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- Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2794
Re: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
Phil, did you use an anagram solver to find that or just randomly see it? Because that's actually one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. Ha. It just randomly occurred to me, looking at the thread title, that the phrase "red-haired child" was probably in that collection of lette...
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3089
Re: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
Oh gosh
I know it's tosh
But I'm awash
Over Joe Swash.
I know it's tosh
But I'm awash
Over Joe Swash.
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:18 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: December's Daily Duels
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12796
Re: December's Daily Duels
Suspending an event isn't the same as moving it. They suspend Christmas for a day. That sounds to me like they have it on the 26th, or "move" it to the 26th. What's your explanation? It was clear from the context that Debbie was using "Christmas" in the broad sense of the festiv...
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4916
Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
I'm afraid I don't have the ODE - my Collins English and several Oxford dictionaries all capitalize Indentikit [sic] Are you sure? The entry in my Collins Millennium Edition shows the headword as capitalised, but lists two definitions - the second being the adjectival sense that Frank mentioned (ac...
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4916
Re: Spoilers for Friday 5th December QF2
It wasn't a joke. People who say "scoans" need to be admonished in the strictest terms.Ben Hunter wrote:I'm glad that Dr. Phil let rip with the scones joke.
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
Who's been to Iceland? Me recently actually - although Aldi was cheaper. Well let that be a lesson to you. Aldi's ads are a lot classier too. Honestly, it's been the bane of this year's I'm a Celeb , having to sit through endless promos telling us to "Party like a celeb" accompanied by sh...
- Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
Was this Mr Jones Welsh? All PE teachers seem to be Welsh. Just to keep this subthread on-topic, I heard recently he'd died. That's a trifle harsh to label that a celebration. Harsh but fair, as the man himself used to say while whipping me across the back of my bare legs with a willow switch for t...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28042
Re: Best screenshot
I know Susie is renowned for being ladylike (at least on screen) but this takes the biscuit:
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
Yes. Mind you, the school was in Wales, so I expect his being Welsh was statistically likelier than it might otherwise have been. Just to keep this subthread on-topic, I heard recently he'd died.Michael Wallace wrote:Was this Mr Jones Welsh? All PE teachers seem to be Welsh.
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: December's Daily Duels
- Replies: 132
- Views: 12796
Re: December's Daily Duels
Who said they move Christmas? Suspending an event isn't the same as moving it.Gavin Chipper wrote:That's a bit weird. I could understand a bit more if it was on Christmas day itself (but it would still be weird) but to move Christmas so your birthday isn't the day before Christmas is plain barking!
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
Shouldn't you be at school? Did your school not have break times? Yes. They were periods of the day when we had to go and stand outside and be tortured by passing bullies. Not to be confused with "Games", which was a somewhat longer period once a week where we had to go outside and be tor...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2794
Re: Charlie Reams and Dr. Phil Hammond
If I hadn't already met Charlie's dad I'd be suspicious... So, you think Charlie might be Dr. Phil's illegitimate offspring, and that the oh-so-nice seeming "strawberry blonde" (my arse) DC guest is manipulating the finals behind the scenes to ensure a win for his secret progeny? That's u...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11374
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
Yeah... your lack of a smiley to accompany your original question left me confused as to whether you were simply asking where I lived or whether it was very much a wink wink nudge nudge chortle chortle comment To a poker player (see? I'm on-topic) I'd have thoughts the odds were pretty hefty. Yeah,...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 4th December QF1
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4932
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 4th December QF1
If I heard Des right, we can now look forward to seeing Charlie's semi. I'm strangely excited by that.Dinos Sfyris wrote:Post any [...]comments on Charlie's dreamy good looks
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11374
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
Ah, you've updated your profile so now I know, even down to the street address in Teignmouth which is handy. Except I also now know what you look like so I've gone off the idea.Phil Reynolds wrote:Where do you live?Matt Morrison wrote:"Any hole's a goal" and all that
Nice website by the way.
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
Shouldn't you be at school?Kai Laddiman wrote:Um, we don't care too much computer technology, especially as this is 'Celebrations'.
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO Kirk Bevins
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1417
Re: FAO Kirk Bevins
I have no idea what COLIN nametags are.Ben Wilson wrote:Both of those anagrams have either been used or considered for COLIN nametags.
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Celebrations
- Replies: 134
- Views: 11899
Re: Celebrations
I remember that "Hello world" exercise well. It certainly was the first programme I wrote when first dabbling in C having spent a decade or two using earlier languages. I didn't write that in 1974, the date it first appeared as given in that Wiki link, but it wasn't long after. I'm pretty...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A new set for a new season!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7078
Re: A new set for a new season!
- it (and the one just below it for ignotum per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book. Sorry - where is the closing bracket? It's there now. Don't be so impatient. Here you go Phil, a free hint to get your own back on Charlie: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Those wacky Americans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1802
Those wacky Americans
I'll just call it Old Jersey as a joke! I do have a sense of humor, you know. But, if Simon came to the US a native of the East Coast would say, "I don't detect your accent!" Don't worry Jason - in the UK, the general level of ignorance of most Americans when it comes to British and Europ...
- Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A new set for a new season!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7078
Re: A new set for a new season!
Well done. I was wondering which of you would be first to spot that.Charlie Reams wrote:Any relation to ignotum per ignotius?Phil Reynolds wrote: it (and the one just below it for ignotium per ignotius are two of my favourite definitions in the book.
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11374
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
Where do you live?Matt Morrison wrote:No that was one of my rare lucky moments! "Any hole's a goal" and all thatPhil Reynolds wrote:Your post in another thread about what happens to you when you get drunk at parties would seem to bear this out.
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO Kirk Bevins
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1417
Re: FAO Kirk Bevins
Fact: Kirk Bevins is an anagram of Kevin Brisk.Charlie Reams wrote:Fact: Kirk Bevins is a legend.
(Kinki verbs sounds better but involves an unpardonable misspelling.)
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11374
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
Your post in another thread about what happens to you when you get drunk at parties would seem to bear this out.Matt Morrison wrote:BUT - I really do mean that I really am really unlucky. In life as well as in poker.
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A new set for a new season!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7078
Re: A new set for a new season!
I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set. If my memory is correct (which it probably ain't :lol:), there has been a total of 4 sets and 7 title sequences? So if the title sequence has changed more frequently tha...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Question Thread
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3859
Re: The Question Thread
Cant remember her name but I think she was the last contestant of series 57. She was pretty fit, and came across well on camera. Jason Cullen beat her in his 4th game I believe. Also snails on face lady and Debbi F are in pretty close contention :P Who dya reckon would fare best on Countdown out of...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: A new set for a new season!
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7078
Re: A new set for a new season!
Seriously?Joseph Bolas wrote:Seriously?Charlie Reams wrote:There's also new intro graphics to match the set, which look pretty cool.
I didn't think they would change the title sequence
I would have thought it inevitable, given that the titles are specifically designed to match the colour palette used for the set.
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown !Gotcha!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5146
Re: Countdown !Gotcha!
Probably didn't want to waste a valid one on a fake contest.Charlie Reams wrote:Seems unlikely. More likely they just wrote down some random 9 on his card.Joseph Bolas wrote: Could it be possible that EDUCATION was meant to be the jumble and that only one of the words AUCTIONED or CAUTIONED were valid at the time?
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deal or no deal
- Replies: 120
- Views: 12522
Re: Deal or no deal
I imagine the community spirit in the DOND hotel is probably quite warm and sticky in a cheesy but pleasant way I'm absolutely sure of that. After just one day in the company of nine other contestants on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , I felt I had grown absurdly close to some of them - especially...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 3rd December
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1273
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 3rd December
Much easier method for Round 14:
(75-3)x7
(75-3)x7
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 3rd December
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1273
Spoilers for Wednesday, 3rd December
Hey! Chris, Lucinda and Jon just got a mention from Susie! (Apparently they're Scottish crows or something.)
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Staying logged on
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1726
Re: Staying logged on
For some reason, you may find that http://www.c4countdown.co.uk works properly whereas c4countdown.co.uk doesn't. Yay! Well done that man. Yes, I'd bookmarked the site as c4countdown.co.uk - before the crash I must have set it up with the www in place. Cheers Charlie. And sorry for initially creati...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Staying logged on
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1726
Staying logged on
I had a major disk crash at the weekend and am now working from a rebuilt PC with a new hard drive and Windows XP reinstalled from scratch. :cry: Things are slowly getting back to normal but I've noticed a problem with the C4C message board. Under my old set-up, I basically stayed logged in all the ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3089
Re: I'm a celebrity get me out of here!
Me too. Have they been invited into Dictionary Corner?Jon Corby wrote:I also.Jon O'Neill wrote:I <3 Ant + Dec
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Worst thread ever
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4146
Re: Worst thread ever
I've noticed that some contributors (like Jon) seem to respond quickly and bluntly to any post that irks them. I don't think (despite the language) that he intends to start flame wars, it's just his way of expressing himself. I think Jono hit the nail on the head in the latest podcast actually ;) C...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:38 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Poker Puzzle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2787
Re: Poker Puzzle
needless to say I had absolutely no idea (and why would I) that you were gay! Well, I suppose some of my recent posts in other threads (like suggesting that Alistair Appleton would make a droolsome presence in Dictionary Corner) may have given the game away, although you probably marked all those a...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Worst thread ever
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4146
Re: Worst thread ever
And I never once stated that I would be judging her on looks when she finally gets onto our screens. I was clearly discussing everything I had to go on AT THE MOMENT. Actually, Matt, it wasn't clear at all. I don't make a habit of jumping on what people say based on an ill-considered skim-reading o...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deal or no deal
- Replies: 120
- Views: 12522
Re: Deal or no deal
She dealt for the £3K, then played on - and ended up with £20K and £500 left in play [...] although she only had £500 in her box so technically it was still a victory over the Banker. Sorry to pick on you Phil, but this is what I hate. Although having said that, I'm more than happy to forgive you :...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Super Cool Funny Jokes
- Replies: 144
- Views: 18622
Re: Super Cool Funny Jokes
...or know how to spell it, evidently.Jason Larsen wrote:I don't understand humor sometimes, Phil.
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:30 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Poker Puzzle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2787
Re: Poker Puzzle
I've kissed two men whilst very drunk at house parties An interesting admission, though probably not that unusual. As the joke goes: Q. What's the difference between a straight man and a bisexual? A. About four and a half pints of lager. Until I met the man who is now my partner at the age of 40, m...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown !Gotcha!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5146
Re: Countdown !Gotcha!
Great work Kirk, finally remembered to watch this Thanks for bumping the thread Jon - reminded me to check it out too. I cried with laughter. What's brilliant is that no one - not Carol, not Susie, not Richard Stilgoe and certainly not the contestants who are superb actors - gives any hint that the...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Worst thread ever
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4146
Re: Worst thread ever
Rachel Riley, on the other hand, will have a much harder time winning me over. Presuming there's little to choose between them in maths ability (at least Countdown-appropriate maths ability) Presume away... and on-screen persona (according to the press releases) Er, hold on there a moment. Where do...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Super Cool Funny Jokes
- Replies: 144
- Views: 18622
Re: Super Cool Funny Jokes
(and this one is much better spoken than typed:) Why does Edward Woodward have 4 Ds in his name? Because otherwise he'd be called Ewar Woowar It is indeed funnier when spoken, but it's only really funny in the voice of Joe Pasquale, who originated it. An old favourite of mine (look away now if scho...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Super Cool Funny Jokes
- Replies: 144
- Views: 18622
Re: Super Cool Funny Jokes
At no point in Matt's post did he use 'prick' as a verb, so the answer is: nothing of relevance.Jason Larsen wrote:What do Jews have to do with pricking?
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 2 December 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 97)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2452
Re: Tuesday 2 December 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 97)
Did anyone else think the clue to the first TTT was ludicrously obscure? Other than that, I'm absolutely delighted to see Dr Phil back for another set of games. He's not only one of the most entertaining of all the regular DC guests, but (unlike Sue Cleaver) seems to be genuinely playing the game - ...
- Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: sporcle.com
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2256
Re: sporcle.com
I met Tom Lehrer after the premiere of Tomfoolery in Brighton Wow - lucky you. The man is a living legend. Such a shame he doesn't perform or write satirical songs any more. Apparently he was only interested in performing them for as long as it took to perfect the comic timing, at which point he re...
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:18 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: sporcle.com
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2256
Re: sporcle.com
Speaking of Tom Lehrer reminds me of this brilliant video. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a81YvrV7Vv8 Hah, yeah I had to learn that one too. Actually the hardest bit about performing that one was keeping in sync with the pianist. (Lehrer of course doesn't have that problem because he accompanies him...
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: sporcle.com
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2256
Re: sporcle.com
Thanks I love this site :) Managed 90 elements on the periodic table Ah, but can you sing them to the tune of Gilbert & Sullivan's I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General a la Tom Lehrer? I can. 8-) Had to learn it once for a production of Tomfoolery (the Tom Lehrer revue) that I was in. ...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:21 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52462
Re: General feedback
The image needs to be 64 pixels high and not more than about 96 wide, JPEG or PNG format; the rest is up to you. Cheers Charlie - I've emailed you a JPEG. It's the same pic as my forum avatar, just reduced in size to fit the criteria above. Thanks Charlie - sort of... I now have an apterous avatar ...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:10 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 28970
Re: The Weakest Link
Anyone else collect classic stupid answers from WL? There was a great one a couple of days ago from a woman who was voted off unanimously at the end of Round 1 having got all her answers wrong. The best one was as follows: Anne: In the correct spelling of the word 'iron', meaning a domestic applianc...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Goatdown Duel
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2837
Re: Goatdown Duel
I didn't have a clue what was going on for the first few rounds, so some warning for those of us who've never heard of 'Goatdown' might have been nice. It was all right once I figured out what the rules were (I was still pants at it though).
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Campaign to get Stephen Fry in DC
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5792
Re: Campaign to get Stephen Fry in DC
Patrick Stewart and Ronnie Corbett have been approched several times since I've been on the team (18 months) and both have declined our kind and generous offer - sorry! Have you ever asked Alistair Appleton off of Cash in the Attic and Escape to the Country? It wouldn't matter if he's rubbish at th...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2819
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
Don,t know what Carol was up to with the numbers.On one of the rounds she only picked up five numbers,and on another I thought she was trying to juggle with them. One fell off the board and she dropped another.But it,s things like that that make the show what it is.No editing it out and Carol found...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 28970
Re: The Weakest Link
At least you and Emma had plenty of time to get to know each better in the green room, as she was voted off not long after you.Kirk Bevins wrote:I can't do general knowledge - I went on for the laugh.
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:44 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 28970
Re: The Weakest Link
Kirk! You're on right now! Not anymore though... :twisted: Bad luck Kirky. ;) You were doing pretty well but the questions in round 3 didn't go your way, although not getting "tribe" was a bit of a shocker. :twisted: However, you were brilliant at answering Anne back - I wish more people ...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:17 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 28970
Re: The Weakest Link
Kirk! You're on right now!
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2819
Spoilers for Wednesday 26th November 2008
Would ORGIAST have been a valid DC beater in Round 1?
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:38 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official thread of scrag
- Replies: 328
- Views: 50765
Re: Official thread of scrag
I still haven't managed to beat Apterous Plum, but I noticed today that Caesar is now ranked lower than Plum (although still higher than me) so I optimistically had a go. This was the result. :cry: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=12501 Beaten in each of the first three rounds by words I'd neve...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52462
Re: General feedback
Poo. I have no avatar at all now (not even the default one). Same here - time for some bug hunting, Charlie... ;) You did say that it didn't pay to be patient Charlie, so... are you working on this problem at all or have you just forgotten about it? The lack of any kind of avatar means that my decl...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deal or no deal
- Replies: 120
- Views: 12522
Re: Deal or no deal
I was tempted to stick with it to see just how badly it ended - but switched to Are You An Egghead? instead. I tuned back in for the end. With 5 boxes left, she still had the £20K in play and an offer of £3K. While she was deliberating, the Banker phoned again and said that, if she chose to go on, ...