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- Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:05 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I want to live long enough to see.......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1798
Re: I want to live long enough to see.......
Um, isn’t #1 already in the cards? Like, soon?
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 262556
Re: Deathwatch 2017
That’s one better than me stillPaul Worsley wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 7:02 pmMost Brits won't know who he is. I can only name two songs: Margaritaville and 5 O'clock Somewhere.Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:59 pm Jimmy Buffett. I had previously thought he died sometime in the '00s or '10s to be honest.
- Sat Sep 02, 2023 4:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 262556
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Jimmy Buffett. I had previously thought he died sometime in the '00s or '10s to be honest.
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 28th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 42)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 735
Re: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 28th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 42)
Subtitles say DC got APPEALS in the SLAPPER round - was that heard by all or could the sub have itself been a typo for RAPPELS?
- Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 21st August 2023 - Jeff Stelling returns in Dictionary Corner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 924
Re: Spoilers for Monday 21st August 2023 - Jeff Stelling returns in Dictionary Corner
Surprising geekfact: Stelling is NOT the first person to see the same conundrum answer in two consecutive episodes! Clive Spate had PENSIONER in Episodes M89 and 1877.
- Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6188
Re: Countdown ELO Ratings
Glad someone shares my taste in music from before my timeCallum Todd wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:33 amDon't bring them down, Bruce?Johnny Canuck wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:40 pm Elo is a name, not an acronym. ELO ratings are the kind that you can’t bring down.
- Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown ELO Ratings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6188
Re: Countdown ELO Ratings
Elo is a name, not an acronym. ELO ratings are the kind that you can’t bring down.
- Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 27)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1141
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th August 2023 (Series 88, Heat 27)
Raw score of 105 from Helen, pretty solid
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:09 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 109300
Re: Only Connect
He was also on 15-1 within the past ten years
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 262556
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Pee-Wee Herman. This year is getting real now.
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1075
Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)
TARSIERS to beat RAISERS/SATIRES
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1075
Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 21)
I like people named Chess. I hear they're good mates.
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2260
Re: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
why not 5-6 qualifying games then final between top 2? Yeah, presumably if you've got time for that number of games anyway with divisions, you can play the same number without. Basically, the number of games you've got time for minus one qualifying games and then a grand final. Yep, extending the h...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2260
Re: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
Also, what's the current opinion regarding the 14-round format? Is it cool? Or is it anathema like Mariah after she did Glitter?
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2260
Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?
Howdy pardners, Heading to Las Vegas again next year and considering running a both Countdown- and casino-themed event over Zoom from my hotel room on Saturday, 24 February 2024. Ideally this would have a format similar to an in-person Co:event. To avoid a 12-hour-long event, it would be Bristol-sty...
- Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 18)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 633
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 18)
Also (3*10+4)*(2+1)
- Fri Jul 21, 2023 5:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 16)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1043
Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 16)
If they're censoring MORON now, I'm surprised they left MIDGET alone.
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 11:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1601
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 105)
I think Series 54 might have done mugshots for the finalists. I remember seeing the pictures on the wiki.
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 9:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 13th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 10)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1126
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 13th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 10)
I got ROCAMBOLE! Not on Ascension. What's "ROCAMBOLE!"? Is that like ROCAMBOLE x ROCAMBOL x ROCAMBO x ROCAMB x ROCAM x ROCA x ROC x RO x R? Random thought - when you expand a factorial, do you include the x1 at the end? Is it relevant? Seems not, but feels incomplete without. Do you ask t...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 256527
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
I can't be the only one who has watched the Dahmer miniseries and thought Jeffrey Dahmer's dad looks like Richard Whiteley.
Also DAHMER is an anagram of HARMED. This was literally the first thought I had when it came up on my feed the first time.
Also DAHMER is an anagram of HARMED. This was literally the first thought I had when it came up on my feed the first time.
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 184733
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
but muh low usage frequency!!!11
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 6th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 5)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 833
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 6th July 2023 (Series 88, Heat 5)
Someone has to go to B&Q again and get the MediaWiki extensions for the wiki
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4108
Re: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
One question from the peanut gallery - are we sure Stelling’s week starts on a Monday if the guests currently start on Friday? Is someone else doing a sixth day?
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4108
Re: Jeff Stelling to Return to Countdown in Dictionary Corner
Gonna be looking forward to that commencing
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:40 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Edited. Maybe my own brain matter is leakingGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:00 pm Edit - Is that the wrong video? No passing out happens.
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I'm well aware*, I just wasn't sure of the mechanism whereby everyone doesn'tMark Deeks wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 10:55 pm Also, people DO die like that. Sometimes it's not the punch that kills you; it's hitting your head on the hard pub car park ground. I've ended several like that.
*because I am the GCHQ agent monitoring your pub
- Sat Jul 01, 2023 8:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
In the movies we often see someone (most elegantly Catherine 'KEVIN' O'Hara in Home Alone 2, of course) pass out and fall backwards onto a hard floor. How can anyone possibly survive such a fall? If you're stiff, your head will be the first to hit the floor, so doesn't it direct your entire body wei...
- Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 30th June 2023 (Series 88, Heat 1)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 663
Spoilers for Friday 30th June 2023 (Series 88, Heat 1)
Two fat ladies
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2268
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
Interesting that 880 was declared on that last numbers, as it isn’t actually possible.
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2268
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 29th June 2023 - Series 87 Grand Final
Y'all just gonna leave us guessing what ASPERMIA means?
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 27th June 2023 (Series 87, SF1)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1364
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 27th June 2023 (Series 87, SF1)
A "Sergio game", perhaps?
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1123
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 22nd June 2023 - Series 87 2nd Quarter-final
FYI I'm on vacation tomorrow so today's and tomorrow's recaps can be grabbed by someone else
- Thu Jun 15, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 15th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 104)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 585
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:33 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 325790
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
91% of gamblers do too.Mark James wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:19 pm 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they're about to win big.
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 9th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 100)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1229
Spoilers for Friday 9th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 100)
ECCESSION, ACCESSION? To me that's tomayto, tomahto.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 8th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 99)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 840
Spoilers for Thursday 8th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 99)
Is Graham the first returnee to have had the same guest as last time?
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1539
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th June 2023 (Series 87, Heat 98)
RAMSHAG in the AROMAS round. I didn't get it, but I'll never miss it again.
- Wed May 31, 2023 6:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 724103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
When Gary Fahrenheit was devising his temperature scale, what's with the random placing of the 0? I believe 0 degrees Fahrenheit was defined as the freezing point of a salt + water solution of a certain concentration, which can stay liquid much colder than pure water can. This is also why doing tha...
- Mon May 29, 2023 2:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 29th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 91)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 460
Re: Spoilers for bank holiday Monday 29th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 91)
BLITZING to beat BLAZING
- Fri May 26, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1205
Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
Also. Quote of the day from Colin: "I didn't know you could play it online". How precious.
- Fri May 26, 2023 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1205
Re: Spoilers for Friday 26th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 90)
The finals run from 22-23 and 26-30 June. Adam Dexter is up next very soon so this series is really going to shape up over the next 4 weeks. Wiki episode table actually has the final on Thursday the 29th, can anyone confirm or know why it's not Friday? (Oh yeah. Also nice job Ronan on your enormous...
- Wed May 24, 2023 9:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 88)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 748
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 24th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 88)
Went for UTILITARY^ myself but was expecting just a bunch of sevens!Andres Sanchez wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 5:54 pm Well that was a cracker, RITUALITY was not gonna be a nine I thought would come out.
- Tue May 23, 2023 11:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 87)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1621
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 87)
Let the Hurricane roll on!!
Ubergeek question: Has any max game ever actually been confirmed on screen to have been a max game? I could see them doing this for some of the newer ones.
Ubergeek question: Has any max game ever actually been confirmed on screen to have been a max game? I could see them doing this for some of the newer ones.
- Wed May 17, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1702
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
Highest joint score in a new 15-round preliminary! Me likey.
- Wed May 17, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1702
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
Does Jonathan have the lowest standard deviation in his heat scores ever? At least among those who have played at least let's say four.
EDIT: And excluding his 57...
EDIT: And excluding his 57...
- Wed May 17, 2023 2:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1702
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 83)
HEAVIED. New, premium only, or just a mistake?
- Wed May 10, 2023 10:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 78)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 606
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 10th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 78)
I hardly knew 'er!
- Mon May 08, 2023 5:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 8th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 76)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 871
Spoilers for Monday 8th May 2023 (Series 87, Heat 76)
Teasers are nine letters again. I bet they'll stay that way until Thursday at least.
- Thu May 04, 2023 10:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
- Replies: 50
- Views: 24470
Re: Is Apterous down? [COMMENTING HERE WILL ... Yeah, we know]
Wiki is currently down for me. Charlie, if you see this, can you please clear the new messages flag too?
- Thu May 04, 2023 12:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6247
Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Even on the first go? Hence why I specified one-off.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 9:30 am You can be psychologically outmanoeuvred. It's not simply random.
- Mon May 01, 2023 1:08 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6247
Re: Nobody in the world could beat you at X Y and Z
Snakes and Ladders, Chutes and Ladders, Rock-Paper-Scissors (one-off). 7 out of 8 shot.
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:57 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 262556
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Remember when he was on Countdown?
- Fri Apr 21, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 64)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 414
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 64)
Surprising miss!
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 60)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1428
Re: Spoilers for Friday 14th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 60)
Thanks. Merging.Tom S wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 11:24 pmJudging by this clip from Pouvanen Vee's ep, I'd wager that they are the same person.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YsyDUB0QXE
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 14th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 60)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1428
- Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9174
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
I thought a strip mall was a mall containing a strip club. To be fair it was often accurate.
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 88613
Re: Coincidence
Yep. Just an XML available on Channel 4’s site if you dig a bit. It gives the text that the episode subtitles say. You can get most game details there
- Thu Apr 06, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coincidence
- Replies: 224
- Views: 88613
Re: Coincidence
While making the comment about NORTHEST/SOUTHERN in Tuesday’s spoilers thread, I had to go back to the subtitles file to recall what Steve Cram’s comment had been. So I did a Ctrl+F for the word SOUTHERN. Turns out I actually had Wednesday’s subtitles open - but of course, I still got a result 😄 (An...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 11:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 52)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 715
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 4th April 2023 (Series 87, Heat 52)
SOUTHERN isn't where you're from? Get NORTHEST instead.
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 6:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 31 March (Series 87, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1129
Re: Spoilers for Friday 31 March (Series 87, Prelim 50)
Nice 90% max-spotting efficiency from the corner today. Love Levi Roots and other guests who are clearly "in the game".