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Trivia: what record, which stands to this day, did Ian McMenzie set in this episode?

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All change at FOCAL! We'd like to warmly welcome Chris Marshall as the newest member of the FOCAL team, as he takes the reins as treasurer. Community legend and St Albans/Huddersfield organiser James Robinson has also shifted role, from treasurer to secretary. The Who Are You? page has been updated...

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My mother insists on saying 'DonCAHster' instead of 'Doncarster' (and correcting those who don't), but doesn't bother doing this with any other northern place name. Absolute freak. I'm with your mum here. Saying Don-car-ster and Lan-car-ster is ridiculous. Why? If you say 'cast' in a southern accen...

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Jennifer Steadman wrote:My mother insists on saying 'DonCAHster' instead of 'Doncarster' (and correcting those who don't), but doesn't bother doing this with any other northern place name. Absolute freak.

I'm with your mum here. Saying Don-car-ster and Lan-car-ster is ridiculous.

Jon O'Neill

I've seen 83. My most obvious misses are probably: The Usual Suspects Back to the Future Gladiator Memento Die Hard Star Wars Lord of the Rings Probably the most obscure one (at least from a Western perspective) I've seen is Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India which currently sits at 247. Favourites a...

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Looking at Facebook, I'm amazed by how much people care about celebrity deaths. Like they're members of their own family. "Fuck off 2016" etc. Seriously? I agree. I'm a fan of all the 7 octochamps you mentioned to varying degrees, but I feel absolutely nothing for them. The only celebrity...

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Jim, hopefully we can get rid of whatever remaining funds you have left, tomorrow! 1-30 ZABANA 10/1 2-10. OUR KAEMPFER. 10/1 2-50. ROAD TO RICHES 8/1 3-30. WHISPER 12/1 4-10. FULL SHIFT 12/1 4-50. BLOODY MARY 12/1 5-30. UPSWING. 9/1 The prices quoted are the top prices available. Pick 4 and get the...

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Steven M. McCann wrote:2-10 Sizing John. 9/1

Thanks.

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It's also worth knowing what DOESN'T stem even though it looks like it does. For instance, I don't think any of it is true since the update, but DURATION used to only stem with S, IDOCRASE used to only stem with V, RELATION with FASH, etc. This is useful for when you have those really niney looking...

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I love him, I love his stand-up, I love his TV show, and I love his Guardian articles.

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Don't really engage with music enough to know whether this can be defined as electronic music because there's definitely some guitars and shit in there but Public Service Broadcasting are good.

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Fantastic.

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Don't overplay. Overplayers rarely win series. Really? Here are how long the last 6 champions have played on Apterous: Giles Hutchings 63 days Callum Todd 82 days Mark Murray 35 days Dan McColm 55 days Tom Cappleman 48 days Jonathan Wynn 49 days That doesn't really square with your point... I'm tal...

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I don't know your current level but for 99% of people the best way to improve will be to face as many rounds as possible. Again it depends on your relative levels but I think 60% of your time doing Speed Letters Attacks and 40% doing 20 second Numbers Attacks would be a good split. And put in as man...

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Jennifer Steadman wrote:Don't overplay. Overplayers rarely win series.

Really? Here are how long the last 6 champions have played on Apterous:

Giles Hutchings 63 days
Callum Todd 82 days
Mark Murray 35 days
Dan McColm 55 days
Tom Cappleman 48 days
Jonathan Wynn 49 days

That doesn't really square with your point...

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Thomas Carey wrote:
Johnny Canuck wrote:
James Laverty wrote:not the greatest scramble for the conundrum....
I propose that this conundrum, and others like it, should be called a "comundrun". LOVESTICK, SPICIFEED... the list of comundruns goes on.
There's this, this or the classic RMADILLOA.

Don't forget TINCLEMEN :X

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This is a brave effort, Jono, but ultimately the quality control is lacking. First of all the Helen Grayson error, and also Harvey Freeman's percentage has slipped since last time. 78.05% suggests 32 maxes out of 41. 41 is a very weird number of rounds to play over three games. So what happened wit...

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Jono came up with what he calls the "TV GOAT list", which is a player's most number of maxes over three consecutive games. He reckons that he's done this himself (and that he's second with 41 out of 45) but is refusing to publish it, but it sounds like a good idea. Maybe it could be done ...

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You missed the Co:Parkrun on Saturday night.

2 runners, me and Gev.
Fox & Hounds to McDonald's.

RESULTS:
1. Jono
2. Gevin

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I don't think that's how probability works.

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Jon Corby wrote:Not a single duplicated consonant in the CoC though. Not one.

Edit: Also, fuck off

And just 1 in the previous 15 games. So, pretty much just like normal mate! It's ok, everyone's wrong sometimes.

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If I had the time and energy I'd go through and do all the series to find when the decline in dupes started and where.. but no, there were actually more dupes than normal, so your intuition was completely wrong. Chris Betteridge/Dave Singer NEUTJNIETXIGKFAEURHTSEAEDPIBDREOINVROEAMRTELNTPSOEODSUZTMIE...

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There's nothing special about CoCs anyway when it comes to letter distributions. If you think the letter distribution was weird, compare it to any other games, not just other CoCs. Can you do that please? It really did seem like there were fewer duplicate letters than normal. I just checked. There ...

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There's nothing special about CoCs anyway when it comes to letter distributions. If you think the letter distribution was weird, compare it to any other games, not just other CoCs. Can you do that please? It really did seem like there were fewer duplicate letters than normal. I just checked. There ...

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My original thinking was that duplicate letters seemed to be unusually rare, with most games having no consecutive letters the same in either pile (proof that I should write what I'm thinking more clearly). While this is staggeringly unlikely with a pure random shuffle, picking some random games fr...

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Deeks, will you be bringing the Deeksbus this year?

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I'm never going to that fucking depressing hole The Centurion ever again. Awful pub.

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What are the lunch arrangements this time round? The venue's directly opposite a chippy and very close to a co-op, so there'll be plenty of places to get lunch. Oh shit, I forgot we had a new location. What/where's the nearest licensed purveyor of alcoholic beverages please? And FA Cup football mat...

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Yes He is my sisters eldest son.
My mum was mates with your sister. Small world.
was?

were?

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Phenomenal punning chaps.

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Marc Meakin wrote:Yes He is my sisters eldest son.

My mum was mates with your sister. Small world.

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James Robinson wrote:I would've loved to have seen Dylan get his glory shot, as he thoroughly deserved it.

Filth!

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The "neither if the above option" covers literally everything else. Every possible response is covered. Including "Where's the "I don't fucking know" option? I would also accept "I don't know" if you don't want to be offensive." So click that. OK, will do! Th...

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Fred Mumford wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:CoCs never fail to disappoint.
Harsh.

Haha, whoops.

CoCs always disappoint.

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Can one post spoilers in here?

Edited the OP with a spoiler warning. Go for it.

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The "neither if the above option" covers literally everything else. Every possible response is covered. Including "Where's the "I don't fucking know" option? I would also accept "I don't know" if you don't want to be offensive." So click that.

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Brilliant game, brilliant series. CoCs never fail to disappoint.

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Well?

SPOILERS AND DISCUSSION ABOUT THE COC BELOW [OBVIOUSLY].

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Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:More like forgot what universe it was.
It is true though.. isn't it?
Yeah. Danny Dyer is Meakin's nephew.

Yes.. I think so. Meakin, could you confirm?

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Gavin Chipper wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:Forgot what thread this was and read that as actual factual Meakin info.
More like forgot what universe it was.

It is true though.. isn't it?

Jon O'Neill

We could do that. Is there a Domino's nearby? Do we normally eat in the pub? There's one that delivers to O'Neills. I think this is the best plan ever. FFS, now that I know you're not traumatized by the thought of pizza, if the conundrum PARAPIZZA comes up I can be slightly more sure you will solve...

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Always skeptical of these, especially second-hand (-job) accounts. I reckon if people looked at me with anything like the attention as they looked at the people defamed above, they'd come to the correct conclusion that I'm a depraved sexual deviant pervert psychopath monster.

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Jon Corby wrote:I'm just dicking about, I have had no clue about any game I've watched so far, nor any one still to come.

That makes it even worse.. you're actively spoiling Gevin's life. You fiend!

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Just a sense from the general level of enthusiasm about certain things. I get enthusiastic about loads of things m8. (My Facebook message history reveals a range of occasions which I have dubbed "the best day ever", including the day Jason Larsen first got a max conundrum attack, the day ...

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James Laverty wrote:Anyone else want a special as a deciding match? But then again I just like watching specials.

That's a bit harsh.. I think they're both very intelligent people.

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In ascending order of length when I typed them out then by descending alphabetical order:

UK (3)
USA
UAE
Eire
Spain
Turkey
France
Cyprus
Morocco
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic

= 12

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Heather Styles wrote:the amateur dramatics going on in the green room

Go on....

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I think only 20. Can't imagine it's particularly interesting to anyone to list them, so I won't. That's a shame as I was going to aggregate them and do statistics and shit. Here's mine: England: Bath, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, Chelmsford, Ely, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool, L...

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Steven M. McCann wrote:As for the BBC having a blanket ban on all comedy for 12 days after the Queen passes, is it true they plan to put "Miranda" on a loop for the duration?

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JimBentley wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Birdman - wanky shite. Didn't like it.
Aw, bit disappointed there, I wanted it to be really good and weird. I'm still going to watch it when it comes on telly though.

It is weird, is very well-acted and -cinematographed, but it all just felt a bit self-conscious. No wonder the Oscars loved it.

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JimBentley wrote:Curiously 10 for me too, but the Venn diagram wouldn't intersect too much (5 x 2, 0 x the rest).

That would've been a pretty good score if 3 pts for a win had come in yet.

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Gemma Collins - 2 (shamefully a vague mate of a mate. #justessexthings) Kristina Rihanoff - 1 (couldn't tell you which Strictly dancer it is) Darren Day - 0 Daniella Westbrook - 2 (Eastenders) David Gest - 2 (He's got a weird face) Nancy Dell'Olio - 1 (Know the name well but can't picture a face) Wi...

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That was a great watch. My favourite highlight was Robbo's scream when his old man done in Ashman. All the Eggheads were chuckling. Great scenes.

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Birdman - wanky shite. Didn't like it.
Youth - wanky shite. Thought it was really good.

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Let's hope he continues to get the psychiatric help he needs while he's in prison. I wouldn't bet on it though..

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Hambones

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I thought it was Northern for nothing, as in: "how many points do you have in this year's Co-Event league?".. "FOCAL".

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I really don't understand why anybody gives a flying fuck about "Sports Personality of the Year", or anything voted for by the British public, including elections and X-Factor. Good . I really hope you remembered that specific post, and didn't just go to the Election and X-Factor threads ...

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Ironically enough it might be Mr. Fury's "personality" that may rob him of the honour, for what was an outstanding sporting achievement! Yeah, I agree with this. The award is for the sportsperson "whose actions have most captured the public's imagination" and you can't deny that...

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I really don't understand why anybody gives a flying fuck about "Sports Personality of the Year", or anything voted for by the British public, including elections and X-Factor.

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