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- Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Wii Countdown Game Conundrum Gives Out Rude Word
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2679
- Thu Nov 04, 2010 10:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown's funny moments
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4694
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 12th 2010
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4993
Re: Spoilers For Monday April 12th 2010
Dave Spikey - brilliant, should be a great week in DC.
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6625
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6625
Re: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
Clarke's appearance was featured on Granada Reports tonight with a look at the studio and comments from crew members.
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6625
Another footballer to appear on Countdown
From yesterday's Lancashire Telegraph ..........
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... nt/?ref=mr
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... nt/?ref=mr
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Post your MSN address here
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11944
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday February 3rd 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3041
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday February 3rd 2010
Written and narrated by Michael Parkinson.Marc Meakin wrote:The Woofits were a family of dogs on childrens telly in the eighties.
Jay had to be a United fan since he has the look of Nemanja Vidic !
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 30th 2009
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3641
Re: Spoilers For Monday November 30th 2009
Not a Gaunt fan either, but I agree on the Bank Holidays for Saints Days idea.
However, he seems to misunderstand the meaning of Great in Great Britain, which seems to be quite common when Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells gets their messages printed in the press.
However, he seems to misunderstand the meaning of Great in Great Britain, which seems to be quite common when Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells gets their messages printed in the press.
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:37 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Footballer Initials
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5064
Re: Footballer Initials
HH
Harold Halse
He scored 6 goals in one game for Manchester United in the 1911 Charity Shield and was the first player to play in the FA Cup Final for 3 different teams.
Harold Halse
He scored 6 goals in one game for Manchester United in the 1911 Charity Shield and was the first player to play in the FA Cup Final for 3 different teams.
Re: Movember
I feel I look too baby-faced without a tache and some kind of beard combo. I tend to alternate a goatee with the sort of thin all-round line beard we stockier guys have to take the edge off the look of a double chin. Sadly with the goatee I noticed that was going grey. Thankfully that has not risen ...
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: 5p0i1ers f0r Wedne5day 4rd N0VEMB3R 2oog
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3495
Re: 5p0i1ers f0r Wedne5day 4rd N0VEMB3R 2oog
Not far off what 'The Young Ones' had for dinner on their first night in their student digs. Can anyone score a brownie point with the actual answer?[/quote] Haggis turnip & tatties?[/quote] From the episode 'Bambi', that also brought you, 'Crop rotation in the 14th Century' and the world record...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 23rd 2009
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3121
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 23rd 2009
Watching it on Sky+ on delay. Yep, I am surprised if Lesley is the football fan if she claimed this week by singing that song in Manchester, good grief did she not know ? As soon as she mentioned Carousel, I suspected what was to come. Jeff said the auidience didn't join in, I wonder why. Would he h...
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where does the Daily Mail get its ideas from?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5474
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C4C T-shirt
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4845
Re: C4C T-shirt
As long as you get tent sizes for us bigger chaps !
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133406
Re: Birthdays
Thanks for all those lovely birthday greetings !
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133406
Re: Birthdays
The TV Times have Susie on their 'On This Day' feature talking about her being a keen jogger and her previous job as a skilled languages teacher in the USA.
- Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chain Letters, 1997 Series on Challenge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1338
Re: Chain Letters, 1997 Series on Challenge
Ah well, James I only saw the trail last night so I may have missed some shows, but anyway I am wearing a blue jacket on the show if it does appear.
This was at the start of if you can call it, my quiz contestant career !
This was at the start of if you can call it, my quiz contestant career !
- Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chain Letters, 1997 Series on Challenge
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1338
Chain Letters, 1997 Series on Challenge
From Monday 14th at 3 PM, Challenge will be showing this series, presented by Dave Spikey.
I appeared on this series, and they are showing 2 episodes a day, so keep watching !
I appeared on this series, and they are showing 2 episodes a day, so keep watching !
- Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What would your entrance music and nickname be?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3776
Re: What would your entrance music and nickname be?
A recreation of WWE superstar Edge's original entrance. The lights go down and a spotlight goes around the crowd trying to find where I come down with the title song, 'You Think You Know Me' playing. A name like M B Wordmaster.
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262877
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Posters on Digital Spy aren't too polite about Chris. Read for yourself.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/show ... ?t=1124756
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/show ... ?t=1124756
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262877
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Chris Davies reminds me of Paul O'Grady facially and vocally.
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 154021
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
Adrian Edmonson in 'Teenage Kicks' and French & Saunders have mimicked the clock in sketches.
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 215670
Re: The C4C Football Thread
If anyone is interested in having or have made a team already in The Mirror 'You The Manager' Fantasy Football, I have set up a league.
League Name : Countdown (Ir)regulars
Password : Countdown
League Name : Countdown (Ir)regulars
Password : Countdown
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday June 8th
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3149
Spoilers for Monday June 8th
I guess Jacqui missed Romansh as the 4th official language of Switzerland in addition to French, Italian and German.
- Tue May 26, 2009 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th May
- Replies: 49
- Views: 7632
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th May
Barry Cryer told that ventriloquist's story the last time he was on. As I recall Kai was the champion at the time.
- Wed May 20, 2009 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 May
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3046
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 May
I bet Jimmy won't risk buzzing in the event of a crucial Conundrum with the hope of it coming to him in the 3 seconds until Jeff asks for the answer. A habit that could cost him !
- Wed May 20, 2009 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 May
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3046
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 20 May
3rd Numbers Game
(9 + 1) x 10 = 100
100 + 2 = 102
102 x 8 = 816
816 - 1 - 815
(9 + 1) x 10 = 100
100 + 2 = 102
102 x 8 = 816
816 - 1 - 815
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tastes in comedy
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8274
Re: Tastes in comedy
I would put Dave Spikey up there.
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: In the real world
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2888
Re: In the real world
I put an interesting in quizzing on my CV, but I can't say it has helped me get a job. I can think of only one employer who took a point of discussing it at an interview. I can imagine the younger members might get tired of it like Tom says. If you are 10 year old and stuffing the pants of folk 4 ti...
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th April
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6062
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 14th April
ROTFL R9: DC LINEAGE... funny pronunciation of Lin - ee - ij! No, they're two different words that happen to be spelt the same. The printing term LINEAGE is pronounced the way that David Lloyd said it. :$ Oops. His accent is strong though! I thought it was just his Northern attempt at pronouncing E...
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wordplay on FIVE
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6461
Wordplay on FIVE
Anyone seen this new quiz on FIVE with Jenny Powell ?
Would be good for past/future Countdown contestants. I have been chosen to appear as a contestant in a month's time.
Would be good for past/future Countdown contestants. I have been chosen to appear as a contestant in a month's time.
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26th Match
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3043
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26th Match
OUTFIRES for 8 ?
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3746
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th March
Had just never heard of FILAGREE before, Countdown or elsewhere. Didn't seem to be the sort of word you stumble on without being sure about it. It's normally FILIGREE - I wasn't aware until now that there was a variant spelling. (When I read Mike's suggestion of FILAGREED, I was about to post "...
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3746
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th March
Matt Morrison wrote:Impressive. Are you a jeweller or something?Mike Brailsford wrote:FILAGREED for 9 ?
Nope !, just working through words, saw GREED and worked around it to FILAGREE and gambling if you could add a D.
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3746
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
FILAGREED for 9 ?
- Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3746
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 25th Match
Would EARTHMEN be there for 8 ?
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th Match
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2220
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 24th Match
MARKETED also for 8
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
PRENAME for 7
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
If you can have fatherhood can you have AUNTHOOD for 8 !
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
CATERER for 7
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
RADIUMS (?) for 7
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
ENSNARES also for 8
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th March
OBTAINERS or REOBTAINS for 9 too
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 18th March
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3739
Re: Spoilers for Wed 18th March
7 x 3 = 21
21 - 6 = 15
50 + 15 = 65
65 x 5 = 325
21 - 6 = 15
50 + 15 = 65
65 x 5 = 325
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 18th March
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3739
Re: Spoilers for Wed 18th March
DOMINEER also for 8 ?
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jeff wins Sports Broadcaster Of The Year 2008
- Replies: 3
- Views: 988
Re: Jeff wins Sports Broadcaster Of The Year 2008
Lucy Gowers wrote:Alan Green surelyMike Brailsford wrote:
I don't think there can be many who can rival him at the present.
Mike - do you ever get to Old Trafford?
Alan Green ? pah, no way. I don't get to Old T as much as I'd like unfortunately.
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jeff wins Sports Broadcaster Of The Year 2008
- Replies: 3
- Views: 988
Jeff wins Sports Broadcaster Of The Year 2008
Jeff has won the award for the 4th time in a row. Incidently, the award has only been running for that long. As you may know Jeff presents Sky Sports shows, Soccer Saturday, midweek football and the series that looks back on successful football teams of the past, 'The Times Of Their Lives'. Jeff rec...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
- Replies: 107
- Views: 16646
Re: Spoilers for Wed 04/03/2009
Beating the Liverpool fan a must !
- Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 24/02/2009
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4828
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 24/02/2009
Jeff is still introducing himself at the start, so I wonder how long will it be before he will just say welcome and go in to the first piece of banterfodder.
- Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hansford
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4476
Re: Hansford
Isn't it something to do with wooden floors, laying the wood into patterns ? Some people tend to have this 'sporting' code about them. Nothing done is illegal or unfair, but its as if they are being made a fool of and need to draw attention to it. An example was the case of Manchester United vs Arse...
- Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3384
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
Is BODYMASS 1 or 2 words ?
- Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3384
Re: Spoilers and comment for Friday 20/02/2009
COAXER for 6 too ?
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6665
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
No DEMONINGS I guess ?
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
- Replies: 48
- Views: 6665
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Tuesday 17/02/2009
Was Rachel possessed by the ghost of Larry Grayson there ?
'Seems like a nice boy !'.
'Seems like a nice boy !'.
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 16/02/2009
- Replies: 46
- Views: 4912
Re: Spoilers & Comments, Monday 16/02/2009
I'm surprised no-one mentioned that certain selection of 4 letters at the beginning of one of the rounds today yet !
- Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 13th February 2009
- Replies: 65
- Views: 10062
Re: Spoilers and comments for Friday 13/02/2009
You have WOOFTER as well !
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers and comments for Monday 09/02/2009
- Replies: 73
- Views: 10166
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday February 2nd 2009
- Replies: 43
- Views: 5551
Re: Spoilers for Monday February 2nd 2009
Round 2 = PIKIEST ?
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
- Replies: 276
- Views: 32204
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
I see the suggestion of Brian Sewell. He falls under that category of, 'He's knows a lot about his own subject, but little about popular culture'. He may know some amusing stuff on Vincent Van Gogh ? :o He appeared on 'University Challenge - The Professionals' and it was amusing to hear him say 'Va ...