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- Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15419
- Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53829
Re: Guess who...
George Burley stood next to me in the queue for Nemesis Inferno Who? :? I suppose Google would tell me who George Burley is if I could be arsed, but I certainly would not recognise him even if he turned out to be the guy who's coming (real soon I hope) from DynoRod to unblock my bog :roll: I dunno ...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53829
Re: Guess who...
Answer my questions pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO impatient and I'm nearly falling asleep - that's why i did so many E's in please just then: i almost fell asleep and was pressing down on the E button on the keyboard. ANYWAY, pwetty...
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Funny things - or just stuff - you've noticed on Countdown!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2029
Re: Funny things - or just stuff - you've noticed on Countdo
lol. I'm pretty certain he means 'when YOU notice' rather than 'when ONE notices'.
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:40 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32905
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Oh, go on then. I'll have a go. But only if I can either persuade James to be Huddersfield so that I can be Leeds or, failing that, I'll be Halesowen Town and see if I can do a bit of giant killing.
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Funny things - or just stuff - you've noticed on Countdown!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2029
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1050691
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Dear Lee We don't ALL have verbal diarrhoea. ok well lets say 75% of us are crazy. ...If that's what you mean by "Verbal Diarrhoea"? No. I mean that some of us re-read what we have written, consider it carefully and then edit it before clicking on the 'Submit' button - rather than posting...
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1050691
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Dear Lee
We don't ALL have verbal diarrhoea.
We don't ALL have verbal diarrhoea.
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:04 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Karen on The Chase
- Replies: 128
- Views: 17441
Re: Karen on The Chase
Does this mean i get another cheque?Mark James wrote:Karen's on again.
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite mammal
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5004
Re: Favourite mammal
Agoutis or goats.
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:42 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: James On The Chase.....A Possible 2nd Chance......
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4527
Re: James On The Chase.....Possibly!!!
Good luck James. I hope you emailed someone who'd been on before to get some tips for the audition! If not, then I can recommend that to anyone thinking of applying for this or any other show - it definitely puts you at an advantage. And the people on this forum are a jolly helpful bunch and are alw...
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 446357
Re: Bug reports
Thank you! It is indeed working.
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 446357
Re: Bug reports
Java failing to fully load at present, the attempt bit for log in is just staying at ?? of ?? I've been getting this all morning too but it's evidently working for some people as the 'Today's games' page keeps being updated. Any help from the technowizards please? P.S. I've even tried downloading t...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:53 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2011
- Replies: 167
- Views: 29728
Re: Apterous Masters 2011
Karen and I will play to an exciting climax tonight after these babies last night Karen Pearson 92-88 Tom Rowell Karen Pearson 68-102 Tom Rowell I asked for tips on how to beat Tom and it was suggested that I play him early in the morning as he may not be at his best then. So, I tried that tactic. ...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 6:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Angry Birds
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5595
Re: Angry Birds
Just brilliant! I may have to have a go at that! I'm sure James (mine not Robinson) would love it.Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwVRzaQNkA Never mind 6-year-olds, I'm 28 next birthday and I want that cake...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:22 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Karen on The Chase
- Replies: 128
- Views: 17441
Re: Karen on The Chase
That's right. They told us that could happen. So, you could be the first show recorded and not be broadcast until much later in the series. I imagine they don't want a run of 20 shows without a chaser being defeated.Michael Wallace wrote: they must be showing them out of (recording) order.
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The new site
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2465
Re: The new site
The very idea of this must have Matt and Charlie laughing their socks off. It was very much a case of blind leading the blind!Adam Gillard wrote: Luckily Karen gave me a quick tutorial of how to find the "new posts" and "active topics" buttons because I was too stoopid to find them myself.
- Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where can the country save money?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4538
Re: Where can the country save money?
And yes, It's Costa Rica that has no standing army. But they were invaded by Nicaragua in November (based on Google maps showing the border between the two in the wrong place!) and, of course, they have no proper army to drive them out. And, one could argue that, if they had had an army, Nicaragua ...
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 10:37 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Secret Fortune
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2418
Re: Secret Fortune
Soph K wrote:Never seen or heard of it - what is it about? When is it?
Do try reading the posts Sophie. PLEASE!Karen Pearson wrote:Did anyone else see this on Saturday night? It's the new Nick Knowles-hosted Lottery Quiz.
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Secret Fortune
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2418
Secret Fortune
Did anyone else see this on Saturday night? It's the new Nick Knowles-hosted Lottery Quiz. What did you think? FWIW, I'd quite like a go at it as you are guaranteed to win something (apart from the slight issue that I did apply and didn't even get an audition). BUT I'm not sure it makes particularly...
- Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tonight's Dinner
- Replies: 121
- Views: 17886
Re: Tonight's Dinner
I had mash potato and mushed up carrots swilled down with some benzydamine. Using it as a throat spray and yep I swallowed it. Is that bad? No. That's OK. The dose is so tiny that you don't really swallow much. You can hardly 'swill' your dinner down with a throat spray though. But, it IS much bett...
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tonight's Dinner
- Replies: 121
- Views: 17886
Re: Tonight's Dinner
I had mash potato and mushed up carrots swilled down with some benzydamine. Benzydamine? Really? It sounds like you swallowed it! AFAIK it is still only available in the UK as a mouthwash, throat spray and cream, none of which should be ingested (it is available as a lozenge but you wouldn't 'swill...
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Angry Birds
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5595
Re: Angry Birds
What do you mean Jono that they should bring out a paid version? They have! I've paid my 59p for the full version and a further 2x59p for the Halloween and Advent versions. And there's just been an update to the main version which is free so I'm currently working through that. Is that on Android? T...
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Angry Birds
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5595
Re: Angry Birds
Me. Also addicted. What do you mean Jono that they should bring out a paid version? They have! I've paid my 59p for the full version and a further 2x59p for the Halloween and Advent versions. And there's just been an update to the main version which is free so I'm currently working through that. I a...
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2011
- Replies: 167
- Views: 29728
Re: Apterous Masters 2011
I'd like to have a go at qualifying please.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:49 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Karen on The Chase
- Replies: 128
- Views: 17441
Re: Karen on The Chase
In case anyone here does not already know, Dinos is on The Chase at 5pm today.
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5058
Re: C4cecret Santa
How do you get one of those?[/quote]Jon O'Neill wrote:[quote="Karen PearsonI remembered that I have a PO Box address too so I used that.
You ask Royal Mail for one and then they provide it in return for a handsome sum of money. (I have it for business purposes)
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 11:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2011 results & feedback
- Replies: 80
- Views: 26479
Re: COLIN 2011 results & feedback
See Dinos! You are lucky I missed you with that chocolate eclair and only broke a glass!Gavin Chipper wrote:Lesley Hines threw a beer mat which hit me square on the head so really I'm lucky to still be here posting this now.
Lesley and I clearly went to the same School For Ladies' Etiquette!!
- Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5058
Re: C4cecret Santa
Quite right Sophie. Very sensible approach. I must admit I had similar thoughts - but then I remembered that I have a PO Box address too so I used that.Soph K wrote:I really couldn't risk giving my address out to a stranger
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5058
Re: C4cecret Santa
Well, I am back from my obscenely long holiday. Am I downhearted? Not at all! Because I arrived home to my C4cecret Santa present! So, a massive THANK YOU to whoever sent me The Biggest Pub Quiz Book EVER! Absolutely spot on - the perfect present for me. In fact, I've already started annoying James ...
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:37 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Karen on The Chase
- Replies: 128
- Views: 17441
Re: Karen on The Chase
When I was on, they told us it would be £1000. But, of course, that may have changed.
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 55681
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Today I saw both an AGOUTI and a COATI in the rainforest in Costa Rica. *coati envy* Sorry Michael but this might make it worse. As well as the aforementioned white-nosed coati, we also came across a dozen or so coatis (different type) just ambling around on the road. http://i51.tinypic.com/wb5v9z....
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 55681
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Yes! Several scarlet-rumped tanagers. In fact we saw a couple just now at breakfast.Jon Corby wrote:Any tanagers?Karen Pearson wrote:We also saw masses of other interesting wildlife but none that has a link to Countdown.
This is a veritable Countdown wildlife fest!
Doesn't look like they have ortolans here though.
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 55681
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Today I saw both an AGOUTI and a COATI in the rainforest in Costa Rica. The guide couldn't quite understand why I was so excited but he was impressed that I'd even heard of an agouti. The agouti, in case anyone is interested, is like a very large guinea pig and the coati (male, white-nosed coati to ...
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best comebacks
- Replies: 67
- Views: 11670
Re: Best comebacks
You only won because of a mislick on the first numbers! Don't go getting all cocky or I'll challenge you to a Spanish letters attack majo!Dinos Sfyris wrote:Mr first correctly solved foreign conundrum couldn't have come at a sweeter moment
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Re: Roses
Don't mind Celebrations but as always happens, I'm left with Mars, Snickers, Bounty and Milky Way left to choose from after devouring all the Galaxy, Galaxy Caramel, Truffle and Malteser ones. You can send me the Snickers ones (I'll swap you for the Galaxy Truffles). And I'll have the Crunchies out...
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5058
Re: C4cecret Santa
Our postie didn't come today! And I'm off on holiday tomorrow for a month.
So, to whoever is my C4cecret Santa, I'm afraid I won't be able to thank you for my present until I get back at the end of the month. I just wanted you to know so that you don't think I am an ignorant, ungrateful git!
So, to whoever is my C4cecret Santa, I'm afraid I won't be able to thank you for my present until I get back at the end of the month. I just wanted you to know so that you don't think I am an ignorant, ungrateful git!
Re: New Year
In about half an hour it will be 5pm.
Do we really need these inane posts? (Apologies if I'm just being a grumpy old woman!)
Do we really need these inane posts? (Apologies if I'm just being a grumpy old woman!)
- Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:21 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
- Replies: 221
- Views: 37637
Re: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
Any response yet Charlie?Charlie Reams wrote:I aptomailed him last night, we'll see what happens.Ian Dent wrote:Niall Seymour - not been around much lately.
- Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:17 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
- Replies: 221
- Views: 37637
Re: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
I'm off on holiday for a month on 30th December. When this started, I was fairly confident that, as I was only 9th on the list, I'd easily get through my single game (probably against Dinos or Jono) before I went. As the first game was 10 days ago and the second has yet to be concluded, I'm starting...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4cecret Santa
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5058
Re: C4cecret Santa
I wonder what's putting people off. Is it the idea of giving your address to someone you don't know (or worse, that you do know and definitely don't want to give your address to)? Or is it because people are too skint to fork out for yet another present?
Would be interesting to know.
Would be interesting to know.
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday December 7th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1752
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday December 7th 2010
CHOLINE as a DC beater somewhere around Round 3 or 4 I think.
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:23 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Week voting
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4462
Re: Game of the Week voting
I think maybe the description of the scoring system could be changed. I thinks saying '5=best' and '1=worst' could imply that a ranking system is used rather than a rating system. In a ranking system, you can only use each number once: i.e. 5 is the best game, 4 is the second best etc. Maybe it coul...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:13 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Which word is valid in the most languages?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3658
Re: Which word is valid in the most languages?
If we're not counting words where you need to add an accent, then you need to take Portuguese off the list for TAXI as it has an accent on the A (as I know to my cost when playing Apterous in Portuguese in the early days when every letter seemed to have an accent on it).
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:03 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 446357
Re: Bug reports
I think it got snowed in and couldn't make it to work.Ian Volante wrote:Wot no duel today?
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Heads-up to anyone who uses the same password everywhere
- Replies: 65
- Views: 7815
Re: Heads-up to anyone who uses the same password everywhere
I'm quite keen for this to drop - it's not the entertainment I log on for :( I'm sure everyone else feels the same. IAWTP Firstly, Lesley, I THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY WOMAN ON THIS FORUM THAT DOESN'T GET BULLIED or disrespected. Really? Personally, I've never felt bullied or disrespected. I can't real...
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: He's gettin' married in the morning...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4764
Re: He's gettin' married in the morning...
Clearly! Especially after what Dinos said in Aptochat the other day!Howard Somerset wrote:So Emma Sale's the dominant partner. Nice one.
Have a fantastic day Dinos and Emma! It'll be so brilliant that you'll want to do it all again tomorrow!
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What makes you happy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6292
Re: What makes you happy?
I have never even seen a raccoon,( I've never seen a live one but have seen plenty of dead ones. When we were at the Manatee festival in Crystal River (Florida) the other year, there was a stall that called itself Roadkill Creations and basically they sold things like slippers made out of dead racc...
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is you least favourite chore?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2073
Re: What is you least favourite chore?
I quite like making the bed because you get to do the fun thing with turning the duvet cover inside out and then shaking the duvet inside it and stuff, awesome fun 8-) Someone taught me this method once and it just seems ridiculous to me. Why? It's awesome. Try doing it with a super-king size quilt...
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is you least favourite chore?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2073
Re: What is you least favourite chore?
Funnily enough, I often refer to straightening my hair as ironing it!Ben Wilson wrote:You know you can get hair straighteners, right?Karen Pearson wrote:ironing and drying my hair.
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is you least favourite chore?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2073
What is you least favourite chore?
We all have things we have to do but hate doing so what is your least favourite chore? And what do you do to alleviate the tedium while doing it?
My two least favourite are ironing and drying my hair. And funnily enough I often do these while watching Countdown!
My two least favourite are ironing and drying my hair. And funnily enough I often do these while watching Countdown!
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My Side Of The Sanctum - A Rude Awakening (Almost)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4340
Re: My Side Of The Sanctum - A Rude Awakening (Almost)
Good lad! Finally someone does something sensible!James Robinson wrote: I think I'm going to have a sleep now, before I say something that I will definitely regret.
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My thoughts on people.
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4204
Re: My thoughts on people.
Karen Pearson - I think you're the matriarch. I wish my mum were more like you! Thanks for the kind words Dinos (and you know the feelings are reciprocated) but it does make me feel a bit ancient! :( But please don't cry because it always sets me off if someone else starts crying! I have avoided so...
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hilarious Personal Injuries
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3272
Re: Hilarious Personal Injuries
A few years ago, when my nephew was still little, my sister used to walk him to the bus stop to get the bus to school. He used to like to ride his scooter to the bus stop and then my sister would carry it home (which actually must have been a right pain every morning but I guess that's what being a ...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Hyper Numbers Tourney + Duel
- Replies: 115
- Views: 14468
Re: Hyper Numbers Tourney + Duel
Chris Davies 180 - 160 Ben Wilson The Eye of apterous gave my chances of winning this one as 1%, which equates to about the same odds that Ben gave that I would re-apply for Countdown as a woman. Going out to buy 8 dresses tomorrow :lol: ^Like :) (Seriously though if you adjusted your word power ge...
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What makes you happy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6292
Re: What makes you happy?
I was talking about being happy not pleasuring yourself Rhys!Rhys Benjamin wrote:Me, Myself and I.
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 4:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What makes you happy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6292
What makes you happy?
In an attempt to balance the mood on the forum, I thought I'd start a more cheery topic. And also, the government is apparently going to start surveying us to find out how happy we are. So, what makes you happy? It can be as major or trivial as you like. I'll start with something trivial. I am very ...
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 3:04 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 3
- Replies: 191
- Views: 28216
Re: Pointles Series 3
in the heat of the moment it's probably easy to get 'crown dependencies' mixed up with similar sounding concepts. No, we knew exactly what they meant, we just couldn't think of (m)any obscure ones. There was no point in even mentioning the likes of the Falklands and Gibraltar so then we just decide...
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:09 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 3
- Replies: 191
- Views: 28216
Re: Pointless Series 3
I don't think you should worry too much about spoilers once a (non-Countdown) show has aired - if I see the Pointless thread has been posted in following a show I haven't watched, I can just about work out that that's probably because people are discussing the show in question! Nevertheless, spoile...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 3
- Replies: 191
- Views: 28216
Re: Pointless Series 3
Missed this. Why didn't someone remind us or sumfink? I put it on my Facebook page - what more do you want??? You'll have to watch it on iPlayer then! You still haven't accepted my friend request :o Well played Karen, unlucky to come so close but good that you got the trophy. Nothing personal Kai -...