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- Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Curious about the CD recording process
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18748
Re: Curious about the CD recording process
There is clearly a link, but it has to be said it isn't always the case. If they are trying to make it that potential octochamps will end runs at the end of a filming day, why have three series winners including a 900club member, had their runs other three "days", in the Nick Hewer era alo...
- Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
For some reason last nights dream took place at the coMK venue. Don't remember the entire dream but Zarte's appeared as a hologram throughout the dream (is this the plan for next month?) and at one point somebody threatened to kill Gyles Brandreth. I suspect the Brandreth death was also me. Maybe, ...
- Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25 July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5000
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25 July 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 16)
Tactic that seems to be coming into play quite a bit recently. I was at a recording last year and a contestant (can't remember who) kept on picking 6s when never getting the target, but was getting nearer opponents
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 12:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
For some reason last nights dream took place at the coMK venue. Don't remember the entire dream but Zarte's appeared as a hologram throughout the dream (is this the plan for next month?) and at one point somebody threatened to kill Gyles Brandreth.
- Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 80623
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Relaunched today. Assuming the league will be renewed
- Thu Jun 15, 2017 11:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 76 Finals - predictions (may contain spoilers)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7500
Re: Series 76 Finals - predictions (may contain spoilers)
I'm not sure if I agree with there not being much between 2-7, I'd say they are all players with different strengths. I didn't see Lawrie's games so I can't comment on them, so I'll only do 2-6. Jeff and Wes are probably the strongest numbers players in the pool. Jeff showing he was strong on a vari...
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Series 76 Finals - predictions (may contain spoilers)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7500
Re: Series 76 Finals - predictions (may contain spoilers)
Same as Zarte. Picked who I thought was going to win the poll, but I can assure you it is a good week of games
- Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Have DC guests become worse or have I just become more intolerant?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5860
Re: Have DC guests become worse or have I just become more intolerant?
Think most of the current crop are alright, people who know me well will know who are the exceptions, but I feel a lot of the first time guests recently have been pretty poor. But keep the newbies coming, need to find new blood somewhere.
- Mon May 29, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
My second hit of the year, much sadder about this one though.
- Mon May 15, 2017 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Brady's dead....
- Thu May 11, 2017 10:40 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Bit of a mixed group dream last night. I was playing korfball with a few teammates, familiar opponents and for some reason, a couple of apterites that included Zarte, Tom C, Matty, Jen and someone I didn't recognise who claimed to be Matty's sister. Unfortunately the fun was ruined by the arrival of...
- Tue May 02, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:LON:17 - Countdown in London 2017 (Saturday 6th May)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 26290
Re: CO:LON:17 - Countdown in London 2017 (Saturday 6th May)
I'm not going to be able to do my local parkrun and get here in time, so I've decided that, as long as the trains are running properly, I might get into London early and do a parkrun nearby. My research leads me to believe that the nearest parkrun to CO:LON is the Highbury Fields one. It seems slig...
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
- Replies: 55
- Views: 38882
Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
Again on a touchy issue, neither Ian Brady or Myra Hindley have individual pages.sean d wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:59 pmGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2017 12:31 pm There is no article for the actual person
Without wanting to be indelicate she didn't achieve much of note apart from Disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
- Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Football grounds you've been to
- Replies: 57
- Views: 51882
Re: Football grounds you've been to
OK, this might take a while FOR GAMES (Leagues correct for 2016-17 season) PREMIER LEAGUE: KC Stadium (Hull), Walkers/King Power Stadium (Leicester), Anfield (Liverpool), Etihad Stadium (Man City), Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough), Brittania Stadium (Stoke), The Hawthorns (West Brom) CHAMPIONSHIP: ...
- Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COHUD 2017 - Countdown In Huddersfield - Saturday 7th October 2017
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19014
Re: COHUD 2017 - Countdown In Huddersfield - Saturday 7th October 2017
Poo, first year I'll have to miss CoHud since I started coming to events
- Mon Feb 20, 2017 10:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 49496
Re: Why do you never order a paratha?
I went for a curry last night and meant to order a paratha purely because of this thread. I forgot when it came to ordering. Bugger. What better reason to go for another curry? Corrected this tonight and had a paratha. It was nice but I think I'll stick to my usual peshwari naan in the future. It h...
- Wed Feb 15, 2017 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Another from last night (Monday night/Tuesday morning). I was at a recording (Matty Artell was also present), and we were shocked to find the DC guest for the day (said to be Katie Derham) had suddenly been replaced by Zarte. Z then comes upto us and asks me for the "diary", which I was co...
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 13 February 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 25)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5006
Re: Spoilers for Monday 13 February 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 25)
Funny, Alexis Conran seems to have morphed into Iwan Thomas......Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:07 pm Willie Brazil's second programme, as well as Alexis Conran's last for now. Swamped with schoolwork at the moment, but recap should still be up today, sorry.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 49496
Re: Why do you never order a paratha?
I went for a curry last night and meant to order a paratha purely because of this thread. I forgot when it came to ordering. Bugger.
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:40 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 97287
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Callum Pickering- various times Jaco Bates- Callum's flatmate who has had an apterous account but hasn't used for ages Dan McColm- visited Callum once or twice Jason Turner- Gave me taxi rides a few times at Uni Jonathan Wynn- visited Callum Matty Artell- met up when I was in Manchester for a non-CD...
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is there anybody there?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4423
Re: Is there anybody there?
Since it's moved to 2.10 again I'm mostly unable to watch nowadays. (I +1'd it when it was at 3.10 before someone tries to make a smart comment)
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
So, how to describe this last one, other than I think certain parts of it were inspired by recent events. After a slight prologue consisting of me chatting to two korfball teammates about going on holiday, A whole load of apterites (I'm guessing around 40) get off a plane in Moscow for the first eve...
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Rats, better than my 7/20 as well.JimBentley wrote:Technically my ratio of 4/10 was better. I AM GREAT etc.Marc Meakin wrote:12/50 for 2016 wasn't a bad yieldJames Laverty wrote:See the official list is out. Plenty of names already mentioned on it https://deathlist.net//
- Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
See the official list is out. Plenty of names already mentioned on it https://deathlist.net//
- Fri Dec 30, 2016 3:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Ian Brady
Olivia de Havilland
Bob Dole
George Bush Snr
Bruce Forsyth
John Noakes
Jim Bowen
Jimmy Greaves
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Henry Kissinger
Olivia de Havilland
Bob Dole
George Bush Snr
Bruce Forsyth
John Noakes
Jim Bowen
Jimmy Greaves
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Henry Kissinger
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 271861
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Just 10? The version I do with a few mates every year involves a list of 20.
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491207
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who prefer the Lemon flavoured lemsip over the Blackcurrant (I don't care about the fact it has LEM in the name before someone tries to argue that fact)
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389644
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
new year's day is in this year? The year starts on Christmas Day. By the way, why is it then when I question why the AD/BC system should have Christmas Day on 1st January, why do most people not get what I'm talking about? Is everyone fucking stupid? Not only should people get what I'm talking abou...
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 2:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
- Replies: 74
- Views: 36423
Re: Your preferred format for CO-events
While as I said earlier I like the variety, I'll give the more detailed account Lincoln vs Classroom - Definitely Lincoln. I like getting the chance to host a few games as well as playing. I think the seeding works well at Lincoln; even if it can potenially leave newbies with a baptism of fire, the ...
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How would you rank the celebratory days of the year?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8573
Re: How would you rank the celebratory days of the year?
1. Bonfire Night
2. COLIN
3. Deadline Day
4. Christmas (New Doctor Who Day)
5. St Paddy's Day
6. New Year
7. Easter
8. Pancake Day
9. Ben Osborn Day
2. COLIN
3. Deadline Day
4. Christmas (New Doctor Who Day)
5. St Paddy's Day
6. New Year
7. Easter
8. Pancake Day
9. Ben Osborn Day
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Annie Humphries and Graham Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6170
Re: Annie Humphries and Graham Hill
It's certainly interesting that Annie has been allowed to compete in the Series 76 finals. I think it could be partially down to Annie being an octochamp, and in all respect to other withdrawals, probably the first serious contender to have to decline an invitation. Also, according to Countdown Audi...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Leeds 2... This Time It's Psoralen (Saturday 1st April 2017)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14296
Re: Co:Leeds 2... This Time It's Psoralen (Saturday 1st April 2017)
Ugh, think I'm going to have to miss out on the fun
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange Celebrity Occurences
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4438
Re: Strange Celebrity Occurences
I've googled him, and I still have no idea who he is.
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491207
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Bit harsh on BojackGavin Chipper wrote:Horse people generally
- Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
- Replies: 74
- Views: 36423
Re: Your preferred format for CO-events
I quite like how each event is different. Good variety of formats and allows each event to play to other peoples strengths
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11176
Re: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
It's a real shame Annie couldn't make it but my view is that if you can't make the recording of your series final then it should just be tough bananas because it's not fair on contestants on the next series to accommodate you. It'd be better to invite her back for some kind of special. Maybe agains...
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11176
Re: Who Will Win Series 75? -- Caution: Possible Spoilers
It's a real shame Annie couldn't make it but my view is that if you can't make the recording of your series final then it should just be tough bananas because it's not fair on contestants on the next series to accommodate you. It'd be better to invite her back for some kind of special. Maybe agains...
- Wed Nov 30, 2016 8:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
That would be an improvement to Uber in NottinghamshireJennifer Steadman wrote:I tried to book an Uber, but there were only 6 Uber drivers in the whole of 'Nottinghamshire' and they were all 50 miles away at least.
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24th November 2016
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2274
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 24th November 2016
Nick has just announced that there will be no Countdown tomorrow due to Formula 1 racing. Is this a sudden schedule change? There's an episode listed for tomorrow on the wiki guide. Was probably planned, but the schedule was put up months ago and before we were shunted to 2.10, so whoever didit pro...
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Clearly inspired by recent events, last night I dreamt I was watching Callum Pickering taking part in a dance off in the middle of a Nottingham nightclub. Maybe I should have put this in C4C nightmares?
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Historical scheduling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2716
Re: Historical scheduling
First series on all five days was Series 5. Says so on the wiki page. http://wiki.apterous.org/Series_5
- Wed Nov 16, 2016 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Historical scheduling
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2716
Re: Historical scheduling
It's shuffled around quite a bit in the last few years. This is all I can remember Towards the end Series 67, it moved to 2:40 to accomodate "1001 Things You Should Know". It stayed there for the start of 30thBC, but I think it was back at 3:10 around Februaryish (Johnny or James Robinson ...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
One last night that I can only describe as myself, Zarte and Callum T doing Carpool karaoke.
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: The Future Of Recaps
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8577
Re: The Future Of Recaps
Tbf though, nobody's written any recaps for several weeks. Might be worth having a full review of the situation
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262752
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
If we're just comparing Ryan to any ginger bloke who's ever existed, here is my suggestion. I would assume though, that Michelle would never let Ryan go out wearing THAT! http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/10/04/09/39113F3200000578-3820957-Now_that_s_a_brave_look_Strictly_professional_dancer_Neil_J...
- Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 31st October (Series 75, Prelim Whatever)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2139
Spoilers for 31st October (Series 75, Prelim Whatever)
Since Gev is slacking, I'll start this.
Any reason for all the double letters today?
Any reason for all the double letters today?
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491207
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Happened most recently on Wednesday. Guy had got 0 in the cash builder but suddenly got all his questions right after taking an offer of -£2,000Charlie Reams wrote:Is this a reference to a recent thing? It seems quite sensible to me.James Laverty wrote:Idiots who take negative offers on The Chase
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491207
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Idiots who take negative offers on The Chase
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 11:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
One from a couple of nights ago.... I was in a pub I didn't know, which for some reason also had a KFC. Having ordered a popcorn chicken and pint, I realise that Callum Pickering is also at the bar, challenging people to fights. Andy Platt steps forward and knocks Callum out with a chair, and prompt...
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL 2017
- Replies: 37
- Views: 32818
Re: FOCAL 2017
Events in CAPITALS have been booked, and you can safely book things like travel and accommodation for them. Events otherwise listed are probable but not yet certain, and so you would book these things at your own risk. 1st April - Leeds (Callum) So my clever idea to book a hotel in Leeds for the ba...
- Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 155819
Re: Countdowners in the news
And he would have gotten away with it if wasn't for that pesky fact that he wrote about it in his autobiography! It was just freak chance that anyone actually read it. I wondered why he'd only been arrested now, when the autobiography came out a year ago. This is the best explanation yet. It was a ...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 19th September
- Replies: 1
- Views: 928
Spoilers for Monday 19th September
Well, Countdown was back from break today...
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Was he eight foot tall? He was the size he is in real life, so probably. Another bizarre one last night- I was at CoLin, playing against Selasi from GBBO, who is also making an ice cream roll as a prize for the event. As the roll is being made, Ben announces that the winner this year will also reci...
- Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowny people you have most mutual friends with on Facebook
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9398
Re: Countdowny people you have most mutual friends with on Facebook
Considering I have 81 people on my c4c/apterous friends list on FB, and 80 mutual friends with Robbo, I'm just going to assume he's top
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:14 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Countdo-Quiz
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5024
Re: Countdo-Quiz
Only two consecutive heat games to have involved different series champions?
- Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:12 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487891
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Last night I had a vision of Matty Artell singing the hits of Steps in the ruins of some building in a jungle.
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 12:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown recordings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2549
Re: Countdown recordings
This is from the email I got yesterday. SEPTEMBER DATES Monday 12th September 2016 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Dictionary Corner – Brendan Cole 13:00-17:45 18:15-21:00 Tuesday 13th September 2016 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! Dictionary Corner – Joe Lycett 09:15-12:30 12:45-16:00 16:00-19:15 Wednesday 14th ...
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Wiki problems
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2794
Wiki problems
Not sure who's best to tell, but appears that the apterous wiki page has reverted back to a month ago. Appears only to have info before 5th August....
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10 August 2016
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2867
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10 August 2016
Rachel got the numbers just before they went back they started filming round 10 but they decided to let it pass (iirc). Just for the record, I got it in time on the day.
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd August
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3583
Spoilers for Tuesday 2nd August
Since when could 100 be a target again????