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A. Brandreth, twice, just to be sure.
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- Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Interesting question my Dad asked me...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1704
Re: Anagrams
A seasonal one for me:
Dr. Holly Penis
Dr. Holly Penis
- Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Happy Christmas From The Countdown Team
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4557
Re: Happy Christmas From The Countdown Team
2008 has been, for many, a difficult year, and 2009 looks like bringing more of the same. But I hope that, for the next few days at least, you all have some festive cheer and that you get to spend it in the company of someone nice. I wish all of you the very best for Christmas and the year ahead. Ph...
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Recap for Thursday 25 August 1994.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1204
Re: Recap for Thursday 25 August 1994.
Should that have been 50x7 - 5x(4+1)?Charlie Reams wrote:Round 8: 50, 1, 4, 5, 7, 10. Target: 325.
C1: 325. 50x7+5x(4+1) (10)
- Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 979
Re: Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1
With all this talk of XBOX 360s, Playstation 3s and Wiis, I can't be the only one to have noticed a glaring omission from the roster of state-of-the-art games machines vying for our attention - namely, the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-1!! Its enormous 9KB of memory and astounding clock speed o...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 24758
Re: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
Well in fairness I was playing devil's advocate rather than giving my actual opinion, but your point is a good one. But still I don't think people should be seen in a negative light because they do word learning, i.e. they put some effort into it. Neither do I - absolutely not. Anyone who applies t...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:17 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Incorrectly disallowed words
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2892
Re: Incorrectly disallowed words
In a speetgoat game where I played Apterous Nude there was a selection that looked like this - PFTYRHOUL - and I got fourty but for some reason it was dissalowed! Stupid apterous. Because, like 'dissalowed', 'fourty' is not a word. You'll find that not being able to spell is a distinct disadvantage...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: December's Daily Duels
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12804
Re: December's Daily Duels
Strange day for me, as I was in the minority in getting STINKWEED and UNEATABLE, but also in the minority in missing TACTICITY ( :oops: ) and CARPETING (double :oops:). As far as I can remember, AUTOCLAVE is the first Duel conundrum to have evaded every single participant. (I notice several people,...
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 24758
Re: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
Why should someone who doesn't put effort in be rewarded and someone else who's put a lot of effort in fail? Well, to answer that you need to decide what the reward is actually being given for. We're not talking about an annual pay rise here, we're talking about a game show. Your question implies t...
- Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 24758
Re: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
Would it be such a good thing if someone who didn't put much effort in won a series? Absolutely. If, as other contributors to this thread have suggested, anyone can do well at Countdown if they practise, then a series champion who doesn't need to do so presumably wins instead by virtue of having go...
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: "like Countdown on acid"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2316
Re: "like Countdown on acid"
Not if it was made last year - Justin died about 10 years ago.Matt Morrison wrote:And that was Justin Fashanu was it?
Gosh, you're quite chunky aren't you? Your friend's cute though.In case you're very bored, here's the last amateur film I made: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsPPQL1s1A
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Countdown Game (Based on Scattergories)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2864
Re: Countdown Game (Based on Scattergories)
I worked on the assumption that the most obvious words would be the best ones to go for, as other players would probably steer away from them. As it happens, several others played the same strategy so I was bolloxed. At least I've finally beaten Charlie at something.
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:41 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168504
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Not exactly high scoring, but really enjoyed this game with Ben P http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=15501 And I enjoyed watching :) Watch out, fellow Aptobashers, these two are hot. They do indeed know some scarily obscure words. Comforting for us mortals, though, that neither player got th...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
Not at the moment, as I can't think of a suitably zingy retort.Charlie Reams wrote:Phil Reynolds being a smart arse? No way!
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
That's a beard? I actually thought you were standing in the way of a Powerpoint presentation and those were lines of text being projected across your face. Seriously.Matt Morrison wrote:I am Cool. And Cool People have Cool Beards.
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
Despite you being a smart ass Thank you. It is rather pert, even if I say it myself. I am 99% sure that what 'Jimmy' has done is specify a URL for his picture, which is actually not a valid image file. Therefore, the browser is trying to find the picture at the URL he supplied every time, but as it...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
I imagine he founds them all himself (or his brother does), but anyway you can find one here.Matt Morrison wrote:Who is this Jimmy and where can I found one of his posts?
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
I know using Firefox if I'm refreshing the same thread a few times in a row then sometimes it will refresh with no user avatars loading at all - in which case they all are replaced with "User avatar". Yeah, it's an occasional glitch. No idea why it happens. I've just noticed that myself. ...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: New Colour Scheme!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4897
Re: New Colour Scheme!
I don't think this has anything to do with the new colour scheme as I'm still using the old one, but I've only noticed it since the new scheme was introduced: why do posts by the user 'Jimmy' simply have the words 'User avatar' where the graphic avatar would normally be? This doesn't seem to be the ...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Putting it on paper
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3586
Re: Will an 'ordinary' person ever win a series again?
One way of getting picked I suppose. Did Damian take you into a private room for that?Jon Corby wrote:I sucked balls at my audition
There might be something in that. I might practise when the new series starts.Maybe it would help to take a big marker pen with you so you can write a little bolder?
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Putting it on paper
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3586
Putting it on paper
Going very slightly off-topic, this reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask for a while now. Are the contestants in the studio able to see the letters selection on a monitor, or do they have to write them down? I ask because when I was due to audition for the show a few years ago, I tried ...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: An alternate title for Countdown
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6885
Re: An alternate title for Countdown
Your personal life seems somewhat complicated - on another thread you alluded to your fiance [sic].Michael Wallace wrote:How about if I sent you a photo of my wife in it?
Re: X Factor
So what's the difference between this year's winner and last year's? Or did they just use the same person again and presume the people watching wouldn't notice? Or am I just being racist? Not sure I understand your post. Last year's winner was short, white, male and Scottish. This year's is tall, b...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:44 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 51627
Re: Official thread of scrag
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=15275
Not really sure whether to post this as Scrag or Brag! Astonishingly, I won the game - but only after five of my first six words were disallowed. (The one that passed muster - OUTFLEW - was the only one of the six I thought might not be legit...)
Not really sure whether to post this as Scrag or Brag! Astonishingly, I won the game - but only after five of my first six words were disallowed. (The one that passed muster - OUTFLEW - was the only one of the six I thought might not be legit...)
Re: Strictly
I used to quite enjoy Come Dancing in the 1980s but the laundry bills were astronomical.John Evans wrote:Is a "dance-off" as exciting as it sounds?
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: An alternate title for Countdown
- Replies: 70
- Views: 6885
Re: An alternate title for Countdown
No. I still don't really understand why so many people seem to have heard of him - I guess Sky must be more popular than I thought.Howard Somerset wrote:Am I the only person who had never heard of Jeff Stelling until he was mentioned in connection with the Countdown host's job?
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Birthday music
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5239
Re: Birthday music
Actually I think you'll find it was 'I Believe' by Frankie Laine.jimbentley wrote:Yes there were, Allan, they started in November 1952, which gives you 'Theme From Moulin Rouge' by Mantovani.aagharmer wrote:No charts in the UK when I was born, so it has to be the US No 1 for Aug 31st 1953
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:00 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Birthday music
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5239
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:36 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28156
Re: Best screenshot
Geoffrey was obviously as confused as Rick:
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you put into Room 101?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6413
Re: What would you put into Room 101?
when they wouldn't dream of using the same argument against straight comedians. Wouldn't they? Seems you're making some pretty strong assumptions about people you don't know, which is ironic considering the criticism you're making. An assumption based on pretty strong evidence. If what someone find...
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Fun with the custom challenges
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2192
Re: Je ne pas Francais?
Not really. Literally translated it would mean "I not French". You really need some sort of verb in there, such as "je ne suis pas Français" (I am not French) or "je ne parle pas Français" (I don't speak French).Kai Laddiman wrote:Does the title mean anything?
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3577
Re: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
It appears to be some sort of in-joke, of which I'm not a part. Fixed. Hmm. Thanks for trying Ben, but that doesn't really do it for me, as my intention was for the second clause to refer back to the 'in' of 'in-joke', which your fixed version no longer does. Arguably better would have been: "...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you put into Room 101?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6413
Re: What would you put into Room 101?
Ben, I meant to mention your post for being a small island of common sense, but forgot. Sorry.Ben Hunter wrote:I sort of did .Phil Reynolds wrote:I don't see any comments decrying the number of straight comedians who use the minutiae of their own lives as the basis for comedy.
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3577
Re: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
It appears to be some sort of in-joke. Upon which I am not in. (Reworded that to avoid ending with a preposition, and still failed.)John Evans wrote:You can have one guess. The context should make it quite easy.Phil Reynolds wrote: Who are Mike and Dave?
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you put into Room 101?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6413
Re: What would you put into Room 101?
Charlie, I'm not looking for a "scandal" at all. I'm just fed up of hearing people like Howard Somerset and Martin Smith say "Why can't gay comedians just be funny without mentioning their sexuality?", when they wouldn't dream of using the same argument against straight comedians...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3577
Re: The Official Congrats to Mike Thread
OK, I'll bite.
Who are Mike and Dave?
Who are Mike and Dave?
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th December *Final*
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11952
Re: Spoilers for Friday 12th December *Final*
I see PERUSALS is indeed listed as a valid 8 in the game recap.Phil Reynolds wrote:Really? I would have thought it was perfectly valid to say something like "After a couple of hasty perusals of the letters I spotted an 8".Kai Laddiman wrote:Actually, PERUSAL's a mass noun, i.e. you can't pluralise it.
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you put into Room 101?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6413
Re: What would you put into Room 101?
As there was nothing else on at the time, I watched last night's Live at the Apollo , featuring Sean Locke and Jason Manford, two mildly funny comedians who each performed a substantial amount of material predicated on the assumption of their (hetero)sexuality. They are by no means in a minority, ye...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday December 12th. Series 59 Grand Final
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3201
Re: Friday December 12th. Series 59 Grand Final
TTT: DRINKTEE - "Try to fix the container of lemon spread" That should be " Tried to fix" (because the solution is TINKERED, i.e. past tense). Gyles recalls some pet anecdotes from his first Grand Final appearance in 1982 and reprises the short rhyming poem he told about a late ...
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you put into Room 101?
- Replies: 60
- Views: 6413
Re: What would you put into Room 101?
Much better to be witty, clever and interesting without even bringing their sexuality into the picture in any way. And yet the majority of blokes on this forum seem to think it's perfectly OK to constantly refer to their heterosexuality (e.g. by endless references to Rachel's attractiveness). Funny...
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 12th December *Final*
- Replies: 88
- Views: 11952
Re: Spoilers for Friday 12th December *Final*
Really? I would have thought it was perfectly valid to say something like "After a couple of hasty perusals of the letters I spotted an 8".Kai Laddiman wrote:Actually, PERUSAL's a mass noun, i.e. you can't pluralise it.
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6402
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
Ditto PATEROT.Kai Laddiman wrote:Did you notice how Jo said PUNPEAS but it wasn't in the selection!
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1055418
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
I notice that as of yesterday we have a member by the name of Susie Dent. Assuming you're the Susie Dent, a very warm welcome. (In fact, welcome even if you're just any old Susie Dent.)
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Word
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3228
Re: Favourite Word
That's FLABBERGAST, with 2 Bs. I wouldn't have said either of those was particularly obscure.Ben Hunter wrote:CAPSTAN
Because it sounds cool.
And
FLABERGAST
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6402
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th December SF1
I'm sure the studio situation is very different, and "obvious" is of course an entirely subjective term, but I must say the second numbers game did look obvious to me - I was gobsmacked not only that neither Charlie nor Kai got it, but also that Carol's method seemed so roundabout. Seeing ...
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Word
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3228
Re: Favourite Word
Anybody got an obscure favourite word ? Only about 500. Here's three to start: wayzgoose - a recreational outing for printers. I've always been fond of this word and have often thought it would make a great 9 on Countdown, so I was shocked a while ago when Susie included it in a list of words with ...
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Word
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3228
Re: Favourite Word
...although not enough to spell it correctly.Ralph wrote:I love melifluous
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The new and improved Danielle Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3951
Re: The new and improved Danielle Appreciation Thread
OK, I'll bite. Who is Danielle?
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: December's Daily Duels
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12804
Re: December's Daily Duels
...and it's just happened again, on Round 52 of 55. Luckily I was able to limp to the end of the game, without scoring any more points, just by closing each blank window that opened, so at least I should have registered a score for today even if it's a few points short of what it could have been. (I...
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: December's Daily Duels
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12804
Re: December's Daily Duels
Glad it's not just me. I had to quit Monday's Duel for the same reason and so had no score recorded.
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2794
Re: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
When have I said anything about Stewart? Jason, I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about.Jason Larsen wrote:Phil, I treat everybody here equally and for you to say that about Stewart? Wow!
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th December QF4
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4313
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th December QF4
ELISIONS was an alternative 8 in Round 11 (I did also wonder whether JOINLESS would be allowed - I suspect not).
Congratulations Kai on reaching the semis.
Congratulations Kai on reaching the semis.
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: R.I.P. Oliver Postgate
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1164
Re: R.I.P. Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate, the creator of The Clangers, Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss, died yesterday. This is sad news. Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's animations were distinctly low-tech but they were lovingly produced, and Oliver's warm voice and gift for storytelling shone through everything he did. Som...
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2794
Re: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
Richard Brittain wrote:Awesome.
Awesomely.Jason Larsen wrote:In what way should I take that?
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2573
Re: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
ANEROID as an equaller in Round 7.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2573
Re: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
Would CHANGER have been acceptable as a beater in Round 6?
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2573
Re: Spoilers for Monday 8th December QF3
Nice to see John Sargeant back in Dictionary Corner, although since leaving Strictly he seems to be going for rather over-heavy make-up.
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3096
Re: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
I may have had a couple of drinks or five. What's your point?Matt Morrison wrote:I know nothing of this 'Swash'
But i had to reply to your tosh
by asking, have you been on the slosh?
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:49 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 168504
Re: Official Thread of Brag
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=14124 Look, I know beating Apterous Plum wouldn't rank as an achievement for most of you, and I missed some easy words early on (STEALING in Round 3 - duh), but... I've been trying to beat Plum for ages and this was the first time I won a standard game after...
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4950
Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
When I was a teenager I remember telling somebody that they were posh because they pronounced it "scon", but in response they said that was in fact I who was the snob because I pronounced "scoan". Both statements are correct. Posh people do say "scon", because they get...