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- Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 774
- Views: 685225
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 2:03 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 22)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3629
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 7th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 22)
Phil gave his weakest performance imo, but was still competent enough. Will we be seeing him more?- we'll have to see.... :) I think we will! He's spotted good words thus far, IMBUED, UNLINED, FLAMENS, PHIAL I could go on... (P.S. As Johnny is busy today, I will be putting up the recap, should be u...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 4:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6493
Re: Spoilers for Monday 5th February 2018 (Series 78, Prelim 20)
The champion guy was really taking the piss with his pronunciation of "consonant" today. I'm sure he was even saying "Communist" at one point. Let's see who can get the most pisstake pronunciation of consonant onto TV. Bonus points for anyone who can get something like "cun...
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 2nd February 2018 Series 78 Prelim 19
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4321
Re: Spoilers for Friday 2nd February 2018 Series 78 Prelim 19
I guess the most relevant example to provide her is Samir who made it to the last CoC despite being from Croatia (I think Croatia...), so it's not totally unheard of or without higher precedent, but that's not to undermine Friday's challenge.
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30808
Re: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
There's a chippy down the road from the venue that people went to last year and it were reet good. Come to Co:Leeds so you can go to the chippy. As a point of balance, I didn't think all that much of the chippy. The service was slow, and whilst the product seemed OK, it was quite greasy. I'd advoca...
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30808
Re: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
I have been reminded of a big selling point for this event. There's a chippy down the road from the venue that people went to last year and it were reet good. Come to Co:Leeds so you can go to the chippy. As a point of balance, I didn't think all that much of the chippy. The service was slow, and w...
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
- Replies: 22
- Views: 30808
Re: Co:LeedsLeedsLeeds - Saturday 21st April 2018
I have been reminded of a big selling point for this event. There's a chippy down the road from the venue that people went to last year and it were reet good. Come to Co:Leeds so you can go to the chippy. As a point of balance, I didn't think all that much of the chippy. The service was slow, and w...
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 12:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th January 2018.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4489
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 30th January 2018.
If you're going to encourage him to start posting his scores again (Personally not a fan, but not enough so that I was going to vocally try and stop him), can he (and anyone else) at least post a picture of their scorepad. It's far more interesting to see how people ACTUALLY did, rather than just so...
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
- Replies: 38
- Views: 50742
Re: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
16.
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 11:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9185
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
Line thrown, little fishy bites ;DBradley Horrocks wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:28 pmThanks mateZarte Siempre wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:22 pm I mean, people who only get to play when they do because of people finishing an octorun are always shit
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 487564
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Life goals.James Laverty wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:40 pm Had one last night on a train, with Zarte as the train driver. Needless to say it was entertaining as he gave his views on everywhere!
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9185
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
I'm guessing that Emma may have been the reserve contestant they needed to bring in after Bradley octoed and they needed an extra person for the session. Still, she quite narrowly escaped a single-digit score here Feasible I guess, but I would have thought that such a player would be in the last ep...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9185
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 6th December 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 110)
...are we being trolled?
This is the first time for a while I've wanted to be really disparaging about the ability of a contestant... but she is, so far, bloody hopeless.
This is the first time for a while I've wanted to be really disparaging about the ability of a contestant... but she is, so far, bloody hopeless.
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1912
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
MAIZENA for a R7 beater...
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1912
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
And then OVARIUMS for a R5 beater.
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1912
Spoilers for Tuesday 5th December 2017
SONNIES for a R4 beater.
- Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Ongoing series 77 general discussion thread (will contain spoilers!!!)
- Replies: 69
- Views: 55712
Re: Ongoing series 77 general discussion thread (will contain spoilers!!!)
I love reading prediction threads when I've watched stuff in the studios
- Wed Nov 29, 2017 3:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: When is it too early to celebrate Christmas?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10055
- Tue Nov 28, 2017 9:25 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: When is it too early to celebrate Christmas?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10055
Re: When is it too early to celebrate Christmas?
Insert "I fucking hate Christmas, any time is too early to celebrate it" answer here.
I just about avoid being homicidal if people can save it until December 1st. I'll grit my teeth after that. Anything prior, I'm likely to go postal.
I just about avoid being homicidal if people can save it until December 1st. I'll grit my teeth after that. Anything prior, I'm likely to go postal.
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 15 November 2017 (S77, P96)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5759
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 15 November 2017 (S77, P96)
PROLATED a surprising DC beater in R5.
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th November 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4928
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th November 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4928
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 8th November 2017
Me too!
Me too!
- Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 30th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 84)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6014
Re: Spoilers for Monday 30th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 84)
unwisest sounds reasonable, but unwiser sounds silly. I would suggest both bits to need to not sound silly to be specified
(This is why I'm not in charge of the dictionary)
(This is why I'm not in charge of the dictionary)
- Sun Oct 29, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Vegetarianism/Veganism (in the right section!).
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9648
Re: Vegetarianism/Veganism (in the right section!).
How do vegans feel about the fact that planes have to test engines for bird strike by firing chickens at the engines? I'm not convinced vegans DO feel... they seem to become programmed to ramble about replacement cheese and share PETA posts on Facebook shortly after changing... "Veganbot is ac...
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 23rd October 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4825
Re: Spoilers for Monday 23rd October 2017
You just follow me around finding error with my spots, don't you...Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 2:06 pmPerhaps they missed it because it shouldn't be valid, FALSITY is a mass noun: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/falsityZarte Siempre wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:48 pm Surprised they missed FALSITIES when FALSIES and FALSEST had been mentioned.
- Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th October 2017
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6175
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th October 2017
YesMartin Long wrote: ↑Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:24 amIs RETINOIDS valid for an alternative 9 in this round?Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:30 pm Tried inferrals in R4, but it's not in.
DISORIENT in R13
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 23rd October 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4825
Re: Spoilers for Monday 23rd October 2017
Surprised they missed FALSITIES when FALSIES and FALSEST had been mentioned.
Less surprised that they missed ACETOGEN in R13
Less surprised that they missed ACETOGEN in R13
- Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:23 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 399563
Re: Is Apterous down?
Full site has been down for me since I woke up.
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Cleverclogs
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9591
Re: Cleverclogs
I have no issue with her doing that as compared to people giving multiple letters declarations, or declaring needlessly obscure stuff. But I do recognise your point.
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 76)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12527
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 76)
...there are some days I really suck at this...Ray Wilding wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:10 pmThere were two 7s in that round, but with no C, that wasn't one of them.
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 76)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12527
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 76)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12527
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th October 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 76)
Was that one of the most unstructured and rambly DC spots ever? I'm not actually sure what point he was trying to make unless he's trying to get a job from Sugartits.
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262618
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEF
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th October 2017
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6871
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 17th October 2017
and the second...
- Tue Oct 17, 2017 1:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 262618
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Marek Larwood on today's show.
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 5:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
- Replies: 29
- Views: 36156
Re: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
If I'm reading it correctly, the numbers 120, 120A, 127 and 128 will all take you to the venue from Birmingham NSDJ Marky Mark wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:07 pm Me and Tracey Coming in on train at Birmingham New Street at 9am, is there public transport from the station to venue.
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
- Replies: 29
- Views: 36156
Re: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
Noted. Eyerolled at, but noted.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:19 pm In. But specifically in on the c4c post rather than the Facebook post.
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
- Replies: 29
- Views: 36156
Re: CoBirmingham/The FOCAL Finals 2017
Good day to you! It’s now just a month and a half until our end of year event, and so this seems like a good opportunity to announce one of the things we’ll be doing! See, traditionally at this time of year, many groups such as ours will be having a secret Santa, but for us, the only option was to h...
- Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:43 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
- Replies: 222
- Views: 181586
Re: Classic Aptochat moments
Haaaaa, class.Matty Artell wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:38 am
(I thought there was a thread for stuff the characters say but after looking for a whole 6 seconds I decided this will do)
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 4th October 2017 (series 77, prelim 66)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6360
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 4th October 2017 (series 77, prelim 66)
Why did they need a doctor to fill in?
I'll get my (lab) coat.
I'll get my (lab) coat.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 1:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 3 October 2017
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4477
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 3 October 2017
BOUVIERS in R7 I think.
- Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL going forwards
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7815
FOCAL going forwards
Hi everyone. Apologies in advance if this looks a little self-important – the intention isn’t to be so, but I felt that it was necessary to state the following, publicly. After the Birmingham finals this year, I will be relinquishing my role as the chair of FOCAL. There are two primary reasons for t...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 29th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 63)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2041
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 28th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 62)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5436
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 28th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 62)
Well that's one adjective for them.
- Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 60)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3930
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 26th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 60)
WREATHED to beat WATERED
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 25th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 59)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3526
Re: Spoilers for Monday 25th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 59)
The conundrum was sickeningly familiar...
- Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 22nd September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 58)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3191
Spoilers for Friday 22nd September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 58)
MALDONITE in R1 as a beater
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Steam codes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 29946
Re: Steam codes
Can I have the Grid 2 stuff please, xx
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 20th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 56)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1687
Spoilers for Wednesday 20th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 56)
DEPRIVAL as a R1 beater
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
- Replies: 91
- Views: 126390
Re: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
I fall in the middle. I don't mind keeping it in the house for people (same with coffee), but if you want a hot drink you make it yourself.
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4591
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 50)
I wasn't tracking maxes or anything, but that felt like a game that could be considered one of the best games by two non-apterites for a while?
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 12th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4591
Spoilers for Tuesday 12th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 50)
Did she just say that MARRIES was a dodgy 7? And was there some dodgy editing around it? Or is that just me?
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
- Replies: 91
- Views: 126390
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 48)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14669
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 48)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14669
Re: Spoilers for Friday 8th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 48)
I... the...
Did that just happen?
Did that just happen?
- Tue Aug 29, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 29th August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 40)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3518
Spoilers for Tuesday 29th August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 40)
ADMITTERS as a beater in R1
- Tue Aug 29, 2017 10:35 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1617
- Views: 743144
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I'm liking the sound of Homosaari
- Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 598
- Views: 389245
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Threatened does rather feel like the right word.
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
- Replies: 38
- Views: 50742
Re: COLIN XIV- Countdown in Lincoln, 27-28 January 2018
Decent first table. Just close entries now
- Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 36)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9688
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd August 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 36)
We often point the finger at contestants shitting up selections by always picking 3 vowels, but maybe it's time to look at the other side of this. People picking 5! Yes, that's you Noel! (But obviously well done, and I'm hoping you become an octochamp.) Why wouldn't he? I think every time he did it...