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Jon Corby

If we want to post drafts of our opening e-mails to the Countdown crew, should we post them all in this thread or should I start a new thread? I think you should start a new thread. Plus also one which explained how you were feeling before you wrote it. This question should have probably been in it...

Jon Corby

Ben Pugh wrote:
Craig Beevers wrote:Online games mean fractionally more than nothing.
Because...?

You could cheat easily, presumably.

Lol.

Jon Corby

I wish luck to Conor & Paul because I've met them and consider them friends, and Charlie because (as mentioned elsewhere) he is a god in my eyes.

Everybody else I'm fairly indifferent about

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David O'Donnell wrote:Oooh, given the new faces this looks like it could be a good one. I, as always, would like to enter and expect to, yet again, meet my nemesis, Corby.

I haven't entered...

Jon Corby

I bet he tapes over his recordings of my shows with this

Jon Corby

I'm getting a bulge in my trousers at the prospect

Jon Corby

I don't know. My book (edition prior to the current one) offers "BEGAT archaic past of BEGET". Either it was removed for the current edition, or Corby's made a balls-up. The latter case is so preposterous as to surely be wrong, but it seems like an odd candidate for removal. I don't know ...

Jon Corby

Howard Somerset wrote:David was just six out on the first numbers round, and had a 6 left over. I was surprised that Carol didn't point this out.

Stop nicking observations from my recap

Jon Corby

Kevin Thurlow wrote:Noel hasn't killed any contestants yet, but that might do the trick.

Snidey, love it

Jon Corby

(100/25-1)*(75+2) is better anyway

Jon Corby

Countdown recap for Thursday 10th April 2008. C1: Champion David Sandbach (1 win, 97 points.) C2: Challenger Julie Gregory. DC: Susie Dent and Dr Phil Hammond. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: F S C O E U D S R R02: N M T I O I E M D R03: Y D R C O I A M E R04: T R G O E I J V...

Jon Corby

Charlie Reams wrote:As I believe Mr Coulthurst has pointed out before, the maximum should be 116, since there's no way a contestant could actually have scored 126.

Should David's score for % calculations actually be 87 then?

Jon Corby

Mate, just got to say how much I love this forum. Despite the love I have for it, I would never be arsed to set it up and maintain it, not to mention all the other Countdown gubbins online that I enjoy on pretty much a daily basis. So, cheers. You are an utter legend. If I ever meet you I will buy y...

Jon Corby

Howard Somerset wrote:How about inviting Tony to the board

Done

Jon Corby

Yes, am really looking forward to it. Yes, am really not looking forward to it. .... if you know what I mean. Damian has spoilt nothing, but this is kinda cryptic. Does this mean DD has been usurped as #1 seed? :shock: By the way Damian, if we were to compile a list that was compiled based on good-...

Jon Corby

Mine is on my profile, click the little messenger icon over there --->

Jon Corby

It does piss me off that they never accept the early offers because sometimes the offers go down throughout the entire game. I know. I'd walk at £10k+ probably. Very few people ever get offered stuff in the £20k's and above, so why fucking risk it? Another thing that pisses me off is the contestant...

Jon Corby

Matt Coates wrote:dunno, but unlike tony im not a miserable cunt, so maybe that should get me thorugh, lol

Really?

I'm rooting for you both to stay in now, and Tony to find this board so you can explain this comment to him face to face

Jon Corby

Crumbs. Jason's posts are confusing enough without going to those sort of lengths to second-guess their intentions

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I've PM'd Matthew to bring his attention to this thread....

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Joseph Bolas wrote:How come this post sounds like you already have an idea of how America would do the theme tune, bearing in mind of course, that Countdown will NEVER appear in the US.

It does? How?

Jon Corby

Nob Jockey

Rats, even ninth rate is way out of my league, now I have no chance

(Incidentally, Katie is actually a little better than Kate for anagrams, but I'll leave it there I think)

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Hi Kate.

Dave's told me a lot about you

If Kate is short for Katherine, which I'm guessing it is, your name is an anagram of "ninth rate hooker"

Jon Corby

Jason Larsen wrote:That's what makes the game interesting, though.

What is?

Jon Corby

I am glad someone has finally had the courage to say it: "Travers is well shit." He is. People see him and think "aww, he's really cute" because he's just a little boy, and then they're impressed that he comes out with words like "DAMS" in the series final. You can onl...

Jon Corby

dinos_the_chemist wrote:The word Corby offered was XERADROME. You just gave us the right answer!

It was obvious that I was what I meant though, it was just a typo.

Jon Corby

Germander?

Zocillary?

Echometer?

Is this a bit pointless just making random anagrams until we happen to chance upon the right ones?

Jon Corby

Yuppiedom I'm pretty sure of.

Xeradrome?

Jon Corby

23 is obviously CHROMETTE as well. Maybe.

Man, I'm getting really shit at conundrums. I tried to do the conundrum challenges on the corral last night, and I could barely finish a single sprint let alone any of the harder ones

Jon Corby

So does MARCHEUSE for the first one.

Jon Corby

David O'Donnell wrote:As a bald old coot who enjoys wanging his welly (don't we all?)

Surprised you didn't also mention that his ambition is to take his wife up the Grand Canyon

Jon Corby

Gevin-Gavin wrote:If the banker offered you a punch in the face, you'd probably take it.

Excellent

Jon Corby

14 is VOMITORIA

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Do the celebrity voices in your head ever tell you to do bad things Jason?

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Matthew Green wrote:Surely this sentence is illogical? If you know its vaild then how can it be a risk?

There could be a bomb?

Jon Corby

I reckon you should only risk words when you know they're valid.

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Chevy Chase.

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Michael Macdonald-Cooper wrote:Thanks for the concerned warning, Corhy. I'm already very afraid, but it's more to do with the Omagh octochamp!

Yeah, that's what I meant. What did you infer?

Jon Corby

Jason Larsen wrote:Also, Michael, good luck in this season. I'm a fan of yours.

Be afraid Michael. Be very afraid.

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Hmmm... re the 'News' segment - do people really want spoilers on the homepage of the wiki?

Jon Corby

Jason Larsen wrote:Whatever part of England it was snowing in, it must have been very rare especially around this time of year!

Unbelievable!

Are you calling me a liar?

Jon Corby

But my question is why did she keep going on, saying that she was sure that she didn't have the £20,000, but instantaneously decided not to swap?. If you thought you only had the £10, you would swap, surely? Maybe she had an epiphany and realised that actually both she & the banker were talking...

Jon Corby

Ginger Jono wrote:I think it looks like my mother's vagina.

I'll just lol at that, rather than posting some obvious "yeah I thought that too" gag...

Jon Corby

I spent the morning having a huge snowball fight with all the kids from my street. Magic

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Countdown recap for Thursday 3rd April 2008. C1: Champion Nigel Davies (2 wins, 173 points.) C2: Challenger Mary Dickson. DC: Susie Dent and Lynda Baron. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: S T Z I A O L M I R02: N R R A O H E D R R03: W S F A E O P S L R04: F B G A E O T M A R05...

Jon Corby

A Maltese man stood on my corns.

Jon Corby

I hate a lot about the show, but I get enormous pleasure from watching greedy (idiotic) contestants crashing and burning. I'm quite risk-averse, so as soon as there is a possibility of utterly wrecking your offers, I would bail. Occasionally this would mean you miss out on really big money, but not ...

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I did 1 QUINTESSENCE and 2 CHEMOTHERAPY and then got bored. Sorry.

Jon Corby

Why did the fungi go the disco?

Because he was a mushroom.

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I'll do whatever it is that you're asking somebody to do.

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Ross Allatt wrote:I'm married with three kids (8,6 & 2).

Unusual names.

Welcome Ross :toppa:

Jon Corby

I hope you all crash and burn in the most humiliating manner possible.

Jon Corby

David O'Donnell wrote:Round 5: 1, 2, 9, 5, 8, 100. Target: 885.
C1: 885.9*100-([8/4+1]*5) (10)
C2: 885.9*100-8-5-2 (10)
Score: 37–24 (max 38)

Not sure what happened here fella as I don't pay attention to their answers on easy ones, but there's no 4 in the selection for C1's formula. There is a 2 though

Jon Corby

I wasn't really paying attention during Susie's "origin of words" piece today (sorry Suse) but naturally my ears pricked up when I caught her saying "it's either swallowed or smeared on the body"

Please nobody spoil this for me by saying what it was really about

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