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Kai Laddiman wrote:
Daniel O'Dowd wrote:I work in a large pizza franchise
It better be Box Pizza or I'm ignoring it

Unfortunately BoxPizza isn't a large franchise

One day maybe..

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i) Multiplying numbers together. It is not correct to say things like "times them together", "times it by the four", etc. "Times" is not a verb. According to our beloved ODE, it is. In fact the quote they supply as an example is "you times the six by the four to g...

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:Gingerest octochamp?
You wish.
ARGH. With the lack of picture that was a painfully pointless link for those of us who don't know Scott by face!
Anyone got a pic? Side by side with Jono to compare hues of orange?

Yes. Utterly ridicuous Neb.

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Gingerest octochamp?

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Sure, I just like the balance as it is. Horses for courses.

Also you have the best name on the forum. Congratulations.

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1) Would it not be better to have four numbers games, ten letters games and the Conundrum rather than the uneven three numbers and eleven letters games plus Conundrum, so every contestant picks the same amount of letters and numbers? I think four numbers rounds and ten letters rounds would bias the...

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Erm, it's in two weeks mate. Oh dear, complete and utter reading comprehension failure. I'm afraid I might find myself dodging various impromptu projectiles if I announced I was playing scrabble on that particular Saturday, so it's going to have to be a no. Sorry mate :( I found it very amusing to ...

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From the BBC website: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me." Blatantly will turn out to be rubbish, but just the thought of i...

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And Jon, I heard there was a lot of snow in London! I thought your mom seemed a bit young to fall and break her arm on the ice! Best wishes to her anyway! Yes Jason, in fact we were out frolicking in the snow and reminiscing about her evening with Charlie when it happened - she just slipped on the ...

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If this were Performance of the Week, it would have a lot in its favour.

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:This solution and mine are quite counter-intuitive - I was happy to get them and I'm the greatest numbers player of all time - so I don't agree with you.
I'm not going to bite as I am fairly sure you are joking

Yeah, I was

I am though.

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Matt Morrison wrote:very poor not to get those numbers, I thought pretty easy:

4 x 2 = 8, + 4 = 12
12 x 50 = 600
8 x 8 = 64

600 + 64 = 664

This solution and mine are quite counter-intuitive - I was happy to get them and I'm the greatest numbers player of all time - so I don't agree with you.

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(8*4)=32
32+50=82
82*8=656
4*2+8
656+8=664

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I disagree completely. The game has nothing to it but a brilliant performance, but we all know Kirk is brilliant, so where's the story? I like a close game or a total battering.

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I thought this might be the appropriate time to tell you that my mum has broken her arm today by slipping over on the ice.

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Michael Wallace wrote:

Excellent!

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Kirk Bevins wrote:Jono said I fully deserved to win after fishing for the 9 in that last round but I disagree. He was better.

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23613

No arguments about this nomination.

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Charlie Reams wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=23520
I know we missed some stuff but there's no arguing with those scores.

I'm going to argue. I didn't think it was a very good game.

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I came joint top yesterday! And I missed a load of sevens in the second round which most people scored in so I could have won outright! I don't think I've had a better chance since the very first one I played in - http://apterous.org/duelresults.php?duel=80 Sounds like the Joseph Bolas school of lo...

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I wrote all the numbers game for this calendar!

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Joseph Bolas wrote:Also I am probably one of few people to come up with a 9-letter word that hadn't made it into the ODE

Still hasn't.. not very unique.

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Charlie Reams wrote:Junaid and DO'D never gave away a single point on the numbers. I'm sure other people can match this but not many of them played more than 13 games.

Me too, I believe.

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I've just realised that I haven't introduced myself yet, although I was on the old Yahoo site, and even summarised the occasional game in the past. I am Tim Fuller, from Chelmsford (hi Debbi!), I've watched Countdown since day 1, only missing a few games while I was at Uni in the early 90's, and do...

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Constructing these proper shuffles is quite an expensive operation even on modern hardware In my youth I programmed a lot of card games on the PET and the C64 (BASIC and assembler). Received wisdom was to shuffle by exchanging pairs of cards a few hundred times. Eventually I hit on shuffling by pla...

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Excellent. Charlie won by loads. You utter bastard, here was me looking forward to going through the recap having not seen the programme. YOU BAASTAAAAAAAAAAARD! You're reading far too much into this. He could've been joking. You SPOILER LOL! brigade are getting silly now.

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I think the only time I've ever noticed Jimmy before was when he was insulting Lesley Jeavons (similarly for no reason) which I also took exception to. And he (or at least his IP address) was somehow involved in some apterous shenanigans (cheating under a duplicate account), although I think he cla...

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God isn't real.

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I find lists like this very hard to compile. I did, however watch Rope last night and it would easily make it into my 10 favourite films of all time. Slumdog Millionaire, which I saw on Friday, is pretty awesome as well. It's been a good week for films.

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I met Conor Travers when he was about 13 as he came to COLIN and won two games out of six. About a year later, he won a whole series averaging 110 points a game. :shock: That is amazing how you go from a mediocre Countdowner to possibly the greatest of all time in such a small amount of time. I sup...

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Jimmy Gough wrote:Good old EKANS and ARBOK.

These are companies?

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Zenon's tick/cross was well obvious. Yeah, most of Paul's tricks are like that - he's more of an entertainer than a serious magician IMO. I think Derren Brown is hard to beat at the moment as an entertainer, a seriously good magician and a brilliant debunker - the way he exposes the techniques used...

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Jason Larsen wrote:Thank you, everyone!

And Les, you're right, the good news is that I only have a kidney stone and it should pass in a few days.

I sincerely hope you get well soon, Jason, and that you are able to catch up with Countdown on your return! I certainly enjoy reading your daily digest. Boy oh boy!

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Damo said there's not gonna be another Supreme Championship (there's no continuity). He also said that the current CoC will be the last, and that he has a better idea up his sleeve.

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BUT WHERE ARE THE PRINTOUTS? THE LOGS??

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What happened with MARTENOT?

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There's definitely something sociological going on, because, like Martin says, there are better sports out there. Gaelic Football is probably my favourite sport in sporting value for money terms. This sociological factor might explain why truly awful sports like baseball are popular in some parts of...

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Howard told me he was 1000 in our game. I didn't believe him.

My grandparents are old though, and I like them. Maybe it's got something to do with that. I'm not including Christine in this.

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Dinos Sfyris wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:What Pokemon should a girl never leave the house without?
Nobody? Ok I'll spill. A bra

This makes a mockery of the feminist movement. You chauvinist chemistry boy PIG.

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Michael Wallace wrote:I couldn't find anywhere more appropriate to post this.

Ahahahaha

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Brilliant day, absolutely phenomenal. It just keeps on getting better.

Was great to meet my latest forum heros, like Chris Corby, and rekindle my friendship with my perpetual forum heros, like Howard and Christine.

Really really good day. Loved it. Well done everybody.

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Hmmm. Blog posts do tend to be very personal, as much for the writer as for the reader, and anyone who blogs is bound to blog an experience like Countdown. I've just read the entry and it seems to be me like he's mostly saying "oh dear, I made a bit of a twat of myself, and the weird thing was...

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Welcome newbies. Sounds like you'll both fit in perfectly.

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I remember after my CoC when it was all finally definitely over, it was a massive comedown. I imagine it's exactly what you're feeling right now.

Never mind, it will pass. The atmosphere at CO-events is a reasonable substitute.

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JackHurst wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote: To answer your question, you get an effectively unlimited supply of loose A5 sheets.
Do they have a fancy countdown heading on them?

It's black and white, but yes.

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Testing for a factor of 7: Remove the last digit form the number, double this digit. Then subtract this value from what is left of the original number. If the resultant number is a multiple of seven then the original number is too: 182, 18|2, 18-4=14, which is a multiple of seven 301, 30|1, 30-2=28...

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Hey buddy, you've come to the right place. Might I suggest you check out http://www.thecountdownpage.com/experiences.htm to complement your research in this thread. I'll give you a quick summary though as it's late and COLIN's in the morning! Applying -What method of application did you use? Mailed ...

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You all love football, don't you? Meh. I win money predicting results, I wouldn't call that love. Give me snooker any day. The Masters was hands down the best snooker tournament I've seen for so long. The quality was consistently fantastic, and the final was a marvel. <span class="obvious"...

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Agreed. During the early days I did most of the work, but since it's gone live he's been on the bugs like an Aptogazelle.

Well done Chazm8.

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Hurrah, I was correct. Too slow, but correct.

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Man I really despair what this forum is coming to sometimes. I love reading it but some threads/posts I just think "why?" A strange quote from a man who prides himself on correcting the grammar of others. Pot/kettle/black situation ... possibly? Actually, no. I'm more of a spelling man my...

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That's really cool. Nice one.

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It didn't seem to me like he was lying. He looked too proud of it. Also most things that go through Jeff's earpiece also go through Susie's, and she looked genuinely surprised by SIDEBURN, so I think he probably did get it. It could all be a ruse, of course.

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I'm not talking about literal policing. But what I find more tiresome is when someone posts something (that may be rubbish or may not) and someone criticises it, there then seems to be a whole barrage of people (the "forum police") that can't wait to join in and say exactly the same thing...

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Hi, this is my first post and I will probably upset a few people with my immediate negativity, but please can someone explain to me why I have a sudden loss of enjoyment when watching the show? Hi everyone. My first post too and I've been having the same thoughts as Roland. I've watched Countdown f...

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You two are both fucking bottlers.

COLIN JONO9.

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You ain't worth shit until you've got a perfect game.

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I thought this was just my East London upbringing which made me immune to this hilarity, but Gavin's from Essex, so I'm stumped.

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Each reply in this topic must be longer than the previous. Absolutely yes you may positively confirm my entry into the second aptobash tournament that shall be contested on the fifteenth of February in the year of our lord two thousand and nine and am I also to assume that when you insisted on each...

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Chris Civil wrote:
Craig Beevers wrote:Think I might have played you in a charity event somewhere near Chesterfield, back when JEANED wasn't allowed.
I think you might be right, I do seem to remember getting soundly thrashed by someone a lot like you.

They may have been simply dressed as a rabbit?

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I know everybody expects Kirk's games to being amazing but to kill a series champion like this is quite amazing. http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20911 I think people have said before, if Damian were to allow one person back who lost first time out, Kirk should be the number one candidate....

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