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Karen Pearson

Wolverhampton Poly.

Don't worry, I've heard every possible joke and insult about going to a poly.

Karen Pearson

George Burley stood next to me in the queue for Nemesis Inferno Who? :? I suppose Google would tell me who George Burley is if I could be arsed, but I certainly would not recognise him even if he turned out to be the guy who's coming (real soon I hope) from DynoRod to unblock my bog :roll: I dunno ...

Karen Pearson

Answer my questions pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO impatient and I'm nearly falling asleep - that's why i did so many E's in please just then: i almost fell asleep and was pressing down on the E button on the keyboard. ANYWAY, pwetty...

Karen Pearson

lol. I'm pretty certain he means 'when YOU notice' rather than 'when ONE notices'.

Karen Pearson

Oh, go on then. I'll have a go. But only if I can either persuade James to be Huddersfield so that I can be Leeds or, failing that, I'll be Halesowen Town and see if I can do a bit of giant killing.

Karen Pearson

^ LIKE

Karen Pearson

Dear Lee We don't ALL have verbal diarrhoea. ok well lets say 75% of us are crazy. ...If that's what you mean by "Verbal Diarrhoea"? No. I mean that some of us re-read what we have written, consider it carefully and then edit it before clicking on the 'Submit' button - rather than posting...

Karen Pearson

Dear Lee

We don't ALL have verbal diarrhoea.

Karen Pearson

Mark James wrote:Karen's on again.

Does this mean i get another cheque?

Karen Pearson

Agoutis or goats.

Karen Pearson

Good luck James. I hope you emailed someone who'd been on before to get some tips for the audition! If not, then I can recommend that to anyone thinking of applying for this or any other show - it definitely puts you at an advantage. And the people on this forum are a jolly helpful bunch and are alw...

Karen Pearson

Thank you! It is indeed working.

Karen Pearson

Java failing to fully load at present, the attempt bit for log in is just staying at ?? of ?? I've been getting this all morning too but it's evidently working for some people as the 'Today's games' page keeps being updated. Any help from the technowizards please? P.S. I've even tried downloading t...

Karen Pearson

Karen and I will play to an exciting climax tonight after these babies last night Karen Pearson 92-88 Tom Rowell Karen Pearson 68-102 Tom Rowell I asked for tips on how to beat Tom and it was suggested that I play him early in the morning as he may not be at his best then. So, I tried that tactic. ...

Karen Pearson

Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hwVRzaQNkA Never mind 6-year-olds, I'm 28 next birthday and I want that cake...

Just brilliant! I may have to have a go at that! I'm sure James (mine not Robinson) would love it.

Karen Pearson

Michael Wallace wrote: they must be showing them out of (recording) order.

That's right. They told us that could happen. So, you could be the first show recorded and not be broadcast until much later in the series. I imagine they don't want a run of 20 shows without a chaser being defeated.

Karen Pearson

Adam Gillard wrote: Luckily Karen gave me a quick tutorial of how to find the "new posts" and "active topics" buttons because I was too stoopid to find them myself.

The very idea of this must have Matt and Charlie laughing their socks off. It was very much a case of blind leading the blind!

Karen Pearson

And yes, It's Costa Rica that has no standing army. But they were invaded by Nicaragua in November (based on Google maps showing the border between the two in the wrong place!) and, of course, they have no proper army to drive them out. And, one could argue that, if they had had an army, Nicaragua ...

Karen Pearson

Soph K wrote:Never seen or heard of it - what is it about? When is it?

Karen Pearson wrote:Did anyone else see this on Saturday night? It's the new Nick Knowles-hosted Lottery Quiz.

Do try reading the posts Sophie. PLEASE!

Karen Pearson

Did anyone else see this on Saturday night? It's the new Nick Knowles-hosted Lottery Quiz. What did you think? FWIW, I'd quite like a go at it as you are guaranteed to win something (apart from the slight issue that I did apply and didn't even get an audition). BUT I'm not sure it makes particularly...

Karen Pearson

I had mash potato and mushed up carrots swilled down with some benzydamine. Using it as a throat spray and yep I swallowed it. Is that bad? No. That's OK. The dose is so tiny that you don't really swallow much. You can hardly 'swill' your dinner down with a throat spray though. But, it IS much bett...

Karen Pearson

I had mash potato and mushed up carrots swilled down with some benzydamine. Benzydamine? Really? It sounds like you swallowed it! AFAIK it is still only available in the UK as a mouthwash, throat spray and cream, none of which should be ingested (it is available as a lozenge but you wouldn't 'swill...

Karen Pearson

What do you mean Jono that they should bring out a paid version? They have! I've paid my 59p for the full version and a further 2x59p for the Halloween and Advent versions. And there's just been an update to the main version which is free so I'm currently working through that. Is that on Android? T...

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Me. Also addicted. What do you mean Jono that they should bring out a paid version? They have! I've paid my 59p for the full version and a further 2x59p for the Halloween and Advent versions. And there's just been an update to the main version which is free so I'm currently working through that. I a...

Karen Pearson

I'd like to have a go at qualifying please.

Karen Pearson

In case anyone here does not already know, Dinos is on The Chase at 5pm today.

Karen Pearson

Jon O'Neill wrote:[quote="Karen PearsonI remembered that I have a PO Box address too so I used that.

How do you get one of those?[/quote]

You ask Royal Mail for one and then they provide it in return for a handsome sum of money. (I have it for business purposes)

Karen Pearson

Gavin Chipper wrote:Lesley Hines threw a beer mat which hit me square on the head so really I'm lucky to still be here posting this now.

See Dinos! You are lucky I missed you with that chocolate eclair and only broke a glass!

Lesley and I clearly went to the same School For Ladies' Etiquette!!

Karen Pearson

Soph K wrote:I really couldn't risk giving my address out to a stranger

Quite right Sophie. Very sensible approach. I must admit I had similar thoughts - but then I remembered that I have a PO Box address too so I used that.

Karen Pearson

Well, I am back from my obscenely long holiday. Am I downhearted? Not at all! Because I arrived home to my C4cecret Santa present! So, a massive THANK YOU to whoever sent me The Biggest Pub Quiz Book EVER! Absolutely spot on - the perfect present for me. In fact, I've already started annoying James ...

Karen Pearson

When I was on, they told us it would be £1000. But, of course, that may have changed.

Karen Pearson

Today I saw both an AGOUTI and a COATI in the rainforest in Costa Rica. *coati envy* Sorry Michael but this might make it worse. As well as the aforementioned white-nosed coati, we also came across a dozen or so coatis (different type) just ambling around on the road. http://i51.tinypic.com/wb5v9z....

Karen Pearson

Jon Corby wrote:
Karen Pearson wrote:We also saw masses of other interesting wildlife but none that has a link to Countdown.
Any tanagers?

Yes! Several scarlet-rumped tanagers. In fact we saw a couple just now at breakfast.

This is a veritable Countdown wildlife fest!

Doesn't look like they have ortolans here though.

Karen Pearson

Today I saw both an AGOUTI and a COATI in the rainforest in Costa Rica. The guide couldn't quite understand why I was so excited but he was impressed that I'd even heard of an agouti. The agouti, in case anyone is interested, is like a very large guinea pig and the coati (male, white-nosed coati to ...

Karen Pearson

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Mr first correctly solved foreign conundrum couldn't have come at a sweeter moment

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 2615979094

You only won because of a mislick on the first numbers! Don't go getting all cocky or I'll challenge you to a Spanish letters attack majo!

Karen Pearson

Don't mind Celebrations but as always happens, I'm left with Mars, Snickers, Bounty and Milky Way left to choose from after devouring all the Galaxy, Galaxy Caramel, Truffle and Malteser ones. You can send me the Snickers ones (I'll swap you for the Galaxy Truffles). And I'll have the Crunchies out...

Karen Pearson

Our postie didn't come today!

And I'm off on holiday tomorrow for a month.

So, to whoever is my C4cecret Santa, I'm afraid I won't be able to thank you for my present until I get back at the end of the month. I just wanted you to know so that you don't think I am an ignorant, ungrateful git!

Karen Pearson

In about half an hour it will be 5pm.

Do we really need these inane posts? (Apologies if I'm just being a grumpy old woman!)

Karen Pearson

Charlie Reams wrote:
Ian Dent wrote:Niall Seymour - not been around much lately.
I aptomailed him last night, we'll see what happens.

Any response yet Charlie?

Karen Pearson

I'm off on holiday for a month on 30th December. When this started, I was fairly confident that, as I was only 9th on the list, I'd easily get through my single game (probably against Dinos or Jono) before I went. As the first game was 10 days ago and the second has yet to be concluded, I'm starting...

Karen Pearson

I wonder what's putting people off. Is it the idea of giving your address to someone you don't know (or worse, that you do know and definitely don't want to give your address to)? Or is it because people are too skint to fork out for yet another present?

Would be interesting to know.

Karen Pearson

CHOLINE as a DC beater somewhere around Round 3 or 4 I think.

Karen Pearson

I think maybe the description of the scoring system could be changed. I thinks saying '5=best' and '1=worst' could imply that a ranking system is used rather than a rating system. In a ranking system, you can only use each number once: i.e. 5 is the best game, 4 is the second best etc. Maybe it coul...

Karen Pearson

If we're not counting words where you need to add an accent, then you need to take Portuguese off the list for TAXI as it has an accent on the A (as I know to my cost when playing Apterous in Portuguese in the early days when every letter seemed to have an accent on it).

Karen Pearson

Ian Volante wrote:Wot no duel today?

I think it got snowed in and couldn't make it to work.

Karen Pearson

I'm quite keen for this to drop - it's not the entertainment I log on for :( I'm sure everyone else feels the same. IAWTP Firstly, Lesley, I THINK YOU ARE THE ONLY WOMAN ON THIS FORUM THAT DOESN'T GET BULLIED or disrespected. Really? Personally, I've never felt bullied or disrespected. I can't real...

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Howard Somerset wrote:So Emma Sale's the dominant partner. Nice one.

Clearly! Especially after what Dinos said in Aptochat the other day!

Have a fantastic day Dinos and Emma! It'll be so brilliant that you'll want to do it all again tomorrow!

Karen Pearson

I have never even seen a raccoon,( I've never seen a live one but have seen plenty of dead ones. When we were at the Manatee festival in Crystal River (Florida) the other year, there was a stall that called itself Roadkill Creations and basically they sold things like slippers made out of dead racc...

Karen Pearson

I quite like making the bed because you get to do the fun thing with turning the duvet cover inside out and then shaking the duvet inside it and stuff, awesome fun 8-) Someone taught me this method once and it just seems ridiculous to me. Why? It's awesome. Try doing it with a super-king size quilt...

Karen Pearson

Ben Wilson wrote:
Karen Pearson wrote:ironing and drying my hair.
You know you can get hair straighteners, right?

Funnily enough, I often refer to straightening my hair as ironing it!

Karen Pearson

We all have things we have to do but hate doing so what is your least favourite chore? And what do you do to alleviate the tedium while doing it?

My two least favourite are ironing and drying my hair. And funnily enough I often do these while watching Countdown!

Karen Pearson

James Robinson wrote: I think I'm going to have a sleep now, before I say something that I will definitely regret.

Good lad! Finally someone does something sensible!

Karen Pearson

Karen Pearson - I think you're the matriarch. I wish my mum were more like you! Thanks for the kind words Dinos (and you know the feelings are reciprocated) but it does make me feel a bit ancient! :( But please don't cry because it always sets me off if someone else starts crying! I have avoided so...

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A few years ago, when my nephew was still little, my sister used to walk him to the bus stop to get the bus to school. He used to like to ride his scooter to the bus stop and then my sister would carry it home (which actually must have been a right pain every morning but I guess that's what being a ...

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Chris Davies 180 - 160 Ben Wilson The Eye of apterous gave my chances of winning this one as 1%, which equates to about the same odds that Ben gave that I would re-apply for Countdown as a woman. Going out to buy 8 dresses tomorrow :lol: ^Like :) (Seriously though if you adjusted your word power ge...

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Rhys Benjamin wrote:Me, Myself and I.

I was talking about being happy not pleasuring yourself Rhys!

Karen Pearson

In an attempt to balance the mood on the forum, I thought I'd start a more cheery topic. And also, the government is apparently going to start surveying us to find out how happy we are. So, what makes you happy? It can be as major or trivial as you like. I'll start with something trivial. I am very ...

Karen Pearson

in the heat of the moment it's probably easy to get 'crown dependencies' mixed up with similar sounding concepts. No, we knew exactly what they meant, we just couldn't think of (m)any obscure ones. There was no point in even mentioning the likes of the Falklands and Gibraltar so then we just decide...

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I don't think you should worry too much about spoilers once a (non-Countdown) show has aired - if I see the Pointless thread has been posted in following a show I haven't watched, I can just about work out that that's probably because people are discussing the show in question! Nevertheless, spoile...

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Missed this. Why didn't someone remind us or sumfink? I put it on my Facebook page - what more do you want??? You'll have to watch it on iPlayer then! You still haven't accepted my friend request :o Well played Karen, unlucky to come so close but good that you got the trophy. Nothing personal Kai -...

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