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Fiona T

Paul starts tomorrow - he's on apto so you can have a nosey

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Fiona T wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:01 am

Well tbf, I was there, and different celeb specials had different numbers of letters rounds - so there wasn't a set 'format' as such. Definitely not one for the purists.

Having said that, it was very enjoyable, and I liked the Rachel maths tips, albeit I think they warranted a longer slot.

Fiona T

But you happily posted on here that we didn't have a format, according to your 'sources'....and now you concede you don't have first-hand knowledge.... :lol: :lol: I’m just relaying the information that I had before the episodes were recorded. Anything could’ve changed between that point and the re...

Fiona T

Parkrun conveniently located right next to the venue

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wolverhampton/

See you there!

Fiona T

May I offer constructive feedback, Christy? It would be useful to say at the top of the survey what the product is - I got to the flavours question, and my response about drinks might be quite different to, say, my response about condoms ;) The 'Which would you prefer' question would be better as mu...

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Don't underestimate behaviour - Recent example - changes to the pension rules mean that NHS consultants are no longer working extra hours, because it simply isn't worth their time. Massive impact on the NHS. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/24/nhs-consultants-turning-down-work-avoid-huge...

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I've had the pleasure of having dinner with Jess and I'm a big fan - but I don't see her as party leader. I think she has an important role as a voice who says what she thinks, and she would be frustrated to be restrained by the necessity of being the voice of the party.

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I was having a play around with some HMRC numbers to see what the impact of a completely different income tax structure would be. I'm calling this the Jono proposal and my idea is a 20k tax free allowance, then 10% on all earnings to 50k, then 75% on all earnings above that. - Everyone who earns up...

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I'm looking at booking escape room(s) for Sunday morning - https://www.clockworkescapes.co.uk/ either one or two rooms, depending on numbers - each room can take 2-6 players (with 4-5 being ideal) Let me know if you'd like to play - approx £15-20 a head depending on numbers, and we can take one stud...

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Did I wear a red t-shirt to the interview?

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Why do Jill and Jonathan get a star? How does one earn a star?

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S81 contestant John Osmond

and Canadian astronaut and all round awesome guy, Chris Hadfield

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:07 pm
Do we need to say if we're doing the curry? I'm in.

Edit - And Noel Pereira as well.

Assuming it's not a set menu and I can order a korma (I can't do spicy!) then in please.

Fiona T

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:31 pm
Excuse me a minute while I stir fry some gummy bears.

or deep fry a Mars bar?

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Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:59 pm

Ray Wilding wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:49 pm
SHITLOAD in R12.
I’ll bet they spotted this and it was cut.
Nick: “Anything else?”
DC: “...Not a lot.”

I did see both Rachel and Susie smirking, so you might be right

Fiona T

Excellent Toby - there's a few of us going - will be great to meet you!

Fiona T

I used to think that the crown jewels were just the jewels in the queen's crown. In fact, I don't think it's that obvious that they aren't, but apparently they aren't . Most of you are probably finding out for the first time that they aren't. What did you think the Elgin marbles were? https://image...

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https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/essex/braintree/braintree-a120.html?ARRdd=01&ARRmm=11&ARRyyyy=2019&NIGHTS=2&ROOMS=1&ADULT1=1&CHILD1=0&COT1=0&INTTYP1=DB&BRAND=PI £85 for Fri and Sat night. £48 for Sat only. I think Callum's still looking for a share. Gonna book now before I get screwe...

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Matt Morrison wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:24 pm
Ah fuck me. Really should have sorted out the hotel before it went crazy. Was £55 for Saturday night last time I looked. It's like the Lincoln Travelodge caught AIDS.

Lincoln's quite a way from Braintree...

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Ben Wilson wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:38 pm
Google doesn't actually index posts on this forum, so that should hopefully be one less worry.

Blimey - how does anyone ever find us?

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L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:48 pm
The bad person in that scenario is Rachel Riley, unless he was bullying her personally.
If it was purely a block based in a difference of opinion, that's disappointing.

Anyone can block who they like for whatever reason they like (or no reason at all) - no public justification needed.

Fiona T

Not aptochat, but this ticket deserves an honorable mention

https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=5094

Fiona T

As far as I understand, no-one found out my real name until I signed up for COLIN in 2011, and although my name is not really a secret any more, I still prefer not to use it on here, and I think it's a bit shitty for someone to keep using it. Thoughtless probably - I doubt any malice was intended. ...

Fiona T

Haha - This thread just reminded me of my Simon Mayo Confession; "Flora" being my confessor alter-ego. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HWo53L5XlrNmxLVU4yZ0l5RTlmTG9KMFBWY2MwcGVuNklV As a 7 year old, the obvious solution to the "JONE" problem, was to paint her face black - done for entirely pract...

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re: names - forum posts are indexed by google. Many people would prefer that, if (for example) a future employer was googling them, nonsense posted on a forum did not show up as the top result. Fine if you're called John Smith, but less so if you've got my name or Gev's, which are less common. So if...

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I'm not sure that something can really be described as racist if there is no intent. You can call it offensive, but even then nothing is offensive in a vacuum. If someone decides to paint their face black in their own room alone and dance about a bit, and then wash their face before anyone sees the...

Fiona T

You can tell it's George by the red t-shirt.

Fiona T

Well assuming it's the same test as this

https://psychology-tools.com/test/autis ... m-quotient

It seems to equate being a bit introverted and liking patterns with autism.

I scored 27, but think it's bollocks

Mind you, I work in IT, so perhaps my perceptions of "normal" are skewed ...

Fiona T

Hotel prices appear to be heading Northwards...

Any idea how much the parking is?

Fiona T

I think there are two issues here -

1) Hospitals/doctors abroad that prey on the desperation of vulnerable parents and promise unproven treatments, often without having even seen the child.
2) Cost to the NHS of picking up the pieces when things don't go to plan, which can be significant.

Fiona T

I'm not sure that something can really be described as racist if there is no intent. You can call it offensive, but even then nothing is offensive in a vacuum. If someone decides to paint their face black in their own room alone and dance about a bit, and then wash their face before anyone sees the...

Fiona T

Fairly objectively as someone who has no ambition beyond average to middling, the gevin scoring seems a lot better.

It rewards players who both do well and turn up. Do both, and you're in the finals.

(Although I do think on the parkrun side it should apply to age grading, not finish position!)

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This was quite an easy one for most radio stations though. "Rock And Roll" kind of stands up today but all the rest of the Glitter stuff is really dated now. And it's not as though much other early 70s glam stuff gets played these days (I guess because it does sound so dated). As for Rolf Harris, a...

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I'm not sure that something can really be described as racist if there is no intent. You can call it offensive, but even then nothing is offensive in a vacuum. If someone decides to paint their face black in their own room alone and dance about a bit, and then wash their face before anyone sees the...

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Blackface/brownface was always racist. But the general awareness of that fact that it's racist, and why, has only come to light relatively recently. I think Trudeau was absolutely right in his handling of it - he acknowledged it was offensive, said he hadn't realised at the time and apologised genui...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 26, 2019 1:52 pm
It's been a while since the last octochamp before today but I can't be bothered to work out if 9 is still realistic right now.

Well played Andy!

54 prelims to go, so we can fit in another six!

Fiona T

Was nice to put a face to "Margaret Juicer", who I've played a few times online, albeit not a face I was expecting!

Was disappointed he didn't go for 'juicer' in R4 though.

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I've booked tickets

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Did I recognise the conundrum solver?

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Ian Volante wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:09 pm
... and tends to reduce discussion to the level of the playground.

Are you new to the internet?

Fiona T

We don't have Gavin to sort us out with a parkrun, but I'm intending to do:

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/birkenhead/

if anyone wants to join me.

Looks like an easy train from Moorfields - and my hotel is close to the station/venue if anyone needs to use my shower afterwards.

Fiona T

Amusing acrostic (top and bottom) in yesterday's crossword solution if you haven't seen it

https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27924

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Phil H wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:09 am
Would Mr Eadie be willing to reveal what proportion of Countdown applicants fail the audition?

And how come the postal address is still in Leeds?

<waves>

I failed my first audition. It's not uncommon. They give you another go a few days/weeks later.

Fiona T

This is one of the things that I have always struggled to understand. There are a multiplicity of different religions that and although there is overlap amongst some of them, by and large they are different. Consider these statements: I am 5'5. I am 5'6. I am 5'7. They are all possible answers to h...

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As pointed out by many in aptochat

Jonathan Wynn and his slightly older doppelganger, S81 contestant Liam Bastick

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Jason William Larsen wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:42 pm
Wow

Jason does sarcasm! Excellent

Fiona T

Not strictly a dream, but I semi-wake up, and in my hypnagogic state think I'm trying to solve a numbers game from the alarm clock. It's a 4L and the digits are the target. The first two digits are the smalls.

Fiona T

On this then, presumably you personally take a more "modern" view on things like gay sex even if your sect doesn't? A lot of people would say that religion is fine as long it doesn't cause you to interfere with other people's rights. And so presumably if you ever had a son, you wouldn't inflict the...

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James Robinson wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:17 pm

Fiona T wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:26 am
thread title - Series 81, shirley?
Oops, I was so sure it said 81, but thanks, Fiona.

Prelim 2 needs fixing too

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thread title - Series 81, shirley?

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 28, 2019 3:15 pm

I mean if it was so cut and dried how come America can justify its exclusion from all the measures that the G7 or whoever put forward

I'm not sure their illustrious leader is best known for his knowledge of science. (Or geography. Or history. Or politics...)

Fiona T

Just to be clear. I was not being hostile. I just don't think I could honestly find talking about religion in anyway a good thing outside of this thread. I.e in real life. I am sure you are a lovely person. (if Gev says so , it must be true ) but this religious nonesense has no place in the modern ...

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Sorry if you think me out of order. But anyone who says they have met god personally really isn't someone I want to be associated with. Call me picky It's a thread about religion. Several people, mostly agnostic/atheist, have shared their views. Dan shared his experience,and offered - only if you w...

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:00 pm
No offence dude ,if I see you at a Co event, I will avoid you like the plague

Wow, that's uncalled for.

In this conversation, Dan isn't the person I'd be avoiding.

Fiona T

That was for 2 nights. Wouldn't let me use my £5 off voucher with it though!

Fiona T

I was brought up religious, and did the church wedding and getting kids christened thing, although with little real conviction - it was more tradition and expectation. It's taken me a very long time to realise and be happy to say that I really don't believe any of it - easier now my mother's gone as...

Fiona T

I've often wondered about the spoilage words and whether people do that. But I think the game is to get your declaration typed in before the time runs out, even if you've declared the same pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism four times already!

Fiona T

Strikes me that an easyish way to make cheating more difficult might be to prevent copy from the letters, and paste in to the answer box. I can't think of a single instance where you'd legitimately need to do this.

Fiona T

This year I've generally been giving the points as integers, but keeping the decimal places "in the background", but I've added the first decimal place above just so it's easier to keep track of for the next event. But I think for next year, I'm going to do away with decimals altogether. Instead of...

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If you're implying it's unnecessary, I suspect that more harassment goes on at and around events than you or I are aware of. I think having a tickbox code of conduct is a good idea - mainly to protect the organisers. However "around" events is a tricky one. The organisers organise the event (and po...

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