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Jeffrey Burgin

Phil Makepeace wrote:R2: TAILORS

My dad got that. GARTER and GRATER were words I kicked myself for not getting in round 1.

Jeffrey Burgin

Charlie Reams wrote: Seriously, stop talking now dude.

Ok, sorry.

Jeffrey Burgin

Anyone who has played me online will know I blow more hot and cold than Ms. Perry herself. Prepare for more 'I can't believe he didn't get that' moments tomorrow. Hopefully though, my play when I'm doing well should be enough to negate the parts where I'm not, but anywho it's all conducive to what ...

Jeffrey Burgin

I think I look baaare butterz there. As for the calendar, you HAVE to get Jacqui Baker on it for the fellas- I wouldn't mind seeing Baker's buns. Perhaps Sue can be persuaded to pose with some industrial sanders as well?

Jeffrey Burgin

Anyone who has played me online will know I blow more hot and cold than Ms. Perry herself. Prepare for more 'I can't believe he didn't get that' moments tomorrow. Hopefully though, my play when I'm doing well should be enough to negate the parts where I'm not, but anywho it's all conducive to what I...

Jeffrey Burgin

Phil Reynolds wrote: I was a bit "meh" at first, but then you gave an absolutely dazzling smile at one of Jo's gags and I jizzed in my pants.

And that is why I entered Countdown in the first place. Forget Octochampdom- my work is done.

I'll also have to send my orthodontist a card with this quote inside it.

Jeffrey Burgin

Phil - Seeing as you're not even 21, and have ruptured your knee ligaments twice and broken your leg, blighting your career, but have still run the 100m in 11 seconds, why not train up seriously as an athlete? You'd probably get down to sub-10 second times in no time. Maybe he ran the 100m in 11 se...

Jeffrey Burgin

I await Messrs. Reynolds and Corby's judgements sitting here open-mouthed in nervousness.

Jeffrey Burgin

Not able to watch this live and not sure I want to! I still can't believe I went for UNBRAISED when I had two eights - DENARIUS and UNBIASED. Jeff told me at the time he only had a seven. And as for round one... Very, very gutted but well played Jeff, and I hope you put a good run together. Cheers ...

Jeffrey Burgin

Oh, and before the show (and indeed for the first 3 now) I'd never heard of TECHIES, HIMATION, ARANEIDS or CONFUTE. UNLEADED was a good spot, and obviously I should have got URBANISED considering I'm certain I've made the same mistake on Apterous before. And if you watch closely after Bob's UPPIEST ...

Jeffrey Burgin

Congrats to both players - a well fought game between two of the most likeable people we've had on the show this series. Jeffrey, in my head I've always heard your surname with a hard G, but Jeff pronounced it with a soft G (which instantly opens up all sorts of excellent limerick opportunities). W...

Jeffrey Burgin

In the UNBRAISED round I had a 7 I can't remember, but guessed Bob would have more. Therefore I thought if I gambled a 9 it would force his hand as well, and sure enough it did. Bob it turned out did indeed have more than an 8, with DENARIUS. Sitting at home I just got BRANDIES as well! STIMPYING FT...

Jeffrey Burgin

Cool. I'm looking forward to this now, especially as you've just described yourself elsewhere as "18 years old and in pretty good physical shape" http://i43.tinypic.com/2ep1oj4.gif http://i43.tinypic.com/2ep1oj4.gif http://i43.tinypic.com/2ep1oj4.gif I'm wearing a shirt though, so no hint...

Jeffrey Burgin

Surely Paul McCockard, Phil McCracken, Ben Dover and Mike Hunt are names far more suggestive of naughtiness?

Jeffrey Burgin

You know his opponent is another Apterous player, stop being so bloody cryptic and tell us who it is!

Incidentally I am going to the pub with all my mates to watch Countdown today in a totally unrelated matter that offers no hints at all as to which Apterite may or may not be on today's show.

Jeffrey Burgin

I'm 18 years old and in pretty good physical shape; I'll give you some times sometime during the next few days.

Jeffrey Burgin

Sod it, put me in for everything as well. Depending on how I feel I might back out of the 10k but I imagine my competitiveness will put paid to that and I'll hop around if I have to.

I'm off to my local track tomorrow to get me some times for these bad boys.

Jeffrey Burgin

Yeah, I'd definitely be up for it. Give me a date and a time and I should be there.

Jeffrey Burgin

Jason Larsen wrote:Do I hear a Bob e-caux in here?

Where is Jeff the rapper when we need him?

Well, I can drop a few bars if you want, but the subject of Bob de Caux (nice enough chap as he is) would stretch even the most well-versed of gangstas.

Jeffrey Burgin

Kinda, I "have", although I was a slightly drunk 16/17 year old or so at a party with much older people, and just went along with it for the laughs really. And then of course afterwards you can't really say that because you look a bit silly. Mine was a similar experience- I wasn't actuall...

Jeffrey Burgin

I'm sure it was a 'you had to be there' moment.

Jeffrey Burgin

Dinos Sfyris wrote:I've never been to a music gig

Ah, that's one I would have added too.

I have also never eaten a curry or met a person who could reportedly spell FUDGE with some form of exam results.

Jeffrey Burgin

GLORIOUS as a DC beater in round 2.

Jeffrey Burgin

Davy Affleck wrote:It's good to see 2 normal people playing against each other.
The continual stream of "apterous superstars" is a bit wearing.

Bob interestingly is actually ranked 39th in the Apterous rankings, although I don't know how long ago he stopped playing.

Jeffrey Burgin

This one made me laugh for ages, another Matthew Green one.

http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 055#p56055

Jeffrey Burgin

2nd numbers alternative:

9*2*10=180.
8-5=3.
3*9=27.
180+27=207.

I'm shit at numbers, I need this.

Jeffrey Burgin

APNOEA round 2 as well.

Anyone think today's 'banter' was a little X-rated as well?

Jeffrey Burgin

Marc Meakin wrote: I assume you mean the Canadian who has appeared on Mock the Week rather than the camp one of 'I could crush a grape' fame

Yes, although I'm now intrigued as to who this grape-crushing Stewart Francis you speak of is.

Jeffrey Burgin

Not sure if this should be here or Off-topic, but I think it's relevant enough to warrant a spot here. Anyone who has been on the show will possibly agree with me that the walk through the corridor from make-up, out past the audience and to your seat is a slightly odd experience- like a rock star wi...

Jeffrey Burgin

He is very good for Tim Vine-style humour, yes. But I had decided to just include British comics in this poll, otherwise it would have been so long it would have been off the screen. Ah fair enough. I'm quite partial to one-liners so will fly my comedy flag for Tim Vine instead, who I think is also...

Jeffrey Burgin

Wot? No Stewart Francis? Disgrace. The man is absolutely hilarious.

Jeffrey Burgin

I'm not saying he's lying, just that he probably isn't an expert on analysing long-term statistical trends. FWIW I couldn't give a shit about the ratings, the show is clearly better than its ever been and if a bunch of Daily Mail readers are still too busy lamenting the dethroning of Carol to actua...

Jeffrey Burgin

I've never seen a horror film because I really don't get the idea of enjoyment coming from being scared. I've also never smoked or tried any form of drugs.

Jeffrey Burgin

Dudley says a lot of things... Fair enough, but I don't see any particular reason for him to lie. The audience are there because they obviously like the show, it's not like they're a load of critical hacks who are hounding him over the supposed fact that audiences have halved since the new presente...

Jeffrey Burgin

At yesterday's recordings Dudley, the warm-up bloke, said viewing figures were beginning to slightly go up, suggesting either a continuation in averages from before or possibly a small drop. I've often said to my dad that I can't believe Jeff and Rachel would be controversial enough choices to turn ...

Jeffrey Burgin

Sue Sanders wrote:You don't see Chris and Ed Byrne in the same room. (Sorry, don't know how to put a pic of Chris - feel free to do it for me, someone!)

ZOMGZ- I put this theory forward yesterday in Aptochat and it was thoroughly dismissed by those present!

Jeffrey Burgin

I wrote a shamelessly left-wing piece for the Guardian a few months ago which can be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2008/nov/21/youth-week-blog-jeffrey-burgin . I also made thelondonpaper's "The Columnist" with a less serious article a couple of months back which is a...

Jeffrey Burgin

She looks a lot more beautiful in that picture than she does on the show. Maybe that is why those who have seen her in the flesh are so enamoured. In the flesh, she's probably the best-looking person I've ever seen in my life, which I was really not expecting. On the telly she obviously looks good,...

Jeffrey Burgin

One word, no. Although I have seen AFC play Hendon once on New Years' Day. We won 3-2. Ah, you don't know what you missed out on. Out of interest do you know of an AFC forward called Chad Gould? I only ask because he plays for the Filipino national team and I met him the other week at a meeting for...

Jeffrey Burgin

Kieran Child wrote:"speaks three languages, including Latin"
I found that odd.

Assuming one is English and taking into consideration that Latin is absolutely useless, he's basically learnt to speak one language at 8 years old. Note how they don't say he's fluent either.

Jeffrey Burgin

If we're on the subject of non-League clubs then I'm afraid I'll have to chip in with a chant of 'GREEN ARMY!' as I'm a Hendon fan. On a slightly related tangent, did you ever used to go to Wimbledon speedway Oliver?

Jeffrey Burgin

Sue Sanders wrote:That's informative!!!!!

Don't you know he's a massive dickhead? I thought this was common knowledge...

Jeffrey Burgin

Well I met Darren Carter at my shows, having talked to him quite a lot on Apterous before our recordings, and he turned out to be exactly as I expected him to be.

Jeffrey Burgin

I've had two attempts at S1 - first time I got an E, second time a D. I'm hoping it will be third time lucky! The maths modules I'll be taking in January: C2, C3, C4, M1, S1, FP1, FP2, D1. :( :o That's a shitload of Maths. Tbf the first time I did S1 I got a C, you can easily make so many mistakes ...

Jeffrey Burgin

I dunno, it's not Mechanics 9 or anything, I think it just means Maths 9 or something.

Jeffrey Burgin

The odd thing is that I didn't do Decision Maths but did 4 Core, 1 Mechanics and Statistics as well. Statistics was piss easy though. My little bro picked up his year 10 results today and even managed as high as 171/179 in his M9 test, and also did excellently in general, which I'm really pleased ab...

Jeffrey Burgin

I apologise for misunderstanding. It was the whole tone of the post - admiration of passionate supporters, reference to football "firms" which gave (me, at least) the impression that you thought they were legitimate organisations, blaming the police for the fighting without blaming anyone...

Jeffrey Burgin

By "most passionate" presumably you mean "most obnoxious, unpleasant, antisocial, violent"? It's a throwback to the 70's, which by the tone of your comment, presumably you're in favour of? By most passionate I meant in terms of atmosphere- the difference between, say, my own tea...

Jeffrey Burgin

I'll make a quick reappearance: 3As in maths, further maths and physics and a capitulatory B in computing; plus a 1,1 in STEP. Enough to sneak into St. John's College, Cambridge. Well done mate, I know a 1,1 is bloody impressive because a guy at my school who is freaky good at Maths only got a 1,2....

Jeffrey Burgin

Well, West Ham/Millwall looked a bit tasty didn't it? I can't believe the papers are up in arms about it- when you pair two of the most passionate sets of supporters with two of the most notorious football firms in the ICF and the Bushwackers, added to the fact it's a bitter local derby in the eveni...

Jeffrey Burgin

Since Davies follows his potential Octorun I think the probability of getting 3 consecutive octos is practically the same! Doesn't Jeff Burgin follow soon after as well. I fail to see what correlation my appearance has with the probabilities of Octochampdom. :P (I'm secretly very pleased you said t...

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Oliver Garner wrote:He was at my audition.

Fucking hell, he was as well. I didn't recognise him on the show but now you've mentioned it I remember him now. I don't remember him being particularly brilliant at the audition but fair play to the fella, he's done alright.

Jeffrey Burgin

Darren Carter wrote:"Can I have two large ones from your top rack please Rachel?"

Don't go stealing my jokes blud.

Btw, that one is defo getting asked when I'm on in September! Tempted to ask for one something Jeff would be used to as well aka a 'Hartlepool', or lots at the bottom.

Jeffrey Burgin

Derek Hazell wrote:Also, a million dollars is a lot to be paying out a daytime show.

Unless you live in Zimbabwe, in which case they might as well give you a loaf of bread.

Jeffrey Burgin

Did they specially wire up the buzzers in that round so that when a contestant pressed it their opponent got an electric shock? The kid's hand jumps about two foot in the air!

Jeffrey Burgin

Just that thread. Fair enough, I can see why you'd think I was a tosspot on the basis of that. Was meant to be tongue-in-cheek but I probably got carried away. Funnily enough though Junaid, I went there expecting exactly that but whilst a couple of people were rich toffs (putting it a polite way th...

Jeffrey Burgin

Judging by my rating you can guess I won't be rushing to fight for the pride of Oxford against the likes of Fell, Saldanha, Reams etc...

Jeffrey Burgin

Jeffery: you now seem like less of a twat. I guess I'll take that as a compliment, although I'm disappointed to know I was thought of as a twat. :P Hopefully my appearances on the show will be more complimentary, as I guess everyone goes around giving it the Barry Big 'Un online. Coincidentally was...

Jeffrey Burgin

Michael Wallace wrote: Sounds like just the sort of mickey mouse course they'd offer at the other place...

Nah seriously, well done

Haha, I know the 'management' makes it sound a bit shit but you can't do just Economics.

Jeffrey Burgin

Managed to get my 3 As to read Economics and Management at Merton College, Oxford, and am still recovering from the shock. I knew Maths would be touch and go and ended up getting 502, smacked English getting full marks in coursework and synoptic and finishing with 564 and also got full marks in Nazi...

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