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- Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
As well as being America's lapdog in joining in with the attacks on the Houthis , Rishi Sunak has spoken out against South Africa's case against Israel . A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Mr Sunak believed South Africa's case was "completely unjustified and wrong." &quo...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Jeopardy!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2563
Re: Jeopardy!
And in the middle of your sentence.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
- Replies: 44
- Views: 17179
Re: COLIN XIX- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2024
How do you decide what order to put the the people in the middle group in?
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 11th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 8)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 711
Re: Spoilers for 11th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 8)
The wheels kind of fell off that game. It was a good start!
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The most boring OFF-topic poll
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2311
Re: The most boring OFF-topic poll
Anyway I was in the pub last night and one of the guys got some Twiglets and we all tried them. They just tasted like burnt crap and everyone agreed. Why are they a thing? Anyway, there's no Marmite branding on the packet and as far as I know there never has been. They have yeast in, sure. And behin...
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 657103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Penny farthings are front wheel drive and you're basically sitting on the front wheel so I don't think you'd be able to do a very good wheelie. Maybe a very quick marginal ground clearance of the front wheel.
- Thu Jan 11, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1497
Re: What’s the best three-word phrase formed from the conundrum answers on consecutive days?
I love how this has become "these were from my run". So in keeping with that, from my run, "wandering polluting columnist" is a great descriptor for Owen Jones. Although not from my run, I do like "disinfect qualified awfulness" from Series 42. Try to limit the Tory bi...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 694
Re: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
Not on Apterous so unless it's new in, probably not.
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
On the pool thing, if it's just that fewer women play than men, then there's no need for a separate women's category on the basis of fairness, but there could still be interest/demand anyway, and I don't think it's necessarily too outrageous to have a women's category. In any case, while there might...
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 694
Re: Spoilers for 9th January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 6)
I did (100+25)×7+75-6=944.
- Tue Jan 09, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
Re: The Dead of 2024
Sorry to hear that!
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/67807719 This is ridiculous, there is no advantage in pool OK, so for context: A transgender pool champion says she received "vile" and "horrific" abuse online after her opponent refused to play her in a final. Pinches said she did it out of &qu...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 657103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Does it depend on the e-mail system you're using? It seems weird that it would be a universal thing. Does it change if you put your phone in desktop mode?
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 15502
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
In theory the basic system sounds 'fairer', but not for players at the top. If 100% fairness is the aim, the best players shouldn't be penalised for being the best. It's supposed to be a compromise system. As fair as possible, while not having too many unbeaten players at the end of the day. In fac...
- Sat Jan 06, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which Is Your Favourite Joke?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 10553
Re: Which Is Your Favourite Joke?
I enjoyed this more on a second viewing.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:45 am This week's favourite joke:
I made a ventriloquist doll out of some old bits of carpet.
Its ruggish
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 277
- Views: 32654
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
No.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:39 pmAre you suggesting you can't be Trans and Gay?Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:45 pm Being trans is not really related to being gay, except in a superficial sense, and the concept of an LGBT (plus some extra letters maybe) "community" is somewhat bizarre.
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 15502
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
If it were up to me, we'd bin off the Swiss pairs/triples system entirely. I've discussed this general thing before with various tweaks, but here is my definitive system that I think would work: The first round is random. A lot of events do this anyway, although Ben traditionally likes to do his ann...
- Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 277
- Views: 32654
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Being trans is not really related to being gay, except in a superficial sense, and the concept of an LGBT (plus some extra letters maybe) "community" is somewhat bizarre.
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
So the Pogues and Kirsty McCall have 7 votes Jona Lewie and Slade have 6 votes each OK, so it's all over, and Jona Lewie managed to tie with The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl for first place on 7 votes at the end. The top 3: 1. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York - 7 =. Jona Lew...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Close at the top.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:53 am So the Pogues and Kirsty McCall have 7 votes
Jona Lewie and Slade have 6 votes each
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
This poll expires on 4th January (which is now today) at 5:14pm so get those final votes in!
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 3:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
There have been over 10,000 children killed in this genocide since October. I have no ties to Palestine other than it is inhabited by human beings, but i can’t function as a normal human being while this continues. It’s affecting me pretty badly. I attend the weekly solidarity protests and an left ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 121888
Re: Countdowners in the news
That's Kirk by the way!
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
Re: The Dead of 2024
It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.
Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.
Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
Re: The Dead of 2024
An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are. I don't think you could really formulate a robust enough system for that. Does the frail 95 year old or the very ill 70 year old have a bette...
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 807
Re: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
3rd numbers - (50+6)×(10+4)-8+3=779
Very similar to the previous numbers.
Very similar to the previous numbers.
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 807
Re: Spoilers for 2nd January 2024 (Series 89, Heat 1)
2nd numbers - (50+9-5)×(10+8)+6=978
- Tue Jan 02, 2024 1:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
Re: The Dead of 2024
An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:18 pm As undignified as this is I deliberately have avoided picking people who already have a life threatening illness that I am aware of
- Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Dead of 2024
- Replies: 62
- Views: 4665
Re: The Dead of 2024
I still have six from my list:
Michael Schumacher
Cher
Daniel Dennett
Mark Serwotka (some union leader guy)
Brian Blessed
Nigel Farage
Michael Schumacher
Cher
Daniel Dennett
Mark Serwotka (some union leader guy)
Brian Blessed
Nigel Farage
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
What are the prospects of the South Africans succeeding at the ICJ? Does accusing someone of “genocidal acts” bear the same legal weight as accusing them of an outright genocide? Considering South Africa's history in the lady 2 or 3 centuries, one expects it to be laughed at. Pots and Kettles etc I...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is it OK to........
- Replies: 6
- Views: 615
Re: Is it OK to........
Though not a workforce thing, Labour has used all-woman shortlists for MP candidates in some constituencies. To criticise what Mary Earps was wearing during SPOTY without being accused of misogyny? SPOTY completely passed me by, but there are certain things in life where there are differences in how...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 413690
Re: People you shouldn't trust
OK, yeah. I accept that.
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 413690
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who give the middle finger wrong. The correct way is to have a closed fist and then raise the middle finger. The wrong way is only curling the knuckles of the other fingers and you thumb sticking out. I've literally never thought about this. I think I have my thumb on the outside actually no...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 2:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1641
- Views: 1705985
Re: Politics in General
Zionism, yes, is the belief of a Jewish nation. No more, no less. Pro-Palestine people like to claim being "anti-Zionist" is not antisemitic, but I have always argued it is insofar as you are not calling for the deconstruction of any Muslim country, Pakistan in particular as it was formed...
- Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1971
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
COLIN is like Wimbledon, whereas the FOCAL championship is like the ATP finals.
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1971
Re: Could a Countdown World Championships be a feasible event
I think it's called COLIN.
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Stay Another Day isn't a Christmas song. Though if anyone had nominated it, we could have discussed it. Anyway, all nominations went on. Tough luck to all you latecomers! Edit - Proper Crimbo was a bit of a joke entry but both Cliffs were Christmas number 1s. I don't think I can alter the poll with...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Stay Another Day isn't a Christmas song. Though if anyone had nominated it, we could have discussed it. Anyway, all nominations went on. Tough luck to all you latecomers! Edit - Proper Crimbo was a bit of a joke entry but both Cliffs were Christmas number 1s. I don't think I can alter the poll witho...
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 6:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Merry Xmas C4C! 2022
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2498
Re: Merry Xmas C4C! 2022
Merry Christmas to you all. Which Christmas Day parkrun are you all doing? I'll be doing my local at Great Notley.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
I set it for 2 weeks. 4th Jan.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song(s)
It's called favourite Christmas song not songs. You should have only been able to vote for one. Or I should have worded the poll differently. First Past the Post voting is terrible. Consider the wording to be as needed for the poll to make sense. If I change it now, I'm worried it will reset. For m...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song(s)
Or I should have worded the poll differently. First Past the Post voting is terrible. Consider the wording to be as needed for the poll to make sense.Mark James wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:42 pm It's called favourite Christmas song not songs. You should have only been able to vote for one.
If I change it now, I'm worried it will reset.
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Things are hotting up nicely. Four songs are tied for first with 4 votes each. 51 "votes" have been cast but that's votes for songs, not the number of individuals who have voted. It doesn't seem to give that information. Anyway, vote away! Also each song name in the poll links to a YouTube...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3948
Re: Co-event dictionary
Yeah, it wasn't that big a spoiler.
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 277
- Views: 32654
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Not only do we not need a monarchy, we don't need a head of state.
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3948
Re: Co-event dictionary
What was the word? (Or put it in the spoilers thread.)
- Fri Dec 22, 2023 4:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-event dictionary
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3948
Re: Co-event dictionary
If the dictionary is declared to be Apterous, then it's not really an error or omission, just that CO-events/Apterous are not Countdown, even if they try to emulate it. But it is arguably unsatisfactory.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Are we voting in the cooments and you update the poll or am I missing something You are missing something. Tick the boxes to vote. Though I wonder if you have restricted access or something based on what you've previously said about polls. Charlie? Ben? Can this be looked at and potentially fixed. ...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
I don't think it was an Elvis song.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Re: Your favourite Christmas song
Are we voting in the cooments and you update the poll or am I missing something You are missing something. Tick the boxes to vote. Though I wonder if you have restricted access or something based on what you've previously said about polls. Charlie? Ben? Can this be looked at and potentially fixed.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 5:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Your favourite Christmas song
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3950
Your favourite Christmas song
Following on from the discussion here , here is the poll for the best Christmas song. It's obviously not an exhaustive list, but I think I've included most of the "main" songs, and everything that got suggested. Some songs have been sung by several people and don't necessarily have a "...
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-Event Suggestion Box
- Replies: 181
- Views: 15502
Re: Co-Event Suggestion Box
It's OK if you've got a spoon.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 657103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Tops sold for cycling have pockets. Why don't running tops have pockets? Don't know but I have pockets in my shorts. Edit - I suppose it's that if you're cycling, you can't really use pockets in your shorts as easily so you use your top. Whereas it's not as necessary for runners who can use the poc...
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
- Replies: 277
- Views: 32654
Re: Unpopular opinions you genuinely hold
Passing saves time. It's the cheap way out. That's the advantage. So getting the same number right without the passes is better in that sense.
- Wed Dec 20, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 657103
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
What was with that "steal your hubcaps" stereotypical joke about Scousers? Why would anyone steal hubcaps? Back in the 70s/80s cars just came with standard wheels. Hubcaps were an accessory. They were easy to remove and had a resale value. Stealing car badges were a thing in my neighbourh...
Re: Music
I'll try and do it tomorrow.
Re: Music
I've been busy!Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:32 pmDrums, fingers.....Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 7:21 pm Also I'll be running the poll with the same sensible voting system as the greatest episode poll. Basically you can vote for more than one option and also change your vote until the deadline.
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6140
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
I thought "fr." under the name of each recipe in my mum's copy of Mrs Beeton meant "fried" - even though that seemed really weird sometimes. (she did rely on her frying-pan for using leftovers) And what did it mean? And what does it mean here ? Was it really them who got HARUSPE...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strange things you used to believe as a child
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6140
Re: Strange things you used to believe as a child
Watching golf on the TV I'd occasionally see players sporting the brand 'Tit-leist', which I parsed similarly (second half rhyming with 'heist'). That's how it's pronounced in our house. I don't understand how else it would be pronounced, I assume the 'correct' makes it sound like "tight least...