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Rhys Benjamin

What about when they pan from one contestant to the other? Wouldn't it be on that?

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Matt Morrison wrote:They don't do children like they used to, Rhys!

Rhys Benjamin wrote:due to some plebs who board the bus

Indeed.

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I do, but I have an annoying brother who wants to watch whatever CBBC are showing at that time. They don't do children's TV like they used to.

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It's a real shame they don't have Channel 4 +1 +1. I rarely watch Countdown now, as Nick Hewer has really killed Countdown off for me now. I find it impossible to get home for 4:10 to catch it on Channel 4 +1 (due to some plebs who board the bus and take ages over it. Either that or the bus is late ...

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Some of the things the "hypnotised" guy did were completely of his own accord and I would never have done them. Who wakes up in hospital and investigates immediately?

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It's down again (and DFEOJM backs me up).

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Potential Close Games: Game 4 could be oh-so-close. Ben Wilson was never an octochamp (Series 46, the series of the viscounts) so we never got to see his full potential. Conor Travers was the boy wonder of Countdown at the time (I even think there was once an advert about him - "Can anyone stop...

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Just stumbled across this. I'm on the Tube Challenge forums and there's a thread there with all the answers.

http://www.tubeforum.co.uk/forum/index. ... =viewtopic

SPOILER WARNING!

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Was that "our" James Hall and Neil Zussman who got given a damn good thrashing tonight?

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I'm not joking, you may very well be being attacked by Iran. In the days leading up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Azerbaijan (one of Iran's friends), Iran accused Azerbaijan of hosting a "gay pride parade" (homosexuality is illegal in Iran). Consequentially, Iran attacked eu...

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Yes, the only way one gets the "usefulness effect" is through careers advice - and they didn't have the career I wanted! Really, you have to use what you learnt and apply it in loads of scenarios - prices rises at canteen, for example.

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Haven't we got to somehow get hold of people like Scott Mearns and Graham Nash? That would make it a real supreme championship, not just a "normal" CoC.

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Consistency is required along all sports. One of the most advanced sports on the planet, F1, hasn't had positive drugs tests for ages, and the last time it did, Rubens Barrichello wasn't stripped of his second place.

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That reminded me of the 18th birthday special.

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[citation needed]

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Returning to COCs and SCII, Mike has on his notes that Richard Whiteley said that "a supreme championship happens once every 33 series". That should have meant that the last one should have been done by now (we're on 67). But Damian says that COCs have to have 3 weeks but they used to do i...

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I was once beaten by the Duellist.

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I must apologise - those letters were fantastic though and I would never have got that conundrum.

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Peter's numbers were terrible today.

I still can't stand Nick Hewer - thinking he knows more about the rules than Susie does.

Epic failure - conundrum revealed and I shouted "MISSIONARY!"

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Matt Morrison wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:Bumpey-bumpety-bumpety-bump.
Priorities, child.

Have been hovering around apterous but Charlie's not showing at all.

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Bumpey-bumpety-bumpety-bump.

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It's not inconceivable to do it to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MO_GWwn-z8

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Yes, sounds like him...

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Kwaku Sarpong? My Year 8 Chemistry teacher? If Mike remembers, was he African and bald?

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Nick Hewer is having the opposite effect... I'm hating him and am rarely watching, shockingly. My Mum doesn't like the 15-round format (nor do I). It's only "fit and proper" to have Countdown on the telly To improve: a) I can watch it - 3:10 is just unacceptable. b) Get someone good. c) Ch...

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Jon O'Neill wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:I hated Albania. 5TH!? They've had better songs that have been TOTALLY CRAP. 2010!
Their 2010 one is total poop!

They revamped it.

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I hated Albania. 5TH!? They've had better songs that have been TOTALLY CRAP. 2010!

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I voted for Malta (hides under boulder).

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Romania have said in an interview that their earpiece went faulty. The last time it happened was in 2003 (United Kingdom) and we got nul points...

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Right, SF1 is TOMORROW. Eurovision CD arrived!! I'm going to say WHO I WANT TO QUALIFY: Denmark - "Should've Known Better" by Soluna Samay Cyprus - "La la Love" by Ivi Amadou Ireland - "Waterline" by Jedward Israel - "Time" by Izabo Greece - "Aphrodisiac&...

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Naturally, I obtained 3 pointless answers!

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Bernie Ecclestone, April 2011: "Pay-per-view F1 would be disastrous." Pfft. The BBC say they're showing "key races." VALENCIA!? SINCE WHEN WAS THAT A "FRICKIN'" KEY RACE!? A few of them are strange. Given a free choice I would probably have had Australia (first race of ...

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Yep - after several failed attempts to play games no one bothered!

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I have 5 in now.

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Yes, no.

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Great idea Jen. Was (seriously) about to change it to something like that but I have to say that I'd overlooked the Pro Ranks stuff. Have been pondering all afternoon about it but when we get to a stage where, for example, there are 14 red players and 2 blue players left, I'll remove the "separ...

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Yeah... Couldn't find a way around it without removing that "random" aspect of it. Of course, if it gets out of hand then I'll remove this randomisation.

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The BBC say they're showing "key races."

VALENCIA!? SINCE WHEN WAS THAT A "FRICKIN'" KEY RACE!?

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Sweden - Bookies' favourite and it's Claudia Winkleman in a wind machine. I prefer "House music version of Kate Bush" and every bit as good as that sounds. No comment. UK - Englebert Humperdinck is massive in East Europe. Same tactic that Turkey did in 2010. Turkey 2010 were also massive ...

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The inaugural (I believe) team event that will take place will (hopefully) run between 03 September 2012 and 14 October 2012 for 6 weeks. I am aiming for any number up to 64. It is important that there is an even number of participants otherwise I will have to intervene. The point of having an even ...

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BUMP

Loving that website, Marcus. Although I think I'll be outclassed in every single sport, I've got the 14th July (Spoilers) in my diary!!

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She's been around since 2006! I've known her since then!

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22 May 2012 24 May 2012 26 May 2012 Been waiting since June! The contest this year is held in Baku, Azerbaijan ("Where is that?", I hear you ask) and, well, the songs this year.... remain to be good. From Facebook to "my trumpet" to "Trackshittaz" to Englebert Humperdin...

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I have to start practising...

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South Woodford is in Essex. No big deal.

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In. Doesn't clash with Eurovision. Just.

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21 DAYS TO GO... AND COUNTING The 2012 London Mayoral Election is coming up shortly. It is being held under the supplementary vote system, the only system which can match FPTP. And I, your pet mini-Tory, is back with more propaganda. Remember the last time Ken was mayor? The Sun, 9 December 2000 - ...

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BUMP.

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What time is it over there, Jason?

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The London Underground, especially far out stations such as Epping.

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The London Underground, especially far out stations such as Epping.

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In! Although I voted for Masters.

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River might work actually.

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I really like this.

Not sure if I should put this in the lookalikes thread or in here but on today's show, there's a very clever player, called Mark, who looks like Mark Deeks.

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Ben Edwards was shit. No other word for it; "Mark Webber isn't as quick as Hamilton but goes quicker than everybody." sums it up rather nicely. Whereas James Allen was shittingly shit: Having woken up at 5:50 in order to listen to the qualifying, James Allen promptly ruined it for me. For ...

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I'm not.

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I just caught up and "played along" in Yesterday's final; I had Oakwood, Epping, Upminster Bridge. I got 2 pointles answers.

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Did you use a real-life example? (In 1995, Rubens Barrichello tested positive for drugs but had only taken cold remedies; he cannot have been taking performance-enhancing drugs if there was no improvement) I don't understand the relevance of this example. The motion concerned whether allowing the u...

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I know this isn't political but rather than creating a new topic I thought I'd post this here as debates have come up. Our school runs a senior debating competition each year and this was the first year I could enter it, I'm good enough at debates but nothing special, but I entered anyway. I was up...

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We're using the wrong sort of voting system for this. First Past the Post leads to vote-splitting if their are similar candidates. So I'd also like to suggest that we need AV. Groan. So Jeff Stelling wouldn't be winning at the moment. Only the most stupid people at my school don't understand AV (bu...

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