(If so, what does Carol think of my avatar?
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Jon Corby wrote:Carol expressed surprise yesterday during the introduction that you ran a Countdown website (or 3), but I'm assuming this was faked for effect, and also that you must have chatted about it - Des/Carol/Susie must browse this place surely?
(If so, what does Carol think of my avatar?)
I think C4's attitude to these things may have changed fairly recently. Or Damian just doesn't like me...Stewart Gordon wrote:What surprised me is that Charlie was allowed to advertise this site on the programme. When Mike Brown was on, it was said that he runs a Countdown website, but the URL wasn't given. And I mentioned my numbers game solver on my application form, but this information was completely censored out for some unknown reason.
Oh. I do find that surprising. If somebody told me about a huge site about the place where I worked, with loads of people discussing it, I'd look at it. Oh well, shows what I know.Damian E wrote:Doubt very much that Carol/Des/Susie browse this place at all. Its never been mentioned by any of them.
They might not be internet geeks.Jon Corby wrote:Oh. I do find that surprising. If somebody told me about a huge site about the place where I worked, with loads of people discussing it, I'd look at it. Oh well, shows what I know.Damian E wrote:Doubt very much that Carol/Des/Susie browse this place at all. Its never been mentioned by any of them.
But now we know that they know about it, who knows?Damian E wrote:Doubt very much that Carol/Des/Susie browse this place at all. Its never been mentioned by any of them.
Mike Brown wrote:I think C4's attitude to these things may have changed fairly recently. Or Damian just doesn't like me...Stewart Gordon wrote:What surprised me is that Charlie was allowed to advertise this site on the programme. When Mike Brown was on, it was said that he runs a Countdown website, but the URL wasn't given. And I mentioned my numbers game solver on my application form, but this information was completely censored out for some unknown reason.
When was Carol's last game recorded?Damian E wrote:Would that be the same Damian who went to the trouble of inviting you to Carol's last show, the after-party and got you tickets for the QF's and SF's of this series, Mike? Hmmm. You can tell i don't like you. Cheeky sausage.![]()
Damian E wrote: Would that be the same Damian who went to the trouble of inviting you to Carol's last show, the after-party and got you tickets for the QF's and SF's of this series, Mike? Hmmm. You can tell i don't like you. Cheeky sausage.![]()
Indeed, and I hope no one in high places gets upset by its (coincidental) similarities to the game of Countdown.Damian E wrote: C4's attitude probably hasn't changed, but mine certainly has. We plugged Charlies site because it was far too good an opportunity to pass up. If we want the show to thrive, then the likes of Ben Pugh and other up and coming starlets are only going to benefit by learning of places like apterous.org.
Although Mike has for 25 years spent a huge portion of his free time first archiving Countdown results and then running a site which, until very recently, was the primary source for Countdown information and promotion on the internet, and which is/was extensively used as a research tool by the production team themselves... the phrase "the least you could do" springs to mind...Damian E wrote: Would that be the same Damian who went to the trouble of inviting you to Carol's last show, the after-party and got you tickets for the QF's and SF's of this series, Mike? Hmmm. You can tell i don't like you. Cheeky sausage.
OK, I feel suitably embarrassed now! Sorry if I've overstepped the mark in my cheekiness, Damian, certainly no offence was meant, although I expect you know that. I was very grateful for all the plugs my site got when I was on the show, URL or no URL, and it's great to see Charlie getting all the publicity now
Sorry Damian, you must be confusing yourself with Susie!Damian E wrote:I have no reason to doubt you are actually in love with me both physically and emotionally.
Yeah definitelyDamian E wrote:Maybe Julian is getting a trifle jealous.
Mike who?Julian Fell wrote:If I've made a mountain out of a molehill, sorry. But at least it's led to Mike's getting more recognition, so some good has come out of it.
This is getting embarrassing! Maybe we could draw a line under this now (after I've shot Corby) and the next time I see you, Julian, I'll buy you a pint!Julian Fell wrote:If I've made a mountain out of a molehill, sorry. But at least it's led to Mike's getting more recognition, so some good has come out of it.
What's that, Charlie, you're saying I haven't already?Charlie Reams wrote:Man, I want some of this pint action. Mike is a great guy! I'm sure he'll be getting that man's body real soon now.
Julian Fell wrote:Yeah definitelyDamian E wrote:Maybe Julian is getting a trifle jealous.![]()
All it is Damian is that a couple of times now you've made (what looked like) sharp replies to extremely innocuous posts by Mike, which I thought were uncalled for given everything Mike's done for the show. If I were Mike I would've felt hard done by in those cases, but Mike's obviously happy so that's the main thing. Although I do think Mike's sometimes too ready too apologize when he's done nothing wrong, like in this thread for example.
If anyone involved in Countdown over the past 25 years deserves an invite to Carol's last shows and leaving do, Mike does. I'm glad you invited him Damian, but I thought your post almost made it sound like a special favour which Mike didn't deserve, and I took exception to that.
If I've made a mountain out of a molehill, sorry. But at least it's led to Mike's getting more recognition, so some good has come out of it.
I think this should stop now before it gets out of hand. We just need to accept that not everybody gets along with everybody else and that's the way it is. I'm sure Damian has his reasons for not liking Mike (I know I do), but that doesn't mean they need to be aired publicly here.Damian E wrote:Julian Fell wrote:Yeah definitelyDamian E wrote:Maybe Julian is getting a trifle jealous.![]()
All it is Damian is that a couple of times now you've made (what looked like) sharp replies to extremely innocuous posts by Mike, which I thought were uncalled for given everything Mike's done for the show. If I were Mike I would've felt hard done by in those cases, but Mike's obviously happy so that's the main thing. Although I do think Mike's sometimes too ready too apologize when he's done nothing wrong, like in this thread for example.
If anyone involved in Countdown over the past 25 years deserves an invite to Carol's last shows and leaving do, Mike does. I'm glad you invited him Damian, but I thought your post almost made it sound like a special favour which Mike didn't deserve, and I took exception to that.
If I've made a mountain out of a molehill, sorry. But at least it's led to Mike's getting more recognition, so some good has come out of it.
Maybe we should draw a line underneath this, but i can't help but feel i need to have another bite at clarification.
I've absolutely no idea what you are referring to Julian, in terms of me biting at Mike. I just don't understand where you are coming from. Mike is saying there is no problem, i am saying there is no problem, but you've chosen not to believe me and have chosen to claim that Mike is apologizing when he's done nothing wrong. Mike jokingly implied that perhaps i didn't like him, i jokingly replied calling him a cheeky sausage (hardly one of the more irate terms to use eh?) and said if i didn't like him, i wouldn't have gone out of my way to get tickets for forthcoming shows etc. You are now saying i made that sound like a special favour. I obviously can't win with this. Maybe it's just me, but i can't help feeling i'm not the only person reading all this who is struggling to recognise your agenda. Don't you think you're coming across as just a little bit silly?
PS - just to clarify further, i didn't personally invite MB to Carol's last show. CAROL herself asked me to invite him. I just wanted to get that out of the way before others start questioning why MB has been given favouritism etc. I've had a look back for any sharp reply to MB from myself Julian, all i can find is one where Mike said he was underwhelmed at the summer repeats, to which i replied, "lovely". Sharp, hmm, not really, I can't imagine him scrambling for the leather gauntlets to prevent lacerations to the hands.
PPS - just pinching myself and asking why i'm even bothering to get involved in this.
Jon, you are such a wind up merchant. I also do not see Julian's problem - Damian's message was light hearted, and I see no hard feelings anywhere. Hmmm, I'm also confused, Julian.Jon Corby wrote:
I think this should stop now before it gets out of hand. We just need to accept that not everybody gets along with everybody else and that's the way it is. I'm sure Damian has his reasons for not liking Mike (I know I do), but that doesn't mean they need to be aired publicly here.
Well, to be fair, Mike did postKirk Bevins wrote:Jon, you are such a wind up merchant. I also do not see Julian's problem - Damian's message was light hearted, and I see no hard feelings anywhere. Hmmm, I'm also confused, Julian.Jon Corby wrote:
I think this should stop now before it gets out of hand. We just need to accept that not everybody gets along with everybody else and that's the way it is. I'm sure Damian has his reasons for not liking Mike (I know I do), but that doesn't mean they need to be aired publicly here.
so he must have felt something but Julian just felt it a bit more.OK, I feel suitably embarrassed now! Sorry if I've overstepped the mark in my cheekiness, Damian, certainly no offence was meant
Well you could improvise:Mike Brown wrote:Why doesn't C4C have an emoticon for yawn?
I would have to gouge out my eye with a rusty spoon if a thread like this were to start, so please don't.Michael Wallace wrote:
maybe we should have a 'what's your favourite emoticon?' thread (might be more interesting...)
T_TKirk Bevins wrote:I would have to gouge out my eye with a rusty spoon if a thread like this were to start, so please don't.Michael Wallace wrote:
maybe we should have a 'what's your favourite emoticon?' thread (might be more interesting...)
I like it, think it needs a pipe though:Jon O'Neill wrote:< YAWN : - )
Man wearing a hat with yawn written on it. I think this does the trick.