If you don't have access to a reliable Countdown dictionary/wordchecker, I'd say it's best to ask whether a word is in rather than authoritatively declare it. E.g.
Round 12: wooliest?
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Round 12: WOOLIEST
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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 22nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 15)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 645
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 700290
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
The other thing is what he does is vandalism - he doesn't get permission does he? Other people would be at risk of being arrested for doing that. Or if they vandalise the vandalism... I think it defeats the point that everyone, including the authorities, fawn over his work. If he was on the run from...
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 700290
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Good post for two reasons. Self-destructed and it's also a very good question.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 700290
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 29064
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
Improvements in the global south might enable us to surpass 80, but I'd be amazed if we got much further than that. There's already loads of 80-year-olds roaming the streets. What's your point here? I don't think your post really addressed what Marc was saying. Marc was talking about 120-year-olds ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 310983
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Switzerland looks like some sort of tardigrade thing. Denmark is Batman. The USA looks like a whale.
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 23912
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
This is the day before the London Marathon by the way, so it's unfortunately not doable for me.
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
- Replies: 53
- Views: 23912
Re: CO:Rea - 20 April 2024
Is Tony Atkins involved or is this just a separate thing from his events?
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6095
Re: Co-event dictionary
I also don't see a problem with the request. If you ran a project in your spare time, wouldn't you be annoyed if a user raised a specific feature request needed for an event at a weeks' notice on a Friday night? When they could have raised it at any point up to 9 weeks ago. We've just coming to the...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 6095
Re: Co-event dictionary
I also don't see a problem with the request. As said, the change might have happened anyway before COLIN, regardless of the request. Any time there's an update, there's a sudden change in the words available with all the consequences of that. I'm not sure point 2 is anything against what Fiona has d...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 25928
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
The question really is whether putting 1, 2, 3 against each other in round 2 is the best way to get the best players against each other in the final round. It doesn't seem likely.
It's not putting a value judgement on it. I'm just addressing Jack's list.
It's not putting a value judgement on it. I'm just addressing Jack's list.
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 29064
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
I think in 30 years time living to 100 plus will be the norm however as we are all gifted with a limited amount of brain cells I can envisage 120 year olds roaming the streets like zombies. There's a horror movie in that Improvements in the global south might enable us to surpass 80, but I'd be ama...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 25928
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- The final round of games should most likely pit the best players against each other. Which, if any, of those 5/6 principles does the current system fail on? The Swiss system used at COLIN and other players doesn't really do this. As far as I understand the top players after round 1 go against eac...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8248
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
I used to not know that actors on television were a thing, and that programmes were all just made "from scratch" using some sort of technology. A bit like how things are going to be in a few years anyway.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 29064
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
Deserved more.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 29064
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
I'm amazed anyone even believed it in the first place. The dog was supposedly a full 7 years older than the dog that had previously been crowned and over double the breed's life expectancy, was obese, and had no signs of extreme age. I'd be amazed it it was older than 14/15. Hugely embarrassing for...
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 29064
Re: Was Jeanne Calment a fraud?
Just read through this whole thread again. One of my favourites that I like coming back to every so often. So thanks for the bump!
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 847
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 16th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 11)
Surely octanes is the falsey - COSTEAN is the word!Adam S Latchford wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:16 amOctanes bad (maybe it's fine in the new dictionary update idk but def bad on apterous), costean the falseyHowie Myers wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:02 am r3 alt: 8*(9*10+4)+2=754
r5: OCTANES
r8: DANCIER
r13: BROMATES
r14 alt: (5+5)*(8*7)-2-1=557
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
- Replies: 252
- Views: 58040
Re: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
This is incredible https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67974629 Yes, and it also goes back to what I said quite recently about women's times improving more than men's. Two women under the world record, and the men's race gave no times of particular note. But also Agnes Ngetich and Emmaculate Anya...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 311
- Views: 49818
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
That's quite a claim, considering they want to do so in the relatively near future. Well September 2026 at the earliest.
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Worst word ever
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3051
Re: Worst word ever
I think it's a gaugeous word.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2959
Re: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
I love how this has become "these were from my run". So in keeping with that, from my run, "wandering polluting columnist" is a great descriptor for Owen Jones. Although not from my run, I do like "disinfect qualified awfulness" from Series 42. Try to limit the Tory bi...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
As well as being America's lapdog in joining in with the attacks on the Houthis , Rishi Sunak has spoken out against South Africa's case against Israel . A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Mr Sunak believed South Africa's case was "completely unjustified and wrong." &qu...
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
As well as being America's lapdog in joining in with the attacks on the Houthis , Rishi Sunak has spoken out against South Africa's case against Israel . A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Mr Sunak believed South Africa's case was "completely unjustified and wrong." &quo...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Jeopardy!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3976
Re: Jeopardy!
And in the middle of your sentence.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 20662
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
How do you decide what order to put the the people in the middle group in?
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 11th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 8)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 733
Re: Spoilers for 11th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 8)
The wheels kind of fell off that game. It was a good start!
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The most boring OFF-topic poll
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2888
Re: The most boring OFF-topic poll
Anyway I was in the pub last night and one of the guys got some Twiglets and we all tried them. They just tasted like burnt crap and everyone agreed. Why are they a thing? Anyway, there's no Marmite branding on the packet and as far as I know there never has been. They have yeast in, sure. And behin...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 700290
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Penny farthings are front wheel drive and you're basically sitting on the front wheel so I don't think you'd be able to do a very good wheelie. Maybe a very quick marginal ground clearance of the front wheel.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2959
Re: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
I love how this has become "these were from my run". So in keeping with that, from my run, "wandering polluting columnist" is a great descriptor for Owen Jones. Although not from my run, I do like "disinfect qualified awfulness" from Series 42. Try to limit the Tory bi...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 738
Re: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
Not on Apterous so unless it's new in, probably not.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
On the pool thing, if it's just that fewer women play than men, then there's no need for a separate women's category on the basis of fairness, but there could still be interest/demand anyway, and I don't think it's necessarily too outrageous to have a women's category. In any case, while there might...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 738
Re: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
I did (100+25)×7+75-6=944.
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
Re: The Dead of 2024
Sorry to hear that!
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/67807719 This is ridiculous, there is no advantage in pool OK, so for context: A transgender pool champion says she received "vile" and "horrific" abuse online after her opponent refused to play her in a final. Pinches said she did it out of &qu...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 700290
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Does it depend on the e-mail system you're using? It seems weird that it would be a universal thing. Does it change if you put your phone in desktop mode?
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 25928
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
In theory the basic system sounds 'fairer', but not for players at the top. If 100% fairness is the aim, the best players shouldn't be penalised for being the best. It's supposed to be a compromise system. As fair as possible, while not having too many unbeaten players at the end of the day. In fac...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which Is Your Favourite Joke?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12362
Re: Which Is Your Favourite Joke?
I enjoyed this more on a second viewing.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:45 am This week's favourite joke:
I made a ventriloquist doll out of some old bits of carpet.
Its ruggish
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 311
- Views: 49818
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
No.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:39 pmAre you suggesting you can't be Trans and Gay?Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:45 pm Being trans is not really related to being gay, except in a superficial sense, and the concept of an LGBT (plus some extra letters maybe) "community" is somewhat bizarre.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 25928
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
If it were up to me, we'd bin off the Swiss pairs/triples system entirely. I've discussed this general thing before with various tweaks, but here is my definitive system that I think would work: The first round is random. A lot of events do this anyway, although Ben traditionally likes to do his ann...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 311
- Views: 49818
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Being trans is not really related to being gay, except in a superficial sense, and the concept of an LGBT (plus some extra letters maybe) "community" is somewhat bizarre.
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4838
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
So the Pogues and Kirsty McCall have 7 votes Jona Lewie and Slade have 6 votes each OK, so it's all over, and Jona Lewie managed to tie with The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl for first place on 7 votes at the end. The top 3: 1. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York - 7 =. Jona Lew...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4838
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Close at the top.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:53 am So the Pogues and Kirsty McCall have 7 votes
Jona Lewie and Slade have 6 votes each
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4838
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
This poll expires on 4th January (which is now today) at 5:14pm so get those final votes in!
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
There have been over 10,000 children killed in this genocide since October. I have no ties to Palestine other than it is inhabited by human beings, but i can’t function as a normal human being while this continues. It’s affecting me pretty badly. I attend the weekly solidarity protests and an left ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 139763
Re: Countdowners in the news
That's Kirk by the way!
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
Re: The Dead of 2024
It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.
Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.
Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
Re: The Dead of 2024
An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are. I don't think you could really formulate a robust enough system for that. Does the frail 95 year old or the very ill 70 year old have a bette...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 981
Re: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
3rd numbers - (50+6)×(10+4)-8+3=779
Very similar to the previous numbers.
Very similar to the previous numbers.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 981
Re: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
2nd numbers - (50+9-5)×(10+8)+6=978
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
Re: The Dead of 2024
An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:18 pm As undignified as this is I deliberately have avoided picking people who already have a life threatening illness that I am aware of
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 67
- Views: 10272
Re: The Dead of 2024
I still have six from my list:
Michael Schumacher
Cher
Daniel Dennett
Mark Serwotka (some union leader guy)
Brian Blessed
Nigel Farage
Michael Schumacher
Cher
Daniel Dennett
Mark Serwotka (some union leader guy)
Brian Blessed
Nigel Farage
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
What are the prospects of the South Africans succeeding at the ICJ? Does accusing someone of “genocidal acts” bear the same legal weight as accusing them of an outright genocide? Considering South Africa's history in the lady 2 or 3 centuries, one expects it to be laughed at. Pots and Kettles etc I...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is it OK to........
- Replies: 6
- Views: 665
Re: Is it OK to........
Though not a workforce thing, Labour has used all-woman shortlists for MP candidates in some constituencies. To criticise what Mary Earps was wearing during SPOTY without being accused of misogyny? SPOTY completely passed me by, but there are certain things in life where there are differences in how...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 458106
Re: People you shouldn't trust
OK, yeah. I accept that.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 458106
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who give the middle finger wrong. The correct way is to have a closed fist and then raise the middle finger. The wrong way is only curling the knuckles of the other fingers and you thumb sticking out. I've literally never thought about this. I think I have my thumb on the outside actually no...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1757437
Re: Politics in General
Zionism, yes, is the belief of a Jewish nation. No more, no less. Pro-Palestine people like to claim being "anti-Zionist" is not antisemitic, but I have always argued it is insofar as you are not calling for the deconstruction of any Muslim country, Pakistan in particular as it was formed...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3723
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
COLIN is like Wimbledon, whereas the FOCAL championship is like the ATP finals.
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3723
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
I think it's called COLIN.