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OK - thanks, Darren.

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Round 10 was distinctly uncomfortable to watch, so I can't imagine what it must have been like in the studio. Agreed, I presume there wasn't really a precedent set for what to do when this happens? I guess Jeff didn't/doesn't have the power to make such adjudications by himself - if he had been abl...

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I have Vegemite every day but only just saw this thread - too late and I would have been the only one - fame at last

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I didn't like Tim Vine very much. I suppose it is to be expected that some of his quick-fire type gagging will miss the spot. I find myself beginning to groan. Me too. He also has the strange and annoying habit of waiting for applause/praise/laughter. Doesn't seem to realise that if people missed t...

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Silly me. All on my own here and not realising that it is OK to insult, take the piss out of anyone who is or might be suffering from autism.

It looks as if 'orty' is the new 'spas'.

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Yes. Most definately. I was wanking over Venus Williams vs Safina the other day when I flicked over briefly to watch that mind-numbingly predictable, would-be octochamp Innis Carson. Stupidly, I forgot to stop wanking and proceeded to climax while Innis solved the 2nd numbers. To make matters worse...

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When I saw it was Dr Phil in 't corner it made my day and has done ever since. He is one of the most laid back and gently funny poeple in the guest chair.

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Very exciting game.
Wife got 'delivery' somewhere along the way.

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Rachel was clearly having a laugh and taking the piss out of Jeff. She is just brilliant.

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vexated ? No

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I think you will find that Neil will win.

John Bosley

Totally agree that Susie and Rachel are brilliant.

John Bosley

Simple I may be. A loyal fan of countdown I am, but I am pretty saddened by the idea of backroom help in Dictionary Corner. It is only a game (I know) and that should apply to every one (IMO) - or come clean about it all. What about Rachel?

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Got azimuth as well - and dictionary corner did not get a 7 at all.

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Too long for Countdown but in today's quick crossword in the Guardian - taramasalata - rather unkindly called Greek fish paste, but I guess that's what it is - tastes like it anyway.

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Clearly Damien Eadie and I have different ways of looking at things - no prob there, but I must say I was pleased to see him mentioned in Richard Whiteley's book, 'Himoff!' - must be getting on a bit!

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There is, yes, a very polite way there is also a slightly sarcastic almost impolite way - and many others, but I am now as boring as the original.

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. . . because there are far too many duplicate letters lately. If the letters were picked using a pseudo-random-number generator, based on frequency in the English language, there would be a much better distribution. Also, why does Jeff not allow the public to guess the Conundrum when no-one else c...

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Could be. I turned to Vegemite years ago

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Ralph Gillions wrote:Oh dear.
Just as I thought it was safe, here he is again.
I can't stand him.

Have to switch sound off when he spouts his rubbish. Almost enough to stop me watching Countdown; almost.

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Clearly they announce that the train is 'arriving into' because it has not quite got there yet or is almost certainly not stationary. This can then be used in their defence when they are sued by a passenger who got off while it is still moving and did himself damage. 'Into' gives the vague feeling o...

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What? Are you insane? I arrive into Cardiff means I arrive at Cardiff/arriving in Cardiff. You need to get out more. Kirk, You did say earlier that everyone makes mistakes; but now it seems that you are saying it was not a mistake but that 'arriving into' is all right. I say it is isn't. You could ...

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David Roe wrote:To be fair to Mrs. Thatcher, the unions needed breaking.

Never thought I'd live to see this sort of statement, especially in the climate we now have of banking wankers and thieving 'honorable' members.

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Charlie Reams wrote:
John Bosley wrote:baizes, now no maizes
ok in scrabble amazing
I see you've also taken the absence of punctuation from Scrabble to heart.

you should see
my poetry

John Bosley · Re: Spoilers, Tuesday 19/05/2009 baizes, now no maizes ok in scrabble amazing

baizes, now no maizes
ok in scrabble amazing

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Surprised that gradates came to him but not graduates which IMO is a much more common word. Maize is v common as well and no one seemed to have got there - bit corny really!

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It's got to be raccoons because the name sounds so good.
What is so special about a badger, even if it is red?

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Glad you are back at it, George. I like to relax when I read your stuff so I'm printing it off.

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Matt Morrison wrote:Nobody loves spoilers any more.

I'm glad that Paul won. He seems likable, scared, and that woman was such a cheat with numbers solutions.

Was she an actual cheat? I thought she was a bit hesitant, which I suppose is not on, but she did know how to get to the number she had declared.

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We are not a cut above if we keep them in disgusting conditions. As for swine flu, here is a bit of an email I got today from Avaaz. Why not sign their petition, eh? You can carry on eating happy pork :) >> No-one yet knows whether swine flu will become a global pandemic, but it is becoming clear wh...

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Why is it that hardly anyone has entered discussion on the cruel life of 'farmed' animals rather than the death. Death is no problem to any of us; it is life that is the problem - if you see what I mean.

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Guess it will be Chubby Murphy

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I voted Lancaster because it is not abroad.

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I am not a vegetarian because I eat fish. Why I do not eat other meat is because of the disgust I have with the meat industry (and it IS industry rather than farming in most cases). I gave up meat some years ago not on the principle of killing but the way most food animals are kept and have to live ...

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I have warming and cooling attitudes towards Brandreth but I am dead cool now. He is really annoying and the team need to help Susie out of this - or did they? What a space-invading wanker and at his age he has not learnt. I feel embarrassed to be a man.

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George says, 'Also I hate peeling potatoes'.
Don't do it then. You can either bake them in their jackets - lovely!

or boil them with skins on and just push the skins off while they are still hot like some of the Irish do - or just eat the skins if the spuds are not too old.

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Thanks for that, George. I did not quite get the 'head down' of Pinnochio-was he reading a book or was it really a work notebook every time?
Also be interested if the experts solved the prob of not stopping at stations - with some bit of clever technology.

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Sorry for the delay, George, but I've been away. I really apreciate your raising the subject of suicides because I do not think things should be hushed up at all. I have read before of the awful affect this has on train drivers - not the same for everyone, of course, but I guess one is never the sam...

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Thank you, George. What a bundle of memories you have and clearly so moving. It's good for you (and us) that you share them with people on this forum and with your old colleagues and friends.

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Can you not write it as a piece of fiction with changed names (and descriptions) of people and places?

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Who is

Kai? Me or Clive?

I am too old and out of my depth on this forum, but I was talking about the 'feel' of it - not the statistical analysis.

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Some very sad stories there, George. Have you got all this stuff written down somewhere?

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AFAIK colin is the French word for pollack and is pronounced colan like the French do. It is absolutely stupid - except, of course, it has publicised the bloody fish.

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I don't count the first weeks because they were not normal contestants; they were octochamps and so on and they only left Rachel the impossible ones to do.

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Wife had 'ordinals' as well - and Susie didn't - but then she can't do everything.

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As Debbi said, it is a type of fish that we should eat instead of cod because the latter is running out. The stupid 'twaddle' is that Sainsburys have changed the name because they say customers are too scared to ask for pollack because it sounds like 'bollock' which is very slightly rude (they say).

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To George and all those who have shown interest in railway stuff - I recently read a couple of books by Andrew Martin that you might like to read. They are thrillers about Jim Stringer 'Steam Detective' and all based on the steam era on the railway. He is an enthusiast of steam and apparently learne...

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What is it you have not heard of, Jason?

The piece of cod that passeth all understanding?

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John Bosley wrote:As an atheist, I always thought cod was pollacks anyway.

You saw it here first, but it is also in today's Guardian letters page. Sick that one gets so much pleasure out of such a small achievement.

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George, I love your railway memories. They would look good collected into a book - if they aren't already!

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I really liked reading your story,George. it is not just the facts or whether it is true or not it also your ability with words.

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As an atheist, I always thought cod was pollacks anyway.

John Bosley

I would like to see the numbers of those who watch Countdown - and count for it in their daily diet - and those who do horse racing/gambling. I think Channel 4 has got all their priorities wrong and do not give a shit for their regular loyal viewers.

- and why is it off topic?

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...and isn't Jerry a a bright spark, a refreshing and pleasant experience. He is relaxed and amenable.

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Looking forward to a refreshingly new guest in the corner today now that the 'mouthy bigot' has gone.

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Phil Reynolds wrote:
Kate Horton wrote:Jon Gaunt
..... I used to vaguely know a Jon Gaunt in Coventry. Wonder who this guy is though? Then I Googled him and - it's the same one. OMG. Except he apparently now has some sort of career as a mouthy bigot ...

no comment!

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I think it was at 11.14am - so someone told me ! :lol: I have also been told that it is better to call it March equinox because it is only Vernal this time of year in the northern hemisphere. In Oz it is Autum - so March is better I guess. Then when we get to autumn here, we call it September equino...

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Happy vernal equinox to everybody and hopefully a lovely start to Spring

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Charlie Reams wrote:I think I follow this "KU" thing but what does it actually stand for?

Kirk Unrisked ?

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