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Lesley Jeavons

When I saw the title of this thread I thought Charlie was making a confession!

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The first 2 number selections were identical (5,7,8,8,9,100) and only one number different, 10 instead of one of the 8s in the third numbers. I know! :x And if anyone remembers from my first ever post here I said that I like to swap the targets around from the three games for extra number fun! Toda...

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Will add "see Phil in greasepaint and tights' to my life's 'to do' list". :) Ha. It's many years now since I've worn either greasepaint or tights (at least on stage). And audiences for my next role will see me wearing considerably less... The trailer for your brother's film makes it look ...

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Michael Wallace wrote:Wait, so you would you rather have 1 large or 6 small?

I'd have to practice with both to figure which works best for me.

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Do you think we could book Richie Litchfield for a lot of fun in East Sussex in the near future? I had no idea who RL was, so without wishing to shame myself amongst Countdowners, and embarrass RL, assuming he was a Countdown contestant, possibly on this forum, I looked him up on Countdown Wiki! :l...

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We could all go - group outing. Or therapy! :lol: Talking of my brother acting - he's in a short film filmed in Paris and it's been selected for the Clermont-Ferrand International short film festival, whatever that is! :? He posted this on facebook yesterday, he's called Scott, and he plays the firs...

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:lol: If I have to be a bunny I choose Jessica Rabbit, then. :twisted: I went to a couple of fancy dress parties as her - hair was vibrant and red for about four minutes and then goes tomato soup colour. Doh! Have you heard of Viva! the veggie group? I used to work there and ghost wrote their recipe...

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Oh I had no idea you were a performer Phil - great! I wish I'd not been so shy growing up, with my brother being the upfront one and me being more withdrawn, as I'd have loved to have been a performer.

Will, add "see Phil in greasepaint and tights' to my life's 'to do' list".

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Something I didn't mention on the show, but wish I had. One of the best purchases we made last year was from lakeland it's a jelly stand and bag. Welcome Kate! :D Ah, yes the Lakeland catalogue - or housewife's porn as I call it! :lol: They make stuff that you really DO find useful. I'm vegan and a...

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Best bit about your post Lesley was that when I first read it I thought the "someone" who "says something actually rather funny" was a third party in the room, didn't realise you were referring to the telly! Fun times... might make another great forum thread: "If you had to...

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Naomi Laddiman wrote:What time tomorrow do you want him - and have you got room for three others?!

Not really got the room, but now that I feel a family act, Jackson style, coming on, we'll rough it. *mentally counts the $$$*

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my son loves him already :shock: :? :o :roll: :!: :?: :arrow: :| :geek: :ugeek: Yes, he's eight and thinks you're cool. 8-) He had a school friend round yesterday while you were on who said "There's a kid playing a grown up?!" And Aidan replied, boasting on your behalf, "He's beaten ...

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Not as worrying as listening to Des records whilst having sex and doing origami with UFC on the TV and your mind on posh sports like cricket and croquet. That'd be really worrying. Have you ever been having sex and there's something naff on TV in the background, like Noel's House Party or something...

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ROFLMAO

I've in East Sussex too - maybe I could adopt him, my son loves him already! lol He could come to my aerobics classes and I could expand his range by teaching him moves for It's Raining Men.

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Listening to Des O'Connor records

whilst having sex.

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Kai Laddiman wrote:All three. (But not very well.)

Fabulous. And bright with a lovely personality too (from what I've seen on TV and read here). Mrs Kai, well done, and get yer laddie on the stage!

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I agree with all the praise.

Can you sing, dance or act, Kai? We wanna make you a star!

(even more than you are already.

)

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Yesh! lol You can get Sean on sat nav (though I haven't heard it), and when your journey ends he says "You have reached your deshtinashion." Fabulous!

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Just something of interest in this thread:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hamp ... 832647.stm

Man refuses to drive 'No God' bus

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Joseph Bolas wrote:
Lesley Jeavons wrote:Grrr, why do they have to promote Countdown in with all the other shite?! It totally stands out as superior!
Shite
Come Dine With Me is brilliant

Shite's a good Scottish word, isn't it, or did Susie never mention that?

No, they're not really, but just by comparison.

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Jason, I didn't mean for applying - just to be in the audience. I'm not so hot at the letters and would make a buffoon of myself.

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Grrr, why do they have to promote Countdown in with all the other shite?! It totally stands out as superior!

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Matt Morrison wrote:As an aside, I'm surprised by people claiming to not know CAFETIERE. Drink more coffee, people!

But not instant. You only get your cafetiere out to make fresh. (Don't you...?)

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Ahem, after a quick google, why yes Charlie, you're right. I was just checking you were paying attention.

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Jon Corby wrote:QUERULOUS

I only saw that as 2 x U at first. A bit like those how many 'f's are in this sentence, and the brain has trouble recognising the ones in 'if'. I saw the 'QU' as one letter.

PS nice to have seen you ont'telly, Jon.

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I'm actually preferring Rachel to Jeff so far. She talks about sport less!

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Oh I really want to go sometime soon now too! Leeds isn't too far from Quorn, Leics is it? Maybe I could combine it with a trip to Rosemary Conley HQ at some point. But I'd also want to go at a time when others were going too - to meet you, and find out if you really are so witty in person.

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Surely what needs to happen is that somebody aims a parabolic mike at the lucky person - ten seconds or so, tops. If all else fails C4 could borrow one from one of the bird-watching fraternity. Or the person who gets the conundrum could run on to the set, all arms a-waving, in a Price Is Right styl...

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Welcome to all the new people! :D I only joined two months ago and a hundred new have joined since then, wow! (lol I'm not implying they're my disciples or anything!) It's so busy in here at the moment - I'm finding it hard trying to keep up. It's vibrant! :D And I'd like to give Charlie a big thumb...

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Ah, thanks Ian. Was that a Christmas special? Who won? (I'm guessing Carol. lol)

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I was thinking today, espec with Kai being on as Carol seemed to like him... I guess Carol will be watcthing these shows. Not just out of curiosity about Jeff and Rachel, but also because I think she'll genuinely want to see how all you contestants that she knows get on in CoC.

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Junaid Mubeen wrote:So who's number one you ask...
1) William G Stewart
He was bloody awesome in the one episode he hosted. The unsung hero of Countdown's history!

I don't recall this. Was it when Richard died? Is it on YouTube do you know?

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Yeah I know. But believe it or not we had no idea until after we named them. We'd both seen the film, but years ago, and didn't remember the characters' names. I like it though. I like the idea of them getting old and grumpy together. Great film, too. My husband has a similar tale. He's a Marilyn M...

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Don't visit my garden then - I have an animal phobia as well - snakes. Not even one of the leading therapists in my area managed to remove the severe fear I get from seeing them. I do the whole waking up screaming thing, with sweating, hyperventilation, nausea, itchy skin and the like..... ** NERVO...

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1 RW - you never forget your first love
2 DO - I'm a showbiz kinda gal
3 JS - professional, but sporty
4 DL - found it hard to watch anyone after Richard at first, and he was sporty too

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Jason Larsen wrote:Pheasant and pigeon are good Countdown words!

Maybe that'll help to convince me to like them.

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Phil Reynolds wrote:
Lesley Jeavons wrote:So, you're a bird lover.
That don't impress me much.

Trying not to quote Jason

, Phil you're a funny guy. You often have me laughing out loud.

Edit: Oops, and Jason's just posted! lol I don't mean quote him here, just stealing his line! lol

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Does anyone know that episode of The Simpsons where Bart's at a new school for gifted kids and the teacher's waiting for them all to get the answer to what's on the black board? 'RDRR' = 'Har de har har'. Well, I feel like Bart - stoopid! You lot are WAY over my head. But I don't mind, you're bloody...

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Hi Katherine, Welcome. You're another new interesting bod around here. :D I've just read your post on numbers etc elsewhere and found it fascinating. So, you're a bird lover. I'd love to be but I have a phobia of them. Especially pheasants, followed by pigeons. Birds scare the hell out of me but I d...

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If I'd been in a media proof bubble for the last six months, and watched today for the first time, I wouldn't have noticed that Jeff and Rachel were new. I guess getting that first show 'in the can' really took the edge off their nerves.

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Round 10 numbers, ((9-5)x50-7)x3=579

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Jason Larsen wrote:Why was he watching them when you saw Jeff, then?

We were in a public bowling place, and it was on the screen. Blimey, we don't even know if we have any sports channels at home!

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...Thanks Chris. Much appreciated. Will pass on your kind words to the rest of the team (who are currently in studio recording the first games of Series 60). Argh, Kate so you were all working while today's show was aired? Didn't you all want to watch it while it was actually being broadcast, so th...

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Lesley, does your husband like sports? No, thankfully. Neither of us liked sports at school, and neither play or watch anything, aside from football world cup type things (watch, not play ;-) lol), but not religiously. It's a shame for our son though to not have any sport influence projected on to ...

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jasoncullen wrote:Lady GaGa's Just Dance song is my favourite tune of the year so far .

It's the new no1.

And yet, I'd never even heard of it until you mentioned it earlier.

Will check it out (if they play it on Radio 2

).

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@ Jason: yes, I'd heard of him, but only from an article in a TV listings mag. Thing is, I normally skip / skim read the sports articles, however something in this one made me read it. I guess it must've been Jeff's sparkle shining through.

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My husband took my son and some of his mates ten pin bowling today and when I arrived to meet them I noticed a TV screen in the restaurant bit and it was Sky Sports Saturday, or whatever it's called. I was excited to see Jeff on telly and dragged my husband to show him to him. :D I guess my ice maid...

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Normally you find clip like these on YouTube, but there doesn't seem to be one :( You can actually find an episode of Have I Got News For You on Youtube, that Richard Whiteley was in :) Thank you Joseph! :D Will fast track watching that to near the top of my 'to do' list. I don't recall seeing it i...

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Oops, I misread. Well, woo hoo!!! Congrats on passing the audition. *does a little victory dance in your honour* Look forward to being kept up to speed and hearing all about your experience!

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Going by the link to the Echo piece that Jennifer Turner just posted, Rachel's DOB is 11/01/86 (if she's 23 on Sunday), so her birth song is

Pet Shop Boys 'West End Girls'.

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The only one I remember is: NIGEL LAWSON = WE ALL SIGN ON

@ David Ginola - and ahem, he's gorgeous, where do we get one of those?!

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Welcome Clare. Just had a quick look at your website - loads of info there, and how interesting you sound!

Or as an author, is it partially made up...?

Yes, fingers crossed for getting an audition.

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School good enough for ya? Good lad Kai. When I was at school I'd skive to watch a-ha (80s pop band, best known for cartoon video Take on Me) on This Morning and the likes. I guess that's why I never went to Oxford or Cambridge... :| :lol: Ev and I used to skive off school on Monday afternoons to w...

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Kai Laddiman wrote:School good enough for ya?

Good lad Kai. When I was at school I'd skive to watch a-ha (80s pop band, best known for cartoon video Take on Me) on This Morning and the likes. I guess that's why I never went to Oxford or Cambridge...

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Oh bugger, would loved to have seen it. But Dave show things fairly often so hopefully it'll be on again soon.

I was pleased to see a little clip of Richard on Shooting Stars in that SS prog that was on over Christmas.

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The new issue of Radio Times features Jeff Stelling in the 'One Final Question' feature. You beat me to it, Phil. Tried to find it online on their website to post here, but it's not up. However, did come across this, which was all I knew about JS prior to him getting the Countdown gig. http://www.r...

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Aye, my wiki profile is sadly lacking in detail! I'm 32, from Dewsbury (not Dewsbury Moor where the kid-nappers and fiddlers reside(d) however), and I've been in Edinburgh since '95. I remember the block getting demolished, but I don't usually get up that end of town. In fact, the only time I've ev...

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My Mum's cousin goes out with David Tennant's auntie, so my fingers are always crossed for a wedding there. May I enquire about the gender of your cousin? My MUM's cousin - Robert, he's male. He's quite handsome for an older fella too (ahem, not that you look at your Mum's cousins in that way...).

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Is anyone else counting down? All will be revealed in under one hour!!! So, who's been your favourite doctor, and who would you like to see play the new one? I used to work with a girl who was a big DW fan and she was going out with this boy Joe who was Sylvester McCoy's son! She'd go round his hous...

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To Ian Volante: Hi Ian, I noticed you're from Edinburgh, my home town. :D Had a look through your posts and Wiki for info on you (in a non-stalkerish way) but couldn't find any. (Adopts Cilla Black voice) So, if you don't mind saying, how old are you and where are you from? I'm 37 and grew up in the...

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