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Joseph Bolas

How about this for a mushroom

Joseph Bolas

dinos_the_chemist wrote:Sometimes they've had contestants who've already had relations on the show. Of course Noel always tries to spin it out as something spesh.

What is the rule wth relations. Are 2 or more family members allowed to be in the same group of 22 people, or must they be separate from each other?

Joseph Bolas

Corby wrote:
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?

It doesn't sound like it.

Joseph Bolas

These are good videos. I didn't think though you were able to make your own mario levels. Some of the levels though, seem to be quite frustrating like this one below:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MOyqvj2mPQo

Joseph Bolas

i had CANTORIAL written down but didnt want to risk it after my REASONATE mistake on friday, i was gutted about the conundrum if i got that i would have scored in every round, i should have got PERIANTHS as well PAINTERS + H, never mind You may not have got any of the 9's and the conundrum, but you...

Joseph Bolas

That was a stinker of a conundrum IMO. I normally like the harder ones, but I couldn't get BATTALION.

Joseph Bolas

I think you can have RAINCOAT too (only for 8 though).

Joseph Bolas

Ben Wilson wrote:Game 3's just started. Will this be the decider...?

Is the COMA over or is there still games to play?

Joseph Bolas

Good luck to Matt on his 2nd game.

Joseph Bolas

dinos_the_chemist wrote:And again today. Bit heavier as well

I don't think its been snowing today in Liverpool so am a bit jealous

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Joseph Bolas

Ben Wilson wrote:I was thinking more along the lines of a load of poppadoms.

I never looked at it that way. It also looks like a stack of giant Skips (as in the crisps).

Joseph Bolas

I don't know if you can on ISC (been ages since I played), but what slightly annoys me about the Facebook Scrabble application is that you are not allowed to play swear words etc. If you have the rack CEFKRSU, then there should be nothing wrong with playing the word FUCKERS, because it exists in the...

Joseph Bolas

I would like it to snow again

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Joseph Bolas

David O'Donnell wrote:Edit: Had you gave the hint as physics then my guess would have been PARAMAGNETIC.

Well done David, I thought that word was quite tough to solve.

Joseph Bolas

The Real Richard Brittain wrote:Interesting. There is also 'Chicken of the Woods', which does look quite tasty:

To me that looks a bit like scrambled egg actually

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Joseph Bolas

I don't know about anyone else, but its snowing in Liverpool.

Joseph Bolas

Seems a bit weird, but there is a mushroom called Fried Chicken Mushroom

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Joseph Bolas

M. George Quinn wrote:I ate a mushroom once that tasted like frog crap. It was actually a toadstool.

I get the joke, but is there any real differences between Mushrooms and Toadstools?

Joseph Bolas

I was watching a game today on Channel 4 I think it was, and I caught the last few minutes of Rachel's game. There were 2 choices left £10 and £20,000 and the banker had only offered £3,200. After a loooooong time, Rachel decides to go all the way and No Deal. She then went on for a while saying tha...

Joseph Bolas

Jason Larsen wrote:She is 45, and that is a big surprise.

Not quite, I think you will find that Carol is 47.

Joseph Bolas

Paul Howe wrote:
dinos_the_chemist wrote:Correct. 3 left: P, N and R.

6. GERMANINSEST
8. ACEPTARMIGAN
19. PRINCEAHOLIC
REASSIGNMENT and NECROPHILIAC. I cheatily looked up number 8 and it's a bit evil.

Out of interest, I anagrammed ACEPTARMIGAN too and if anyone gets that, then very well done.

Joseph Bolas

And as Soo indicated, if they're using something that finds the words and not the places, they'll often be missing big scores and bingoes even though they have all the available words from the rack. They may not win if they don't know the right places, thus making it pointless for them to cheat, bu...

Joseph Bolas

Ben Wilson wrote:2nd leg is being played right now- look for results soon!

Is the game over or is there still chance to catch it?

Joseph Bolas

The downsides... everybody cheats, or seemingly so! I just played Dwanepipe who's not only a brilliant player in English, he's also got a high rating in OWL (USA) and ODS (French). Coincidentally those are the three dictionaries you can download for free from the site. Unfortunately the sort of thi...

Joseph Bolas

Very well done Matthew, a well deserved win.

A bit surprised about TURQUOISE.

Joseph Bolas

Good luck Matt Coates (sounds like the name of a paint brand

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Joseph Bolas

You have to change it manually

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Click on USER CONTROL PANEL and then click on the BOARD PREFERENCES tab. There you will find the option Summer Time/DST is in effect. Click YES, to change the time to the correct time

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Joseph Bolas

I think that what makes betting as a DOND contestant different from other betting is that the contestant isn't able to have a second go. There has been over 700 contestants though, so I thought it would be a bit hard to keep track of whose been on before. I wouldn't be surprised if people have trie...

Joseph Bolas

Mushrooms are lovely. I like buying the portabello mushrooms and spreading blue cheese on them and grilling them until the cheese melts, but the mushroom ends up getting soggy.

Joseph Bolas

#12 - SIMULTANEOUS

Could #21 be AUTHENTICIST?

Joseph Bolas

Here are two videos created by a gentleman called Simon Tofield, called Simon's Cat. I think these are very good animations.

Let Me In!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rb8aOzy9t4
Cat Man Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ffwDYo00Q

Joseph Bolas

Bit of both, Joseph. I wrote a thing to extract the words ages ago, but I had to do a bit of extra pissing about in Excel to get the + letters (the extras on top of LOCATES, that is). It would be pretty easy to automate the whole thing, but I can't be arsed doing it tonight. I have a copy of your C...

Joseph Bolas

Did somebody call for a nerd? LOCATES (ALECOST, LACTOSE, LOCATES, TALCOSE) + A ALECOSTS + B OBSTACLE + G GELCOATS + I SOCIETAL + L COLLATES + N LACTONES + P POLECATS + R CROTALES + R SECTORAL + U OSCULATE + Y ACOLYTES + AG GALACTOSE + AL ALLOCATES + AR ESCALATOR + BN CONSTABLE + BO BOOTLACES + BS O...

Joseph Bolas

Is #9 UPHOLSTERING?

Joseph Bolas

My picture was a little jumpy, but when Nigel finished writing down his solution to the first numbers, does he nod to someone in the audience?

EDIT: Did anyone get the clp of The Descent too at the beginning of the 2nd half?

Joseph Bolas

This was introduced on Channel 4 by the voiceover person saying "next on 4, it's all friendly fire on countdown" (or something like that) - now I appreciate that the film on before was in black and white, and so presumably was about a war, but what does this mean? Can we expect some sort ...

Joseph Bolas

Will Nigel win again today... I actually hope not.

EDIT: God damn it, the smug cunt gets to play again for another day.

Joseph Bolas

Got another word #11 - KALEIDOSCOPE

Joseph Bolas

I can only see 1 word and that is #20 - INTERMEDIATE.

Joseph Bolas

There is a new Scrabble application on Facebook, which focuses on the Tournament and Club List dictionary, which seems like a good way to practice, however there doesn't seem to be an option to play against a computer.

Joseph Bolas

lol

If in that LIBRATES round, a vowel was picked at the end, it would've been 'O' and then you could've had STROBILAE

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Joseph Bolas

UNDERLIT I think you can have as an equaller.

Joseph Bolas

New week, new spoilers.

Joseph Bolas

Errr no not really since we didn't bring a camera, unless Ben has some. No worries. If the games get posted, what I can do is recreate the board and take pictures of the board after the final play :). I like studying pictures of the board after the final play as I think it helps in a way learning u...

Joseph Bolas

I've just got back from the tournament, I thought Ben might have already written a reply to this. I won three and lost three, beaten by the mercurial tournament winner Ben Wilson who won 5 games out of 6 +640 (ish) in spread (score A - score B). I had a really good time, but due to the fact I don't...

Joseph Bolas

jasoncullen wrote:I thought your losing score counts as well Joseph. Therefore, I would have 4 wins and 421 points

Do you really count the losing score too? I thought it was only wins that were counted.

Joseph Bolas

According to what I have, it's looking like this: 1. David O'Donnell (8 wins, 880 points) 2. Michael MacDonald-Cooper (8 wins, 780 points) 3. Tim Reypert (8 wins, 773 points) 4. Barry Smith (7 wins, 648 points) 5. Richard Priest (5 wins, 516 points) 6. Jason Cullen (4 wins, 411 points) 7. Tony Durr...

Joseph Bolas

He has to win 7 before he overtakes Barry Smith. So if I have done this right and these are the top #8 seeds for now: David O'Donnell - 8 wins 880 points. Michael Cooper - 8 wins 780 points. Tim Reypert - 8 wins 773 points. Barry Smith - 6 wins 509 points. Richard Priest - 5 wins (not sure of point...

Joseph Bolas

Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.centrestar.co.uk has a good archive of move-by-move games between top players- nothing on live coverage yet, though that's not to say it won't be there in the future (certainly it handled the NSC final more thn adequately).

Awesome

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Joseph Bolas

Okay okay I did it. For the record these things are a lot easier for me to sort out if the threads have sensible titles, particularly including the date. Awesome. I don't know if its different to submit the recaps in here than it was in the mailing list. Also just to add, what is the situation with...

Joseph Bolas

Does winning this game make Richard the number #4 seed (I don't know all of his scores)?

Joseph Bolas

Just so you know, this recap still does not appear on the Countdown Corral site.

Joseph Bolas

Will there be any live coverage games that will be shown online move-by-move like with the WSC in Mumbai last year?

Joseph Bolas

True but I don't really have the money at the moment while I'm a student. If I become a teacher like I want to do I'll obviously have loads of time and hopefully enough money to do tournaments during the summer, Easter, etc. Martin I can relate to that, with being unemployed. I can't even really af...

Joseph Bolas

Sorry, but it's over now JaCu

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I don't think there were any DC beaters today

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Joseph Bolas

jasoncullen wrote:But its not over yet Joseph!

I can't remember yesterday's score exactly I think it was 119. If it was, then Richard's total score is 320. In order to beat you today, Richard needs a winning score of 37, if 119 is correct and I have worked the scores out right.

Joseph Bolas

jasoncullen wrote:Trust me corby, there is no inside scoop I'm just hoping richard will get his butt kicked today!

It looks like you are going to be 6th at the end of this game JaCu

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Joseph Bolas

Good luck to you and Ben on Saturday.

Sometimes living in a non-tournament city/region isn't too bad. Sometimes you have nice journeys to venues and also meet up with people on the way and have a laugh or two.

Joseph Bolas

Can Richard win his 4th game or is JaCu going to get a cyber ass-kicking, time will tell

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Joseph Bolas

One thing I love about poker is the Ice-Cold Decks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNz-Duyx3Lc

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