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- Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:00 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 47831
Re: Why do you never order a paratha?
I have to agree with Dinos and Michael. Parathas are just slightly thicker chapatis and I find them very dry. Give me a garlic naan any day!
- Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 4th 2011
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3908
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 4th 2011
Congratulations Jayne. Job well done!!!
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35944
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Karen Pearson 85-74 James Levison
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=536150
I didn't really deserve victory as I didn't get a single max on the letters!
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=536150
I didn't really deserve victory as I didn't get a single max on the letters!
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5476
Re: Spoilers For Friday September 23rd 2011
And Gavin, I think you're right about the universal matron family member. Jayne is from a region of England (the Midlands) where lots of people call their mother "mom". http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/text-only/england/danesford/ If you read the birthday announcements in the loca...
- Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:26 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42451
Re: Pointless Series 5
Why don't you just watch it? Its quite good you know. I maybe watch about one episode every 3 months. Some of us have jobs and other hobbies too that take up a fair amount of our time. If I am sitting down to my dinner around 6pm then I'd probably rather watch a Pointless recording TBH. Whilst I st...
Re: Cricket
I think you mean biennial anyway Rhys.
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:26 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42451
Re: Pointless Series 5
I actually learnt a list of Simpsons characters for Pointless and I still didn't know that Principal Skinner's first name was Seymour! The '100 people' are surveyed online by a reputable market research company. AFAIK it is a random sample rather than a nationally-representative one but I would assu...
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:49 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 42451
Re: Pointless Series 5
I didn't recognise Seymour Skinner, because I had no idea Principal Skinner even HAD a first name! I thought it might be someone from Last of The Summer Wine!
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bar Billiards
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1306
Re: Bar Billiards
IIRC it was about £400 but that must have been 8 or 9 years ago. But, looking on Ebay, recent ones have gone for between £400 and £800. The main issue with trying to buy one is that they are extremely heavy so you need a van and several very strong people as it's very difficult to get anyone to ship...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:15 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Bar Billiards
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1306
Re: Bar Billiards
We have a bar billiards table that we bought from Churchill College in Cambridge. It currently resides in the garage as we don't have room in this house for it.
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:13 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35944
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
When's the deadline for playing this next round of games Ben?
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35944
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Managed to get one in.
Karen Pearson 98 - 57 Julie Taylor
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=529428
Thanks for being so accommodating Julie and sorry it had to be so rushed.
Karen Pearson 98 - 57 Julie Taylor
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=529428
Thanks for being so accommodating Julie and sorry it had to be so rushed.
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 7:20 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35944
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
I have PMd all three people I have been drawn against. 2 have replied but we haven't yet managed to find a mutually convenient time yet and I'm away for the weekend. I have PMd Tracey Mills to get in touch with Mark but not heard anything back yet. I'll do my best to get them played but it's not loo...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:03 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5851
Re: Signs of the times
Nice that it's next to the sign for slug pellets!Jennifer Steadman wrote:
Who knew Cornwall was so risqué?
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:38 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Great British Bake-Off
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1527
Great British Bake-Off
Does anyone else watch this? I enjoyed the first series and, as a keen baker, decided to enter this series but I didn't get so much as a phonecall. :( I suspect this is because they had vast numbers of applicants who fall into the same demographic as me. Now, I understand the need for diversity on T...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8947
Re: Has anyone...
I have since discovered that it's spelt 'Xlerator'. Nice that everyone copied my spelling though. :-) Back to the Airblade though. It is supposed, according to an interview I saw with James Dyson, to work the way Jon describes - (put your hands all the way in and draw them upwards steadily for 10 se...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: People who share names with Countdowny people
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2426
Re: People who share names with Countdowny people
Brian Moore http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=brian+moore&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=983&bih=525&tbm=isch&tbnid=S63ZELa1sYKUiM:&imgrefurl=http://www.gordonpoole.com/Artists/Brian-Moore-(4).aspx&docid=WMGk20St92ZO0M&w=150&h=199&ei=BcJMTrbJHYehOrOz6PYG&zoom=...
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Alright, I'm back.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2336
Re: Alright, I'm back.
Have you been away then?
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:14 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Reccommend shows to apply for
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4021
Re: Reccommend shows to apply for
Have you heard anything back from them James? I haven't.
- Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:32 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35944
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
In please.
- Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:31 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Reccommend shows to apply for
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4021
Re: Reccommend shows to apply for
But you DO have a brother!
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:05 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Reccommend shows to apply for
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4021
Re: Reccommend shows to apply for
You could try this. I've applied but haven't heard anything back from them yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show ... /breakaway
Or this but it's only a pilot so it won't be shown on TV.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show ... pilot_2011
HTH
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show ... /breakaway
Or this but it's only a pilot so it won't be shown on TV.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/show ... pilot_2011
HTH
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Amazing Ads
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9413
Re: Amazing Ads
Excellent!
Nice to see a good creative ad from the US.
Nice to see a good creative ad from the US.
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vord at the (white) board
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5502
Re: Vord at the (white) board
It's a tribute to my teachers and my ability and industriousness over three years that I got A for O-level, C for AO-level, and O for A-level. Hmm. Very similar to me Brian. I got an A at O-level, B at AO level and an O at A-level! It's a bit depressing working for two years and getting graded as b...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 58510
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Well Muu Muu is not the same word as muumuu. I should have put the bit about it being nothing like a muumuu in brackets.
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 58510
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
No, can't allow that Muu Muu because it's clearly two words and it's capitalised and nothing like what a muumuu actually is. Sorry Joseph. Nice try!
- Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:05 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8947
Re: Has anyone...
@Karen: Are you suggesting I completely filled the hand-slot thus reducing movement, or (more likely) that I don't hang low enough to activate the dryer! I was just speculating that long and thin probably results in better 'willy whipping'. Although those are not necessarily the best dimensions in ...
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:26 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8947
Re: Has anyone...
Try the disabled toilets in a Marks and Spencer. They've got airblades in them and its own private locking door*. Is it a real Airblade? In the main ladies' toilets in M&S in Worcester, it's a fake one (Mitsubishi or something) which doesn't seem to have the same force as a real Airblade - so I...
- Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3267
Re: Annoying Ads
^ This
Just because you understand the reason for it doesn't mean you have to agree with it.
Just because you understand the reason for it doesn't mean you have to agree with it.
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3267
Re: Annoying Ads
I find I get more annoyed than I ought to by all the ads that present white males as incompetent buffoons. How often do you see a family with a couple of savvy kids and a calm, assured mother all being tolerant of the idiot father? Or any time two people are playing a game, the white man always los...
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3267
Re: Annoying Ads
It may be the light blue section but could you see a single football shirt? Even at Halesowen Town, half the crowd is wearing the club's strip (well, the shirt at least). The whole scenario is rubbish. I've never seen a whole stand leap up because someone caught a ball.
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Angry Birds
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5684
Re: Angry Birds
Got this for James as an anniversary present. Angry Birds in real life! Great fun!
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown musings from a centenarian
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2424
Re: Countdown musings from a centenarian
Brilliant! That brought a real smile to my face. Just shows that age is a state of mind to a great extent.
That's exactly how I want to be when I'm 100!
That's exactly how I want to be when I'm 100!
- Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 11332
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:57 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Tumbleweed
- Replies: 51
- Views: 30395
Re: Tumbleweed
Will never die.Jon Corby wrote:68 Guns
Deliberate juxtaposition of The Alarm and bells?
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2011)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3632
Re: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2
HEIRLOOM in Rd 12
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 10:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 11332
Re: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
Am I supposed to be playing Andy now or is this just advance notice of the next round? U1400: For this bracket, since there is a higher ratio of people who depend on a play in game related to pool size, round 1 will be only the play in games. Just advance notice. #13 Steve Balog vs # 20 Thomas Care...
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 11332
Re: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
Karen Pearson wrote:Karen Pearson wrote:Am I supposed to be playing Andy now or is this just advance notice of the next round?Jordan F wrote:#14 James Wilson vs #19 Andy Wilson (Winner to play #3 Karen Pearson)
Yawn! Will Jordan ever respond to this?
- Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:50 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 11332
Re: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
Karen Pearson wrote:Am I supposed to be playing Andy now or is this just advance notice of the next round?Jordan F wrote:#14 James Wilson vs #19 Andy Wilson (Winner to play #3 Karen Pearson)
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:58 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 477015
Re: Bug reports
No! I am perfectly aware of the difference between 'N' and 'Ñ' thanks.Chris Hare wrote: Maybe you Lexplorered OTONAREN instead?
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:52 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 477015
Re: Bug reports
I think I'm using IE8.
Sorry to hear about the burglary Charlie. Shall we all chip in so that you can get a burglar alarm?
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:42 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 11332
Re: 2011 Summer Knockout (Round 1 Match-Ups)
Am I supposed to be playing Andy now or is this just advance notice of the next round?Jordan F wrote:#14 James Wilson vs #19 Andy Wilson (Winner to play #3 Karen Pearson)
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:22 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 477015
Re: Bug reports
I just got the word OTOÑAREN is Spanish and thought it was a dead cert for a pencil but I didn't get one. So, after the game I thought I'd have a look and see who had pencilled it already but in Lexplorer, it said the word hadn't yet been pencilled. Is this a bug or is it just that the Lexplorer pag...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:59 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Quiz Trippers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9746
Re: Quiz Trippers
Watched some more of this last night. I have to agree with Ryan. I really can't see this getting another series!
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:34 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 4
- Replies: 217
- Views: 24907
Re: Pointless Series 4
and only 3 people being able to guess an "el" airport is Spanish is ridiculous. I've finally caught up with this. I think you are being a little harsh Matt. Admittedly, people might recognise 'El' as a Spanish word. However, 'Prat de Llobregat' is Catalan and I suspect people who only kno...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday July 12th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday July 12th 2011
Enjoyable game today. Two nice contestants!
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:02 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Quiz Trippers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9746
Re: Quiz Trippers
Hmm. Only saw a bit of this and wasn't too impressed. Might try to catch a bit more of it later though. It MIGHT get better.
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3267
Re: Annoying Ads
All these ads with cats in them at the moment! What is it with cats? And I can't remember what most are for except one is for Friskies Go Cat. There's another one for some shit make of car and another with some cats as heavies/mobsters or some such like (no idea what it's for). They all give the imp...
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3267
Re: Annoying Ads
I don't see many adverts these days, but one I've noticed from watching stuff on itvplayer recently is that Colgate one where they stop some 'random' woman in a shopping centre and magically scan her teeth and there's this really retarded graphic and it's just so astonishingly bad. Genuinely worse ...
- Sat Jul 02, 2011 12:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 2011 Summer Knockout (Sign Ups)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 10975
Re: 2011 Summer Knockout (Sign Ups)
In for the open and U1400 please.
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday June 29th 2011
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2045
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday June 29th 2011
Very unlucky Barry. But a great game.
I can't believe that you, a 3 large specialist, came up against another one. Same happened to me! And there really aren't many of us around!
I can't believe that you, a 3 large specialist, came up against another one. Same happened to me! And there really aren't many of us around!
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:20 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Olympics Idea
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4973
Re: Apterous Olympics Idea
Personally I prefer the team approach. I am never going to win a normal apterous tournament but I like the idea of being able to win a gold medal in an event for my 'country'.
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 119886
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
It's been like this for me for ages. I did the recommended fix and it sorted it for a short while. Then it reverted to this and I couldn't be bothered to do anything about it - I thought it was probably just me (as you know, I'm not very good at implementing upgrades etc!).
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Nottingham 2011- Saturday 30th July
- Replies: 125
- Views: 29365
Re: Countdown in Nottingham 2011- Saturday 30th July
Bet you can't last a year!Soph K wrote: OK i bet you i can be "quiet" aka not annoying and hardly any capital letters for a week starting now!
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Thursday 23rd June Spoilers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1828
Re: Thursday 23rd June Spoilers
Last numbers.
(10+2+6)x25=450
(450+7)x2 - 914
I hope!
(10+2+6)x25=450
(450+7)x2 - 914
I hope!
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 204269
Re: The C4C Football Thread
I love Halesowen's ground, and the home fans get some proper acoustics going in that fantastic covered terrace behind the goal. Salisbury - I see their ground totally differently to you! I thought the people there were fantastic - the car park attendant went out of his way to be chatty and the rest...
- Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 204269
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Which are the best/worst? I'm intrigued, I love the thought of visiting loads of random places just to watch football :D Well, clearly Elland Road is the best. OK! Apart from the chants of 'Oi, oi tits and fanny' every time a female walks past the kop and the very poor spelling (several seasons whe...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5342
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
I was quite impressed with how the guy rattled off I think 25(?) London Underground stations in Zone 1 but then he might have been from London and so I guess it might be easy to know it well? Anyone else from London think that that was a piss easy question and anyone from outside of London (like me...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:42 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5342
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
I couldn't agree more. I was thinking it's a definite £50k in the bank.Michael Wallace wrote:Jackpot question of "countries with blue on their national flag" and the champions stop at 6?! Sickening
Poor! Very poor!
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Are you a quitter?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 8673
Re: Are you a quitter?
I think all women are basically psychos deep down. You can fuck right off with that one, sport. Come out with something like that again and you'd better guard your rabbit. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: ^This. I'm genuinely sorry this has happened Dinos but clearly she wasn't good enough for you! Yo...