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by Andy McGurn
Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:46 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: what's your top 10 favourite films?
Replies: 101
Views: 11576

Re: what's your top 10 favourite films?

mine are

1. Let the right one in
2. Life of Brian
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. Memento
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Boys Don't Cry
7. Life is Beautiful
8. Point Break
9. It's a wonderful Life
10. In Bruges

Just realised it includes three with the word "life" in the title and I hate life. weird!
by Andy McGurn
Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday July 11th 2011
Replies: 9
Views: 1857

Re: Spoilers For Monday July 11th 2011

I saw KILOBASE in round 12
by Andy McGurn
Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday July 8th 2011
Replies: 19
Views: 3956

Re: Spoilers For Friday July 8th 2011

does this mean theres a chance that Dudley Doolittle could be a future contestant?
by Andy McGurn
Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
Replies: 28
Views: 5543

Re: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011

Andy McGurn wrote:
Keith Bennett wrote: James could have beaten Andy on a crucial conundrum.

no way, I'm too good.
James, you got that i was joking there right?
by Andy McGurn
Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Worst day of the (working) week
Replies: 20
Views: 3681

Re: Worst day of the (working) week

For me, every working day sucks at the moment

i need to get a new job
by Andy McGurn
Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011
Replies: 28
Views: 5543

Re: Spoilers For Friday June 10th 2011

Keith Bennett wrote: James could have beaten Andy on a crucial conundrum.

no way, I'm too good.
by Andy McGurn
Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Hardest conundrums
Replies: 11
Views: 3868

Re: Hardest conundrums

i thought PETROLEUM was tough. lucky for me that it was.
by Andy McGurn
Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Who Do You Want In The COC?
Replies: 24
Views: 4376

Re: Who Do You Want In The COC?

doesn't anyone want me in the cock?
by Andy McGurn
Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 7th 2011
Replies: 24
Views: 4460

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 7th 2011

I've been looking forward to seeing Graeme on the show. He is my closest rival on Apterous, we have played 18 times and are tied at 9 a piece. I don't doubt he'll run up bigger scores and do better overall than I did.

Good luck Graeme.
by Andy McGurn
Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011
Replies: 19
Views: 3462

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011

Andy was a great contestant as well. Thanks Eoin. My girlfriend was a huge fan of yours in series 63. I had a great time on the show, i surpassed my expectations by a huge mile. It was great to be there for the finals and meet some of the community. Josh, Oli, Richard, Marcus and the others who i d...
by Andy McGurn
Tue May 31, 2011 6:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
Replies: 30
Views: 2959

Re: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Round 1: J U W A E P V Z T

NP: PATE (4)
AM: TAPE (4)
DC: TAUPE (5)
DOM: 1
Score: 4–4 (max 5, DC Max 5)
I actually said JAPE
by Andy McGurn
Tue May 31, 2011 6:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
Replies: 65
Views: 15334

Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Me, Hunter and Chitters would boss it for Sheffield

and me.
by Andy McGurn
Tue May 31, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011
Replies: 21
Views: 6067

Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011

After two quite one-sided quarters and that tough one between Mary and Tom yesterday, the game that is normally the closest between number four and number five takes centre stage today. Ned Pendleton the cool, laid back Londoner faces, er…. me. Stats (even less detailed than Jordan’s, sorry) Firstly...
by Andy McGurn
Mon May 16, 2011 10:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday May 16th 2011
Replies: 38
Views: 12297

Re: Spoilers For Monday May 16th 2011

well played Tom. But while theres no way someone as good as you would ever lose to a 60+ year old woman who's only practice comes from watching on TV, you could have just declared the same as her on a few rounds when you were way ahead. That would have been the nice thing to do (thats what Keith wou...
by Andy McGurn
Fri May 06, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Favourite Televised Game Of Countdown Ever
Replies: 23
Views: 3511

Re: Favourite Televised Game Of Countdown Ever

Chris Davies vs Ed Rossiter

First because of the cube solve, then because of great spots like FORAMINA, but most amusingly because of Ed's annoyance at losing. Does anyone have this episode to post on You Tube?
by Andy McGurn
Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: New Talent
Replies: 21
Views: 4702

Re: New Talent

Maybe what should happen is all these apto people could get put against each other for like, I don't know, say, 3 weeks worth of episodes to clear the pathway. There have been more all-apterite games this series than in recent series. Like Edward McCullagh vs Dave Dyer, Ned Pendleton vs Colin Cox, ...
by Andy McGurn
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:18 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 21st March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 46)
Replies: 14
Views: 3313

Re: Monday 21st March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 46)

And something I feel I should add (although I've already said it to him in person) is that I couldn't have come up against a friendlier opponent than Andy - I wish him all the best in any future game(s) he has :) Thanks James for those comments. It was a close game that could have gone either way. ...
by Andy McGurn
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:12 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday March 24th 2011
Replies: 13
Views: 3225

Re: Spoilers For Thursday March 24th 2011

Thanks Adam, Im looking forward to meeting you and the other finalists as well.

And thanks for the nice comments, Jojo, Eoin, Josh and others. I didn't expect to become an octochamp so it was a nice surprise to get there.
by Andy McGurn
Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Wednesday 23rd March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 48)
Replies: 2
Views: 1206

Re: Wednesday 23rd March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 48)

My girlfriends daughter who is 15, got EXORCISMS from the audience. Given that she doesn't play and has never heard of apterous thats pretty impressive. Im trying to persude her to apply to go on the show, but GCSE's are more important I guess.
by Andy McGurn
Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 21st March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 46)
Replies: 14
Views: 3313

Re: Monday 21st March (Series 64, Prelim 46)

Countdown recap for Monday 21 March 2011. Round 10: 9, 6, 1, 4, 1, 10. Target: 446. C1: 446. ((10 + 1) x 4) x (9 + 1) + 6 (10) C2: 446. ((6 - 1) x 9 x 10) - 4 (10) Score: 74–57 (max 77) ...I wonder if James handed the answer to Andy on a silver platter here - James sits back on 10 seconds to take a...
by Andy McGurn
Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers For Monday March 14th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 4046

Re: Special Spoilers For Monday March 14th 2011

I was there for this one, and the game went so well and was such a great game that Nicki and Lee both wondered if people would think it was a fix (of course it absolutely wasn't!!!)
by Andy McGurn
Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday March 9th 2011
Replies: 9
Views: 2073

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday March 9th 2011

I've just realised that between the start of the show and the first advert break on both yesterday and today i only dropped one point, and then i get progressively worse. Instead of the 15 round format, maybe a 5 round format would best suit me
by Andy McGurn
Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011
Replies: 10
Views: 2954

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011

Thanks Joseph, Dan, Josh and Edward for the nice comments. I did wonder if knocking out Michelle might upset her many fans, but she did great to win 4 and I guess the advantage of being an apterite was the difference.
by Andy McGurn
Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:10 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
Replies: 222
Views: 144970

Re: Classic Aptochat moments

I think this is quite funny Dale Levell is playing Scott Gillies in a fifteen rounder Jordan Leckonby: Dale, do you plan to go on countdown soon Dale Levell: no Jordan Leckonby: why not Dale Levell: Scott won't let me Jordan Leckonby: why, it could be another Davies/ Carson type match Scott Gillies:...
by Andy McGurn
Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Replies: 48
Views: 8534

Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?

I would love it. i have never been to a co event and for my first to be in my home town would be great.
by Andy McGurn
Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:24 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Your best apterous word to date?
Replies: 124
Views: 14870

Re: Your best apterous word to date?

Mine is probably PRASAD, even though its only six, its one of my very few unique words. Its also my girlfriends surname so I figure thats a good enough reason for it to be my best word.
by Andy McGurn
Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 19th 2011
Replies: 17
Views: 2338

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 19th 2011

Adam would've beaten me on a crucial here. Thing is though, I'd never heard of VERMINATE and it was only when i saw him sitting back and sipping water that I knew there had to be a nine so i put the letters together and came up with something to say and this was VERMINATE Maybe its better to keep wr...
by Andy McGurn
Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
Replies: 122
Views: 54743

Re: Countdown words spotted in real life

I was having lunch with a work colleague recently who told me that her husbands job was clamping cars. While we were walking back to work from the cafe she said the street we were on was where he worked, she said eclampsia.
by Andy McGurn
Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 3rd 2010
Replies: 6
Views: 1498

Re: Spoilers For Friday December 3rd 2010

i got HRYVNIA in round 13. Finally making a wordlist yielded a result.
by Andy McGurn
Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions
Replies: 57
Views: 6996

Re: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions

U STINC OV

"Ben takes the biscuit"
by Andy McGurn
Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Famous Countdowners...
Replies: 33
Views: 4367

Re: Famous Countdowners...

Theres also Ariane Sherine who founded the atheist bus campaign.
by Andy McGurn
Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Post Count: 0
Replies: 10
Views: 2859

Re: Post Count: 0

My post count is zero