Search found 6766 matches

by Matt Morrison
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What do you do with Christmas/birthday cards?
Replies: 8
Views: 965

Re: What do you do with Christmas/birthday cards?

You have to decide where to draw the line. It's part of being a grown up.
by Matt Morrison
Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
Replies: 83
Views: 45395

Re: Why do you never order a paratha?

Or maybe they are more commonly fried in ghee than oil. Not done much research I must admit.
by Matt Morrison
Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
Replies: 83
Views: 45395

Re: Why do you never order a paratha?

I think paratha are usually (always?) vegan by ingredients but then many places butter them to serve.
by Matt Morrison
Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:36 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
Replies: 197
Views: 27782

Re: Next Champion of Champions series

Philip A wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:46 pm
Countdown Team wrote: Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:24 pm Nov 7 - 9, broadcast from Jan 2nd to Jan 20, 2023 as things stand.
Obvs changeable given todays sad news.
Thanks for letting us know.
I heard it on the BBC.
by Matt Morrison
Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32646

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

Hades is starting to take away much of my Fall Guys time. It's excellent.
by Matt Morrison
Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:07 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1653448

Re: Politics in General

I don't think I would have given in to taking a drug test just because someone filmed me partying . Anyone else? I think I might have been swayed by whether or not I had anything to hide. Even if you know it's principally wrong I might be tempted to agree to it if I hadn't taken any drugs just to k...
by Matt Morrison
Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:59 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in Art....
Replies: 2
Views: 746

Re: Countdowners in Art....

Haha excellent.
by Matt Morrison
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:51 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Brum 2022
Replies: 56
Views: 6625

Re: Co:Brum 2022

I know I don't really go to events any more anyway, so take it with a pinch of salt, but I definitely wouldn't go to an event being run on an app.
by Matt Morrison
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631420

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Is it good or bad for your credit rating to have multiple credit cards? Good, if you keep your balances away from your credit limit and pay bills on time. Bad if you don't. And when it comes to multiple credit cards, the bad effect would be more noticeable on your credit score than the good effect....
by Matt Morrison
Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32646

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

New Fall Guys levels are mostly excellent. Particularly like Volleyfall. What with it being free to play and loads more coming on line the standard has dropped so I find it easier to win crowns but squads is terrible because you get stuck teamed up with morons. I personally came first in the first ...
by Matt Morrison
Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Unalike Words
Replies: 6
Views: 1854

Re: Unalike Words

A couple of those really are most pleasing Rob.
by Matt Morrison
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:30 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co: Galway 2022 11th June 2022
Replies: 11
Views: 7784

Re: Co: Galway 2022 11th June 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6mmk6RIGtY
Dunno if it's all the vegan chat giving me a stonk-on but Callum is looking hot
by Matt Morrison
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:28 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Trade Secrets
Replies: 155
Views: 42845

Re: Trade Secrets

It's a good idea and probably would have been really useful a few years back. I think mostly these days they keep a small cache of adverts they can show when the connection to the server fails. But yeah, will still work with some.
by Matt Morrison
Fri May 27, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1653448

Re: Politics in General

Rhys needs to go
by Matt Morrison
Sun May 22, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What a Pillock
Replies: 3
Views: 537

Re: What a Pillock

That's definitely the right way round to do it.
Heather and I once had tickets to go and see Frank Skinner and only remembered about two months after the event.
by Matt Morrison
Sun May 01, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32646

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

Yeah it loses some charm - 60 player battle royale style approach sounds way cooler than 40. I'm probably winning more crowns on the other hand. Did they release it for Switch finally, or are they about to? Could be that Switch can't handle 60 players so well?
by Matt Morrison
Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275820

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:14 am Faberge isn't a brand chocolate that makes Easter eggs.
title gore
by Matt Morrison
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The future of COLIN
Replies: 21
Views: 3267

Re: The future of COLIN

(Not a very impressive answer in the circumstances.)
by Matt Morrison
Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The future of COLIN
Replies: 21
Views: 3267

Re: The future of COLIN

I'm not sure about 3 of them!
by Matt Morrison
Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:59 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 222065

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

Don't mind it.
by Matt Morrison
Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Can you swim?
Replies: 59
Views: 19376

Re: Can you swim?

do you always have to choose a poll end date
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: NHS-worship
Replies: 39
Views: 10119

Re: NHS-worship

You think you are. Guess who I bumped into the other day in Specsavers? etc.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:11 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

Mark James wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:34 pm Have yis tried this one? The idea is to not get the word. Bloody tough. Haven't got one yet. At least it's not daily.

https://lazyguyy.github.io/survivle/
nice. failed in 5. then won in 9. if that is winning.
by Matt Morrison
Fri Mar 18, 2022 12:41 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Scrabble
Replies: 11
Views: 1954

Re: Scrabble

Cheers Marc, yeah let me know if you find out anything. I didn't really realise at the time I ordered them before but seems Tilefish was basically just a bedroom operation I think rather than a proper company. Someone with a passion for Scrabble, a printer, and a laminator.
by Matt Morrison
Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:11 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Scrabble
Replies: 11
Views: 1954

Re: Scrabble

Cannot believe how long it took me to find this thread. I don't know how Gevin does it but he seems to have a knack for knowing where every thread in existence lives. Anyway, how much have the valid 2- and 3-letter words changed much over the last 10 or so years? There was that company called Tilefi...
by Matt Morrison
Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Replies: 761
Views: 566231

Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?

Euphoria. Not sure what I expected but it is way better than whatever that was.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

Just inadvertently called you a nerd and complimented you all at once.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

More nerdy than I gave it credit for then. Nice work, but not for me.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

Ah right, ok.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:57 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

it's either not fixed, or not the game I thought it was, if Mark and Noel are doing it in 40-45.
by Matt Morrison
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:40 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

what are you even talking about
by Matt Morrison
Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

so it works now?
by Matt Morrison
Thu Feb 24, 2022 12:27 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

Yeah, it's fucked when there is a repeated letter. And you can't even use your keyboard to type. I'd probably actually do this once if it worked.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

by Matt Morrison
Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:10 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11419

Re: Wordle

If Quordle is too much for you, there's Dordle instead. Conversely, if it's not enough for you, try Octordle . There are two Crosswordles kicking about. The first is a good concept but a misleading name (it even describes itself as a sudoku version of Wordle rather than a crossword). You get the ans...
by Matt Morrison
Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 289790

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Four exclamation marks in a Gevin post. You're so close to breaking out into full-blown Robbo emojis.
by Matt Morrison
Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Co:Brighton - 16 July 2022
Replies: 48
Views: 11211

Re: Co:Brighton - 16 July 2022

How lovely to see Lesley's name appear on the hosting duties!
Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:45 pmBut the obvious first thought - what is the parkrun situation?
And there I was thinking your obvious first thought would be to complain about Edinburgh style being called Lincoln style.
by Matt Morrison
Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Veganism Discussion
Replies: 117
Views: 11114

Re: Veganism Discussion

animal problems Assuming this was meant to be "animal products", it's one of my favourite malapropisms for a while. 'Plant Pioneers No Pork Pie' (for anyone interested: it was a bit dry as there was no jelly but the pastry and the protein filling were very nice). Co-op ones are far better...
by Matt Morrison
Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
Replies: 160
Views: 12146

Re: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse

Excellent stuff Callum. I'm a lazy vegan and don't do anywhere enough learning, teaching, and yes, probably proselytising too, as I should. I used to think that in my lifetime it would be considered absolutely bonkers - as it should be - to kill things for food. I'm very much less sure of that now, ...
by Matt Morrison
Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdowners in the news
Replies: 238
Views: 116970

Re: Countdowners in the news

Oliver Garner on BBC2 this morning (and BBC World right now) talking about Wordle. They captioned him as 'former Countdown contestant', which is a bit like captioning someone like Medvedev as 'likes to play tennis'. Is captioning the right word here? I don't know. About 50:30 here for anyone who wa...
by Matt Morrison
Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:31 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: No Vax Djokavic
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Re: No Vax Djokavic

Marc Meakin wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:24 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:13 pm Anyway, he's been deported now.
Serbs him right
Serves him right
by Matt Morrison
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:37 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Link Dump
Replies: 329
Views: 60573

Re: C4C Link Dump

cool!
by Matt Morrison
Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16040

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

It'd cost you twice as much if you have to pay for their petrol and your own train ticket.
by Matt Morrison
Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Greatest Televised Game - The Poll!
Replies: 28
Views: 6620

Re: Greatest Televised Game - The Poll!

Deeply disappointed to click through to this thread and find out it is not about a gameshow called The Poll. Deeply might be an exaggeration.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2875

Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions

and of course, BEESTING is not valid. two words. so probably no good, sorry.
by Matt Morrison
Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
Replies: 26
Views: 2875

Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions

not a verb but isn't BEESTINGS one? I remember that from years ago playing on apterous - probably invalid now. Never bothered to look it up before; assumed it at least had something to do with bee stings, but it's apparently "the first milk produced by a cow or goat after giving birth".
by Matt Morrison
Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:53 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400705

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Mark Deeks wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:58 pm The frequency with which I dream about Matt Morrison is something I will have to examine at some point.
This counts for double cool points when this happens, so you only need to be half as cool as other people.
by Matt Morrison
Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:36 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16040

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Thorpe-on-the-Hill not included in Black Friday sale, and price is up to £103.98 now.
by Matt Morrison
Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:21 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
Replies: 38
Views: 30724

Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)

Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:56 pmHe picked me up on his way to COBRA and briefly came into the house.
Like absolutely everyone did when they read that, I immediately imagined Jono standing on the doorstep, refusing to step in, but simply ejaculating across the threshold.
by Matt Morrison
Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684343

Re: Ask Graeme?

It's Sunday and the Church of Cole is in session.
by Matt Morrison
Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:29 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
Replies: 9
Views: 1695

Re: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?

I've generally accepted that I should be using Signal instead of WhatsApp now, for a handful of reasons. It's a struggle when you have lots of group-based WhatsApp chats as you're requiring everyone to migrate, and most people simply don't care about security, encryption, or The Big Zuck or any of t...
by Matt Morrison
Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:27 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Replies: 30
Views: 3916

Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?

Yeah Leicester is definitely more impressive. Football teams can have three-week freak form, but sustaining it at a consistent average for a whole 10 months was special. Not suggesting Raducanu was freak form, just comparing the time periods.
by Matt Morrison
Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Replies: 503
Views: 155373

Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread

Callum Todd wrote: Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:09 am many people who are unvaccinated are so for a reason and miggjt be shielding or something
My favourite bit of temporary Danish on the forum thus far.
by Matt Morrison
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631420

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

people really don't care enough about salt and vinegar I distinctly remember when we used to get kids cones from a chip shop in Winchester they would half-fill it, apply salt and vinegar, then repeat to fill the cone. You'd still get the vinegar puddle at the bottom, which is probably unavoidable, b...
by Matt Morrison
Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:LON - 9 April 2022
Replies: 40
Views: 15434

Re: CO:LON - 9 April 2022

Is Jeremy Slaney coming? (to Colon)
by Matt Morrison
Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
Replies: 252
Views: 49561

Re: Track and Field Athletics

Is there something about the different testing processes that means you could force cannabis to come up quicker than the steroid usage would show? i.e. without WADA having to be complicit in the cover-up?
by Matt Morrison
Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
Replies: 252
Views: 49561

Re: Track and Field Athletics

It shouldn't have to be "We'll allow x sport and therefore everything they normally do" or "We won't have this sport at the Olympics". They should be able to say "We'll have your sport, but we're limiting the medals to y". Agree or not, there is clearly a limit to how ...