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Fiona T

Old CoRea used to have five 15-rounders and a final, with a typical attendance of less than half what this one's getting. The FOCAL Finals have seven games but they're 9-rounders. I'm not aware of any event ever fitting in seven 15-rounders and a final (even six is a lot), so colour me astonished i...

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In order to get everyone playing comfortably in the space we've got, I've bought clipboards. There will be plenty of tables too for those who want/need them. Great to have so many players signed up! What's the deal going to be with conundrum buzzes? I could imagine adjucating buzzes onto separate c...

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Bristol style: ASREOTINY P1: 8 P2: 8 not written down. After a couple of seconds of hesitation Adjacent table audibly declare NOTARISE before P2 says their word. P2 declares NOTARISE. Similar situation arises 2 more times during the game when P1 declares first. At this point P1 kicks up a fuss that...

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One week to go, and I'm getting excited! A couple of things to note - If you're arriving by train, use the CAVERSHAM (North) exit of the station. The nicest walking route is along the river - cross the road as you come out the station and there's a small road just to the right that takes you to the ...

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Co:Reading is full! 48 people is going to be a bit cosy but we'll work it out! If you do want to play and haven't signed up, please don't send me money, but drop me a message and I'll let you know if more places become available.

Fiona T

I was lucky enough to see Madness a few years ago - still brilliant and full of energy, if a little chubbier than they were back in the day!

Fiona T

Excited to have so many people who want to come and play Countdown in Reading, but logistic-wise I'm going to have to limit entries to 48 (currently on 48). So if you do want to play and haven't signed up yet, please let me know asap!

Edit - now full

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We need to pre-order our food for zerodegrees - if you haven't told me you want in, then please do asap!

I've sent everyone who's said they're in a pre-order link - note that if you need vegan/GF, the options pop up when you choose a pizza!

Fiona T

Congrats Mark! Kept us on the edge of our seats!

Fiona T

Jessica 'QwizicaL' Pratesi wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:12 pm HAMMIES is listed on the apterous wiki as being accepted in episode 8194 as an "others" word. It's not listed in the word check on the app.

HAMMY only seems to be on the app as an adjective.

It's been ticketed for adding in the next apterous dictionary update.

Fiona T

Big wedding ceremonies are a waste of money, You spend thousands and relatives you don't see from one year to the next all expect invites a fortune on a dress /suite,. Better to just get married with a couple f witnesses and take your family out for a meal at a later date Which is what I'm going to...

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The main problem with 15-rounders is the length obviously, but it gives a good balance of rounds. The 9-rounder has the advantage of being shorter, but it's problem is not so much that the short game makes it more of a lottery, but that specifically the conundrum has proportionally too much weight....

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Matt Rutherford wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:30 am FRIDAY-Playing six, 9-round games of Goatdown over two round in Lincoln-style,

Six games = 3 rounds

Matt Rutherford wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:30 am Timings
TIMINGS
Goat:Brum/Friday 02nd August 2024
18:30-Doors open
19:00-First round draw is made and things kick-off
20:15-Second round starts
21:30-Grand final

Timings only show 2 rounds

Fiona T

Alt for 242 using the '203' method (50+3*100+75*10)/25

Fiona T

Thanks MSR, Beachy and Rachael - good stuff!

See you all in Reading

Fiona T

Why are politicians expressing opinions about the design of a football shirt?

Fiona T

Stephen, Maus, Dan, Melody Coupe, Dave Robjohns, Rachael Montgomery, Adam Beach and I did hilly muddy Rugby. (Adam and Rachael were doing the computer and conundrums and other general event stuff rather than playing the event - the rest of us played). Jonathan Wynn and David Hilton did Warwick. Dave...

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Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:32 pm I'm making a play for the non-Apterite belt!

Just Jack Hurst to beat and it's yours

Fiona T

Parkrun! https://www.strava.com/clubs/964003/gro ... ts/1606026

Fiona T

I understand it to maintain the distance which is the same as the distance between two chevrons. This seems beyond many drivers in any case. So when cars are midpoint between chevrons, there is only one chevron between them - very ambiguous!! https://www.advanceddrivinghub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t...

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Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:37 pm I understand it to maintain the distance which is the same as the distance between two chevrons. This seems beyond many drivers in any case.

So when cars are midpoint between chevrons, there is only one chevron between them - very ambiguous!!

Fiona T

What does "2 chevrons apart" mean on the motorways? Is it > > > or > > ? Is the distance of a 'chevron' the distance between one chevron and the next, or an actual chevron - would "one chevron apart" be together? The diagram isn't much help as the car isn't positioned over a chev...

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Hi Graeme, I was wondering how many octochamps in the fifteen round format have scored less than 100 each game? (I originally posted this on March 8th, but there have been no replies. Sorry if my original wording was a bit abrupt.) I wouldn't worry Peter - Graeme normally visits every few weeks and...

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I would say driving in and out of the forecourt is more dangerous than using your phone. They should have a rule where you have to stop 50 metres away and push your car in. All that combustion going on... I was disappointed that the garage rebuild didn't include charging stations for EVs - maybe th...

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https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/articles/115005985189-Is-it-safe-to-use-a-mobile-phone-on-a-forecourt Pretty sure our newly rebuilt shell garage has signs about it - will be filling up later, so will use my phone to take a photo of them... Well I didn't go to the shell cos the Asda 200m up the r...

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https://support.shell.com/hc/en-gb/arti ... -forecourt

Pretty sure our newly rebuilt shell garage has signs about it - will be filling up later, so will use my phone to take a photo of them...

Fiona T

Very oftenly declared on apto too!

Fiona T

yep he wasn't missing much and beat me on a couple of rounds. Things like HERONITES really aren't in the wheelhouse of anyone who hasn't devoted more time than is healthy to dictionary learning (I got it...!)

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Got some spare budget for Reading (sign-ups well above my break even) so happy to take suggestions for extra prizes ideally that anyone has a chance of winning - more limited in Bristol cos rude words etc aren't really on.

Fiona T

Well the over 40s tourney on apterous is approaching the final stages - 48 players whittled down to a final between Neil Collins, and Tim Down or Patrick Thompson. Should be a cracker!
https://challonge.com/seniors2024

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JackHurst wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:35 pm facetious

That was the answer to the 1% question in one of the early episodes

Fiona T

yeah don't use the same password for c4c as your bank...

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There is a letter incorrect but the contestant still somehow solves it Re-do - if the solution doesn't match the scramble then it's not 'solved' and the other player may have already dismissed the supposedly correct solution. There is more than one solution (contestant says the other solution) The ...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:14 pm GOSSAMER to equal DC's MEGARONS in round 10. Much better word.

Mostly seen on condom packets back in the day...

Fiona T

In defence of Tal (not that he needs defending), he's affected by this shitshow very directly, where as the rest of us have the privilege of commentating from the sidelines. I think if you were designing the solution from scratch you'd have one utopian democratic state where everyone lived happily, ...

Fiona T

Can anybody explain to me like i'm a 5 year old why words get taken out of the dictionary? A lot of the words that have been removed from apterous have been because of misinterpretation of the countdown rules - thinks like percent, readout, outearn etc are now considered to be US spellings of the h...

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Good stuff - a very impressive time too! Course sounds lovely. I'm committed to Birkenhead as that's where I'm staying but will look it up next time I'm in the vicinity. Change of heart - unless the weather is really grim, I'm going to try and get to Crosby - it looks lovely! If you're there, look ...

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Yeah that's daft - I pronounce the h in why as do many people!

Fiona T

Also has this been said - as host, don't write the letters down on the scoresheet until the time starts. You don't need to interrupt the letters selection process to do something you will shortly have 30 seconds to do. I might be considered crazy for saying this, but lets just abolish the selection...

Fiona T

Good stuff - a very impressive time too! Course sounds lovely. I'm committed to Birkenhead as that's where I'm staying but will look it up next time I'm in the vicinity. Change of heart - unless the weather is really grim, I'm going to try and get to Crosby - it looks lovely! If you're there, look ...

Fiona T

Hiya Fiona! I’m considering this event for my first, so if you get £12 from a random Rodger, don’t put their name in as an entrant as someone else is probably paying for me, I’m about 4 years too young to really pay anything online never mind PayPal. Thanks! Cool - will look out for it. Received th...

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Two months to go!

I've made a provisional booking for 20 people at ZeroDegrees at 6:30pm - menu available on the website, lots of dishes can be veganised!

Please let me know if you'd like to join us for dinner after

https://www.zerodegrees.co.uk/restaurants/reading/

Fiona T

Anyone else parkrunning?

I had planned to do Birkenhead (right by my hotel) but I am tempted by Crosby after the pitch from David Williams seeing as we have plenty of time. Does look lovely!

Fiona T

Jeffrey Burgin 8 wins, 1 loss Jeffrey Clayton 11 wins, 2 losses Jeffrey Hansford 10 wins 1 loss 29 wins, 4 losses 29/33 = 87.9% (I am going by Jeffreys on the wiki - Jeffrey Clayton redirects to Jeff Clayton - adjudication required!) (Edit - inability to correctly evaluate 29+4 ) I think it has to ...

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Jeffrey Burgin 8 wins, 1 loss
Jeffrey Clayton 11 wins, 2 losses
Jeffrey Hansford 10 wins 1 loss

29 wins, 4 losses

29/33 = 87.9%

(I am going by Jeffreys on the wiki - Jeffrey Clayton redirects to Jeff Clayton - adjudication required!)

(Edit - inability to correctly evaluate 29+4 )

Fiona T

My money is on Tom/Thomas. Or maybe Mark. My gut is it will be a more unusual name. Lets say there's been 2 random people called Innis pop up over the years. Something of that ilk Won't be adam we suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck Interesting - Tom for example is such a common name that if a bunch of them lost th...

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What is the most successful first name in countdown (if we say at least 3 people have to have been called this and do it by percentage of games won) My money is on Tom/Thomas. Or maybe Mark. My gut is it will be a more unusual name. Lets say there's been 2 random people called Innis pop up over the...

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Wish someone had told me my bra strap was showing...

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Does clearing up fly-tipping cost less than providing a free/heavily subsidised collection service for bulky waste? One of the cycle routes I do regularly seems to be particularly bad - new stuff dumped every time I ride it. I'm not excusing it - it's horrible - but if there was an easy cheap way to...

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68287707

Steve Wright - was definitely the DJ of my generation - loved listening to him radio 1 and 2.

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Do they even check IDs? Is there anything to prevent me registering as a 100 year old woman? Or using the barcode of an actual 100 year old woman? Are they concerned that there are people with age-related scores greater than 100%? FWIW I did my third ever parkrun yesterday. If anyone's considering ...

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Archie Thomas R. wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 8:47 pm Hiya Fiona! I’m considering this event for my first, so if you get £12 from a random Rodger, don’t put their name in as an entrant as someone else is probably paying for me, I’m about 4 years too young to really pay anything online never mind PayPal.
Thanks!

Cool - will look out for it.

Fiona T

Looks like it came in the Dec '23 update

https://www.oed.com/information/updates ... d-entries/

Must have been within a week or two of filming!

Fiona T

Well the official line is that having performance data is off-putting to newbies. Oh well, we'll get over it

Fiona T

I think the best solution is to change "gender" to "sex" on the sign-up and leave people to it. They don't demand proof of age. It's very sad indeed, and I feel very sorry for any trans people who are caught up in this. Parkrun isn't a race or a competition, and I've always love...

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wait till i one lap it next time and break the all time park run record Sadly won't ever happen. Parkrun have removed all the course records from the website. It seems there's a vocal group on twitter who are objecting that female course records could be held by trans women. Really WGAS - it's park...

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I'm not that bothered about having a calendar - it's just something I was idly thinking about. But a pdf sounds like a reasonable compromise for next year's thing anyway. Some people won two calendars - I'd suggest one (printed) prize per person over the three events (trophies excepted of course). ...

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Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:09 pm wait till i one lap it next time and break the all time park run record

Countdowners in the news!

Fiona T

3 lap course - knocks a third off his time...

jks - v nicely done - impressive stuff!

Fiona T

Is anyone parkrunning in Liverpool?

I'm intending to do Birkenhead parkrun which is the one Eddy and I did last time. I'm staying in Birkenhead PI so happy to lend a shower if anyone fancies joining me!

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