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Paul Anderson

Well i guess you'll all have heard by now that the Lexicographer General will be gracing us with her presence for this season's grand finale. Obviously this is way ahead of even my own personal ambitions for the show, very exciting.
Any thoughts?

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Ok, I think we'll implement it IF AND ONLY if both players clearly indicate their desire.

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I’m fine now thanks. Unwinding to a bit of Wheeler Dealers

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omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg!

Sometimes it's actually the right choice of words

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Don't mind him Matt, your opinion is most welcome.

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Never read the FFNG scramble

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We live in an impatient world I guess, but yeah I won't be EREing unless it's the Numberists

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Agreed and noted Matt, cheers

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ZD Halloween Special this Thursday

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Would make any future accusations almost impossible to detect if we allow typing. The visual sweep, which we implemented for the last episode, helps in making sure there are no input devices at hand. This seems to be the fairest way to ensure it's the same rules for all. I would also like to make th...

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As do I Sam. The difference here is the typing

Paul Anderson

Thanks for that Jack. I’m not sure why the tried and tested method for playing along, namely pen and paper, should be seen as unideal? The ZD team feels that this deviation from the norm should have been cleared. It’s not a huge step to go from an overlay with the selections on it to one with the ma...

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Well a verdict of “not guilty” was returned, if you’d rather I word it that way. I guess you could call it not guilty by virtue of reasonable doubt, and yes that sucks if you think he’s guilty, but both us privately and the Apto folks think that’s where we’re at. If it had been handled differently,...

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:50 pm When in the past some other player was thrown out for cheating did they admit it? If not, was the evidence stronger in that case?

Yes, we felt the evidence was clear, plus we were unanimous.

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Correct Graeme

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Not quite, more that the work could have gone on quietly in the background ahead of the finals. Personally I would like to see the creation of a panel to arbitrate on such matters, where we and the contestants all agree to them having the final say in such matters. This body however would have to be...

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I think all this heartache could have been avoided had Jono not gone public. I'm not sure why it was ever put on Apterous. At least here is a place to discuss all things CD, of which ZD is a part. We had a very reasonable meeting where all the evidence was heard, we decided to put this to James and ...

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Interesting thread I must say I started off my Apto "career" as the former. 3 weeks ish, spent on here just playing prune but mentally noting the 9's I missed. I've always sought out high scores rather than maxes, until recently, where I now see the importance of getting more maxes, includ...

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JackHurst wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:55 pm I think it's probably best this ticket gets closed now, just like the apto thread has been.

I agree. We are no further forward than after the private meeting, just a whole lot more sideways.

Paul Anderson

We aim to be equally cruel to all. Jack, you are due a decent draw yes

Paul Anderson

Let the picker choose the length of the letters rounds, 9-18 letters, double points for anything over an 8.
Oh and do the whole thing live at 8pm

Paul Anderson

Haha, that was funny tho, ya gotta admit

Paul Anderson

And thanks guys re: getting it going...very much a team affair and the right folk for the jobs just happened to be in our group chat. Was meant to be a one-off but sure...honestly feels like 3 years condensed into 6 months. If last series was a decent debut album, this is probably the difficult seco...

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Bradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:29 pm My close relative Brandon Hawkins is on standby in case this impressive talent pool runs dry!

Mandatory DNA testing now I'm afraid...how close a relative?

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Quickdraw McGraw straight in no kissing!

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Not having a permanent home here yet, I suggest in here?

Let this be for all ZD ramblings and offerings from this day forth

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Yeah, I was on first, and I'm Irish as I'm sure you've gathered

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Aye and not enough doing just that on the real show.

Paul Anderson

Their CD ability seems decent, but I've always found the show too slow-paced. A few more rounds would make the comedy feel less forced.

Paul Anderson

Cheers guys, yeah it was great to hear from Damian on all things CD. We hope you all enjoyed the format.

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Another most excellent idea Callum

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Haha, most excellent Fiona! You're ready already, as it were. Yeah, it does help the viewer to see the board as i write them, but there are many factors at play coordinating live play across the internet, so i'm very proud of the job the whole team does in their own unique way. Those semis were clas...

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What’s the song? Two out of Four Ain’t Bad? No that’s not it

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Apto feels like a very similar distribution when compared to the show. Perhaps not on a Mocktorun, but on discreet games, yeah

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L'OMG hard luck with your predictions

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Awfully excited about tonight's games! Hope to see a large crowd in for these

Paul Anderson

Aw that was great! Nice one Fiona, I shall be borrowing heavily from this for my finals intros ;-) If you're late to ZD, try get caught up by Monday and join us live for what will be truly epic encounters. Dan v Elliott II and the Battle of The Bandanas...was it Chris Butler that suggested PPV? Wher...

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That's really good Noel! We just didn't want to take the chance of the livestream algorithm foiling our plans, and I had a suitable alternative anyway.

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Paul Anderson has a Bevins number of 8. Paul Anderson... played Ewen Alexander in Series 81... ... who played Robert Houston in Series 21... ... who played Jackie McLeod in Series 21... ... who played Barry Grossman in the final of Series 21... ... who played Darryl Francis in the first round of the...

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I live in Dublin, but am from Limavady, Co. Derry, and I can tell you if you travel 10 miles anywhere in Ireland the accent changes

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Aye, when a dress shirt is required. I do recall my mum used to iron everything that came off the line whilst watching Corrie.

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Must have been! But excellent work by Sir Charles to get it up and running again so quickly

Paul Anderson

I enjoy the Old 15, having 4 letters games before a numbers, so a compromise format would be to have
LLLLNLLNLLNLLNC
Numbers on 5,8,11,14
A numbers on game 3 has always felt too soon

Paul Anderson

ZIGGY (ZoomDown's Ingenious Generating Gizmo Yoke) could get a run out tonight if Apto remains down.
Without Ziggy, I'd be stressing right now.

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Folk who don't like The Beatles

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It was clearly the overdue ZoomDown post what fixed it

You enjoyed the stats last night I saw

Paul Anderson

You did, right at the very end. You must have stopped listening too early!

Thanks for the feedback, hopefully we addressed your concerns in subsequent episodes

Paul Anderson

Told you it was good eh?

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James Haughton, as he's the only one that's still champ

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There will be a full review of Callum’s latest book in an upcoming episode of Focal Talk, with our special guest Oprah Winfrey

Paul Anderson

Thanks Zubair! Glad you're enjoying them. It makes it all worthwhile to hear that, so cheers!
Re the name, maybe you'll have more success than I.

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Unless they’re regarding feedback for the episode, please delete your inappropriate post

Paul Anderson

Hi guys

It's out now. Ahead of Callum posting here, you can find it on the Countdowner's page on FB.
Enjoy

Cheers

Paul

Paul Anderson

Well, in that case, I'm happy to make your list!

Corrina must figure too, as she did all she was asked to do, won 8 games, 700 points, didn't get to show her stuff in the finals.
That's unlucky

Paul Anderson

From one point of view, I could be considered unlucky perhaps, but from another I've had a great experience that I wouldn't change at all, so sometimes you just gotta run with the hand you're dealt.

Paul Anderson

I'm on the fence with the name. Yes, it was the best of a bad bunch so we went for it, however, I'm a fan of The Downcast.
If you have any suggestions, send them to focaltalkpodcast@gmail.com (obvs before we change the email)

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