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- Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:49 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 18th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 19)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 214
Re: Spoilers for Monday 18th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 19)
Unbelievable that DC didn't point out DEFLATION in the DELATION round. Sometimes people have suggested they don't want to make the contestants feel bad when they miss an open goal, but it's not something they do consistently, and not bringing it up makes for bad TV, frustrating the viewer who has se...
- Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
Oh also I now know the real reason that Chukka Umuna withdrew from the Labour leadership race in 2015. His excuse, that he didn't like being under so much media scrutiny, turns out to be actually quite honest. Of course, the reason that he didn't want the scrutiny was because of what he was up to a...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 398
- Views: 78519
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Just finished watching Black Mirror on Netflix. For the most part I thoroughly enjoyed it, but for some reason Netflix made me watch it back to front (kind of a Black Mirror moment), so I watched Season 4 first and Season 1 last. Did it make you or did it just come as by default and you didn't do a...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:06 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1951
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
I meant to do this. Never mind - next year!
- Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Recording Countdown to keep
- Replies: 5
- Views: 541
Re: Recording Countdown to keep
Surely you can buy anything online!
Also there might be a non-conventional downloader for All 4 that allows you to keep it. I'm pretty sure there is for the iPlayer.
Edit - just did a very quick search.
Also there might be a non-conventional downloader for All 4 that allows you to keep it. I'm pretty sure there is for the iPlayer.
Edit - just did a very quick search.
- Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 793
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 16)
Iso as in isolated obvs. So they can charge what they want as there's no competition.Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:13 amProbably more likely you can't have the singular tbf. When do you ever see just one?![]()
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down?
- Replies: 514
- Views: 126661
Re: Is Apterous down?
Down.
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 5:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
agree with the suggestion that they can be retaken at any time They can be can't they? They can, but GCSEs are like two-year courses or something. Under my system, there would just be numeracy and literacy "driving tests", and anyone who is basically numerate and literate would be able to walk off ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 11th February 2019
- Replies: 5
- Views: 634
Re: Spoilers for 11th February 2019
I can totally understand Rachel's frustration and incredulity when someone who is 11-20 behind goes for 1 large in the last numbers.
- Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 499
- Views: 119751
Re: Best ever contestants
I'll go for this ten contestants thing, even if it hasn't proven popular so far. In chronological order of first appearance: Mark Nyman Harvey Freeman Allan Saldanha Don Reid Graham Nash Julian Fell Paul Gallen Conor Travers Jack Hurst Edward McCullagh Some quite tough choices here. Mark Nyman is i...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
MP Robert Halfon thinks we should scrap GCSEs . And even though he's a Tory, I agree with him. We go to school to learn stuff, and I think it should be a safe learning environment, not something for employers to be able to use against you at a later date if you haven't paid enough attention. Obviou...
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:41 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
MP Robert Halfon thinks we should scrap GCSEs . And even though he's a Tory, I agree with him. We go to school to learn stuff, and I think it should be a safe learning environment, not something for employers to be able to use against you at a later date if you haven't paid enough attention. Obvious...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 534
- Views: 81783
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
You need two implements - whether it's a knife and a fork, two forks, a spoon and a fork or whatever. I have a friend who eats with just a fork and it's really frustrating watching him chase bits of food around the plate with it. Either that or you end up shoving bits of food onto your fork with yo...
- Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things normal people normally own but you don't own for some reason
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5539
- Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 534
- Views: 81783
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
You need two implements - whether it's a knife and a fork, two forks, a spoon and a fork or whatever. I have a friend who eats with just a fork and it's really frustrating watching him chase bits of food around the plate with it. Either that or you end up shoving bits of food onto your fork with you...
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 534
- Views: 81783
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Is it just a coincidence that sea lions are similar to seals and the first four letters are also the same?
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wireless headphones assistance
- Replies: 4
- Views: 541
Re: Wireless headphones assistance
Glad to be of assistance.
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 5:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
I kind of agree. I wouldn't call myself a feminist, I would say I support feminism. If people want to call me a feminist that's fine, I try not to give myself labels. It's useless to just call yourself one anyway, it should be defined by your actions. I also wouldn't call myself a feminist. If some...
Re: TENNIS
I think until recently, it could have been argued that Federer, Nadal and Djokovic (and to a lesser extent Murray) have dominated the men's game for so long because we just happened to get a bunch of truly great players turn up at around the same time. But the longer it goes on (when one or more are...
- Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:52 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
I might as well use this thread for this. What do you think of feminism? Are you a feminist? I just read this article , and the thing the article refuses to explicitly state is basically my opinion on the matter and I'd been considered posting something on the matter anyway. In short - people agree ...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 4th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 9)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 609
Re: Spoilers for Monday 4th February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 9)
It was hilarious when they both discovered that there was such a thing as four vowels late in the game and then there was no stopping them!
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
No-one mentioned forum legend Joseph Bolas yet? Also Amey Deshpande.
- Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 1 February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 8)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1042
Re: Spoilers for Friday 1 February 2019 (Series 80, Prelim 7)
Three vowels every time, regardless of what came up - I wish they both could have lost.
Great game though!
Great game though!

- Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
A Frank Mulvey v Will D Downing special needs to happen. I only discovered this forum and the wiki as a result of wondering exactly when Downing's game had taken place, as I could still remember it so well. Really shocked to discover you only joined in October 2013. Thought you'd been around foreve...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 28th January 2019
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1177
Re: Spoilers for 28th January 2019
I think it gets logged as an error if Nick tries to say "going" and ends up saying "gawing".
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
Heather Badcock was robbed when her opponent was allowed PEACES.
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2019 (series 80, prelim 5)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1024
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th January 2019 (series 80, prelim 5)
First octochamp sorted. Two new contestants. Can we get another run like last series? Let's find out If Adam plays like he did today, despite the nervy start, then I would say that a double octochamp run would not be out of question. Unholiest was a cracking 9 and Carriage was a good spot too. Also...
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
Yep!Owen Carroll wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:27 pmIs that a joke from Jeffrey always buzzing in quickly?Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:07 pmI was going to say that but you buzzed in too quickly.
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1445
Re: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
What's with all the Wales options then?Callum Todd wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:08 amAs for those of you in the South who are disappointed that most of the named options on the survey are in the North, that's because I'm the one offering to host the event, and I live in the North.
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
I was going to say that but you buzzed in too quickly.
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3458
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 12th 2013 (S69 QF1)
((9x8x6)+1+1)/2=167 for R9 - pretty chuffed with that! Though well done Dylan for ending my 179 show winning streak against the TV :P. Very well done both today, absolutely insane standard! Shame to see you go Gemma but good luck for 2014 onwards :) I know I'm several years late to this, but I did ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
I think James Rowan was unlucky to lose to a Hansforded conundrum on his only appearance.
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 331
- Views: 69541
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
There is a list of the parkrun courses by how fast they are according to the average "SSS" rating on runbritainrankings. The SSS rating of a course is its difficulty rating based on how fast people run compared to how fast they should run according to their previous runs on the runbritain site (not ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 331
- Views: 69541
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
I've just been through the list again. First of all, welcome to Tom Chafer-Cook on this list. We also have improvements from Rose Boyle and Stephen Read who has managed to leapfrog over Tom Feilding. But perhaps most exciting of all is that Oliver Garner has improved his PB from 17:04 to 17:00, and ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 4:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 331
- Views: 69541
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
At the first CO-event of the year, me and Mike Springett both took part in the Lincoln parkrun. Neither of us fell over. Results out of 477 runners: 15: Gevin Chapwell - 20:07 (67 points) 126: Mike Springett - 25:30 (33 points) I can't be bothered to do a championship table because it's the same as ...
- Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
Re: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
A Frank Mulvey v Will D Downing special needs to happen. I only discovered this forum and the wiki as a result of wondering exactly when Downing's game had taken place, as I could still remember it so well. Really shocked to discover you only joined in October 2013. Thought you'd been around forever.
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
- Replies: 233
- Views: 55144
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Watched The Dark Knight again the other night because I didn't like it the first time and thought maybe a second viewing might do the trick but no. Still don't get the praise. It was better than the first time but I still think it's pretty crap. The pacing is really weird and the dialogue is awful....
- Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see get a second or third chance on Countdown ?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4066
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Isn't it time for James Robinson to get another go on Countdown ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 992
Re: Isn't it time for James Robinson to get another go on Countdown ?
Voldemort?James Robinson wrote: ↑Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:46 pmWell, I certainly wouldn't decline an invite, and it has been 10 years since the last time...
But, I have a feeling that "you know who" might have other ideas....![]()
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- Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2389
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
Is it Tim Morrissey? I had his name in mind anyway and that description sounds right. If so, "obscure enough"? And I thought you were a scholar of the game. Yes, it's Tim Morrissey. And yes, I had to look him up because I'm not Robbo. Are you saying I am? I didn't do any research for your question!
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2389
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
Is it Tim Morrissey? I had his name in mind anyway and that description sounds right.
If so, "obscure enough"? And I thought you were a scholar of the game.
If so, "obscure enough"? And I thought you were a scholar of the game.
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The CoC Predictions Game
- Replies: 81
- Views: 12514
Re: The CoC Predictions Game
At least I beat Graeme's random guesses!
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2389
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd January 2019 (CoC XV, Grand Final)
Has Zarte always scored over a hundred in his Countdown 'career' ? He got 81 against Dylan Taylor in the first part of his "career". But anyway, great game, great series. Well done to Zarte, Bradley and the rest. Maybe a grudge match special between Dylan and Zarte would be a good idea, especially ...
- Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The CoC Predictions Game
- Replies: 81
- Views: 12514
Re: The CoC Predictions Game
Just looking at the scoring for today's game, it does seem strange that you get 50 points (plus whatever you get for margins) for predicting Ann Dibben to beat Tom Chafer-Cook, whereas you get -75 if neither of your players are in the game. I actually kind of assumed that you would only get the win ...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1445
Re: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
Really? Mine was the one that said "Yay! A goatdown tournament!" with lots of smileys after it.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:53 pmI gathered. Some of those comments could only have been written by one person.
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The CoC Predictions Game
- Replies: 81
- Views: 12514
Re: The CoC Predictions Game
Ah, I've only just noticed that incorrect predictions have been interpreted as a scale rather than a number... is this right? For instance, Jen's predicted a 17-point win for Stephen against 'Maus, but there's an argument to say this should be interpreted as "2 away + incorrect result" (36 pts), no...
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1445
Re: Goatdown event 2020 - a survey
Survey done.
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th January 2019 (COC XV, SF 1)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2154
Re: Spoilers for Friday 18th January 2019 (COC XV, SF 1)
I thought Philip seemed a bit more subdued than usual in this game, like Zarte had given him a pre-match punch in the face. But at the end he was perfectly fine about the whole thing, so that's probably not what actually happened.
- Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18th January 2019 (COC XV, SF 1)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2154
Re: Spoilers for Friday 18th January 2019 (COC XV, SF 1)
On this historic anniversary of another COC rematch (Jen hammering Callum uta) we have the second non-special threematch in history. Zarte obviously leads Philip 2-0 so far, but what will happen in this incarnation? Indeed, this is only the 2nd time in 21 years that the two same players has had to ...
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
(But anyway, I did enjoy that game. It was decent enough.) I did think it was funny that Susie thought TIRAMISUS might have been slightly contentious though. The restaurant rule is so deeply ingrained into Countdown culture that I don't think anyone else would have wondered about whether the plural ...
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
Re: Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
If you must know, I was on my mobile with my fat thumbs.Zarte Siempre wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:53 pmBit like your hiding the edit you just made function.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
Re: Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
What? Your quoting function obviously doesn't work.Zarte Siempre wrote: ↑Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:34 pm
Sure. But preferably someone who can say it without fucking it up
"any good he good"
Waste.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
Re: Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
If Zarte had been any good he could have got 168.
Someone needed to say it.
Someone needed to say it.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 11:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2497
Re: Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17th January 2019 (COC XV, QF 4)
Nice to see Conor Travers in the audience sitting behind Laverty.
- Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019
- Replies: 59
- Views: 22469
Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019
Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets... Judging by Anthony's sense of direction, you might want to post a set to the capital of Nebraska. :o It happened! It finally happened! Someone found a use for knowing the U...
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 11th January 2019 (COC XV, Game 8)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1742
Re: Spoilers for Friday 11th January 2019 (COC XV, Game 8)
Did this go in the wrong place?Adam Dexter wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:46 amIs there a prize for doing well based on your seeding? I could claim to have been playing the long game if so.
- Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019
- Replies: 59
- Views: 22469
- Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 416
- Views: 55770
Re: Politics in General
Sadly, yes. The Labour antisemitism thing keeps rumbling on. At first, I thought the Lab leadership was being nice but dim and not understanding, but given some of the things Corbyn has said I'm not sure. The problem is that a lot of people conflate "Israel" and "Jews" since Israel is the only Jewi...