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That was true, Kirk. Gordon Brown did appear on the 25th-birthday episode of Countdown.

Don't you remember?
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Jason Larsen wrote:That was true, Kirk. Gordon Brown did appear on the 25th-birthday episode of Countdown.

Don't you remember?
Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.
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What?

Do you think Farrah Fawcett will make an appearance on Countdown one of these days?
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Jason Larsen wrote:What?
Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.
Do you think Farrah Fawcett will make an appearance on Countdown one of these days?
Apparently his/her audition went really badly, so no.
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Gevin-Gavin wrote:Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.
I also remember this game well because I was closer to the target than the contestants - 7 points in the bag!
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I am ready to admit to you all right now that I don't remember ever seeing a game like that!
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Jason Larsen wrote:I am ready to admit to you all right now that I don't remember ever seeing a game like that!
Click on the link and you can see it for yourself.
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What link, Gavin?
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Jason Larsen wrote:What link, Gavin?
In the first post of the thread.
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Gavin:

There is no video of the episode in which Gordon Brown appeared as a guest on Countdown on that website.
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Jason Larsen wrote:Gavin:

There is no video of the episode in which Gordon Brown appeared as a guest on Countdown on that website.
Jason:

There is a picture of the numbers game in question.
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Did it really happen?
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Yes, it really happened. Gordon Brown made a typically politician-like joke about wishing Carol had been around to check his sums when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, which was reported in all the papers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHOAtgMq ... re=related
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Oh, I see.

It was all in fun.
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Jason Larsen wrote:It was all in fun.
As the title of this thread very subtly implies.
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I guess their 25th birthday called for a celebration!
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*sigh* sometimes I don't know why I bother.
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I'm aware, people love Conor Travers and Chris Wills.
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