Countdown musings from a centenarian

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Countdown musings from a centenarian

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This forum has sometime been accused of being a bit young-male dominated, and not always representative of the average Countdown fan, so I thought I'd redress the balance somewhat.

This October my granny-in-law will be 100, and is an avid fan. (I realise she's not strictly a centenarian yet, but meh.) She's pretty cool, likes to keep on top of the football leagues and watches X-factor and the like (I do like to see the young 'uns enjoying isselves) and refused to move into a rest home on the basis she'd be with 'old folks'. I've tried to replicate the accent, as she's Worcester born and bred, and she really is as sharp as a pin.

Anyway, here are some of the more entertaining quotes she's come out with:
"Int that Rachel a lovely young girl. I dunno why she keeps wearing these great big long dresses though. Legs like that on a gal 'er age she want to show em off, not hide 'em away."

"Oooo int that Jeff a looker. Much better than that Des [O'Connor], 'e never knew what 'e was doin', but I don't reckon 'is [Jeff's] jokes are up to much."

"They reckon they'm got Wogan lined up. 'E's like that little creep Noel Edmonds, I can't stand 'im. 'E gets into everything. They both do."

"You shoulda sin this young lad on today, 'e was brilliant. I dunno 'ow they does it, I really don't. All them words!" [tbf this is a regular chant]

I'll update this when she comes out with some more peaches :)
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Brilliant! That brought a real smile to my face. Just shows that age is a state of mind to a great extent.

That's exactly how I want to be when I'm 100!
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When I'm 100 I'll be all like "lol, how did those pricks only get a 6 from CENTROIDS"?

And the nurse will point out that I'm watching the fishtank, and there haven't even been any fish in there for months since somebody's grandson poisoned them all, and I've shat myself again.
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I think you should lobby to get her on the show.
Which begs the question, who is the oldest contestant ?
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Marc Meakin wrote:I think you should lobby to get her on the show.
Which begs the question, who is the oldest contestant ?
There was an 89-year-old on the show a few years ago, whose name was something Green, I think he even won a show too.

EDIT: Geoffrey Green in S57 was 89, but he lost. The oldest winner I can find was Cyril Cohen, who was 82 when he won a game in S47.
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Marc Meakin wrote:I think you should lobby to get her on the show.
Which begs the question, who is the oldest contestant ?
Bertha Bourne, surely, was the oldest contestant to win a show - at 87.
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Marc Meakin wrote:I think you should lobby to get her on the show.
Which begs the question, who is the oldest contestant ?
Bertha Bourne, surely, was the oldest contestant to win a show - at 87. Can't believe you got that wrong, James. :)
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How old was George Greenhough? He was about 120 and fucking excellent to boot.
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Gavin Chipper wrote:How old was George Greenhough? He was about 120 and fucking excellent to boot.
Not sure, 65 to 70, I guess, but he was certainly a good player and a nice chap too.
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She's not interested in going on as a contestant (tbf she's pleased with 4s and 5s), but I'd love to get her into the audience so she could see a show being recorded live. She'd love that. Sadly she broke a hip about 5 months ago (climbing into a camper van) and is really, really fragile so it would take quite a bit of organising.
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Got 3 spare tickets for August 30th DC Paul Zenon if you are interested !
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Woohoo, tickets came through today for countdown now I've go to find out if I can blag a lift otherwise it's good old National Express.
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Mike Brown wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:How old was George Greenhough? He was about 120 and fucking excellent to boot.
Not sure, 65 to 70, I guess, but he was certainly a good player and a nice chap too.
I thought he was older actually. And Grace Page - how old was she?
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Gavin Chipper wrote:
Mike Brown wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:How old was George Greenhough? He was about 120 and fucking excellent to boot.
Not sure, 65 to 70, I guess, but he was certainly a good player and a nice chap too.
I thought he was older actually. And Grace Page - how old was she?
I think she was only in her early sixties-ish, unless she's reading, in which case she didn't look a day over 39.
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