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Dan Byrom

Exactly. What I'm asking is, does it really have to come to that or not? If I know the minimum buffer time, I'd be able to determine. If quitting were what I'd need to do then forget it. I'd be a pretty trash human being if I did that. Why would quitting your job to do something you're passionate a...

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Picnic is the best chocolate bar

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Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:12 am Is it me or has there been a QUOINER at one point?

There's QUOITER, QUOILER and QUOINED.

Checking lexplorer, many of the game's best players have gone for it but it's never been in!

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George was fantastic the whole day and I think everybody (except myself!) in the room were saddened to see him come so agonisingly close. Hope to see you get your first event win under your belt soon! Agreed! And to all of the other players in the top 8, it was a pleasure playing against all of you...

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2) Prizes at Events: The variation in prizes between events is fine, and I have no suggestions for improvements. Hosts are doing a great job with prizes. While trophies are a nice reward for winning an event, I understand that sourcing them adds extra time and financial burdens for hosts, so their ...

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Count me in for food please! Unfortunately the venue have set a capacity which we've met (actually we went over and have had to reject a couple). However Beachy has made alternate meal plans so worth messaging him. Ofc anyone else is welcome to join us for the karaoke (up until 10pm) Ok no worries ...

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Fiona T wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:23 pm
Dan Byrom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:24 pm Count me in for food please!

I'll be coming in on the day - will any parkrunners be staying nearby and wouldn't mind me using their shower ...?
Nominate Todd. But failing that you're welcome to use mine.

<3

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Count me in for food please!

I'll be coming in on the day - will any parkrunners be staying nearby and wouldn't mind me using their shower ...?

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I'd imagine they pick the contestants across a range of scores rather than the highest scoring, right?

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I'm staying the night in Finchley. The only parkrun where I can feasibly go from accommodation --> parkrun --> accommodation for shower --> event by 11:30 is Sunny Hill parkrun. So I will be doing that one. (And declare it the official one if no-one else says anything...)

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Will anyone be parkrunning and if so which one looks the best?

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I like the idea of streaming

Will enjoy playing along

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2. I've also listened back to Finland's entry and to be honest I'm even more bewildered by it's success. For anyone who liked it, is it purely just the singer, energy and entertainment value? Or did you actually enjoy the music? But I would wonder what you liked about quite a few of your top choice...

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----- Not great but at least unique ----- 19. Germany It might appear unique to you, but this might as well have been track nine on an unremarkable nu-metal/industrial album of 2010, the sort of song that's churned out endlessly by unremarkable bands of the genre. If such a track is going to succee...

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Time for Dan's OFFICIAL rankings :D - My overall verdict of this year is that is that, although there were fewer outstanding songs, there were more decent songs and fewer pieces of trash, so I'd say a good year in general. I can at least understand the Swedish victory, even if I wouldn't have gone f...

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I think using juries at all seems a bit antiquated. The public's vote might as well be random. The jury means there's a chance that musicianship can still be a factor in the outcome. (E.g. look at the amount of votes given to Croatia and Finland compared with e.g. Estonia, Austria, Australia). Alth...

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I've listened to the UK entry but otherwise will always wait until the night and have a lot of fun building my own rankings.

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1. Countdown
2. 5-a-side
3. Piano improvisation

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If anyone happens to be driving down from somewhere in the Midlands then I'd be very appreciative of a lift (and would pay for petrol!)

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I'm in for food

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I think it entirely depends on the level of competitiveness. If it's something casual amongst friends, then random is more fun. But if people care about the result, then I think seeding is the best to try and reduce the influence of randomness in the results. Co:events work beautifully with a bit of...

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Ebonite -> Betonies
and
Niobite -> Bonities

are an interesting and useful pair to remember

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Graeme - you've done an amazing job of outlining a clear, well-constructed and evidence-based counter to Rhys' comments, but I fear it was a waste of time. I doubt it will be effective at changing his mind, as reason and logic tend to fail against such people - and I imagine the rest of us on this f...

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Apparently this is the UK's entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaVGKk4k6k I strongly dislike it. Generic and boring, not much character, feeling or musical interest. I tend to be at odds with the general public (I still haven't gotten over Italy beating France in 2021) and perhaps most people w...

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Thanks for your generosity Tim! It looks like I've managed to get things sorted, so you won't have to worry about it.

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Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:26 pm
The 'skill' in quizzing is just knowing more stuff.
Eh, there's a fair bit more to it than that. Quizzing is the intersection of knowledge, logic and deduction.

I do appreciate this - I'm just bitter that I don't know anything except lots of obscure anagrams

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Any general knowledge quiz isn't in the question for me. You either know stuff or you don't, and most of the time I don't. The 'skill' in quizzing is just knowing more stuff. I'd give it to something that has elements of skill and strategy I absolutely love the 1% club. Anyone can get any question r...

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I think that I naturally read very fast but pause/slow down every so often to process, which is harder to replicate than just speeding up Also, 2x speed is still slower than reading and faster than that sounds unpleasant to me. Of course, this is just personal preference. Not trying to tell anyone e...

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I love reading. I split my time between kindle and physical. Physical is nicer but kindle allows for ease of travel which is important to me also. I've tried a few audio books but they're just not right for me: (a) significantly slower, (b) mind wanders more easily meaning I will rewind or lose thre...

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Woohoo! Number 1 parkrunner of the season

Thanks for sorting Gevin

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Just me, as far as I can tell!

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Please can we make sure Manchester gets a parkrun recap hehe

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'the storm' made me genuinely laugh out loud. And there are loads of other hilarious bits from these

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That countdown one is hilarious

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It's quite frustrating living so close to Rugby but having train travel cancelled! Will anyone be driving through the Warwick/Coventry/Leamington area on their way (and way back) on the day? Happy to contribute fuel costs. I'll probably end up just skipping the parkrun but on the off-chance that any...

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I have a cheeky question: Is anyone parkrunning, and wouldn't mind letting me have a lift to and a very quick shower at wherever they are staying before the event starts...? I'll be able to make my own way to the parkrun venue from the fringes of Greater Manchester in the morning, but wouldn't have ...

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Aside from it not being free of charge, i'm yet to see what the problem is with Oxford and have nothing of any concrete value that would make me think to change to CSW. Still happy to listen, but there's not much of a voice it seems. I don't feel particularly strongly - and I'd rather not have to r...

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I was in this spot. I had the word and buzzed first but my opponent said the word first. The host opted to redo the conundrum. I can understand why, and was happy to go with the host's judgement in the moment and since it's just fun and friendly competition and best kept without tension I had no rea...

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My friend was employed by a lab-based meat company last year. He told me that the big guys in the business had done a brilliant job of winning over investors and pumping in lots of money but they were actually still very far away from a finished product, inconsistently creating minimal quantities of...

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A lift would be amazing from either Adam or Fiona. I'm very excited for what will be my first ever parkrun! :D Going to make sure to go slow so I can improve at future events hehe I'm not staying at the Travelodge - I'm not too far away so happy to meet people there to head over, but was wondering i...

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There's all this talk about Ahmed being scared of the numbers. This is BS. He's just as good at the rest of them. He simply doesn't need to take the risk of tricky numbers because he knows he has the edge on the letters. His weakness at numbers has definitely been exaggerated. Ahmed is strong at th...

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It might sound crazy, but out of all my fourteen games on TV, despite losing this one, it's the one I'm most proud of, and the one where I left the studio happiest! I really was buzzing and on a big high when I left the studio! I couldn't ask for anything more. I played Countdown to the absolute pea...

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Perogie is invalid!

Pierogi, pirogi, perogi, perogies, pirogies are all the variations afaik

Congrats on the max!

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R10 I think Dan made a mistake picking 5 vowels with that being Elliott's strength and there also being a Y in the selection. Funny you should say this. In preparation for the game, Adam had suggested to me to avoid 5 large because Elliott is good at it. However, in that moment, I thought it would ...

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Before filming, I estimated roughly:
Florence 30/70 Sam
Adam 50/50 James
Luke 20/80 Ahmed
Elliott 90/10 Me

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Some great games so far. Tom Stevenson going out was the only shock result so far, though that's going by TV performances. Presumably on Apterous Adam is much better than he used to be anyway. Having played both a lot and being at a similar level to both, I had it extremely close to 50/50 before th...

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Damien told me himself a couple of weeks ago on apto, and was happy to let me share it. 100% confirmed to stay for two more years

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Those numbers games were challenging but gettable. On top form after a good night's sleep sat at my computer without pressure, I could hit all of them. On an average day, maybe one or two. With the cameras on, time seems to pass so quickly!

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Anyone willing to share a hotel room if not I will happily stay on my own. I've just booked an Airbnb with a second bed and I'm looking for someone to share with, Friday and Saturday nights. Cost me £94 for the two nights so would ideally like to be paid back £47. It's less than 15mins walk from th...

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Down

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Yes. I use Day One which is just a basic diary app but the cool thing is that having used it for 2+ years it tells me what I did 'On This Day' on previous years, which is really nice to look back on.

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It's my favourite thing about him, and the main reason why I love him as a presenter.

He's so engaged and invested in what's going on

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Don't worry about me Fiona. I'm not currently close to that point. Heh - your bumping of this post prompts me to just add that I no longer consider myself a Christian and haven't for about a year and a half or so now. My environment played a big part - finishing uni, where the church community was ...

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What did he say? When CoC was being filmed, he told me he was playing with the official one. I told him to get Jack's. I don't know if that prompted him to get it or if he even remembers the conversation as I'm sure he has loads on his mind, but tbh I think it's just really cool that he enjoys playi...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:14 pm I don't think anyone here is naïve enough to believe any trolling comments that the draw is already made, and that the participants know but are keeping it 'secret'. I expect it will be published in due course, like last time.

I certainly wouldn't be so naive hehehe *taps nose*

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Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:50 pm
Dan Byrom wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:44 pm All 4 is very resistant to adblock
Get uBlock Origin, it will change your life.

Ooh ok thank you

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:56 pm Nice to have no adverts today. There was always the worry that the Queen's death would ruin television but it made Countdown better!

Adverts are the main reason I barely watch countdown except when people I know are on. I should have watched today! All 4 is very resistant to adblock

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I notice there are now 100 max games on the leaderboards. Good stuff everyone!

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I've not played it online, but I reckon it must lose a big dimension of the game. For me the personal interaction, persuasion and deception (not talking about breaking rules, but about throwing attention away from yourself) are all good parts of the game. This is true. And it really isn't quite the...

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God tier:
Jazz
Pink Lady

Good tier:
Braeburn
Golden Delicious

Ok tier:
Granny Smith

Shit tier:
Gala

Haven't tried:
Honey crisp
Red delicious

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