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L'oisleatch McGraw

Ok... I just watched. My expectations were too high. :| She was alright. Too nervous to be properly present to the spontaneous happenings around her. The old & doddery bit that Gevin mentioned, I agree with. There was that false teeth sound on the s's. I have a sneaking feeling that she will do ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Did Novak just let that English kid win a set to give the London crowd a thrill?
Back to business as usual now.

L'oisleatch McGraw

I just got sick of not even being the best Jack in the room ;) Great answer! :mrgreen: The Countdown community is weird. Hard to get your head around it. It differs in many ways from other fandoms I know.... but I'm not going into all of that, not yet anyway. One thing that helps gives it its odd c...

L'oisleatch McGraw

ZoomDown is a Focal initiative?
Cool... congrats to Jeff and the committee.

L'oisleatch McGraw

JackHurst wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:32 pm And (if it still works like it did 7 years ago)

Which makes me wonder... you still play the game, so why the hell don't you just renew your sub and play it on a decent interface?
Is there beef between you and Charlie?

L'oisleatch McGraw

You posted that one minute ago. At that point even I knew that the best prediction for Denmark v Wales was 4-0. I've had these predictions since just after the fixtures were arranged. Only got to post them to facebook and c4c after the first result was in. #laziness And btw, the main thing I am pre...

L'oisleatch McGraw

No... Leave it alone.
One of Nick's greatest strengths was that he let the game run itself as much as possible without sticking his oar in. Colin Murray's brief stint reminded us how annoying it can be when the host feels a need to 'ref' the game.

L'oisleatch McGraw

My predictions for the Last 16 matches:- DENMARK beats Wales (3-0) ITALY beats Austria (2-0) CZECHIA beats* Netherlands (2-2) PORTUGAL beats* Belgium (2-2) SPAIN beats Croatia (2-1) FRANCE beats Switzerland (1-0) GERMANY beats* England (1-1) SWEDEN beats Ukraine (1-0) *All tied results are the final...

L'oisleatch McGraw

So clearly you have inside information that Series 88 is going to be shit? haha no, the same people who were in charge of calculating the S83 seedings will be in charge of numbering the series... and 88 will be skipped over, possibly because "two fat ladies" is sizeist and sexist, but we'...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Some may have noticed that I edited my latest post -like- 1000 times or so. I was trying to find a good "no spoilers" colour. Based on that, my latest "Ask Graeme" (or anyone else who knows) questions are:- 1. What is the code for the bluey-grey colour that appears as the backgro...

L'oisleatch McGraw

(Non-spoilerific): I'd say the 3 "potential's" ... Sigh. Posts like this I would still consider spoilers. If they give away ANY information (subjective or objective) about a recent episode you should consider them spoilers. Ah, it's pretty non-spoilerific though. At the risk of further ru...

L'oisleatch McGraw

No letter of complaint (sry Graeme)... ...and also, my opinion on this is not nearly as strident as that initial comment suggests. I do however still think that this "Rachel and Susie clearly rooting for any female (or <insert minority here>) contestant" is a thing, and that it would be be...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:36 am This has got me thinking how many forumites here are using a pseudonym?
Should they all come forward or be outed.

We have a thread for that now!
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13716

L'oisleatch McGraw

Request: I've been scanning through the ZoomDown YT channel, looking for certain episodes with certain people on them, and what is slightly irksome are those episodes where the final contestant was unknown (at the time) and they are represented by a question mark in the video title and thumbnail pic...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Fiona T wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 12:46 am
With no intention of detracting from his awesome win, Adam Latchford became series 84 champ without declaring a valid 9 in either his prelims or finals! Is he the only one?

S84 as well as S83!

Well jammy!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 6:26 pm Is it just me?

Hello GAVIN CHIPPER,

This is a message about your upcoming coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination appointment at PLACE on DATE at TIME.

I'm amazed they used your online pseudonym

You are taking the whole Gavin / Gevin thing to Zarte Siempre levels of commitment!

L'oisleatch McGraw

:!: I reckon his newly earned title of "Jammiest-Series-Finalist-Ever" will not be topped any time soon... as it was an administrative error that saw him face the easier S6-S2 path to the final, rather than the S5-S1 path he'd have faced had the seeding been correct. I presume you will ta...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Better than Messi!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Well played to both, but especially Adam. The months of Apto-training very much paid dividends today. Strong showing. I reckon his newly earned title of "Jammiest-Series-Finalist-Ever" will not be topped any time soon... as it was an administrative error that saw him face the easier S6-S2 ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

What do we reckon... anyone want to make some predictions for the knock-out stages?
Seems a bit lop-sided, the top half (left hand side) being chock-a-block with heavy hitters.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Verratti, I can see that he is very clearly a beautiful man. Hazard though, really? haha... It takes all sorts, I suppose. I haven't given it much thought... just like him that way. Handsome face, nice shape, moves well - you can tell he'd be good in the sack. It is a rich tapestry! :lol: Speaking ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:03 am Please copy it here. We could do with a good laugh.

As it's you Graeme, certainly!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Allowing PICRITES was slightly controversial I think but it didn't make a difference in the end. Isn't there more than a whiff of virtue-signalling bullshit off this, though? The presenters of the show need to appear impartial. Rachel and Susie clearly rooting for any female (or <insert minority he...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:15 pm Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 Unknown month '06' 2021.

Incidentally, Earth People have been calling that "June" for quite some time now...

L'oisleatch McGraw

I still maintain that Toby McDonald was robbed by not getting a place in our CoC Incorrect. It was Robin McKay who was robbed of a place in that CoC. Toby's a nice person and a top player... but you'd have to shoulder away Jeff Clayton, and Stephen Briggs (and arguably a few more SFists) before Tob...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Looks like the dream fixture may be closer than we think...
Are England set to go out to the Germans on penos as soon as the Round of 16?!
Wonderful!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Callum Todd wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:21 pm ...and arsemen to prefer Ronaldo.

Love it!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Noel Mc wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:20 am https://www.spiegel.de/international/eu ... 41349.html

Noel!

Stop trying to ruin Ronaldo on me...
Next you'll be telling me Hazard is a child murderer and Verratti a vicious mafia don.

L'oisleatch McGraw

They have peaked too soon. 5 years ago Portugal struggled to get out of the group before winning it Portugal! Another team that are well worth a look! :mrgreen: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4Q4WcYWQAcNI63.jpg I get what you are saying with the "peaked too early" comment... but there are p...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Well we need England to go out on penos to the Germans in a QF or SF... ...that's a must for any soccer tournament worth its salt. Let's have ITALY as winners. They've been very impressive, and with eye-candy like Marco Verratti on the pitch, what's not to like? :) https://images.beinsports.com/F8Dz...

L'oisleatch McGraw

No, but you can be sure that this journalist is not suggesting that the England players are showing solidarity of the cause of ending capitalism, defunding the police, Marxism, free healthcare for all, or whatever else it is that they are supposed to stand for outside of their anti-racist message. ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Tom S wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:18 pm Personally wouldn't consider the players to be a huge priority in the final, as whilst their achievement should be recognised, viewers will have had at least 5 games to get to know them.

+1

Yes...! That was the part of Fiona's feedback that I disagreed with.
Forgot to say.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Compelled speech on a philosophical, political, or moral topic is a bad thing, yes. This is not the same as going along with something more trivial out of politeness. So what does taking the knee 'say' ? If something, it's compelled speech when people feel compelled to do it. If nothing, then why d...

L'oisleatch McGraw

I gave some feedback already, but if you are still looking for a full post-match analysis, more detail can be given. There is a lot of what Fiona said that I imagine a lot of people will agree with. I wouldn't use the word "special" for the final, mainly because I preferred the semi finals...

L'oisleatch McGraw

I found it interesting that Paul Z outbantered Paul A a couple of times. It is rare that happens. Nice contest between those two elite players. Nice to see the final go to a crucial. Pity Fiona is leaving. One of ZDs greatest assets... she even does the overlays so they can be read perfectly on a TV...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Sometimes ships sail back again.
40 years later, and given the pain in the hole ODO has been for CD fans, perhaps it is worth a rethink.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Good instincts, Mark! I do think there is a massive pro-wokeness aspect to the flying of the Pride flag, and that it is overkill to dedicate an entire month to Pride... so yes, I am a prime candidate of someone who might have principles strong enough to have done this. But no. In fact, I don't know ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

If this is to be the start of a trend of removing words from the game, Elliott Mellor and the two Lukes may well have found themselves a lucky window of word fruitfulness in which to partake. 1000 will be harder to reach with fewer words available... It would be great if CD just switched to the Scra...

L'oisleatch McGraw

I feel that Seed 3 is going to make the final against Luke. If attention had been paid to detail, Louis would have been the Series 83 Runner-Up, but due to a pretty inexcusable administrative error, it will be Adam instead.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Countdown tutorial on prefixes and suffixes just uploaded.
(Thanks to Maria Chandler for her contribution.)

https://youtu.be/FDpZVlafQMQ

L'oisleatch McGraw

The theme for Co:Wat 2021 has been decided!

2017 - Waterford
2018 - Oirishness
2019 - G.O.A.T.
2020 - Plague

and...

2021 - ZoomDown!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Ah! That explains it then.
He is not the most active forumite, so it might be a while yet.

L'oisleatch McGraw

How do "private messages" here work? I sent a message to someone, but it is stuck in my "outbox", rather than in my "sent items" folder. Does this mean they have not received it? Or is this a normal part of the process? [btw, there seemed no appropriate forum/subforum f...

L'oisleatch McGraw

It's definitely not solely meritocratic. Last time there were definitely people who had performed better than me (other semi-finalists with better octo-totals). I'm pretty sure I was picked solely on the gimmicky basis of always picking 4 large. And that your curls sent pulses racing, lest we forget!

L'oisleatch McGraw

Just updated the contestant list above.
Now 21 confirmed entrants... and a key to show some more info about each person:-

[C] = They have appeared on Countdown.
[A] = They are (or have been) an Apterite.
[N] = Newbie alert! Co:Wat 2021 will be their first co-event.

L'oisleatch McGraw

We are at 20, with a few "maybes". Very close to filling our initial quota of 24. If demand continues at this rate we will have to look into what we can do to accommodate bigger numbers safely. But for now the limit is 24, and we are nearly at it. If you are toying with coming, it may be t...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Past editions suggest results are paramount in determining the players. Semi finalists outrank quarterfinalists. Points scored in Octoruns and seedings don't seem to matter as much. To use a soccer analogy: Having the ability to deliver a stunning penalty is trumped by concrete proof you can actuall...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Excellent news on this:- It is open to UK guests!!! :D :D :D There are travel restrictions between ROI and Britain, however there are no restrictions between NI and Britain, and no restrictions between NI and ROI. So, if you are UK based and keen to come to Ireland for a cheap holiday at the end of ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Yes, it has been a while.
Fair to say we are all craving CoC.

L'oisleatch McGraw

I have started work on a directory of "Countdown related content on YouTube" The embryonic draft of it can be seen here:- https://www.facebook.com/notes/countdown-c4-training-and-info-database/countdown-on-youtube-full-directory/984495915687483/ Any suggestions of other channels worth addi...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Page 5 eh?

L'oisleatch McGraw

A pessimist would notice that if you look at ZD's 15 least popular episodes, that list is dominated by S3. But if you want to look at a 'glass half full' stat instead, those same episodes average in excess of 200 views each. That is not bad. Cutting down to 1 episode per week during the bright Summe...

L'oisleatch McGraw

I don't think you can discount politics completely. On the other hand there's no way last place was nailed on. Let's not forget that Israel came 17th. Agreed. Politics (in a very broad sense of the term) cannot be discounted. It impacts the voting (a bit). It does not affect the winner. Anyone can ...

L'oisleatch McGraw

That is the beauty of the contest. It unites. Unlike Countdown, apparently. Ah now Matt! :o How very statistician of you! You just couldn't resist the not so subtle dig about how Paul Anderson is trying to drive a wedge into the already fragile Irish CD fan scene. It's utterly irrelevant to the thr...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 2:40 pm Last place was nailed on, regardless of how good your song was.

Typical voice of someone who does not have the first clue about how Eurovision works.
Any country can win. Good songs do well, regardless of the politics of the country sending it.
That is the beauty of the contest. It unites.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Tom S wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 3:56 pm Perhaps we're all sleeping on Portugal though! https://esctracker.com/

Nah we're not.
there's always last minute hype about a plucky qualifier.
Expect it to finish a worthy 15th place.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 1:06 pm It is weird.

Not really.
The momentum for this happened on facebook.

L'oisleatch McGraw

Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 1:05 am I'll get the recap up tomorrow night, I'm all worn out now...!

That'll be from the stress of the long wait for SM to be called as a qualifier!

L'oisleatch McGraw

https://pix.eurovisionworld.com/pix/eurovision-2021-grand-final-running-order.jpg Quite a few of the major players in the first half. CYPRUS will be an excellent opener, and once SM drew second half, they were always gonna close out the show with Flo Rida! . The following countries have been delibe...

L'oisleatch McGraw

Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 11:59 pm I used to use MySQL, but now I use an SQLite database.

Interesting, ofc now I'm wondering, why the switch?
(No real need to answer this question tbf)
Databases fascinate me, as do those mercurial creatures who compile them.

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