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Fiona T

R9(?) alt

((75+7)*100-50*2)/25 -> 324

Fiona T

Maybe there were trying to bypass the small minority of parents that would use the vouchers to gain contraband From the BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55641740 - cost of food (if purchased from supermarket) - £5 - cost to company - £10.50 (so packing and distribution = £5.50) - cost to taxpayer ...

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Arguing about the politics rather misses that the most needy families are getting these packages and feeling absolute despair. Just treat people with dignity and respect and give £30 supermarket vouchers - very little admin, no extra costs - and allows for individual dietary requirements or preferen...

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Hi Tim

Have a look at Daily Motion - there's a few series there available to stream

https://www.dailymotion.com/C4Countdown

Failing that you can always watch unofficial countdown on the ZoomDown youtube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWmQM7 ... CxOwZrBgMg

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:29 pm
The recap writer has returned an error 500 for some weeks now. Can someone technical explain that?

I assumed you'd logged it Rhys - was surprised there was no ticket. Usually the best way to get stuff fixed

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Yeah I was a little overweight at the start of 2020 and fairly motivated to do something about it. I've now added a stone and got good intentions but zero motivation. I actually feel quite ashamed of myself. Must do better.

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Andy Platt runs a HoG questions fb group if you want to create/answer HoG style questions

https://www.facebook.com/groups/305752400278560

Make sure you answer all the questions and accept the rules or your application to join will be rejected

Fiona T

Sliced bread

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Why "of" rather than "for"?

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Glad you enjoyed it guys - great game, great guest - perfect for that pre-Christmas lift that we all need.

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Thanks, makes more sense now. The way it's been used has given this discussion, at least from my perspective, an unnecessary negative slant. This is a valid discussion, but there's a lack of neutrality in how the points are being made, and this just detracts from any validity in those points. Well ...

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And anyone who knows what the Plastic Elvis thing is, knows how ridiculous it is that people are getting hung up on that term, as though it were a slur or an insult. I asked because I don't know what it is, and you use it like a stick to beat people with. It seems to cheapen debate. I'm interested ...

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I think that the complaint was made in bad faith. I do not believe that anyone actually does find that word offensive in the context that myself, Gevin, Matt, Charlie etc have used it in. Furthermore, I used the same word (in EXACTLY the same context as previously) twice in my first post on this th...

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Well, this comes back to what I said about how poor Vallance et al have been, but have been somewhat unaccountable. Remember, they told us masks may hinder things rather than improve them, at first...! When this first kicked off, people queued at 2m distances, one way systems were in place in shops...

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It should be noted that I had the 8 in R13, but I went for the hail Mary to give myself the slimmest of chances if it worked. That brings the margin down below 40 at least. And only AUMBRIES was beyond me - everything else was gettable and at my best, I would have had a crucial to lose on. You did ...

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As I said I was happy to accept the decision to leave the post uncensored - my annoyance was the lack of communication of the reason for that decision. But yeah, I'd happily see the n word and p word automatically starred - but that's just my view. If you want to make a case for other offensive term...

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Well, that makes sense to me. Racism hurts people. Cunts don't hurt anyone. Probs worth quoting. Yeah I've just noticed that the previous posts in this thread are over ten years old. Attitudes can and do change, and most people today accept that those extremely racist terms should be used with extr...

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Yeah I reported your post. I received a notification that the report was closed. I looked at the post and no action was taken. My problem wasn't that no action was taken - a decision I was prepared to accept - it was that the moderator had not dropped me a line to say why they thought the post shoul...

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Nice

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The thing is, if you're a random outsider, you've got to do more than just want the job. You've got to put yourself out there and convince people you're serious - not a couple of jokey comments on the forum, but actually put your pride on the line, risk being laughed at, and tell TPTB that you want ...

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I appreciate your point of view, Fiona, but as a gay man there's nothing I hate more than being given "positive discrimination" preferential treatment. It tells me that I'm not good enough to make it on my own right and need "help". I just want to be treated the same as others - neither helped nor ...

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Well if anyone doubts the extra mountains that have to be climbed, here's a good example of why positive discrimination is necessary from Damian's interview (and I think he mentioned the same story on FocalTalk?) http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/oldott/www.offthetelly.co.uk/index1f2f-2.html?page_id=952 ...

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I understand that viewpoint, albeit I don't entirely agree with it - but it still doesn't answer the question as to why attempts to improve diversity are token rather than real? I think the idea is that if you use an instance of recruitment for a vacancy as a medium for the attempt to improve diver...

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Because whilst Colin Murray may be the obvious choice they may opt to not go for him solely because he's pale, male, and stale. That's what I mean. So what's the difference between diversity and token diversity? Genuinely confused why - if the efforts to improve diversity are real - it's token? I'v...

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... so they may end up going down the token diversity route. Why "token" ? Because whilst Colin Murray may be the obvious choice they may opt to not go for him solely because he's pale, male, and stale. That's what I mean. So what's the difference between diversity and token diversity? Genuinely co...

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 07, 2020 11:08 pm
... so they may end up going down the token diversity route.

Why "token" ?

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Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 08, 2020 2:37 pm
Paul Anderson 16-1.

Er... OK.

I've stuck a fiver on Paul - have learned not to underestimate the boy!

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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:11 am
Who should host for my one-and-only match?

I hear Nick Hewer's got some time on his hands.

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Eoin, I really think that you owe Fred an apology. The majority of people appear to support his decision, but even if the majority agreed with your point of view, using phrases like "wuss out" (twice) really isn't on. Fred's values - whether or not they agree with yours - do not make him a wuss. If ...

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yeah seems fun so far - it's not clear from the description if there are 100 set levels, or an unlimited number. (think I'm up to 70s ish) Hardest puzzles definitely those with an extra step.

Other feedback - the word lookup doesn't work for me - just sticks me on google homepage.

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Nice - having a play now, but my phone vibrating every key press annoying MrT who's watching the footie - is there a way to turn that off? Can't see any setting/options

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Volume 6, chapter 14, page 3 of the ZoomDown policy document explicitly deals with racist homophones. Unfortunately I spilt wine on my copy, so we're going to have to rely on our lex to use his judgement as he sees fit, which IMO was a good call in this instance.

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What was the deal with PACKIES in the last episode? Usually ye list all maxes, but in that round just the other two (COOKIES and OOPACKS) were mentioned. Was that just Fred wussing out of it for his own personal reasons, or is it Zoomdown policy to censor certain valid dictionary words? As I'm sure...

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[spoiler]There is a spoiler extension but we don't appear to have it.[/spoiler]

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... er_bbcode/

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Thomas Carey wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:13 am
fiona where's your 13

Ah balls

My list of primes below 100 didn't include 13

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2311719737929414347535961678389 as a first attempt

it's littler than Maus and Gev's so will call that a win

(edit to remove extra typo digit)

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Jonathan Wynn was talking about organising one (Brighton) - definitely keen once this stuff is over.

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Updated version thanks to suggestions from Callum and Fiona. A few changes: - The logic behind the word that appears in 'Single Word' column has been changed - for words with multiple anagrams, it should state the most useful to learn of these. (Roughly the logic is "prefer words that take useful l...

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Well if we're doing ourselves, I give you one of my twelve favourite donkeys (spotted by a mate of mine who was super excited)

(The other 11 - you know who you are <3 )

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Thought this tweet might find an appreciative audience round these parts

https://twitter.com/IvoGraham/status/13 ... 9076995073

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There's been lots of "haven't made its" whose per game average has been higher than those with more wins - it's the luck of the draw.

Suck it up, and reapply in 10 years.

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 21, 2020 1:24 pm
Damn I must've been drunk. Saw you quoting that and I thought I must've made that post years ago, not last night.

Ha, me too - didn't notice the double not

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:45 pm
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const printThisShitOut = `Gevin is in love with ${c4c.filter(c => !!c.cool).join(" and ")} and he is a prick.`;

Gevin's in love with himself

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Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:03 pm

Fiona T wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:42 pm
Linky here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQH0XXMyEg
This is amazing. I could watch Kenneth Williams episodes all day.

Yeah he was certainly entertaining - and a clever chap too

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Linky here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQH0XXMyEg

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Don't think it says anywhere that the lengths have to be whole numbers. The simple solutions seem best here. I think it's implied by the fact that it's on squared paper so must be a rectangle of some sort. If it's not whole numbers, the squared paper becomes useless anyway. The squares on the paper...

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Don't think it says anywhere that the lengths have to be whole numbers.

The simple solutions seem best here.

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Type faster Fiona

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Assuming 1st is A, does 0086 work?

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I presume there will be a lack of continuity as I understood a few S83 episodes had already been filmed? So Colin for the specials, then a few Nick, then more Colin. Nice that he got to practice on you lot first :) Big Colin fan here - very friendly when he was in DC for my run, and always makes the...

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Yeah it's fine to assume that women's moods are entirely at the mercy of their hormones, and of course it's OK to equate a man who's a bit grumpy to a menstruating woman, because we all know that menstruating women are incapable of rational thought. All fair points. I knew you'd come around. ;) "Eo...

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Is it your time of the month? The '80s called - they'd like their misogynistic tropes back please. Does 2020's PC culture now try to deny that PMT exists? Interesting. I'm not gonna go with that particular denial of reality if it's all the same to you. :) Yeah it's fine to assume that women's moods...

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:51 am

Is it your time of the month?

The '80s called - they'd like their misogynistic tropes back please.

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Saw on the wiki that Andy is a returnee from Series 1 no less, where he won 2 games. Surely puts the "oldest" returnee Q to bed. They mentioned it on the show as well. I was hoping they'd show an old picture but alas not. He posted one in the countdowners fb group https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.n...

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Graeme Cole wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 06, 2020 8:43 pm
Did anyone notice that after Andy's incorrect conundrum guess, the contestants suddenly had yesterday's nameplates? After the end of the round they were back to normal.

Send Damo an email. He loves that.

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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 01, 2020 11:21 pm
It’s a bit like a Royal Command Performance, the Queen of Countdown in town, so we’d all better smarten up our act and stand up straight

And hope there's no power cuts, pissed presenters, people in their pyjamas, or cats' arses

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Can't remember the specific round, but something on telly this week where Rachel revealed the target then kinda rolled her eyes and said "uh xxx" like it was totally obvious. Took me full 25 of the 30 secs to spot it - was obvious once I did, but I didn't see it straight up.

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I don't wish to be a heathen - but does this matter?

AS1 AS2 AS3 - awesome specials

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Paul Anderson wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 30, 2020 7:23 pm
omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg!

Sometimes it's actually the right choice of words

Need a thump on the back Paul? Heimlich manoeuvre a no-no in these socially distanced times.

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