

Now available to purchase from The Calendar Club, Amazon, Waterstones and many more retailers! This year's even better, and I can say that with confidence as I (with help from others) wrote both.

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If there's genuine discussion, then the thread can continue, but any further name-calling (including at James) and it gets canned.

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Damian has asked me to lock this thread, as the required spaces have now been filled.

Any discussions of the matches themselves can, as always, be found in the spoilers subforum.

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:17 pm
Get whoever does the calendar to set the teasers, outsource that.

*Nods*

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:49 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:25 pm
Martin Jarvis as host, and go back to nine-rounders so he can talk more.
When he just read out passages from Just William, it was probably the laziest and most arrogant thing a DC guest has ever done.

I'd argue the time he read out 'Mrs Worthington' as a dramatic poem tops that.

Ben Wilson

One thing I've been wondering- who's played the most number of old 15 rounders without having ever played any other format? I'd be surprised if it wasn't Jack Hurst. Similarly, who's played the most number of old 9 rounders without having ever played any other format, including 14 rounders or master...

Ben Wilson

Morning all So, at last, I can finally announce that for one year only, COLIN is going to be held on the last weekend in May, namely the 29th and the 30th of May. The halls have been rebooked, but I'm not quite yet ready to start taking entries just yet. The announcement on Tuesday about new restric...

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So, it turns out January may have been a little optimistic. Five months from now things may be better, they may not, but right now things are pretty dire. A maximum of 27 entries at both events, social distancing in place and no concrete plan on how to do a Lincoln-style event that isn't prohibitive...

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So, a quick update. I've spoken to the Memorial Hall as well, and their maximum capacity is also 30 . As this includes me (obviously) it means that the maximum capacity for both events in January, as it stands right now, is 27 each. Also, both venues have said there'll be restrictions on refreshment...

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Having spoken to the Ark, at the present time, the maximum number allowed for the Saturday event is 30 . No news on the Sunday event, I'm hoping to speak to the Memorial Hall tomorrow so will have news then, and will hopefully have some idea of prices by the weekend. Still trying to figure out how t...

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The thought of anyone 'not being happy' is so laughable. Suck it up, seriously. I'd be amazed if Nick, Susie or Rachel are upset about it. Anyone who is upset from a viewer perspective, especially in terms of the competition etc. (is it a special, is it not, octoruns blah blah blah), need to get a ...

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Gyles surely had the longest continuous run sometime in the eighties?

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Ladies and gentlemen, the oldest co-event on the calendar is back! ...Hopefully. Probably. Maybe. See the posts dated 8/9/2020 and 24/9/2020 for further details. Safe to say the details below are a bit out of date. With the world in the situation it's in at the moment, it's hard to know exactly what...

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Just finishing a binge watch of Black Books, having had the DVD on my shelf for at least ten years. Very funny show.

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So last night I had a weird one. Essentially, I was in a hotel where the Sheffield-based band Bring Me the Horizon were playing a social-distancing friendly concert. The hotel was shaped like a hollow square with a massive garden in the middle where the band were playing, and everyone was meant to r...

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Touché.

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Graeme Cole + messy hair + sideburns=

(Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes btw)

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It's also worth pointing out that this isn't the first time people have talked about this.

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Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:23 am
It would be absolutely ridiculous if this passed.

^This.

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Inspired by the fact that today's c4c birthdays include someone who's 28 and who's 56 (not to mention the fact that I'm on a lot of painkillers right now) I'm wondering how many successful players' (defined as octochamps or finalists) debuts are exactly twice/half as 'old' as that of another success...

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James S Roper wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:14 am
I think I've cracked it. That was good fun! Once you realise a couple of important tricks it falls into place quite beautifully.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'd be interested to see if your solution was identical to mine and which tricks in particular you used.

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Thomas Carey wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:56 am
i'll do this tomorrow or whenever I'm Ben Wilson but I hope you included the lincoln bra lady. Definitely the highlight of the walk from hykeham station to the fox. Fuck I miss colin[

Quoted for posterity!

Ben Wilson

Evening all. For my second attempt at a quiz no one will attempt, here's a Google Earth based one. The goal is to get from the shop named Countdown (no really) to the COLIN venue, identifying all 25 stops along the way. There are no ridiculous detours or doubling back on yourself, you should be able...

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Had an odd one last night in which Paul Anderson was hosting a Zoomdown match between me and someone on the International Space Station (alternatively, it was Paul on the space station).

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Callum Todd wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 12, 2020 11:35 am
C4c > twitter.

Change my mind.

To the best of my knowledge, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Katie Hopkins don't have accounts on here, and neither do any of their toxic followers, so I'm inclined to agree with you there.

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https://youtu.be/DWfTilQo8fI

That is all.

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Goodbye.

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Thread locked for obvious reasons.

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Here's my newest thing. Inside this zip file is a 15x15 grid and 56 tetrominoes. The goal is to place all the tetrominoes on the grid so that it will have 4 fold rotational symmetry and 4 axes of reflection. You can rotate each tetromino as needed, but you can't flip them to use their mirror image. ...

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And

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This thread was made for me. :-D The obvious first answer has to be the A-Team. Single greatest TV intro of all time. Knight Rider is also great, and Street Hawk (and it's awesome theme by Tangerine Dream) is an often overlooked classic. For something a bit more modern, Mad Men would be a brilliant ...

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...And this thread has outlived its usefulness. Ashton, take all the advice in this thread to heart. Mull on it. Talk it over with your parents, with friends, with someone. But take a lot of time to think before returning, if you decide to return. Find another hobby- one you like as much as Countdow...

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Martin Hurst wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:11 pm
1) The song played at the start of Only Fools and Horses is a completely different song than the song played during the end credits.

https://youtu.be/yaCg93od-qY just wait until you hear the original theme.

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Presumably they're choosing the 30BC over the supreme championship as they still have a 45 minute timeslot to fill?

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This thread outlived its usefulness about a minute after it was started.

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I had a weird chest infection around the end of February too, was given antibiotics and didn't think anything further of it, was told it couldn't possible be COVID as I hadn't come into contact with anyone with it. Fast forward to this weekend just gone, I've got an elevated temperature and my sens...

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I had a weird chest infection around the end of February too, was given antibiotics and didn't think anything further of it, was told it couldn't possible be COVID as I hadn't come into contact with anyone with it. Fast forward to this weekend just gone, I've got an elevated temperature and my sense...

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Oh, Goat letters, right?

(Apologies if everyone else has already figured that out)

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Think we can safely tuck this topic away now.

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Take it from someone with experience- don't make any announcements until you have a date and a venue confirmed.

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I called the Raven bar in Glasgow yesterday, and they confirm they have no events booked in for the 13th of March next year.

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Either way, I think this topic is surplus to requirements.

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Can I help you Grandma and Grampa. You can if you want mate I’ll talk to your mummy and daddy before we give you a job. It was my mum who told me to ask you Grampa. Can I write some conundrums for you ? Odd that you'd need to communicate this way considering that all your posts come from the same I...

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