English?
Over 50?
Actor?
Bald?
Fat?
Jewish?
Gay?
Some of those should narrow things down a bit .
Search found 799 matches
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 2nd June 2011 (Series 64, Semi Final 2)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 914
Thursday 2nd June 2011 (Series 64, Semi Final 2)
Countdown recap for Thursday 2 June 2011. C1: Champion Edward McCullagh (9 wins, 997 points.) C2: Champion Mary Adie (6 wins, 584 points.) DC: Susie Dent and Gregg Wallace. RR: Rachel Riley. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: O H S E O V Q R H R02: G Z T S L A E O N R03: D G I O P Y U T E R04: L S T...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Yes. He's looks a lot older than the last time I saw him. Not surprising, really. He is a lot older than the last time I saw him.JimBentley wrote:Was it Johnny Logan?
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
If it's the one I think you mean, he's dead , so no. If it was one of the others I wouldn't have recognised them anyway, so no again.Ian Volante wrote:The bloke from the Dubliners.
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 4:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
NoMark James wrote:
Is this no to both or is he over 50?
Yes
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
NoMark James wrote:Paul Casey?
Mundy?
Jinx Lennon?
Christy Moore?
No
Who?
No
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Oh dear God! It's not Daniel O'Donnell, is it? I think those would have been my exact words too if it had been. Karen Pearson wrote: I think we may now have plumbed the depths of my knowledge of male Irish singers (who aren't members of boy bands)! You might know this name from your Pointless resea...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
I thought he was dead! NoRyan Taylor wrote:What about Des O'Connor?
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Gaybo's not a singer, so no.Ian Volante wrote:Gay Byrne.
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
NoChris Corby wrote:Is he over 50?
Shot in the dark: Val Doonican
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
NoKaren Pearson wrote:Is it Shane McGowan?
Or Ronan Keating?
If not, does he sing alone rather than as part of a group?
No
Yes
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
No, thank God. My daughter would have freaked out.Ryan Taylor wrote:Was it Jedward?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
See, my tired old brain did get confused!! Liam's questioning of Adam as it whether his person was female somehow lodged in my brain as Liam saying that his was female. Which is really stupid because he's only supposed to be answering yes or no. Sorry for misleading folks. So, is it male? If so, is...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
YesEoin Monaghan wrote:Are they male?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011
That's not what James does. He's only telling us what words he himself has spotted .Rhys Benjamin wrote:Well, as I said yesterday, I did exactly what James does/did - reveal the answers. The only genuine one I got was the numbers on Monday.
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
NoPhil Reynolds wrote:
@Liam: Was it Kevin Hough?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
No.Mark James wrote:Sinead O'Connor for both.
And I think people should re-read my replies.
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3514
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 1 June 2011
WOW Fantastic spots, Rhys.Rhys Benjamin wrote:PECCARIES in Round 2
PERENTIE in Round 8
INFOWARS in Round 13
3rd Numbers alt: 75 x 8 - 25
And posted only FIFTEEN minutes after the Recap.
Performance of the day
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Andrea Corr - NoKaren Pearson wrote:Andrea Corr (to Liam's not Adam's - I think two at once may get confusing)
If not, is she a singer?
Is she an actress?
Singer - Yes
Actress - NO
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Female?Adam Gillard wrote:Liam: Are they under 30?
I have one too if I may be so bold: Guess whose hair my Mum cut yesterday (yes it's a famous person). One other person on this forum knows the answer; I request that they allow the others to guess without spoiling it.
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
No.Adam Gillard wrote:Liam: Are they under 30?
.
Are they under 30?Adam Gillard wrote:
Guess whose hair my Mum cut yesterday
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
1: YesKaren Pearson wrote:Is he/she Irish?
If so, is it Graham Norton?
2:No
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
No.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Was it The Right Honourable Baroness Thatcher?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55253
Re: Guess who...
Guess who sat at the next table as I was having a coffee today? Usual rules, yes/no answers only.
- Tue May 31, 2011 11:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3056
Re: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
AND Rachel put it on the board!Andy McGurn wrote:I actually said JAPERhys Benjamin wrote:Round 1: J U W A E P V Z T
NP: PATE (4)
AM: TAPE (4)
DC: TAUPE (5)
DOM: 1
Score: 4–4 (max 5, DC Max 5)
- Tue May 31, 2011 11:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3056
Re: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
A little tip for Rhys and anybody else doing recaps in future: switch on subtitles!
- Tue May 31, 2011 9:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Movie Villains
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4083
Re: Movie Villains
In no particular order Keyser Soze , Poison Ivy (not the Batman one), Norman Bates , Mr. Blonde and Hannibal Lecter . P.S. Have to agree with Mark about Rickmans performance in Prince of Thieves , although the entire film was an absolute clunker, right from the very first scene, which shows Robin es...
- Tue May 31, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6173
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011
Not wanting to rain on your parade yet again, Rhys, but James always makes clear which words he's spotted himself and which he's found while doing the recap.Rhys Benjamin wrote: No, The only ones I got were the numbers alt and yesterday's numbers, just as James, who, quotes what he sees in the recap.
- Tue May 31, 2011 6:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3056
Re: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
Pretty sure they said DOTAGERhys Benjamin wrote: Round 9: G O H A E X D K T
NP: oathed
AM: HOAXED (6)
DC: GOATED (6)
OT: KATHODE (7)
DOM: 6
Score: 55–47 (max 66, DC Max 62)
- Tue May 31, 2011 12:23 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 716849
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What's the scam that I'm missing? After charming one of the company's Fraud Departments it turns out it's a cashback scam. The plot thickens. After the arrival of two more (ffs) I rang the respective companies, the first of which said they don't do cashback deals. Back to square one then. On the pl...
- Mon May 30, 2011 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4574
Re: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
A good example of premature deprecation. You could at least have held on till Rhys had had his say.Ryan Taylor wrote:This spoiler thread has some of the worst posts ever in it, including this one.
- Mon May 30, 2011 5:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4574
Re: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
1 away is hardly a "massive mess-up", Thomas. A slip-up, yes, but the solution wasn't too obvious.Thomas Carey wrote: Though Mary had a massive mess-up in R10 (the second numbers).
- Mon May 30, 2011 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4574
Re: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
I'm sure that JimDic, or whatever has succeded, it is online, but I don't know where it is and I had a couple of potential beaters - EGOTIZE and EROTISED. Tom definitely messed up in rounds 1 and 14. Also I think in round 5. TIEFING was a bit of a nervous mistake, you just have to get 282 in round ...
- Sun May 29, 2011 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Formula One
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9405
Re: Formula One 2011
Let me guess; somebody led the race from start to finish?Rhys Benjamin wrote:WHAT A GRAND PRIX! STRAIGHT OUT OF THE 80'S!
- Wed May 18, 2011 11:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday May 18th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1429
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday May 18th 2011
Maxed this one at home today. First time in almost a year.
- Wed May 18, 2011 3:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Good idea for a variant?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 39019
Re: Good idea for a variant?
I think that variant already exists. It's called ScrabbleTMMark James wrote:Actually this probably isn't a very good idea but how about a variant where the letters that weren't used to make the winning word carry over to the next round?
- Sun May 15, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2011
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15943
Re: Eurovision 2011
Well, I'd prefer if everyone sent complete unknowns. It was supposed to be an amateur song contest just like the olympics was supposed to be an amateur sporting event. We actually hired professionals to compete against each other for the right to represent us which I think is really bad form. Every...
- Sun May 15, 2011 12:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2011
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15943
Re: Eurovision 2011
complete with drunk Marty Whelan (poor man's Wogan crossed with Des Lynam) Noel Edmonds/Dale Winton would be a better comparison IMO. (Just for the insincerity/smarm factor.) Andy Wilson wrote: When the Irish results came around tonight, you saw Derek Mooney deliver them for us................. . H...
- Sat May 14, 2011 10:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2011
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15943
Re: Eurovision 2011
Wasn't watching it myself, but my daughter was while I was using the computer on the other side of the room.The only time I looked up was when I heard the Azerbaijan entry. I thought that it sounded pretty good. Good call, Raccoon. Did you get any money down?
- Sat May 14, 2011 8:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 237463
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
I'll give it a go, James.James Robinson wrote: so June 2 is now needed.
- Sat May 14, 2011 6:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
I wonder how awkard multi-seat constituency STV ballot papers are in practice. You might have six seats in a constituency and the main parties might all field six candidates. Then you've got all the minor parties and indpendents. That's going to be a pretty big ballot paper. http://www.broadsheet.i...
- Thu May 12, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31546
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
Glad you enjoyed that Liam! :) p.s. Matt: How do Iget the .gif to display? Just wrap the URL of the image inside and tags. http://www.google.ie/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.digidudez-forums.co.uk/images/avatars/simpsons/3446-1022jacare-msnicons.com.jpg&sa=X&ei=Ck3MTZLPDdOzh...
- Thu May 12, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31546
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
OK< can't take it any longer.... who is CF? Michael can't take it any longer, either. That's why CF is just right. Awesome, Matt. :D CF is Michaels boyfriend (partner?), Rhys. Must have missed this thread first time round. Seeing this for the first time I have to ask: was Kirk so happy to have his ...
- Tue May 10, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 33433
Re: Strange Games
bump for the bizarrely opposing darrens I managed http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=447221 in rounds 7 and 9 in this game even weirder I'm probably sitting at about 3x the legal limit of alcohol right now and have no clue how I puller either of those spots out of my ass, let alone both of t...
- Sun May 08, 2011 8:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
I did, here, in my very next post, in reply to your first assertion that I'd got it wrong. You must have missed it.Chris Corby wrote: If you had said "It's a simple system. We have used it to elect the Irish president for 80 years" there would have been no confusion on my part at least.
- Sat May 07, 2011 11:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
So there. Made me smile. Liam, this forum is discussing AV when it comes to electing members of our Parliament. Correct me if I am wong but when you do this you use proportional representation, don't you? How you elect your President is not relevant to this discusssion, any more than it is me descr...
- Sat May 07, 2011 10:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
When I said to Liam that he did not have the AV system that we were proposing in Ireland he said that I was "wrong". I hesitated to say that he was wrong as he lives there, but apparently only three countries in the world have the AV system that we were proposing and Ireland wasn't one of...
- Sat May 07, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
You can be certain that he knows exactly how it works. That's why he's against it.Clive Brooker wrote:I'm prepared to give Cameron the benefit of the doubt on this, and assume that he genuinely doesn't understand how AV works.
Re: Topical
. Obviously there's the "war on terror", but that's not a proper war - it's just rhetoric like a war on cancer or AIDS. Both sides armed, espionage, propaganda, bombing , shooting, killing.......don't kid yourself. Its a real war. And bin Laden wasn't exactly sticking to the terms of the ...
- Thu May 05, 2011 11:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Referendum Day (May 5th) 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2661
Re: Spoilers For Referendum Day (May 5th) 2011
For a second there I thought Damian was back, but sadly not.
- Thu May 05, 2011 9:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Only once in 1,500 AV elections in Australia has the third place party won. May be slightly different over here with only three main parties. I can see the Lib Dems clearing up as Tories won't second pref Labour and Socialists won't second pref the Tories! Yes in some marginal constituencies that w...
- Thu May 05, 2011 3:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
I think the figure here is over 90% .Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:If AV gets the go ahead, how many people will bother with second, third etc preferences - I'm not sure I would!
- Thu May 05, 2011 12:34 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
- Tue May 03, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Me You weren't amongst the people who I thought could be politicians. Actually, I think Rhys is good politician material. A successful politician needs to be impervious to criticism ( or, in Rhys' case, oblivious).He would also need to have supreme confidence in his own abilities, the capacity to i...
- Mon May 02, 2011 7:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Wrong. Since the BNP candidate has now been eliminated, he still has one vote, which has transferred to the UKIP. Its's a simple system. We've had it here for 80 years. It's really not that difficult to understand. Really? I thought Ireland had the STV (Single Transferrable Vote) system which is si...
- Mon May 02, 2011 5:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Wrong. Since the BNP candidate has now been eliminated, he still has one vote, which has transferred to the UKIP. Its's a simple system. We've had it here for 80 years. It's really not that difficult to understand. Really? I thought Ireland had the STV (Single Transferrable Vote) system which is si...
- Mon May 02, 2011 2:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
This is a great ding-dong, bringing out the best and worst in all of us. I am genuinely surprised by some of the vitriol spouting forth from our collective mouths. Politics or religion - can't beat it! Back to my real general election result and the BNP "multi-vote" argument. Remember we ...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Third party results since 1970: 1970: 7.5% national vote 6/630 seats 0.95% of seats (Liberal) 1974 Feb:19.3% NV 14/635 seats 2.2 % of seats (Liberal) 1974 Oct:18.3% NV 13/635 seats 2.04 % of seats (Liberal) 1979: 13.8% NV 11/635 seats 1.73 % of seats (Liberal) 1983 25.4% NV 23/650 seats 3.53 % of se...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 12:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Since I quoted 1966 above purely at random, lets take a look at the General Election results for that year: Labour 317 seats, 44.1% ; Conservative 304 seats, 43.4% ; Liberal 9 seats, 11.2%; Total seats 630 On the basis of the overall national vote, the Liberals under Proportional Representation,(the...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 2:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 51419
Re: AV: Yes or No?
Rhys Benjamin wrote: However, AV gives disproportionate weight to the dogshite vote. Exactly the opposite. The whole point of AV is to give proportionate weight to smaller parties. Rhys Benjamin wrote: I think that you want to change to the American presidential elections, as I see your point about...