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Mark James

James Robinson wrote:
Mark James wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312
Should that not be the other way around?
No, because that was what happened after the heats.

Jon then played Dinos in a separate final and got revenge.

Aha. Cheers James.

Mark James

Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312

Should that not be the other way around?

Mark James

So what is the standard excuse for not proving your abilities if you're a psychic? Is it just that their powers are a bit random so they might not work all the time? I've heard that some are afraid to prove it conclusively because the powers that be wouldn't like it and they'd be experimented on or...

Mark James

Bump. C'mon people. We need some more entrants. Any chance of advertisement on the apterous site Charlie?

Mark James

I take it you all got the answer to the town in County Meath? How is anyone in the UK gonna know that? Most people in Ireland would've struggled. I did get it myself it but I wouldn't have if I had to go first.

Mark James

That's a bit extreme Gavin. I'm obviously not gonna eat stuff out of the bin if there's shit in it but realistically, what's gonna be in your bin that's so bad? Most of the stuff in the bin is just the containers food comes in in the first place. Also the spaghetti was right on the top, it wasn't li...

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I accidentally dropped my spaghetti in the bin but I still took it out and ate it. You need to eat a little bit of dirt now and again to boost your immune system.

Mark James

Never been to this site before. I've been playing all day.I got two on charlie's game before I just ended it early. I'm all sporcled out.

Mark James

Unlucky Matt. Some of those questions in the final were nasty. I thought the chaser's were much easier. I agree with Ryan though that he could have gotten around thirty today. Good performance for you though, especially on the anagram question. Some nice banter too. Have to say I felt really bad for...

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For me the quality of OoW depends on the words Susie is discussing. It's generally ok but I doubt I'd miss it if it were gone. Long before the segment appeared on Countdown there was a dude on Irish radio who did an origins of words section and that went on for fifteen minutes. He had a really great...

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The idiocy of game show contestants is really starting to get on my tits. One of the contestants today said,"you've got one wrong but I couldn't tell you what the right answer is." What?? Does she not understand what the show is about? If true is wrong then false is right. And then the ot...

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Current champ Mark Murphy looks like Captain Hollister from Red Dwarf.

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The idiocy of game show contestants is really starting to get on my tits. One of the contestants today said,"you've got one wrong but I couldn't tell you what the right answer is." What?? Does she not understand what the show is about? If true is wrong then false is right. And then the oth...

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Compared to the contestants on shows like million pound drop, the "bad" contestants on countdown are fecking geniuses.

Mark James

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Mark James wrote:I have to have a cold shower after a hot shower.
You could lower the temperature during the shower, instead of getting out and getting back in again.

Eh, that's what I do. I'd still class that as a cold shower after a hot shower.

Mark James

I see a few sites outlining how to download Java to a PS3 but others saying it's not working so I was just wondering if anyone here has tried it and managed to get Apterous working on it?

Mark James

Well, actually being in the shower (or even in a bath) isn't too bad, but it's completely negated by then having to get out and being cold and having to dry yourself before you can get dressed. I find trying to dry myself after a hot shower is almost impossible. I have to have a cold shower after a...

Mark James

I think the moon is as mirror like as it can get anyway.

Mark James

I liked how he talked to the contestants more or less straight away during the intros, whereas Jeff used to talk about them almost as though they weren't there until finally engaging them in a conversation. Yep, I liked that too. I just realised as well, he looks and sounds a bit like Tony Kendall ...

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Thanks! Wow, they are greedy bastards for wanting 450k rather than just settling for 225k. There's something really quite sick about the whole thing. Agreed. Even on Goldenballs where the amount is much more modest I always think "Just share it you greedy cunts. It's the least you could do aft...

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Pretty much agree that Nick was decent but nervous. Definite potential though. I think the fact he has no previous hosting experience could actually work in his favour. Great performance by Jack too.

Mark James

Can't believe they prisoner dilemmaed for the final. If I'd been a contestant in the final I think I'd've deliberately lost, can't see many people not stealing in that situation (as, of course, you shouldn't). Edit: Although the guy being all tearful in an attempt to persuade his opponent to not st...

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First day back in college today and thanks to the two and a half weeks off I'm not used to getting up at this hour. In fact this is around the time I went to bed at yesterday. Consequently I've had no sleep since I got up to watch Man U v Man City (I missed the first twenty minutes) yesterday. I als...

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I don't think you've understood Joseph. The pun has to include a reference to a raccoon. Not just a picture of a raccoon. This isn't actually true of Lame Pun Coon. The only mandatory element is the raccoon, if you check out the original link you'll see heaps of non-raccoon examples. That's not to ...

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I don't think you've understood Joseph. The pun has to include a reference to a raccoon. Not just a picture of a raccoon.

Mark James

woman at work is convinced she was stitched up on the specialist round by not fitting in as many questions as the others. I've often wondered how they can do this fairly. If they have a set amount of time and the question-asking is included in the time, surely some people will be disadvantaged by h...

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What's the point of the clock if you can still answer the question after the time? You can't do that when you play online. Actually thinking about it it makes more sense that way and it's the online that should be changed to match it. Enjoyed last night's episode. It's still far too dragged out tho...

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What's the point of the clock if you can still answer the question after the time? You can't do that when you play online.

Mark James

On the batteries subject, I keep getting an on screen message that the batteries in my Sky remote need changing but I don't change them and they last another six months. Could this be a ploy between Sky and the battery companies to get you to buy batteries when you don't need to? Six months? Am cur...

Mark James

So has anyone watched this? I thought it was ok. Although the host was annoying me when he kept saying "you have X grand left" instead of "X seconds". Countdown got a mention too in one of the questions.

Mark James

I appreciate spoilers and all, but imo if someone reads this thread having not seen the show, it's kinda their own fault (I know I don't read any game show specific thread involving a c4cer until after I've watched it). Agreed. I thought the whole point of this thread was to be a spoiler thread. No...

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Mark James wrote:Not sure if I'll get a chance to see it. I don't have sky plus and Channel 4 has disappeared from my VCR channels. Is someone gonna do a spoiler thread?

Turns out I can watch it on 4OD. It's the BBC iplayer I can't get in Ireland. Cheers for the spoiler thread anyway Robbo.

Mark James

On the batteries subject, I keep getting an on screen message that the batteries in my Sky remote need changing but I don't change them and they last another six months. Could this be a ploy between Sky and the battery companies to get you to buy batteries when you don't need to?

Mark James

Not sure if I'll get a chance to see it. I don't have sky plus and Channel 4 has disappeared from my VCR channels. Is someone gonna do a spoiler thread?

Mark James

Peter Lee's apterous picture always reminds me of Teddy Sherringham.

Mark James

10 is clearly: Phil Reynolds saw my anteater Ra, hair my famous carpet.

Mark James

The fabulous Irish comedy Hardy Bucks mentioned Countdown in the latest episode. Well he called it Clockdown, but you knew what he was talking about.

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In please.

Mark James

Don't worry Lisa. Now that you've joined apterous no one will give a shit what you do. You've got total immunity now. Oh dear, I haven't - don't have time .... but apterous wasn't invented when I was on so I was probably OK!!!! Congratulations to all the series 65 finalists! You know when you're ty...

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Don't worry Lisa. Now that you've joined apterous no one will give a shit what you do. You've got total immunity now.

Mark James

I thought of a question for the show. Just thought I'd post it here to see what people think. How would a meeting of David Ike followers, 54, a lost continent and a gangster rapper in the top left corner, tell you who's playing. Answer is hidden below: They are abbreviations of football teams that y...

Mark James

David Williams wrote:What are these Champions League tickets that Rachel wants Jeff to get for her, BTW?

Just heard on Sky Sports News that Man U could be reinstated to the Champions League. Maybe there's similar hope for Deeks yet.

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I was a bit disappointed to see him going along with all the sneering that Countdown always gets from HIGNFY. Perhaps we need to get Hislop or Merton in Dictionary Corner to help them see the light. Agreed. I said before that I'd reserve judgement on him until I see his first episode but the signs ...

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I knew I couldn’t beat him on ability as such, so I knew I had to outplay him. What does that even mean? I had changed my opinion of him but he's just ruined it now. Where did you find this? It's not in this thread anyway. I found it here: There's an article on Carl here: http://www.burtonmail.co.u...

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Carl Williams wrote:I knew I couldn’t beat him on ability as such, so I knew I had to outplay him.

What does that even mean? I had changed my opinion of him but he's just ruined it now.

Mark James

Quality. Well done Graeme. And, maybe it's just cause he didn't win, but Carl went up in my estimation. His grinning didn't seem as inane as it had before. But anyway, mucho congratulations Graeme. Top man.

Mark James

Thomas Carey wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:
The conundrums have been awesome for these finals as well, the perfect level.
No they haven't. If BLACRHINO was instead something easier then Mark would have spotted it instantly, and would have won.

I thought that one was pretty easy. I got it after five seconds and I'm shit at conundrums.

Mark James

Just thought I'd mention that the Monty Hall problem was featured on the new series of Mythbusters last night. Not only were they testing it to see if switching does increase your chances, but they were also testing if its true that most people don't switch. They played out the scenario with twenty ...

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Just made one myself. I'm not sure how hard it is. http://www.puzzgrid.com/grid/1652 How does silent fit with the other three? Also I said world cup winners and it said incorrect. I think you should be less specific when it comes to key words needed for the connection. That goes for everyone. And I...

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I was under the impression (thanks to my French teacher) that "Je Suis" actually means "I have" which is what my answer would have been.

Mark James

I had a dream I was reading c4c and someone had posted a link on youtube to a video of some American tourists filming their arrival in Ireland. They happen to catch Jon Corby standing at a balcony, eating a cake when the cake falls off the plate on to a child's head. Then there's a replay of the inc...

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Million Pound Drop Live Oh for crying out loud, can't believe I didn't twig - been watching the frickin' thing all week. Last night's was a stonker - two consecutive couples lost the entire million on their first question, including one who couldn't even be bothered to read it properly. I had to gi...

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Another one I thought of was snooker. Did the guy who invented that know, or at least suspect, that you can get as much control over the cue ball as professionals nowadays can, depending on where they strike it? Was he aware of swerve shots and back spin and the like? And if he wasn't, I wonder how ...

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It's an interesting question. I've always wondered if the guy who invented the guitar knew what was possible. Did he foresee that someone would eventually be able to do this for instance.

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I don't like jam sandwiches. Marmalade on toast is ok but I couldn't be bothered to buy a jar of it for myself. Jam should be reserved for cakes really, not bread. And yeah, it has to be raspberry for doughnuts.

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I get the impression this post might be equivalent to Kirk commenting on the Booker Prize, or Mark James commenting on the day's newspaper headlines. Actually I've liked a few newspaper headlines in the past. Particularly the sports ones like the "Super Cally go Ballistic..." one or when ...

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I've done one for you all. #1628

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Jon Corby wrote:HTH.

I used to work in a swimming pool and whenever I see HTH it reminds me of the company that supplied our chlorine. That is all.

Mark James

It's gotta be Big Break. Although this longer version is a bit annoying in that they never actually say Big Break when you're expecting them to.

Mark James

Jon Corby wrote:So anyway, my idea is that you should have some warning when the box is running low. Tissues with some symbol or message on them, change in colour, anything.

That is a great idea Jon. My idea is, tissue companies should sell advertising space on their tissues.

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