I really doubt it, unless there's a bigger surprise waiting for us from the early 80s.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 9:54 am On a similar subject, will Queen Camilla become the Queen Mother when Charles dies?
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- Mon Feb 07, 2022 12:50 pm
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- Mon Jan 31, 2022 12:58 pm
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Re: What books have you been reading lately?
The recent Billy Connolly autobiography is excellent fun, and gives quite a bit of insight. Been working through a selection of GK Chesterton works, which are of their time, but excellent fun. I can understand why Terry Pratchett looked up to him. I'm breaking these up by working through Lord of the...
- Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:24 pm
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I find him quite listenable.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:06 pmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_O%27ConnellGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:59 pmYes, it seems so. Thanks!Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:51 pm
I found this guy with a bit of searching. Is this him?
Looks like he's on Radio 4 these days
- Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Records on the wiki
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Re: Records on the wiki
This place is becoming more like Grindr every day.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:48 pm So 30 (and 200) would be "bottoms", whereas 29 would be a "top".
- Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:37 pm
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Re: What films have you watched lately?
Quite enjoyed 'Witness for the Prosecution' over Christmas. One of Charles Laughton's last films, and a very good story all round.
- Fri Jan 07, 2022 10:14 pm
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Re: Deathwatch 2017
Any relation of Harry?
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:15 am
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- Topic: 2021 vision
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Re: 2021 vision
Lots of drivers have retired in the past.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:11 am 2022 predictions.
Lewis Hamilton to make history and retire.
- Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:14 am
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- Topic: Super Cool Funny Jokes
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Re: Super Cool Funny Jokes
I thought it might be something like that. But...it's just not doing it for me.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:38 amWig 'n' a dress/Wigan addressIan Volante wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:57 pmStill don't get this.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:51 pm Bumped into a transvestite in Manchester yesterday...
...
He had a wig 'n' a dress.
- Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:57 pm
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Still don't get this.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:51 pm Bumped into a transvestite in Manchester yesterday...
...
He had a wig 'n' a dress.
- Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:57 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I have recently learned that some people stand to wipe their arse. Whyever would you do that? You get different angles and can find stuff you might not have got from just the sitting position. So you need to do both, though you obviously start with sitting. Left and right handed as well. If you hav...
- Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:50 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Fair enough I'd say.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:27 pm See to me, those aren't reaction videos. Those are analysis, commentary, whatever. The ones that are just straight reaction....well, if it's not a dog getting the zoomies when seeing the owner it hasn't seen for two years, it's a tough sell on me
- Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:25 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I quite like them in the context of musically literate people hearing stuff I love for the first time. Just for base shock or whatever, not so much.
- Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:05 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Stop trying to cross the streams.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 5:17 amAlso men peeing sitting down.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:00 pm Yeah, that doesn't make sense. Why am I washing out my yoghurt pot if you're just going to incinerate it?
Guilty as charged of that but that is more because I'm on my feet all day at work
- Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:47 pm
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- Topic: What do you wear in bed
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Re: What do you wear in bed
Two of the dogs sometimes get on the bed, but rarely sleep there.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:46 pm Also curious if pet lovers on here allow their pets on or even in the bed.
- Tue Dec 14, 2021 1:55 pm
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Re: What do you wear in bed
Aye, at this time of year, the bedroom's probably no more than 18C, but on a mild night, the winter quilt is often too much. Summer quilt goes on probably April to November. I've no problem sleeping in clothes (winter camping can be fun), but it's just restrictive and usually too hot in bed. Medical...
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:08 pm
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- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
I do wear my fitbit though mainly for the alarm Not an excuse. Put it on the side. It vibrates on my wrist though i think I would sleep through if it was on the side. Plus it monitors my sleeping pattern 😊 This. I share a bedroom with someone who doesn't want to be woken by my alarm clock blaring, ...
- Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:06 pm
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Re: What do you wear in bed
Nothing but my dignity.
- Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:03 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
To stop you rolling out of bed.
- Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:02 pm
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I thought this had been debunked.Paul Anderson wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:19 pmI imagine it's like morning glory but related to the fact we used to have two sleeps.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:40 pm
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- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
Do people claim he did?
- Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
Am... I the only person who has the news on in the background when working from home? I've worked in offices with BBC One / BBC News / Sky News on...? I usually have music on. In the office, the Comms staff always have news on, but where there's a telly elsewhere (rarely), they were only usually on...
- Sun Nov 14, 2021 2:14 pm
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
It straddles the 180 degree line of longitude.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:47 pm I don't understand how Alaska can be the Easternmost State and The Westernmost state
- Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
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Re: What films have you watched lately?
Watched the second half of the Eiger Sanction last night. Not heard of it before, but it's probably the worst Clint Eastwood film I've seen. I hope the first half made up for it. Scenery and stunt work was decent though.
Re: Cricket
Yes, very good. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the whole Azeem Rafiq case here. Indeed, I think it's more of a story than the Owen Paterson stuff. Well you would, but a sports club in turmoil compared to high-level government corruption really doesn't cut it. As for this whole Yorkshire thing, ...
- Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:53 pm
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- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
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Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Second series of His Dark Materials. As ever, some of the changes in narrative relative to the books I find a bit grating, but overall it's very well done.
- Fri Oct 29, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hybrid Scrabble or Scrountdown
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Re: Hybrid Scrabble or Scrountdown
Multiplying any score by the number of tiles placed would go a long way to balancing the tyranny of high-scoring short word plays.
- Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:12 pm
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- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test That this is a thing I don't think that's an obvious thing to exist. Tbh I really didn't know about it until I read an article about Edgar Wright so I was fishing on if it was obvious or not in the modern world. Im such a dinosaur I can't differentiate bet...
- Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:36 am
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Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I don't think that's an obvious thing to exist.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:29 pm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test
That this is a thing
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
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Re: Ask Graeme?
Not really sure what I'm asking here but - teatime teasers. I'm part of the 8-9-8 gang - I had 8 letter teasers on my original series, 9 letters in my CoC and 8 letters in my Christmas special. I can't imagine there's too many people who've gone 8-9-8 (I'm the only one of the six who played the Chr...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
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- Views: 176646
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
https://www.apterous.org/chat.php?base=1633543726&dir=earlier 2021-10-06 19:01:50 Liam Shaw started his 1st Top Dog game of the day. 2021-10-06 19:01:50 Liam Shaw started his 1st Top Dog game of the day. 2021-10-06 19:01:50 Liam Shaw started his 1st Top Dog game of the day. 2021-10-06 19:01:50 L...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
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Re: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
That's the one.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:20 pmAOL Instant Messenger? Trillian was pretty cool.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:20 pm I do miss Trillian, which included all my chats on MSN, Yahoo, ICQ and something else that I've forgotten. Was dead good.
- Tue Oct 05, 2021 12:20 pm
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- Topic: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
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Re: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
I use Signal too, was handy yesterday.
I do miss Trillian, which included all my chats on MSN, Yahoo, ICQ and something else that I've forgotten. Was dead good.
More widely though, it was probably useful yesterday for people to see the folly of relying on one company for all their stuff.
I do miss Trillian, which included all my chats on MSN, Yahoo, ICQ and something else that I've forgotten. Was dead good.
More widely though, it was probably useful yesterday for people to see the folly of relying on one company for all their stuff.
- Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to end Countdown?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 9182
Re: Is it time to end Countdown?
I've not heard anyone whinge about her politics. I don't even know what they are.Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Mon Sep 27, 2021 9:38 pm Seems that the only ones who dislike her are the ones with axes to grind about her politics, which shouldn't be a red card offence but seemingly is nowadays. Sigh.
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is it time to end Countdown?
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Re: Is it time to end Countdown?
I’d say Carol Vorderman and Rachel Riley are evenly matched – Riley is better at the numbers than Vorderman, but Vorderman has a more outgoing personality than Riley. Having met them both, I'd say Rachel is much more outgoing and personable. Maybe Carol was getting jaded by that stage, but she seem...
- Thu Sep 16, 2021 2:12 pm
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- Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
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Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Not actually that difficult, especially if they pick a niche activity.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 1:14 pm I wonder what odds the bookies would give you on your hewborn baby playing for England by their 21st birthday?
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:55 am
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- Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
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Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Sheffield beating Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final was very unexpected, Wigan were something like 20/1 on to win. Looking at in game-comebacks, there was a ridiculous Hibs-Hearts match a few years ago which may have been something like 4-1 or 32 at 90 minutes, but finished 4-4 (I think); and a ...
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Black To Front Spoilers for Friday 10 September 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 54)
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Re: Black To Front Spoilers for Friday 10 September 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 54)
I know we had a big discussion about this a while ago, and I shouldn't be prejudiced and everything, and I'm all for diversity, but Anne-Marie said "haitch". Some dialects do this. Yeah I know. It was supposed to be a joke. Difficult in plain text. And I'm terribly defensive about stupid ...
Re: TENNIS
That's a terrible list, likely more based on stuff the author remembers rather than any depth of sporting understanding.
Re: TENNIS
When everyone is so gushing and sycophantic in their praise of someone, across all media, Facebook etc., is it just me that thinks "Maybe it would be funny if they lose"? Edit - I also find the national mania slightly disturbing. One of the greatest underdog stories in professional sport....
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Black To Front Spoilers for Friday 10 September 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 54)
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- Views: 3090
Re: Black To Front Spoilers for Friday 10 September 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 54)
Some dialects do this.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:26 pm I know we had a big discussion about this a while ago, and I shouldn't be prejudiced and everything, and I'm all for diversity, but Anne-Marie said "haitch".
Re: Cricket
The Ashes is a best-of-five series, whereas a tournament would be a series of one-offs where the best team may just have a bad day at the office. They have just started a World Test Championship, which was won by New Zealand this year, but for English fans that feels a bit naff anyway. Speak for yo...
- Thu Sep 02, 2021 11:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: MSO Countdown - Registration Now Open
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Re: MSO Countdown - Registration Now Open
For some reason I hadn't picked up that this was on a weekday. Oh well, maybe next year.
- Mon Aug 09, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
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Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
It's already a plural. The problem is that the plural is used for the singular too.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:59 pm Thanks for resurrecting this thread.
Why has MEDIAS been taken out again? Is it not the plural of social media? "I have updated the company's social medias."
- Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:53 am
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- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
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Re: Track and Field Athletics
No, there's a tolerance limit for gradient.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Aug 08, 2021 2:32 pm I'm being flippant, but what if someone built a 100 metre track that goes downhill.
Would it be legal?
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd August 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 26)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1017
Re: Tuesday 3 August 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 26)
Maybe where you come from!
- Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:10 pm
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- Topic: Olympics 2020
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Re: Olympics 2020
World records are tumbling. In the 400m hurdles, the previous world record (which was broken last month after 29 years) was broken again - by 0.75 seconds! The silver medallist broke the old WR by 0.5 seconds. The bronze medallist broke the WR that had stood until last month as well. This example o...
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:18 pm
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Re: Olympics 2020
Laurel Hubbard is likely to make history as the first trans gold medal winner in the weightlifting. But if I was a woman competing against her I would be a bit pissed off as she has gone through male puberty surely giving her an unfair advantage. Not sure what odds you were looking at! This tweet l...
- Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:49 pm
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- Topic: What films have you watched lately?
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- Views: 294151
Re: What films have you watched lately?
Goldeneye. Utter bollocks.
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
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- Views: 371556
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Not yet we aren't. I'm still waiting for the local ones to get going.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:29 pm I'm going to have to update the PB list again soon now that we're fully back in action. I noticed Tom S saying that he was intending to do a parkrun, and Philip A as well, and I don't think either are on the list at the moment.
- Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:19 pm
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- Topic: Olympics 2020
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Re: Olympics 2020
Ha. My only disappointment was that each way bets weren't an option, it'll sting if they lose in the final.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:01 pm17/2.Ian Volante wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:33 am 33/1 for me on Paddy Power. No idea what it is at the moment.
Re: Cricket
(The on-field cricket was never, ever going to be the issue. But the graphics were horrible. I shouldn't really have to look in four separate corners of the screen to see it's 100-2, needing 60 from 35.) You don't really need to read anything to see the state of the game now. The position of the to...
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
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- Views: 36413
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Just bought Worms for the PS4. Not sure what the trajectory of sequels and reboots has been in the interim, but it's great, and comparable to the original in terms of good quality gameplay and without any unnecessary 3D gubbins.
- Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:33 am
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- Topic: Olympics 2020
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Re: Olympics 2020
33/1 for me on Paddy Power. No idea what it is at the moment.
- Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:44 am
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Well luckily I don't live in England, but no difference either way.Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:30 am How is freedom day for you?
No change or are you liberated?
Personally, on the bus or in a shop its mask on but everwhere else its off unless i have to queue for something
- Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:50 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Oh right, must have changed since I last looked.Fred Mumford wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:55 am I believe it to be an "Ian Broudie looks quite similar to David Baddiel" joke, m'lud.
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 8th July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1584
Re: Thursday 8 July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 9)
Surely it's even less likely on that channel than the others, if you can get less than minuscule.Rhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:19 pm It's Channel 4, so it wouldn't surprise me, that's all.
- Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:35 am
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- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
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Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
watGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:58 am Why is Three Lions sung by two David Baddiels but just one Frank Skinner?
- Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 8th July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1584
Re: Thursday 8 July 2021 (Series 84, Preliminary 9)
No idea why you think 'swastika' might be bleeped. Getting woke in your old age?
- Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 211138
Re: The C4C Football Thread
I enjoyed the first half, was scrappy as hell afterwards, not a great watch.
Would be nice if the final was more open, but I doubt it will be.
Would be nice if the final was more open, but I doubt it will be.
- Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: First impressions of Anne
- Replies: 141
- Views: 25373
Re: First impressions of Anne
Yep.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:40 amMy post was perhaps too crypticMatt Morrison wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:59 amThat's harsh, even for you.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:32 pm Our members have all been too polite to mention what everyone's been thinking, but I am looking forward to winter.