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- Fri Oct 16, 2020 9:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Xmas Specials
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3764
Re: Xmas Specials
I wish I'd been on by now so I could do one with Heather. Best of luck to everyone who puts themselves forward for this, great opportunity!
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 9:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487899
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
I forgot to add that I ended the phone call (after telling you to phone me later on when you were able to actually physically talk) by saying something like "we all care about you Gevin, we all like your personality, we all like your opinions, we all like who are you and what you stand for, I l...
- Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487899
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Was walking through a train station, Gevin phoned. Sounded pretty panicked, a mix of short-breathed anger and short-breathed about-to-cry. As calmly as he could he informed me that a journalist had approached him and told him they had found out about the fact that he stole a pint of milk from a news...
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 774
- Views: 685663
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Missed out Watchmen. Again, when it comes to top-level themes if you'd told me it was a "superheroes" show I would have steered clear. It was probably only the soundtrack work of Reznor and Finch that drew me in, and I'm glad it did as it was brilliant. Along with Succession probably the b...
- Mon Sep 28, 2020 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 774
- Views: 685663
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Avenue 5 was good fun, far from Excellent but definitely recommended for Iannucci fans. Just gone through most of The Eric Andre Show which I quite enjoyed but absolutely would not recommend to any of you. Recently finished second series of Atlanta. Kind of ambles around but perhaps all the more cha...
- Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51383
Re: Trade Secrets
yeah that's fucking horrible gevin
- Sun Sep 13, 2020 8:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774503
Re: Ask Graeme?
justice for heatherL'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:54 pm How many times has an error been made in dictionary corner, whereby they allowed a word not in the relevant dictionary, or disallowed a word that was...?
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Future of this forum
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8355
Re: Future of this forum
I hate this place. It's an absolute shit show and I barely post any more. It used to be so awesome. These days I log on with some vague sense of excitement (that dissipates on a daily basis) and then watch that excitement drip away as I click through pages and pages of new posts from people I've nev...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491213
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Most kids are shit. You get the occasional interesting one. It's no surprise, since people of all ages generally follow the same rule.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5170
Re: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
Soya is shit. Almond is okay. Coconut is decent but I've heard it's not so good for you/the planet. Oat is very good. Cashew is nice if you can find it. Hazelnut makes everything taste like Nutella. For hot drinks, the best milk is no milk. Have you tried the hemp ? Rice milk is a more common one m...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 3:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5170
Re: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
undoubtedly it is the Barista version of Oatly. The Barista version is worth it. oat milk in general is the best for coffee in terms of smoothness (some like soy can curdle) and oat milk is also pretty much the best for the planet too This is the best one I had too. The first few sips are acceptabl...
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5170
Re: What is the best non dairy milk for coffee ?
undoubtedly it is the Barista version of Oatly. The Barista version is worth it.
oat milk in general is the best for coffee in terms of smoothness (some like soy can curdle) and oat milk is also pretty much the best for the planet too
oat milk in general is the best for coffee in terms of smoothness (some like soy can curdle) and oat milk is also pretty much the best for the planet too
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Words and expressions that grind your gears
- Replies: 108
- Views: 22103
Re: Words and expressions that grind your gears
Irregardless
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14339
Re: Mind Sports Olympiad (CO-MSO) comes to Apterous Friday 21st August
The Standard Riposte.
- Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262754
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
I don't know what this is but I know who it is. Tim Down.
- Tue Jul 28, 2020 8:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774503
Re: Ask Graeme?
There is only one instance of two episodes having the same R1 selection and the same R2 selection. These were episodes 153 and 154 , so it was probably a shuffling failure rather than a remarkable coincidence. And worth mentioning the two R3s were 8/9 matching. Utter madness. Someone got shuffling ...
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Vid 5 Recaps
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6387
Re: Co:Vid 5 Recaps
I probably won't, but if I ever do host a Co event - and I probably won't - then I will definitely start it at number 3 or something just to freak Gevin out. Going to go the full hog and make up results for the first two events in which 50 people took part.
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 175100
Re: You Are The Ref
Especially as he probably still goes to Ceefax for his news. Because he is so old. Like Jon Corby.
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:57 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Inventions corner
- Replies: 51
- Views: 16418
Re: Inventions corner
Have you gone vegan now then Marc?
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: ZoomDown finals!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13572
Re: ZoomDown finals!
Great to see, thanks Fiona.
- Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Inventions corner
- Replies: 51
- Views: 16418
Re: Inventions corner
"phone" casual brag
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774503
Re: Ask Graeme?
Ah, you can do that with SUBSTITUTE. I needed SUMPRODUCT around the maths though. =IF(LEN(D3)=9,IF(AND(SUMPRODUCT(LEN(D3) - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(D3,{"A","E","I","O","U"},"")))>1,SUMPRODUCT(LEN(D3) - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(D3,{"A","E",...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774503
Re: Ask Graeme?
Think I got it son. =IF(LEN(D3)=9,IF(AND(LEN(D3) - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(D3,"A",""),"E",""),"I",""),"O",""),"U",""))>1,LEN(D3) - LEN(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITU...
- Thu Jul 09, 2020 7:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1753
- Views: 774503
Re: Ask Graeme?
Bit of an aside, but did some Excellery last night and came up with this horrendous formula: =IF(OR(LEFT(A1,1)="A",LEFT(A1,1)="E",LEFT(A1,1)="I",LEFT(A1,1)="O",LEFT(A1,1)="U"),"V","C")&IF(OR(MID(A1, 2, 1)="A", MID(A...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Bowling shoes are awesome in that they are designed to help you play the game properly and reduce injury. They weren't just designed to personally annoy Gevin. (That's just a happy coincidence). They allow for a degree of sliding that regular footwear doesn't and you don't want to scuff up the thro...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 7:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Bowling alleys haven't made you use their shoes for, I dunno, a long time. You just wear your own, as you're in flats.
That said, I still get bowling shoes because they are absolutely awesome.
That said, I still get bowling shoes because they are absolutely awesome.
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Ha!Fiona T wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:53 pm Most of you can ignore, but the software folks amongst you might appreciate this - I think we all have a duty to name our kids in a way to give us as much work as possible!
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/445 ... onscript-3
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7431
Re: Fun stuff you've just found (music, games, etc)
Codewords I've always called those ones (your enigma code)
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491213
Re: People you shouldn't trust
We've also talked about "text" a lot. I mean, I say "I fucking text you Gevin you prick". But then I am a bit common. However I don't go as far as to say "I sent you a texted", and that is a thing. Not sure of my point, but I love bringing up the "texted" thi...
Re: Text
There are some fucking NAMES in this thread. And I am still bewildered that you old OLD people think "texted" sounds ok.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491213
Re: People you shouldn't trust
...they'll write (and say) "Dave Edwards' nose" rather than "Dave Edwards's nose". Even worse is when they do it with a name that ends in an s but isn't even like a plural... I found this mental. I think in my whole time I've never met someone who considers "Edwards" a...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491213
Re: People you shouldn't trust
We've also talked about "text" a lot. I mean, I say "I fucking text you Gevin you prick". But then I am a bit common.
However I don't go as far as to say "I sent you a texted", and that is a thing. Not sure of my point, but I love bringing up the "texted" thing.
However I don't go as far as to say "I sent you a texted", and that is a thing. Not sure of my point, but I love bringing up the "texted" thing.
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Thanks Gevin. You made it a lot more SFW than I was planning to.
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Inventions corner
- Replies: 51
- Views: 16418
Re: Inventions corner
You're wrong about pizza being like other foods Gevin. I think "hot cheese and sauce sliding unexpectedly off a pizza" and "hot filling bursting out from biting into a pop tart" are literally the two go-to examples of shocking food-based burning.
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Inventions corner
- Replies: 51
- Views: 16418
Re: Inventions corner
There is a reasonable temperature difference between what can be eaten with your fingers versus utensils This is what I would dispute. It's all about what's too hot to put in your mouth. Your mouth is more sensitive than your hands to overly hot food. No-one find themselves in a situation where the...
- Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 647
- Views: 337338
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Gevin : food is hotter to the touch than to the mouth How come I can comfortably hold a slice of pizza in my hand yet it burns my mouth when I try to take a bite? Yeah I'm not sure if Marc is totally wrong or not (my original inclination was that he is) but definitely the pizza example is terrible ...
- Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Inventions corner
- Replies: 51
- Views: 16418
Re: Inventions corner
For and hose with young children it's a feff to cool their dinners down at mealtimes , usually fanning a newspaper works But as most people don't buy newspapers now my idea is to have a dome over the dish and a device to create a vacuum inside the dome thus cooling the food Or a can of co2 maybe Yo...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13083
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 201
here Chuckled when I read the opening line, and then looked down to realise I'd already been there 3 and a half years ago. Clicked the link and laughed again, before remembering I'd only clicked the link to remind myself why I'd laughed again when I made the comment after clicking it on and laughin...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13083
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
But yeah, I'm not sure where the original discussion has gone? It's funny how the brain works. I 100% thought it was on C4C and it was Kate Richardson.
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13083
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 15th 2013
Top work Gevin. Thanks for the love on the GRAB.
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51383
Re: Trade Secrets
If you go to https://youtube.com./ (note the .) then you'll get a totally ad-free YouTube experience (well, until they cotton on and stop this working of course). e.g. https://www.youtube.com./watch?v=no1vf854aUc The . at the end of a host name is ignored by DNS servers, so youtube.com. resolves to ...
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:42 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous update
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15219
Re: apterous update
That's amazing that Phil did that. What a man. Much love as ever to him and Supee.
- Fri May 22, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51383
Re: Trade Secrets
It's exactly as good as I think it is.
- Wed May 20, 2020 8:43 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Word related puzzles
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3028
- Tue May 19, 2020 8:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389652
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
did you just watch the video of yourself doing the run before? if so how are you going to improve your own time?
- Sun May 17, 2020 10:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Weird stuff that's happened to you
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11005
Re: Weird stuff that's happened to you
Gevin, you should shout at more people. For SURE.
- Sun May 17, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6211
Re: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
Just dropping in to say great work Noel. What age do you teach? I admit I only flicked through the assembly with the Stranger Things intro (I mean I watched all the intros but only flicked through that one completely) but mostly it seemed very fun rather than learny!
- Sun May 17, 2020 12:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Weird stuff that's happened to you
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11005
Re: Weird stuff that's happened to you
I reckon she still wakes up bolt upright in the middle of the night, sweating, and thinking of you trying to get into her.
- Sat May 16, 2020 11:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Weird stuff that's happened to you
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11005
Re: Weird stuff that's happened to you
Haha. I'm not at all surprised this is the sort of stuff that keeps you up at night.
How wide was the pavement? Was there grass on the other side of it, a wall, or what? Could you absolutely not have walked around the gathering children and absolutely definitely weren't making some kind of point?
How wide was the pavement? Was there grass on the other side of it, a wall, or what? Could you absolutely not have walked around the gathering children and absolutely definitely weren't making some kind of point?
- Thu May 07, 2020 9:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 647
- Views: 337338
- Wed May 06, 2020 9:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 647
- Views: 337338
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
That's a shame.
- Tue May 05, 2020 3:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
I certainly wouldn't have you on my table.
- Mon May 04, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
If you go to about 19:30 in this episode of Trust Me, I'm a Doctor , all forms of poncy salt are revealed to be joke items. Too lazy to click but i'm talking more about texture than anything - you, like the fucking prick you are, seem to think that powdered stuff is better because (scientific or ot...
- Sun May 03, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Ah, so it's the electric aspect of grinders. Gotcha. Yeah we have had an electric pepper grinder temporarily in the past but, aside from the battery life you point out, I prefer the manual feel of grinding. And the goddamn noise. I'm actually in the market for a new salt and pepper grinder set as on...
- Sat May 02, 2020 11:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who posts here?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 12912
Re: Who posts here?
Haha this is amazing. It would be nice if you arranged everyone by percentage too.
- Sat May 02, 2020 11:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
Hang on, I'm confused. Is there an issue with salt grinders in general? The use of the word "mechanical" somehow puts me on edge and makes me think you might be talking about a particularly special kind of salt grinder. Because yes, freshly ground rock salt is an entirely different thing t...
- Fri May 01, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Joke Items
- Replies: 252
- Views: 92770
Re: Joke Items
aLSO YOU LOOk cooler with an analogue
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 491213
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who posts here?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 12912
Re: Who posts here?
I remember when Gevin first started counting, I think I was about 6000 ahead of him or something. The little prick must be so proud of himself now.
- Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: NHS-worship
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10415
Re: NHS-worship
I donate money. And close the curtains when all the neighbours do the fucking clapping.