David Williams wrote:If I may offer you the benefit of my many years of experience, the one certain thing is this. No-one knows anything.
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- Mon May 30, 2016 3:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: EU Referendum
- Replies: 182
- Views: 56669
Re: EU Referendum
- Mon May 30, 2016 3:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where did you go to on your last holiday, and where are you going next?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3474
Re: Where did you go to on your last holiday, and where are you going next?
Was in Manchester at Easter for the British SF convention, but didn't get out at all.
Next year I am hoping to be well enough to go to the World SF con in Helsinki, especially as I have attended every one which has been held in Europe.
Next year I am hoping to be well enough to go to the World SF con in Helsinki, especially as I have attended every one which has been held in Europe.
- Wed May 18, 2016 7:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18 May 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 69)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7241
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18 May 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 69)
All small alt for first numbers: (10+9)x(8+1)x5
3rd simply: (9-1)x2x3x4
3rd simply: (9-1)x2x3x4
- Tue May 03, 2016 6:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1656
- Views: 1827046
Re: Politics in General
I have been finding out just which people were the Semites. It turns out that the term goes back to the idea that the world was repopulated after the Flood by the descendants of Noah's sons. Japhet was thought to have gone to Europe, so the European peoples were called Japhetic, while Ham went to no...
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 8:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 4th March 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 30)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1415
Re: Friday 4th March 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 30)
A bracket has gone astray in R14: Rachel actually did (10 / 2 + 9) x 3 x 9 + 3 to get 381
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 5th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 47)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1627
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 5th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 47)
DELTOIDS to beat TODDIES - JOURNAL to equal JANITOR, but I didn't see the beater
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday March 4th 2016 (Series 74 prelim 30)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2076
Re: Spoilers for Friday March 4th 2016 (Series 74 prelim 30)
Couple of beaters - OUTCRIES & AGISTERS
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 1st 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 27)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4267
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 1st 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 27)
REGALIST+U=LIGATURES
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6291
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February
First numbers alt:(100-3)x(4-1)
- Fri Feb 19, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 19 February 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1685
Re: Spoilers for Friday 19 February 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 20)
Alt first numbers (2x25+3)x6
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 8th 2016
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3296
Re: Spoilers For Monday February 8th 2016
Alt 3rd numbers (50+8+1)x(6+7)
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 18th January 2016 (CoC XIV, 3rd QF)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2447
Re: Monday 18th January 2016 (Coc XIV QF)
Round 6: 25, 1, 2, 10, 6, 10. Target: 666. Jen: 672. Callum: 668. (10 × 2 + 6) × (25 + 1) − 1 (7) RR: 666. ((25 + 10 − 1) × 10 − 6) × 2 (10) Score: 47–49 (max 58) Something wrong here :( (10 × 2 + 6) × (25 + 1) − 1 = 675, not 668 and ((25 + 10 − 1) × 10 − 6) × 2 = 668, not 666 Also 672 is nearer to...
- Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17519
Re: Who is better: Carol Vorderman or Rachel Riley?
I don't remember Carol beating DC, whereas Rachel has done so several times
- Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many non-countries have you been to?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6673
Re: How many non-countries have you been to?
Places which have their own coinage and postage stamps:
Isle of Man, Jersey
Isle of Man, Jersey
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 6:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many countries have you been to?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 100275
Re: How many countries have you been to?
I've been having a look at the map, and as I passed through Dubrovnik on the way from Austria to Greece by road the route would have taken in Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia and FYRoMacedonia - which bums up my total significantly.
- Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many countries have you been to?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 100275
Re: How many countries have you been to?
UK(3) France Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Germany Austria Switzerland Italy Czechoslovakia (before separating. but I think both) Hungary Romania Greece Yugoslavia (before breakup - not sure how many of the parts) USA
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: CoC Preliminary 5 Spoilers For Friday January 8th 2016
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6246
Re: CoC Preliminary 5 Spoilers For Friday January 8th 2016
Alt first numbers: 50x6+100/(75-25)
Hoped to beat OATMEAL with OMOPLATE, but latter is Scrabble only
Hoped to beat OATMEAL with OMOPLATE, but latter is Scrabble only
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 9-00pm C5 Celebrity Big Brother.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6275
Re: 9-00pm C5 Celebrity Big Brother.
Complete set of zeroes - not interested in any of the programmes mentioned (or Big Brother, if it comes to that)
- Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:49 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1756
- Views: 778156
Re: Ask Graeme?
In the first semifinal Rachel beat DC with COOEEING - I think she's done this before - but how often? (Though I suspect that the recapper doesn't always credit her - I wouldn't have known this time if I hadn't watched the TiVo recording)
- Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 21st December 2015 (series 73, semi-final 1)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1944
Re: Monday 21st December 2015 (series 73, semi-final 1)
In R12, it was Rachel who got COOEEING while Susie was saying that 7 seemed to be the max - I don't think this the first time she's beaten DC. (i must ask Graeme about that)
- Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What things have you been doing lately?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4752
Re: What things have you been doing lately?
... It would be like if the UK introduced a £500 note and it just said on it "one monkey". Don't disagree with me. It would be just like that. That reminds me that the 50p coin issued to commemorate the Battle of Britain is the first UK one not inscribed with its denomination since the so...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 November 2015 (Series 73 Prelim 94)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5217
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 November 2015 (Series 73 Prelim 94)
Alt first numbers: ((4+5)x10+2)x9=838
- Wed Oct 28, 2015 7:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 28th 2015 (S73 P81)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2680
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 28th 2015 (S73 P81)
DIASTOLES beats ISOLATED
- Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 27th 2015 (S73 P80)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5215
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 27th 2015 (S73 P80)
EMERSION in ENROBES round
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Repetitve conundrums
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4707
Re: Repetitve conundrums
BEEKEEPER !
- Wed Oct 14, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 14th 2015 (S73 P71)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2047
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 14th 2015 (S73 P71)
PRIMEUR to beat PRIMER
- Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4218
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
The example sentences give "curvetted" - and US practice is to use -tt- where we have -t-.James Robinson wrote:Where does it suggest that?? http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defin ... ish/curvetPeter Mabey wrote:Thought CURVETED might beat CURATED, but it looks like a US-only spelling.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4218
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
Thought CURVETED might beat CURATED, but it looks like a US-only spelling.
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4218
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 6th 2015 (S73 P66)
Alt 2nd numbers: 9x(10+7+8+1)=234
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 28th 2015
- Replies: 2
- Views: 896
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 28th 2015
DUALISM to beat DC's DISMAL, but only an equaller
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 24th 2015 (S73 P59)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2103
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 24th 2015 (S73 P59)
Alt last numbers: (8x10+8)x(9+2)
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 23rd 2015 (S73 P58)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4355
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 23rd 2015 (S73 P58)
URINAL + M = RUMINAL
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 23rd 2015 (S73 P58)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4355
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 23rd 2015 (S73 P58)
Alt 1st numbers (75+3+1)x(9+2)
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 (S73 P57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4082
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 (S73 P57)
Simply (3+4)x7x4
- Tue Sep 22, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 (S73 P57)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4082
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 22nd 2015 (S73 P57)
CROZIER to equal EROTICA
- Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 25th 2015 (S73 P39)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3070
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 25th 2015 (S73 P39)
RUNTISH to beat TRUISM
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 18th 2015 (S73 P37)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2644
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 18th 2015 (S73 P37)
Alt 2nd numbers (9+7-10)x8x9
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 18th 2015 (S73 P37)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2644
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 18th 2015 (S73 P37)
1st numbers (75-8)x(25-2x6) - in time, so beat Rachel
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 2:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday August 13th 2015 (S73 P34)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2727
Re: Spoilers for Thursday August 13th 2015 (S73 P34)
Not really, IDOLATER is a back-formation from IDOLATRY - the verb is IDOLIZE, not IDOLATE^.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Find it a little odd that IDOLATER is in the dictionary as an agent noun, but IDOLATED^, which would have been a beater in round five, is not.
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday August 11th 2015 (S73 P32)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3156
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday August 11th 2015 (S73 P32)
Alt 1st numbers: (10+9)x(50+3)-5-3
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 1:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 21st 2015 (S73 P21)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3123
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 21st 2015 (S73 P21)
R1 equaller:PREDATING
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: what3words - mapping the world using three-word phrases
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2906
Re: what3words - mapping the world using three-word phrases
I'm at gives.shaky.goals - but so is anyone vertically above or below me ! The big advantage of postcodes is the similarity of adjacent addresses, so that anything addressed to me at Nicholls Field is delivered to me in the Tower, as the postcode only differs in the last character, and the number is...
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 7th 2015 (S73 P13)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5135
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 7th 2015 (S73 P13)
TEAMSTER as a beater of MATTERS
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 7th 2015 (S73 P13)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5135
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 7th 2015 (S73 P13)
CALOTYPE in R1 ? (NOT CHECKED as Lexplorer not working just now )
- Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday June 24th 2015 (S73 P4)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3775
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday June 24th 2015 (S73 P4)
Is PALUDINE (to beat QUAILED) OK? -it's good in Scrabble
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 12th 2015
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6922
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 12th 2015
Alt first numbers (6+7)x(8x(4-1)-1)
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 11th 2015
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4795
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 11th 2015
In OUTAGES round UNSTAGED, possibly ?
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 9th 2015
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2338
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 9th 2015
IS SOUNDMEN ok? (it is in Scrabble)
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5176
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 4th 2015
Is ARROGATES OK?
- Thu May 28, 2015 1:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 28th 2015 (S72 P90)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2193
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 28th 2015 (S72 P90)
Same way for 4th: (10+4)x(3x25-4)
- Thu May 28, 2015 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 28th 2015 (S72 P90)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2193
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 28th 2015 (S72 P90)
(50/5+100/25)x(75-4)=994 me too
- Thu May 21, 2015 1:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 21st 2015 (S72 P85)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3213
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 21st 2015 (S72 P85)
Alt, 4th numbers: (50x2-4x4)x9 = 756
- Tue May 12, 2015 1:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who are you voting for in the General Election 2015? (Poll)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 10776
Re: Who are you voting for in the General Election 2015? (Poll)
One problem with independents is that many are single-issue candidates, whose support comes from matters of purely local concern. Consequently, any system that reflects national opinions accurately would disadvantage them seriously - but I'm not sure that it would be good for a significant number of...
- Sat May 09, 2015 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Special Spoilers For Friday May 8th 2015
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2299
Re: Special Spoilers For Friday May 8th 2015
Another way for 3rd numbers : 75x(8-1)/(8-5)
- Mon May 04, 2015 5:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday May 4th 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1857
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday May 4th 2015
Also TELAMON in round 1
- Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 30th 2015 (S72 P76)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1314
Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 30th 2015 (S72 P76)
REZONED to beat GENDER
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The General Election of Thursday 7 May 2015 *
- Replies: 100
- Views: 18760
Re: The General Election of Thursday 7 May 2015 *
After the last election, the Lib Dems joined the coalition to get a voting reform act passed - although this was passed, as the big parties saw that would lose out, they did their utmost to ensure that it would not happen, so there seems to be little chance for a future coalition to achieve it this ...
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th April 2015 (series 72, prelim 64)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1124
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th April 2015 (series 72, prelim 64)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1124
Re: Monday 13th April 2015 (series 72, prelim 64)
Alt in R13 : OUTDOES, so no darren
- Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 7th 2015 (S72 P62)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4998
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 7th 2015 (S72 P62)
ANTERIOR to beat TRAINER