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- Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Obscenity democracy
- Replies: 205
- Views: 10812
Re: Obscenity democracy
Alright, I read the recent replies that came in... and it is mostly hot air and bluster. Graeme taking a cheap shot about my character? Come on man, you are better than that. And Adam just here for the pile-on, lol, without properly engaging with what's been written. fyi Fiona outed herself, and th...
- Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Obscenity democracy
- Replies: 205
- Views: 10812
Re: Obscenity democracy
What's this plastic Elvises thing? Sounds like a way to discriminate against a bunch of people to me. I agree with Ian here. Plus some other terms that sounded divisive in that same post that I haven't heard before. I also very much dislike the fact that the person who filed the report and the pers...
Re: Anagrams
Not sure if this is the right topic but I'm genuinely proud of this effort having just received a set of A-Z, 0-9 foam tiles for the bathroom. https://i.postimg.cc/Z08mpCXL/IMG-20201214-192752.jpg (The leftover tiles spell "99 WORK X", which is obviously shorthand for "I got 99 problems but work ain...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ladbrokes - Next Presenter Odds
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2933
Re: Ladbrokes - Next Presenter Odds
Moira Stuart could be fun. I thought of her and Clare Balding initially when I saw Nick was leaving. Colin Murray probably has first refusal though, as others have noted.
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 4:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 292
- Views: 96745
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Shaun the sheep.
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rachel Riley Post
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4102
Re: Rachel Riley Post
I find this post offensive.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:02 pmLucky her baby wasn't a boy or she probably would have chopped his nob off or something.
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Pronunciations
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1393
Re: Name Pronunciations
A doctor friend of ours once had a patient called L-a, pronounced Ladasha. Citation needed! https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/le-a/ Interesting! I had no reason to suspect he was making it up; perhaps the name came into vogue because of the fake story going around in 2008. This patient would have b...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 131
- Views: 21340
Re: Trade Secrets
I like to add a slight honey taste to otherwise plain cereals like Shreddies (with milk). To do this normally requires copious amounts of honey in the bowl to retain the slightest taste in each spoonful. I've found that if you dollop a small splodge of honey on the spoon instead (either side) then i...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Pronunciations
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1393
Re: Name Pronunciations
A doctor friend of ours once had a patient called L-a, pronounced Ladasha.
- Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field Athletics
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4272
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Offensive Words
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8214
Re: Offensive Words
I agree with Marc. That post will come back to haunt you when you run for Prime Minister, Gevin.
- Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Offensive Words
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8214
Re: Offensive Words
How often does Countdown have to edit due to offensive words.....and is the scoring contrived so the person playing said word is not penalised. Once I was in the audience and a contestant offered PISSES, which was valid, but they reshot it, and he offered PASSES, which was also available. I'm not s...
- Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 292
- Views: 96745
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I very much enjoyed someone's comment on a BBC article that Troy Parrott (young Spurs and Ireland striker) likes to play off the shoulder of the last defender.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:27 amMy favourite footballer name is a Belgian defensive midfielder, renowned for his man-marking abilities, called Mark De Man.
- Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 292
- Views: 96745
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
You can turn on a PlayStation 4 with the remote rather than having to press the power button on the console box.
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:02 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous update
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5382
Re: apterous update
Very touching to hear about Supee and Phil's donation. Keep up the good work, Charlie - apterous and c4c are your babies and they have engendered a great community spirit among their members. It's incredible that Phil has honoured that community togetherness in this way.
- Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
The vowel sound is the same though - at least for some people; that was the point the lecturer wanted to make.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:05 pmI'm from Essex. "Pull" is a shorter syllable than the other two.
- Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English It appears my Scottish heritage is the differentiator here. "Many non-rhotic speakers also insert an epenthetic /r/ between vowels when the first vowel is one that can occur before syllable-final r (drawring for drawing). " Yep, and as a Yorkshirem...
- Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
*Do you make an "r" sound in the middle of this word? And in words like "drawing"? I think most people do, right? No, I don't make an "r" sound, because there isn't one. Controversial! There is actually some discussion about it on the internet . The gist of it seems to be that British people stoppe...
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is the greatest series champion of the 2010’s
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5533
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 8:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8857
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
When my friend was working in Leicester he stayed in what turned out to be Gary Lineker's mum's old place and he would occasionally get mail for her. I sent him an anonymous postcard at one point addressed to Mrs Lineker with some jests about Gary.
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:28 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Takeover has been effected; I'll let the new GotYer announce themselves in due course!
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
We have a potential taker-overer - watch this space for further news.
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Any takers?
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
GotY is now coming up to its tenth running and I'd like to hand over the reins to a more active user of apterous. If you're interested and willing to commit the time to administer the nominations and the poll, then please let me know.
Re: Religion
My perspective on religion... I'm a Jew by accident of birth, through matrilineal descent over who knows how many generations. I believe in God largely because I want to, and because I've been conditioned to do so in my upbringing, not because anyone has delivered a particularly compelling argument ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
THE GotY 2018 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2018! GotY 2018 : Rob Foster 715 - 723 Apterous Rex Joint runner-up : Tim Down 258 - 251 Chris Butler Joint runner-up : Elliott Mellor 147 -...
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Get yer votes in!
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:22 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6783
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Voting thread is live here.
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:20 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6053
Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Thanks to all those who submitted nominations for GotY 2018 . There were 7 nominees that made the cut-off for the final poll. Voting rules: Each person should submit one of 12 options for each game when voting: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Abstain (0 is worst and 10 is best). You can submit t...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:26 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6783
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Nominations have now closed.
As stated, I'll shortly post a new thread with the final nominees for the poll itself.
As stated, I'll shortly post a new thread with the final nominees for the poll itself.
- Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6783
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Last couple of days to nominate!
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6783
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Reminder to get your nominations in!
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:29 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6783
Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread to open the nominations for GotY 2018, and also for information and discussion about the GotY process. Nominations are now open and will close on Saturday 16 February 2019 at 11.59pm. After nominations close, I'll post a new thread with the final nominees for...
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 395
- Views: 152680
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Apparently Jonathan Rawlinson did the London Marathon as well and absolutely smashed it in 2:58:36. So we have: 1. Tim Down - 2:57:19 2. Jonathan Rawlinson - 2:58:36 3. Gevin Chapwell - 3:09:16 4. Matt Bayfield - 3:09:22 5. Giles Hutchings - 4:19:15 I've done one marathon, 3:53:53. So I'm top of th...
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
- Replies: 63
- Views: 29878
Re: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
This one gets my vote so far!
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 78 Finals Predictions (Contains Spoilers!)
- Replies: 73
- Views: 26274
Re: Series 78 Finals Predictions (Contains Spoilers!)
I like how the Countdown Finals start the same time as the World Cup Finals. Strong alternative offering there from Channel 4!
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What are those tripod thingies with camera thingies with people in fluorescent jacket thingies manning them? Seems to be some sort of survey equipment but what is it used for? They've had them manned every morning for about a month next to a road I pass on my commute and I'm too scared to ask one of...
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 214
- Views: 95140
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
Did you miss the nuance that they were both 1st of 1 and the ensuing existential crisis?
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4566
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
THE GotY 2017 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2017! GotY 2017 : Ben Andrews 200 - 200 Martin Hurst Runner-up : Apterous Rex 480 - 520 Callum Todd Joint third place : Apterous Prune 0 - 2...
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4566
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
Only about 6 days left to vote!
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4566
Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
Thanks to all those who submitted nominations for GotY 2017. There were 6 nominees that made the cut-off for the final poll. Voting rules: Each person should submit one of 12 options for each game when voting: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Abstain (0 is worst and 10 is best). You can submit th...
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
GotY 2017 nominations have now closed. The poll will open shortly in a separate thread.
- Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:25 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
About one week left to nominate.
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:06 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Nominations are now open and will close on Saturday 3 February 2018 at 11.59pm.
The rules and preferred format for the nominations are stated in the original post in this thread.
The rules and preferred format for the nominations are stated in the original post in this thread.
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Stop right there. If we had a game of the decade, I think it should be more open, rather than to just winners of GOTY, just like GOTY is open to non-GOTW winners. A few games have been missed and were highlighted later on, like Rahul Suresh's max bullet hyper nasty numbers attack. Mathematically, i...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:55 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Since this is Apterous' 10th year, could we also do a Game of the Decade? Yes we could, nice idea! It'd be easy. Just do it after the 2017 winner is chosen... Allow people vote on what they consider the greatest of the 10 annual winners so far. I've been running the annual poll since 2010, the year...
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8699
Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread for information and discussion about GotY 2017. I'm planning to accept nominations for a one-month period after all of the GotW results for 2017 have been confirmed (around the second week of January 2018). After nominations close (mid-February 2018), I'll po...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:19 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 44898
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Wow, that was a thrilling contest! Well done to Innis and team for coming through against strong opponents. Can just apply that comment for this round as well. So evenly matched all the way through, and just nicking it at the end. Yep! Just watched it - another nail-biter and some good educated gue...
- Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:37 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 135
- Views: 51634
Re: Only Connect
Correct! Francis Obikwelu was pervading my consciousness this morning for some reason so I decided to incorporate his name into a quiz.Matt Bayfield wrote: ↑Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:44 pm1) Mark Lewis-Francis Obikwelu
2) Yelena Isinbayevalerie Adams
3) Steve Cramantle Montsho
4) Lorraine Ugenzebe Dibaba
- Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:04 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 135
- Views: 51634
Re: Only Connect
MR KLWSF RNC SBKWL
YLNSN BYVL RDM S
ST VCR MNT LMNT SH
LRRNG NZ BDBB
YLNSN BYVL RDM S
ST VCR MNT LMNT SH
LRRNG NZ BDBB
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
- Replies: 91
- Views: 42392
Re: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
Figure out directions apart from straight / up without tilting my head or the map.
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best 9 of all time
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9771
Re: Best 9 of all time
Yeah, agreed on MYOGLOBIN. FORTALICE also impressed me.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 2017
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16945
Re: CO-MSO
Ah right, count me out then!Tony Atkins wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:00 amSadly it seems the best one can hope for is a very small pocket dictionary...Adam Gillard wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:09 amOn the website it says there's £100,000 in prize money. Is any of this available in the Countdown event?
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:46 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 44898
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Wow, that was a thrilling contest! Well done to Innis and team for coming through against strong opponents.
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
- Replies: 81
- Views: 41976
Re: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
What are the chances of Toby Pereira as Prime Minister?Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:10 pmAround 21% chance of Corbyn as Prime Minister according to Betfair.
Edit - follow it here.
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 2017
- Replies: 34
- Views: 16945
Re: CO-MSO
On the website it says there's £100,000 in prize money. Is any of this available in the Countdown event?
- Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 135
- Views: 51634
Re: Only Connect
Yay, well done to Graeme, Phyl and Tom! Superb quizzing 

- Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why do people eat fruit-flavoured sweets? Why wouldn't they? They give nice flavours. There are other flavours too, like mint, aniseed, liquorice, violet, rhubarb & custard, and non-specific. Just because they don't really taste like fruit and fruit is better for you and probably cheaper, at least ...
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Hehe, good answer!
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 804
- Views: 212905
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Why do people eat fruit-flavoured sweets?