They normally allow a correction on the numbers if it's immediate. I didn't think it was overly lenient.
Coral Heath is a bit like Coral Reef.
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- Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 40)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 186
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 39)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 85
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 39)
Where Rachel did 75×10 +100 - 3×10 - 6 = 814, she wasted a 10. She could have done (75-3)×10 + 100 - 6.
Also 50 × (7+9) - 8×8 - 6 = 730 for an easier method in that other round where she did (9×8+6+7) × 5 + 50.
Also 50 × (7+9) - 8×8 - 6 = 730 for an easier method in that other round where she did (9×8+6+7) × 5 + 50.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 795
- Views: 314531
Re: Politics in General
As well as many political opinions, I share a birthday with Tom Harwood. Which would be nice if I didn't have a huge inferiority complex. I guess it's time for me to decide whether I want to model my political views after Neil Kinnock or Lady Gaga I guess it's time for me to decide whether I want t...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 300
- Views: 107353
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I've never watched an episode of The Simpsons knowing what series number it came from. How are you supposed to know?Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:26 pmHaven't t watched The Simpsons for 10 years.
I think it peaked at season 10
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 153
- Views: 26798
Re: Joke Items
Icing on cakes. It just makes it taste worse. Also, those "fancy" cakes people make that are meant to look like something that use icing to achieve this. A friend of mine had a birthday party a couple of years ago and some cake "expert" had made him a cake that looked like his favourite football tea...
Re: TENNIS
This BBC article discusses the GOAT question.
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 348
- Views: 54248
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
A lot of dates have been announced for a "data not dates" thing.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 35)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 316
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19th February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 35)
He's a bit of a plane crash.Patrick- McCurdie wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 9:37 pmwho else finds jeremy thompson boring. reminds me of william hague
I'm here all week.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:33 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
- Replies: 196
- Views: 21841
Re: ...and that's ZoomDown
Thanks. I am subscribed to the channel but like any sensible person almost all my internet browsing is incognito and I don't stay logged in.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:21 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: ...and that's ZoomDown
- Replies: 196
- Views: 21841
Re: ...and that's ZoomDown
I take it there's a documentary.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 5:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2166
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Let's not forget her basic inability to ask questions in a coherent manner on The Weakest Link. E.g. if the question was "What is Countdown - a gameshow or a type of shoe?" she would say "What is Countdown, a gameshow or a shoe?" like all three things were part of a list and it led to confusion. Th...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 810
- Views: 237218
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why wasn't Beethoven (the dog in the film) instead called Bach? Would have been cleverer.
- Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2166
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Let's not forget her basic inability to ask questions in a coherent manner on The Weakest Link. E.g. if the question was "What is Countdown - a gameshow or a type of shoe?" she would say "What is Countdown, a gameshow or a shoe?" like all three things were part of a list and it led to confusion.
Re: Music
Good to see.Andy Wilson wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 7:21 pmStill at the music. https://andywilson2.bandcamp.com/album/ ... -the-night
Re: Music
Who's going to change your nappies?Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:26 pmNot everything is a metaphor for the pandemic, but...
# I just wanna go back, back to 1999... #
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2166
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Maybe they were just picking a presenter they knew would fail to give the Deeks team a bit more time to properly kick into action. This is very much not over.
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2166
Re: ROBINSON TO HOST COUNTDOWN!!
Not convinced by this but we'll see!
- Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 752
Re: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
My Italy-based aunt and her two daughters (so my cousins) have this annoying thing of kissing on both cheeks when we meet. Yeah, that's now been fucked off forever. Can't take any chances!
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 590
- Views: 252492
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
I haven't watched it, but seeing the trailers, it seems that Alan Partridge is in it.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16115
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
This is obviously a shame but it will be back. And just think - if the pandemic had started a couple of months earlier we probably would have missed two COLINs!
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:36 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Chase
- Replies: 152
- Views: 52811
Re: The Chase
Who would be The Beast? At the moment it looks like they're naming Mark after the fact that his life expectancy is reduced by about 20 years.
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Chase
- Replies: 152
- Views: 52811
Re: The Chase
Does anyone else find it slightly dodgy that Shaun is the Dark Destroyer and Jenny is always described as hot?
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 795
- Views: 314531
Re: Politics in General
Pretty awful human being Priti Patel could face a contempt of court charge.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:35 pmPretty awful human being Priti Patel has been found to be bullying, but Boris Johnson just tries to make it go away.
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 752
Re: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
I've saved approximately 300 hours of time spent on trains commuting to work and re-invested that into time asleep. I expect more acceptance of working from home in general, which means many future hours will be saved as well. I used to get the train to work. That was a good time to sleep I thought.
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 752
Re: Reasons to be cheerful because of the pandemic
Not having a job seems more reasonable.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 9th February 2021
- Replies: 3
- Views: 297
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 12:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Anyone who incorporates an on-by-default auto-play into their website, especially those who decide to hide it after it was quite openly visible for years.
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 8:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 8th February 2021
- Replies: 2
- Views: 251
Re: Spoilers for 8th February 2021
It is capitalised unfortunately.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 590
- Views: 252492
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Just watch it already. Don't worry about what other people have compared it to.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:34 pmOh, I saw his show a handful of times in the 90s, that was a hard no too!
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 348
- Views: 54248
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
It seems a bit weird. It like when Boris Johnson keeps saying stuff like "We hope to be back to normal by Christmas" etc. It's better to under-promise and over-deliver than vice versa.
- Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 348
- Views: 54248
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Before anyone tries to move any goalposts, it's quite clear that "by May" means before the beginning of May.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 590
- Views: 252492
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
And Season 10 of Curb. Steer clear if you are a snowflake , woke or easily offended ( is that tautology ? ) As someone who has been described as a snowflake on a few occasions, you can safely ignore the steer clear advice - it's great. I finished watching this a couple of days ago. Curb Your Enthus...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hate Speech
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1084
Re: Hate Speech
I'd be interested to hear if there was anyone who thought this was a good idea. It does seem insane to me. And I am a woke snowflake bitch. I mean, you're really not. You're certainly nowhere near top tier. And I consider it cultural appropriation of you to try and speak on behalf of woke snowflake...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 516
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
I thought the challenger was unlucky with GUNKIEST. I think two-syllable adjectives that end in Y should be considered standard enough to take -IER and -IEST without it having to be specified. This is the ungaiest thing you've ever suggested. They should send you to another planet, making you the a...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 516
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
I thought the challenger was unlucky with GUNKIEST. I think two-syllable adjectives that end in Y should be considered standard enough to take -IER and -IEST without it having to be specified. This is the ungaiest thing you've ever suggested. They should send you to another planet, making you the a...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 516
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
Yeah, and not valid on Apterous. Weird dictionary.Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 5:56 pmNOVATEUR in whichever round it was.
https://www.lexico.com/definition/novateurThere's no definition for novator...NOUN
= novator.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 516
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4 February 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 24)
I thought the challenger was unlucky with GUNKIEST. I think two-syllable adjectives that end in Y should be considered standard enough to take -IER and -IEST without it having to be specified.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown and Cricket
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1022
Re: Countdown and Cricket
Post that on a fucking cricket forum - c4c(ricket) or something. From a c4c(ountdown) perspective this is just annoying.
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hate Speech
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1084
Re: Hate Speech
Susie got APESHIT the other day.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Feb 04, 2021 9:17 amSome words like POMMIE, PAPIST and JEW are really not that offensive without context.
When a slur word is declared in Countdown is it just edited out?
I havebt seen WANKER declared for several years now
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hate Speech
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1084
Re: Hate Speech
I knew it was being discussed at it came up on here before but I didn't know it was actually happening. I think it would be the wrong decision. But yeah, I'm surprised CUNT is staying if 400 words are going. I know that racial slurs would be higher up on the list to go than standard swears - even th...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 396
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 23)
ATOMIZES as a better alternative to SOMATIZE in round 1 and EASTERLY as a better alternative to LATERISE in the round with those letters (I'm not counting). Define 'better' :) My first thought was "that's a very useful alt for atomizes - it can take a D or S for a juicy 9!" (as indeed can laterise)...
- Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 396
Spoilers for Wednesday 3rd February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 23)
ATOMIZES as a better alternative to SOMATIZE in round 1 and EASTERLY as a better alternative to LATERISE in the round with those letters (I'm not counting).
- Tue Feb 02, 2021 8:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Do people actually say that? Is it an Irish thing?Mark James wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:10 amPeople who say on accident. Unless they did it by accident.
People who say "The reason being is".
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2020 Vision
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5630
Re: 2020 Vision
There are, quite probably, a very small number of 117+ claims that are undiscovered/unvalidated - only around 15% of the population is actually verifiable due to not many places (especially the poorer countries) keeping accurate documents 100+ years ago. But working with what is currently validated...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Old Meakins Almanac ( predictions for 2021)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1305
Re: Old Meakins Almanac ( predictions for 2021)
I would have just bumped this thread rather than start a new one.
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 1st February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 21)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 706
Spoilers for Monday 1st February 2021 (Series 83, Prelim 21)
Geezer could have just stuck the other E on MIGRATE for EMIGRATE. And he would have won (all other things being equal).
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Which words are the most useful to know?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10353
Re: Which words are the most useful to know?
From what I've seen here it looks like my usefulness spreadsheet does undervalue 9s, as suspected by a few people in the thread (even when ignoring things like match-winning potential and psychological factors). Also my spreadsheet still overvalues words with repeated letters, despite the measures ...
- Sun Jan 31, 2021 9:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2020 Vision
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5630
Re: 2020 Vision
5) Kane Tanaka to reach the 3rd spot on the oldest verified people ever list. To do this she'd need to survive until the 19th September, attaining the age of 117y, 260d to tie for 3rd place. She's fairly robust physically (or as robust as you could realistically expect a 117 year old to be - still ...
- Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2020 - nominations
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3363
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
It's really not difficult to get soap that isn't made of tallow. Saying isn't soap generally made of animal product is like saying isn't food generally made of animal product. Fair enough. It was a bit lazy of me there. Post of the year for a post about shower gel though? And by Jono as well. I'm n...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
A couple of points here. 1. Flannels, sponges, loofahs and body puffs are basically bacteria-growing machines and it's disgusting that you put them all over your body, even with detergent. Flannel goes in the wash after the shower. Anyway, how do you clean yourself properly without something to scr...
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9508
Re: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
Colin does that thing that a lot of people seem to dislike Nick for - "You're a five-time champion but you're 397 points behind. You'd better get a cunting move on." I don't think he or Nick mean to be mean but it's what Nick has got flack for.
- Fri Jan 29, 2021 10:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
I didn't think these people existed but having spoken to a couple of people I think they might (though I think they probably just haven't paid attention to what they do) - people who stand with their head constantly in the stream of water when they're having a shower. I step mostly out of the water...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9508
Re: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
I don't mind reverse declarations. You can see this in many games in the past, I think Stelling did it as a matter of course. Even in the Gotcha, Whiteley asks the "wrong" player first on the DIARRHOEA round. Declaring second is a definite advantage. In my first game, I had a 6 or a dodgy 8. My opp...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:13 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Chess - advice for a beginner?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6172
Re: Chess - advice for a beginner?
It was worth the wait.
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9508
Re: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
He's kind of given away that it's an ING selection a couple of times.
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 9508
Re: Who should replace Nick Hewer?
I haven't paid that close attention but I have noticed in round 1 Colin asks the challenger for their length first on at least some occasions. Is he generally consistent in how he does things?
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 763
- Views: 208273
Re: People you shouldn't trust
I didn't think these people existed but having spoken to a couple of people I think they might (though I think they probably just haven't paid attention to what they do) - people who stand with their head constantly in the stream of water when they're having a shower.
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Double contractions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1377
Re: Double contractions
*I'dn't've.Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:51 pm*I'd'nt'veGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pmI'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
Can't believe you managed to mess that up.
You messed it up too. Maybe as some subtle joke. I dunno.
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Double contractions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1377
Re: Double contractions
I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.