I was just about to post that......Phil Reynolds wrote:I noticed RUMPLED as a nice contestant-beater in round 11.
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- Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 12th 2009 Series 61
- Replies: 59
- Views: 6346
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 12th 2009 Series 61
- Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 12th 2009 Series 61
- Replies: 59
- Views: 6346
Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 12th 2009 Series 61
I'd laugh if 742 was a target for one of the number games.
Re: Jedward
I don't see what the big problem is, neither act stood a chance of winning anyway. As it happens, he has pleased more of the British public than he has pissed off, as Jedward had more votes than Lucie.
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
- Replies: 204
- Views: 30306
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
If you were that bothered about missing COLIN, you could just, like, not go to the show?James Robinson wrote: If it was to cut the weeds, or something, I'd be more than glad to come to COLIN. It's not less fun, I'm seeing a show and it obviously can't be rearranged.
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
- Replies: 204
- Views: 30306
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
Did I ever say that what I was doing instead was more fun? I'm not saying, although it's not a Huddersfield Town match. They're at Yeovil that day. I may be a big supporter, but I'm not going down to Somerset for a league match. Someone should start a poll guessing what it is you are doing on that ...
- Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
- Replies: 204
- Views: 30306
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2010- Saturday 30th January
I hope to be there, will pay when I know for sure.
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2009
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6270
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2009
I did think it was strange when you said you would *try* a 6, and for you to declare PAWNED which isn't really a risk. Really? PAWNED would be risky to me. WANKED isn't risky at all. To 'pawn' something is to sell it at a pawn brokers. WANKED could be one of those words that might not be in, like F...
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2009
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6270
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 5th November 2009
I also had WANKED in one of the rounds but was made to retake it and pretend I had PAWNED. It made for cringeworthy viewing for me! I came across extremely nervous, grumpy, didnt smile much and some people said I was smug. I assure you I was not intending to be any of these!! I did think it was str...
- Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spolers for Tuesday 3rd November 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2907
Re: Spolers for Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Really?Eoin Monaghan wrote:I missed the whole first third but I was impressed with the challenger's score, a vast improvement from his previous game, well done!
- Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:38 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 477958
Re: Feature requests
Good point, I will give it a re-think.Charlie Reams wrote: Something like this might work, although you need to refine it or it turns into one of those tedious games like Boggle where you can get about a zillion points by just hammering down all the 3s.
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 477958
Re: Feature requests
How about some sort of game mode where you are scored based on how many words you get, for example, if I entered 5 valid seven-letter words I would get 35 points compared to someone who enters a 9, an 8, and 2 7's who would get 31 points. And every false declaration deducts some points, or something...
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown-related cartoons
- Replies: 1
- Views: 573
Re: Countdown-related cartoons
I thought the last one was quite funny, the rest were pretty lame.
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:10 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Scrabble Event, 1st November
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7669
Re: Scrabble Event, 1st November
Congratulations Matt....
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:53 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions that cannot be answered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1765
Re: Questions that cannot be answered
Thanks Jason, already looking forward to tomorrow's edition of the Jason Larsen Podcast.Jason Larsen wrote:Matt, those are just rhetorical questions.
More importantly, Darren, my reply to you is here:
http://www.box.net/shared/ipkvymrajg
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions that cannot be answered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1765
Re: Questions that cannot be answered
Jason, your posts just aren't the same without the audio clips - please bring them back.
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:27 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
- Replies: 65
- Views: 7364
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
Are we then going to have the winners of those two matches playing to see who is the overall winner? I don't think so, it would be like the winner of the Premiership playing the winner of the Championship. I did think that, but as it was purely numbers I thought it might be quite close. Obviously i...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:09 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
- Replies: 65
- Views: 7364
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 5
Are we then going to have the winners of those two matches playing to see who is the overall winner?
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: A little song for you all
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1909
Re: A little song for you all
I haven't laughed so hard in ages, thanks Jason.
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who Gets Your Vote?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 10646
Re: Who Gets Your Vote?
Wow, ok I don't particularly want to waste loads of time defending a party I don't even support or like - I guess the point I was trying to make was that not absolutely everything they stand for is racist or homophobic - much of it is, granted. But the way they are perceived in the media, you would ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who Gets Your Vote?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 10646
Re: Who Gets Your Vote?
Some of their non-immigration policies are quite decent though. Examples please! Crime and Justice: - Free the police and courts from the politically correct straitjacket which is stopping them from doing their jobs properly; - End the liberal fixation with the “rights” of criminals and replace it ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who Gets Your Vote?
- Replies: 122
- Views: 10646
Re: Who Gets Your Vote?
Define "steal". OK. Suppose all those foreigners who work in this country were to leave. This would open up thousands of job opportunities for the unemployed in this country. Surely this has to be a good thing? Well except that you have just shrunk the economy and got rid of many talented...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Should singing be banned from countdown
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5476
Re: Should singing be banned from countdown
I normally record the show and then fast-forward the DC guest unless it's someone interesting, but after the furore on here I played it to listen and it was bloody awful.
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 22nd 2009
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3835
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 22nd 2009
Alternative first numbers:
(100/2) = 50 - 10 - 1 = 39 x 4 = 156
Alternative third numbers:
75 + 50 = 125, (3 + 1) x 10 = 40, 125 + 40 = 165
And I think SANITISE was a DC equaller in Round 7.
(100/2) = 50 - 10 - 1 = 39 x 4 = 156
Alternative third numbers:
75 + 50 = 125, (3 + 1) x 10 = 40, 125 + 40 = 165
And I think SANITISE was a DC equaller in Round 7.
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:17 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5948
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 4
Darren Carter 150-152 Edwin Mead
A close game where the lead changed hands often at the start but settled down and Edwin took the win at the end - well played Edwin.
A close game where the lead changed hands often at the start but settled down and Edwin took the win at the end - well played Edwin.
- Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6592
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 21st 2009
IRONIZES is an obvious equaller to IONIZERS.
Brian was incredibly lucky to scrape through, such a shame his opponent didn't get the last numbers game which was incidentally the only numbers game I have managed to get spot on in the last two days!
Brian was incredibly lucky to scrape through, such a shame his opponent didn't get the last numbers game which was incidentally the only numbers game I have managed to get spot on in the last two days!
- Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5043
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 20th 2009
It should be under LADDU.JackHurst wrote:I also got LADDOOS but was distressed when I couldnt find it in my dictionary, so I came and checked it on apterous.
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4868
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
*Cue the 'seperating good players' debate again*Oliver Garner wrote: Confirmed - Changed recording date to the 7th December.
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is it the done thing ...
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3232
Re: Is it the done thing ...
are similar to
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4868
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
I thought the quarters would already be of an unbelievably high standard with Innis, Andrew, Chris and in all probability Oliver as well, but this fella looks like he could be a real wildcard. Some incredible spots today- would be an amazing achievement if he does go through the card and ends up at...
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4868
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
b) Pseudonyms are good as your potential opponents won't find out about your strengths/weaknesses. Junaid Mubeen used a pseudonym to practise on apterous and nobody knew it was him. Suppose Brian signed up with his normal name then went on the show and aced it. Any potential player who is good and ...
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4868
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 19th 2009
I got PRESEASON but thought it might have been hyphenated - was very pleased when I checked that it wasn't.Kirk Bevins wrote:Round 13 beater PRESEASON for 9. I was shouting for that final S too.
I can't remember the last time I saw a player that good who wasn't an Apterous player.
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
- Replies: 276
- Views: 32177
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
Anyone read Karren Brady's column in the Sun this morning? It says that "she and Countdown have been pals for years". Why has she never been invited on the show then? She'd add more brains & beauty in abundance. (Not that we need any more brains & beauty on the show!) ;) :) :D Yea...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: I can't believe it, but I'll have to
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5123
Re: I can't believe it, but I'll have to
How do the ratings compare to other programmes in that time slot? Quite favourably I would imagine.
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
- Replies: 276
- Views: 32177
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
Talking about DC guests, I can't stand this Penny woman who has just finished. She tries to be funny yet she is about as funny as genital warts.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
- Replies: 276
- Views: 32177
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
Another non-important question - do they all get paid the same or do they get different amounts depending on who it is?
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Recommend A Book For Kirk
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3831
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 14th 2009
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2492
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 14th 2009
Yep - Steve and his opponent.James Robinson wrote:Is there anyone who didn't get an 8 in round 9
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: What is the point...
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8001
Re: What is the point...
I think since we have had Hulme, Carson and Davies in such a short space of time and have set such high standards, it feels like recent contestants aren't that great in comparison. Let's not forget that we haven't had a non-apterous player as an octochamp so far this series. The organisers of the FA...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2661
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
Steve is living very dangerously - his opponent threw it away there at the end which was a shame.
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2600
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
Third show wasn't it?James Robinson wrote: Round 9 - ASTEROID (Slightly easy for me since that selection came in my first show)
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Limerick Competition
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4606
Re: Limerick Competition
Competition may be over but seeing as it was a limerick, I didn't see much point in starting a new thread when this one is perfectly fine.Jason Larsen wrote:This is all over, then some of you bump this thread?
What?
What?
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:08 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Riddle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2829
Re: Riddle
The answer is green paint, surely?
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Limerick Competition
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4606
Re: Limerick Competition
Anyone offended by bad-taste humour, look away now.......
There was a wee man called Gately,
who hasn't been singing much lately,
after a bottle of rum and a cock up his bum,
a trip to the sun ended fatally.
There was a wee man called Gately,
who hasn't been singing much lately,
after a bottle of rum and a cock up his bum,
a trip to the sun ended fatally.
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Thanks hugely - I thoroughly enjoyed myself. And I was very impressed with your very professional OHP computerised games generator. :) Yes quite, take it was the one from 'Des Chiffres et des Lettres'? Just out of curiosity, how come you didn't use Apterous? Obviously wouldn't have been able to if ...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Who was it that sniggered when DILDO came up in the first round of the fourth game?
Oh yeah, I think it was me.....
Oh yeah, I think it was me.....
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Yeah it was a great day, good to meet some extremely nice people. As someone who hasn't been to one of these before, I wasn't too convinced with the scoring as I seemed a bit of a fraud to finish 12th (I think) out of 22, considering the fact that I had won just one game which was against a nice fel...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Ben will make an announcement soon but I think it will be in Lincoln in January.James Robinson wrote:Damn, it sounded so brilliant. I so wish I could have been there. When is the next CO-anything?
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Blimey I guess some people are just really excited about CoLei......JackHurst wrote:All you polite hand shakers take note.
I will have to shake lefty today, because my right hand is a little tender.
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2779
Re: Spoilers For Friday October 9th 2009
PUNISH was a DC-equaller in Round 3.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 9194
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
To save Charlie saying it (whether he was planning to or not), you guys aren't posting which division your matches in. Give the guy a hand. Surely we don't need to post them here anyway as apterous now automates the service. Yeah I've got no idea, maybe Kirk. Why are people posting results at all t...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 9194
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
Niall Seymour 147-158 Darren Carter
Close game in which Niall was unlucky as on Round 19, he got the target just after the clock ran out which would have completely changed the result.
Close game in which Niall was unlucky as on Round 19, he got the target just after the clock ran out which would have completely changed the result.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Blimey, how did you manage to the make the decision over which to go to?!?! Talk about a dilemma!Kirk Bevins wrote: In fact, I'm missing a chance to walk round a massive storage site for railways and I need hundreds of wagons stored in there. I hope it's worth it
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Good stuff, just hoping this throat infection goes before then. Love it if the whole thing has to be conducted in swine flu masks thanks to you :) If I've still got it I just won't go to save everyone else from getting it, but yeah it would be quite funny to see. :) How come you're not going Matt?
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Good stuff, just hoping this throat infection goes before then.
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
The worrying thing is that I don't know whether you're joking or not.....Kirk Bevins wrote:I'll be there at 3am practising away.Darren Carter wrote:
I know it kicks off at 10.30, but what time do people normally get there for?
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
No I'll still be in bed then.....Alec Rivers wrote:Will anyone else be on the 0855 St Pancras?
I know it kicks off at 10.30, but what time do people normally get there for?
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 5th October
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6027
Re: Spoilers for Monday 5th October
Killjoy!D Eadie wrote:Contestant asks for a consonant, Rachel takes a letter from the consonant box, and its an E.
Next.............
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16440
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
What happens at these events? Do we all play with the same set of letters/numbers? Or do we have individual games?Jeff Clayton wrote:
Any questions at this stage, anyone?
Does the hotel sell food?
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 1st October 2009
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4888
Re: Spoilers for 1st October 2009
The same as what happened a while back, can't remember the game, where the contestant buzzed in and read the anagram. I still think it's quite dodgy grounds.Kieran Child wrote:*hand up*
Just watched it and erm... what... what would have happened, had a contestant buzzed in with 'pulverise'?
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 1st October 2009
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4888
Re: Spoilers for 1st October 2009
And ARBITER as a DC-equaller in Round 2.