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by Johnny Canuck
Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:30 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Replies: 50
Views: 22146

Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]

Wiki has been down for most of the afternoon - it says you need some new PHP extensions.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 8 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 124)
Replies: 13
Views: 1299

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 8 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 124)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Fri Dec 09, 2022 1:17 pm So the make-it-up-as-you-go-along restsurant rule doesn't allow bacons.
Because if you're having bacon, having plural strips is considered a given :mrgreen:
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 8 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 124)
Replies: 13
Views: 1299

Spoilers for Thursday 8 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 124)

Actually just making this thread to cover up the Finals Predictions title on the front page. People may not want to be spoiled that Rick lost.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 123)
Replies: 6
Views: 695

Spoilers for Wednesday 7 December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 123)

EUGLENAS in the round that had all the letters for EUGLENAS
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 122)
Replies: 11
Views: 935

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 6th December 2022 (Series 86, Heat 122)

Could have used ERMADYALL as the conundrum scramble!
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: World Cup 2022 Qatar
Replies: 54
Views: 4469

Re: World Cup 2022 Qatar

L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:17 pm Rainbow warriors to have exited so far = Denmark, Germany, Wales.
Who's next?
Breaking: After a rainstorm, Qatar has now declared war on the sky.
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Nov 29, 2022 2:25 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)
Replies: 26
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)

Have readded it now, seems there's no reason for it not to be in. I can make changes on a dime but usually go with what Lexplorer says anyway.
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)
Replies: 26
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)

At least two people on the wiki said it shouldn't be allowed. One asked on my talk page "Why did you include it?". In this community, I've often assumed two people is a consensus.
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)
Replies: 26
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)

Agreed, a comprehensive word list is one of the lostest treasures of Countdonia :ugeek:
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)
Replies: 26
Views: 2773

Spoilers for Monday 28 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 116)

FOUNDEST^ apparently not in, but since it's on Lexplorer it blocks seeing the real maxes. Does anyone have a word list I could use to get all the 7s?
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 25 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 115)
Replies: 10
Views: 898

Re: Spoilers for Friday 25 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 115)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:49 pm I hope you all noticed Rachel saying that the 314 was as easy as pi.
She was only 310.858047 off the mark with that pun.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Nov 25, 2022 6:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 25 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 115)
Replies: 10
Views: 898

Re: Spoilers for Friday 25 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 115)

Kind of surprised TARING^ isn't in as a verb form of TARE tbh - taring a scale (resetting it to zero) was commonplace in uni chemistry labs.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Nov 24, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 24 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 114)
Replies: 2
Views: 372

Spoilers for Thursday 24 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 114)

LNAFP, spotted before Rachel's seminar: (8 * 10 - 4 + 3) * 9 = 711
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Nov 21, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275942

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:53 am The spelling of the capital of Burkino Faso starts with an O
Unlike the ending of the spelling of Burkina.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 18 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 110)
Replies: 12
Views: 926

Re: Spoilers for Friday 18 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 110)

Not sure why that would be a reason to not recap the episode - it aired, it wasn't censored, and we have the explanatory note. Recap is added.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Nov 18, 2022 2:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: David Barnard (1991-2022)
Replies: 2
Views: 674

Re: David Barnard (1991-2022)

Devastating news. I briefly met David "face-to-face" during our ZoomDown game and I could tell he was just such a cheerful and personable soul. Also an Apto-master -- let's award him a bunch of Spoons of Awesome.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
Replies: 197
Views: 27783

Re: Next Champion of Champions series

Or maybe they'll troll us again with all -INGs except in the final
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 16 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 108)
Replies: 6
Views: 607

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 17 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 108)

Philip A wrote: Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:31 pm Round 5: you can sandwich a U in ROSETTE to make ROUSETTE, a fruit bat.
Already finding beaters in tomorrow’s game - tidy! :mrgreen:
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 103)
Replies: 3
Views: 434

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 9 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 103)

Philip A wrote: Wed Nov 09, 2022 2:30 pm R5: I tried ashiest x, but alas not listed under ASHY.
SAITHES ftw (didn't get it though)
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 102)
Replies: 3
Views: 420

Spoilers for Tuesday 8 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 102)

I could get used to that standard of play more often!
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Replies: 13
Views: 1008

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:30 pm Isn't it the 40th November in the year 40?

(Don't actually change it to that. It could be confusing for people looking for this thread later.)
40 CE (Countdown Era).
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Replies: 13
Views: 1008

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)

"There's no N for ENTAILS."

Unless you're reading the subtitles during the selection :roll:
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)
Replies: 13
Views: 1008

Spoilers for Wednesday 2 November 2022 (Series 40, Heat 40)

Actually Series 86, Heat 98, but renamed for celebratory purposes.
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 1 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 97)
Replies: 10
Views: 688

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 1 November 2022 (Series 86, Heat 97)

Was Round 2 the first time both players have ever declared the same unavailable word?
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:10 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631720

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

"Mother" is definitely pronounced with the O as a short U here in Canada (with the same vowel sound as "mum", and differing from "mom"). As is "Montréal", contrary to popular belief abroad (unless you're speaking French). "Mother was in Montréal on Monday...
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Oct 25, 2022 12:38 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 24 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 91)
Replies: 9
Views: 856

Re: Spoilers for Monday 24 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 91)

First time the scoreline was an anagram of the episode number? (7877)

Alt last numbers: (100 - 25 + 2) * (8 - 4 + 3)
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Oct 21, 2022 5:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 90)
Replies: 1
Views: 241

Spoilers for Friday 21 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 90)

25 * 7 - 3 = 172, anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Oct 21, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 89)
Replies: 8
Views: 618

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 89)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu Oct 20, 2022 1:53 pm I can't find the Mini Roll advert that the geezer was in.
Age 43 is a geezer now? Life expectancy really is declining.
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 19 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 88)
Replies: 2
Views: 466

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 19 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 88)

That was an appropriate second to solve the conundrum during.
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Oct 11, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 11 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 82)
Replies: 4
Views: 531

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 11 October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 82)

How come so many Teatime Teasers are copied from other episodes now? Did the teaser guy take a pay cut?
by Johnny Canuck
Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 3rd October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 76)
Replies: 15
Views: 974

Re: Spoilers for Monday 3rd October 2022 (Series 86, Heat 76)

With Tom Stevenson now on 5 wins, is he able to grab a further 3 victories this week...? Some current stats: Total Points - 630 (126 per game average) Highest Score (of all time as well): 154 vs Lauren Bowley (4th Game) Lowest Score (not quite of all time ;) ): 117 vs Andy Keeble (5th Game) 9's Ach...
by Johnny Canuck
Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:01 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Things you can't un-notice
Replies: 16
Views: 920

Re: Things you can't un-notice

In the first Street Fighter game, at the start of a round, the announcer says "Michael". Not "Fight".
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:55 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Thursday 29th September 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 74)
Replies: 7
Views: 934

Re: Thursday 29th September 2022 ( Series 86 Prelim 74 )

His performance was also a max game — the twelfth in the history of Countdown, the first in a heat game in the new 15-round format, and naturally, the highest-scoring max of all time, topping Luke Johnson-Davies' previous high of 136 points. This is also the second time a max has ever been achieved...
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275942

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

I'm sure everyone knows this but I only just twigged... If you've got a multiple of 11, then you can reverse the sum - so 77 x 9 = 99 x 7 , 44 x 3 = 33 x 4 etc etc... Whole new number skillz unleashed! If a=b/c, then c=b/a. Saved my neck on a couple of exams where I otherwise might have run out of ...
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 74)
Replies: 15
Views: 1316

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 74)

This max (and record score :mrgreen:) was particularly impressive to me because all of the words were reasonably familiar - no Apto-isms! Hats off to Tom - I'm starting to think he has what it takes to win at least six!
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Sep 28, 2022 7:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 28 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 73)
Replies: 5
Views: 473

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 28 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 73)

My intro was effectively completely cut out- probably because it was a story about how I paraded in front of the Queen and Prince Philip as a kid wearing a shirt that said "Just like Marmite- you either love me or hate me". T I suspected something had been cut since the run-time was only ...
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 68)
Replies: 4
Views: 398

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 68)

"RAY SLOGS. SLOGS, with one G."

...as opposed to what?
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Sep 16, 2022 10:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
Replies: 197
Views: 27783

Re: Next Champion of Champions series

Fiona T wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 11:07 am
Ian Volante wrote: Fri Sep 16, 2022 8:00 am I'm disappointed not to get through the entire run of dodgy shirts. Also, I've got long blue hair now. Maybe this would be more interesting than all these geeky mathsy types.
IV for CoC!
We could even dedicate the whole thing to him. CoC IV!
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 14 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 63)
Replies: 3
Views: 450

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 14 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 63)

Toby McDonald wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:56 pm ADLECTION in R1
"It's been a while since we've had a 9." Get that one then guys :mrgreen:
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 13 September 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 62)
Replies: 2
Views: 323

Spoilers for Tuesday 13 September 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 62)

LETTIGAS to beat LAZIEST etc. Thanks Philip Aston, I just pluralised your word.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Sep 09, 2022 5:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 60)
Replies: 12
Views: 1017

Spoilers for Friday 9 September 2022 (Series 86, Heat 60)

What did Rachel mean by "this one is almost playing itself" after HERATC came out in Round 2? I don't see an obvious word that's an extension of that.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
Replies: 197
Views: 27783

Re: Next Champion of Champions series

Would it be recorded this Nov/Dec and then broadcast in Jan 2023? Seems like a pretty rapid turnover. Colin is a great guy to host a CoC - embraces the spirit of the competition well when the players are both heavyweights.
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Are, audiences back at Countdown now?
Replies: 6
Views: 890

Re: Are, audiences back at Countdown now?

Who else at least started reading the topic title like William Shatner?
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 53)
Replies: 1
Views: 281

Spoilers for Wednesday 31 August 2022 (Series 86, Prelim 53)

The vowel pile choices in rounds 12 and 13 were EAEAEAEA. Wonder if that's a record for longest "striped" sequence.
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 52)
Replies: 5
Views: 609

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 52)

John Garcia wrote: Tue Aug 30, 2022 4:13 pmIs 110 the highest losing score of all-time in regular play?
Seems like it indeed is - quite a show here today!
by Johnny Canuck
Fri Aug 26, 2022 6:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 50)
Replies: 3
Views: 353

Re: Spoilers for Friday 26 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 50)

TAINTED and ATTAINED can smersh together into ATTAINTED in Round 5.
by Johnny Canuck
Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25 August 2022 (Series 85, Heat 49)
Replies: 3
Views: 354

Spoilers for Thursday 25 August 2022 (Series 85, Heat 49)

Some Championship of Champions XIII-level vowel combinations today!
by Johnny Canuck
Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 48)
Replies: 12
Views: 1056

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 48)

Is Carl saying "a goody" or "an agouti", as in a classic Countdown word such as TANGELO or LEOTARD?
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 47)
Replies: 6
Views: 635

Spoilers for Tuesday 23 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 47)

"Rachel will know all about FLUXION" - I doubt that, as it is listed as a "dated" mathematical term.
by Johnny Canuck
Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 40th Anniversary Celebrations
Replies: 40
Views: 4108

Re: 40th Anniversary Celebrations

I assume that the specials all have two different people in them rather than being connected into a tournament.
by Johnny Canuck
Mon Aug 15, 2022 11:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday 15 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 41)
Replies: 1
Views: 382

Re: Spoilers for Monday 15 August 2022 (Series 86, Heat 41)

OLEASTERS.

(100-3)*(7-1)-2 = 580 was the good method.
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Replies: 27
Views: 2574

Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?

On a related topic, am I the only one who thinks 24 points for a 12 in Hyper on apterous is grossly understating the difficulty of getting a 12? It should be something like 60 points plus a free bag of Haribos auto-mailed to your address.
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Replies: 27
Views: 2574

Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?

Having given it some further fault you can't really have 10 letter Conundrums unless you use 10 letters in all letters rounds. 18 points for a 9 and 30 points for a 10 maybe I thought co-events like MK still used 9 letters even if the conundrums were 10s. Although it is fairly incongruous, agreed. ...
by Johnny Canuck
Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:40 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?
Replies: 27
Views: 2574

Re: Is it time to introduce the 10 letter conundrums?

Adam Gillard wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 6:03 pm Absolutely stupendous suggestion!
Definitely reprograms conundrums altogether.