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- Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 14th October (Series 71, prelim 65)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1446
Re: Tuesday 14th October (Series 71, prelim 65)
I was looking for a final I in that round, but for SOLARISE - I might have seen FORESAILS later in the round though.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 4:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2569
Re: Monday 13th October 2014 (series 71, prelim 64)
Fair point. I am very happy to be back on the show, as I made clear to Damian before recording. I wasn't disappointed with today's performance, I thought I was very solid. Some of my behaviour in the last week was poor, though, and I apologise for that.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
I did 100+8+7*5Jojo Apollo wrote:Dan, what was your way of getting 143 in one of the numbers rounds? I misheard what was said.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 2:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
They're all gettable if you know they're there :) I actually picked a vowel to protect CONATIVE, and mentally ended the round early, so didn't even give myself the chance to spot the 9. Turns out picking a vowel to protect it is not a smart move, because a final I would also have given a 9. I actual...
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
Apologies for the "Just a 6 I'm afraid"
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5653
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 13th 2014
I threw up due to nerves before this episode, hence the VOMITED comment
- Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
EDIT: Yes, (50+6)/8 would've made 7, but adding a small to large and then dividing by another small to make an intermediate number isn't something I'd think to try even in apterous, let alone under the pressure of the studio! Really? This is something I often look for as it comes up quite a lot in ...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 10:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
One thing that worried me about going on was people saying stuff like "OMG you can break the record easily" and "you could get a max mocktorun!" To be honest, I switched off as soon as you missed your first max and assumed you'd probably walked out of the studio in shame. I'm su...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
And Jojo, obviously the dictionary has limited space Does it? The print edition, yes, but I doubt that's true of the online edition. At least, any technical limit would be far in excess of the space they'd need. True, which explains why all of the ODE2 words came back, as there was no longer a spac...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
I studied a list of ODO additions before filming (didn't help me with LORRYLOAD though!)Jojo Apollo wrote:No worries, Dan.
Out of interest, how did you know WHATEV was valid, it isn't allowed on apterous?
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
Just watched this back. One of the numbers Dan had a 50 6 and 8 left and he needed a 7 so he was one away. (50+6)/8 could have got him there. Could shape up to be an exciting finals week (if he makes it) as he's not as invincible as I thought! Oh and we need more female characters like today's cont...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
The problem with this dictionary is that it doesn't really reflect usage. They leave out "boring" words like LAGGY, and bring in words like OMNISHAMBLES that no-one uses because it makes good press. WHATEVS and WHATEV presumably came in because they're the sort of words that newspapers wo...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
WHATEV :roll: talk about dumbed-down words being let in. Can we use a new dictionary please, a sensible one? Anyway well done, Dan. I disagree, I think dictonaries should reflect, rather than dictate, language usage. Fair enough, we can look forward to WHENEV, WHOEV, WHOMEV, WHOMSOEV, WHATSOEV, WAS...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
I know you were attempting humility, but I'm not sure all the "oh woe is me" stuff with the numbers was particularly well-advised when your opponent was struggling to score in any round at the time. Congrats on the wins so far though :) Yeah, I must admit I did cringe watching that back. ...
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
I disagree, I think dictonaries should reflect, rather than dictate, language usage.Jojo Apollo wrote:WHATEV talk about dumbed-down words being let in. Can we use a new dictionary please, a sensible one?
Anyway well done, Dan.
- Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7571
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 10th 2014 (S71 P63)
Dan's had a few awkward numbers games already in his run. In the second numbers, seeing Rachel laughing gave a clue that it was actually easy if you spotted the trick. I hadn't until then. Had I noticed it, Rachel's laughter would've put me off, if anything - I saw her laugh when I had 124 as a tar...
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 9th 2014 (S71 P62)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4006
Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 9th 2014 (S71 P62)
Yeah he was a good player. He was so nervous during the first few rounds that he was visibly shaking - had he not made a poor start due to nerves, it would've been a lot closer.
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 9th 2014 (S71 P62)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4006
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 9:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 8th 2014 (S71 P61)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3977
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 8th 2014 (S71 P61)
Thanks for the kind comments, guys. As James rightly says, I was nervous going onto the set, because Gary is a very solid player who was capable of causing problems. Having annatos^ disallowed was a frustrating moment - I said to myself in the previous round that I would play safe, which is why I we...
- Tue Aug 26, 2014 1:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7513
Re: Spoilers For Bank Holiday Monday August 25th 2014
Someone sum him up for people who don't watch much any more? Just a bit shouty? Very shouty. On his first letters pick he said "I'd like a consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel, consonant". When Rachel explained that you could only pick one at a time, he shouted over her anyway and picked th...
- Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday August 13th 2014 (S71 P27)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2226
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday August 13th 2014 (S71 P27)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_bin_ei ... conception Poor work from the research team
- Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoEdi 3 is go - Saturday 1st November
- Replies: 82
- Views: 33190
- Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 124442
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
3rd episode on the 19th August, broadcast date 10th October
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2115
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 22nd 2014 (S71 P15)
ARENOSOL for a beater R1
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoMultiLon
- Replies: 50
- Views: 26133
Re: CoMultiLon
Count me in for this
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
- Replies: 39
- Views: 17365
Re: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
Count me in for this.
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
- Replies: 39
- Views: 17365
Re: COREA Saturday 19th April 2014
Count me in for this.
- Sat Feb 08, 2014 12:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10040
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
As another member of the elite group who couldn't get out of bed in time, I would appreciate a slightly later start, maybe 11am? Nevertheless, it was a great event and I would like to see it return next year.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17343
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Jack Worsley has nailed it here.
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 10:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 47870
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th January 2014
Off-topic I know, but I've paid for both events. See you guys there!
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20807
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday December 20th 2013
That was fantastic! I gave you some hints as to how to improve, but you really took that to such a high level! I'm still struggling to believe you won, that was an absolutely fantastic run. (P.S. can I have some tips how to deal with nerves please!)
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 25066
- Mon Nov 18, 2013 10:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Mass noun inconsistency
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1838
Re: Mass noun inconsistency
There is a count noun sense of BETAINE:
[count noun] any zwitterionic compound of the type represented by betaine.
[count noun] any zwitterionic compound of the type represented by betaine.
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Mass noun inconsistency
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1838
Re: Mass noun inconsistency
Being a modifier just means that it's used adjectivally (you can't say *granites columns), so GRANITES being acceptable won't be anything to do with that
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Random?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9975
Re: Random?
Godwin's law.
- Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday October 8th 2013 (S69 P65)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10278
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday October 8th 2013 (S69 P65)
Hi guys, thanks for all your comments; I hope you enjoyed the episode. Despite it being my losing one, it was the game I enjoyed the most. While Abdi may have attempts a few fudges ad Hansfords, ultimately he won because he had that little extra bit of quality over me throughout most of the game. I...
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Experiences
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9356
Re: Countdown Experiences
You're not imagining it Graeme, Mike definitely said there were some unpublished experiences.
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 25th 2013 (S69 P56)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2121
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 25th 2013 (S69 P56)
Alts: GILGAI R1, AZIDES R4, LIPOMA R7, OOGAMY R8, SEXTON R11, FURIOSO R12
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 25th 2013 (S69 P56)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2121
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 25th 2013 (S69 P56)
75 1 9 3 7 6 @ 872.John Garcia wrote:What were the numbers again? Many thanks.Tony Atkins wrote:Well done, but have you made 872 yet? There at least 2 ways to do it, it seems.Zarte Siempre wrote:(That was posted before Rachel did it the same way)
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Leam - 28th September 2013
- Replies: 55
- Views: 30361
Re: Co:Leam - 28th September 2013
Yes we are still taking new entries, it would be very good to see you there.
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 5:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5316
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013
Jen told me that she considered STOMPIEST in R13 but dismissed it. Unlucky, as that would've kept the max game going and given an opportunity to break 146! Nevertheless, superb performance.
- Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 5th 2013 (S69 P42)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3500
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 5th 2013 (S69 P42)
I do want to appear again, but I'm very busy travelling at the moment and I'm about to start my final year of university in October, so it will have to wait a little while
- Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 5th 2013 (S69 P42)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3500
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 5th 2013 (S69 P42)
Certainly looks like it! Nice to see Damian relaxing his stance on people appearing for a second time
- Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday September 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Prelim 40
- Replies: 5
- Views: 912
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday September 3rd 2013 (Series 69 Preli
NEUROPIL (R4), SERIATIM (R5) and NITROX (R10) as alternatives. Nice 14 maxer, Jen, you sexy beast
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 392294
Re: Is Apterous down?
No Jason
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: They say you learn something new everyday.....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3371
Re: They say you learn something new everyday.....
Yeah, I was also witness to that Hyper Urban Dictionary game between Innis and Andy. Innis took an early lead with WANKBAGS for 8, Andy tried to pull it back by trying ARSEMANGLING for 12, but sadly it was disallowed. OCTOPENIS appeared as a beater at one point as well
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 1:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 392294
Re: Is Apterous down?
An official FB presence would be great, nice suggestion Matt.
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:31 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 392294
Re: Is Apterous down?
Down again I think!
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
PISSHEAD as an alt. in the SHADIEST round
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 2nd 2013 (Surprise Special!)
exeating^ not valid, but EXIGENT was there in that round for 7
- Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
- Replies: 50
- Views: 12056
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Friday June 28th 2013
ODORIZER used to be valid, very unlucky
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 17th 2013
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4992
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 17th 2013
That wasn't the exact order no
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 17th 2013
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4992
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 17th 2013
The letters were BRGSNEIOA
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 24th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 32)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5048
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 24th 2012 (Series 68 Prelim
Come on Eileen!
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 19th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 12)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5095
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 19th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 1
Remember the name!! Andy Platt!!!
- Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259231
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Phenomenal shout
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3954
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4
Andy Platt and Giles Hutchings will also be in this series, I'm expecting great things from both of them!Dave Preece wrote:
Unlucky Philip!
Who are the other Apterites of note coming up?
- Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3954
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 7th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 4
Unlucky, Phil At least you got the teapot second time round though!
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4126
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
Thanks, Phil! I hope you do well on the show on your second goPhilip Jarvis wrote: Hopefully, it won’t be as long before Dan McColm gets another chance.
- Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4126
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 5th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 2)
Nice for Phil to get another shot on the show, very well played Phil!