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Richard and Carol's chemistry had stuck from the very beginning, I thought. Richard wasn't exactly unknown when Countdown started.
And I always welcome new people to the forum because they have a reason to be here. It is because they love Countdown, they go to town and Jeff, Jeff Stelling, they may not love them so but they still love Countdown!
And I always welcome new people to the forum because they have a reason to be here. It is because they love Countdown, they go to town and Jeff, Jeff Stelling, they may not love them so but they still love Countdown!
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Hey Mike welcome to the forum.mikehunter wrote:Hi everyone
I've been a Countdown enthusiast from the beginning. I even remember when Carol Vorderman only did the numbers, and there was a dolly-bird for the letters. After Richard 'twice nightly' Whitely left us, I coped with the other presenters.
I don't suppose you would happen to have any old episodes on any tapes?
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Sorry, your what-er?mikehunter wrote:stuff
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Or he could search Youtube!
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Hello everyone!
My name is Ty and I'm an actuary. There, I said it.
I've been a Countdown fan since I was a kid and watch everyday (thanks to the marvels of Sky+ ). I haven't yet been on the show, though I thought about sending off for an application in 1997. My head keeps telling me I'm getting better at the game with age, so should wait until just before I shuffle off this mortal coil before I apply.
My name is Ty and I'm an actuary. There, I said it.
I've been a Countdown fan since I was a kid and watch everyday (thanks to the marvels of Sky+ ). I haven't yet been on the show, though I thought about sending off for an application in 1997. My head keeps telling me I'm getting better at the game with age, so should wait until just before I shuffle off this mortal coil before I apply.
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Hi Ty and welcome to the forum
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Welcome Ty. Yours is possibly the coolest avatar ever.Tyron Potts wrote:Hello everyone!
My name is Ty and I'm an actuary.
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I think the font is Impact, but I could be wrong.Phil Reynolds wrote:Welcome Ty. Yours is possibly the coolest avatar ever.Tyron Potts wrote:Hello everyone!
My name is Ty and I'm an actuary.
Welcome to the forum Ty .
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So, based on anecdotal evidence that your performance is improving, you extrapolate that the improvement is factual and will continue indefinitely into the future. You see your own mortality as deterministic and ignore morbidity considerations. You also take no account of the change in the overall standard of contestants, or the possibility of the demise of Countdown itself. This actuarial stuff has got a whole lot easier since I was doing it!
Welcome, Ty.
Welcome, Ty.
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Hi, Ty!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
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Hi, my name's Kevin, I'm 27, I'm an NHS worker from Milton Keynes, and I'm also the team captain.
Wait, this isn't The Crystal Maze...
Oh well, hello anyway!
Wait, this isn't The Crystal Maze...
Oh well, hello anyway!
Oh, cackwires!
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Hi, Kevin!
Welcome to the forum!
You could have also mistook Countdown for Eggheads!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
Welcome to the forum!
You could have also mistook Countdown for Eggheads!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
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Beautiful language, I am entranced. (I hope that is the correct phraseology)David Williams wrote:So, based on anecdotal evidence that your performance is improving, you extrapolate that the improvement is factual and will continue indefinitely into the future. You see your own mortality as deterministic and ignore morbidity considerations. You also take no account of the change in the overall standard of contestants, or the possibility of the demise of Countdown itself. This actuarial stuff has got a whole lot easier since I was doing it!
Welcome, Ty.
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What's with the dodgy tracksuit then?Kevin Davis wrote:Hi, my name's Kevin, I'm 27, I'm an NHS worker from Milton Keynes, and I'm also the team captain.
Wait, this isn't The Crystal Maze...
Oh well, hello anyway!
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Is Jeremy Vine known for wearing a dodgy tracksuit?
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, they should bring back the Crystal Maze .Kevin Davis wrote:Hi, my name's Kevin, I'm 27, I'm an NHS worker from Milton Keynes, and I'm also the team captain.
Wait, this isn't The Crystal Maze...
Oh well, hello anyway!
Welcome the forum Kevin.
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I know, you've said that before, Joseph!
I don't know what that Richard guy is up to now, though!
I don't know what that Richard guy is up to now, though!
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How goes it folks. My names obviously Andy and i'm in Cork, Ireland, doing a diploma in music, management and sound. I'm 29 and i started watching countdown with my grandad when i was a kid. About 18 months i moved into a place that had a telly after not having one for ages and i gradually got sucked back in. I'm a bit of a soccer enthusiast also, so Jeff's appointment had my full approval. Not sure about that les-spure tea time teaser last week though... eh... anyway, do carry on, i'll probably just pop in once in a while... you'll hardly even notice me.
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Welcome!Andy wrote:How goes it folks. My names obviously Andy and i'm in Cork, Ireland, doing a diploma in music, management and sound. I'm 29 and i started watching countdown with my grandad when i was a kid. About 18 months i moved into a place that had a telly after not having one for ages and i gradually got sucked back in. I'm a bit of a soccer enthusiast also, so Jeff's appointment had my full approval. Not sure about that les-spure tea time teaser last week though... eh... anyway, do carry on, i'll probably just pop in once in a while... you'll hardly even notice me.
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Hi, Andy!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
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I bet you say that to all the newbies... no countdown for the rest of the week. I might actually get some work done.
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Welcome to the forum AndyAndy wrote:How goes it folks. My names obviously Andy and i'm in Cork, Ireland, doing a diploma in music, management and sound. I'm 29 and i started watching countdown with my grandad when i was a kid. About 18 months i moved into a place that had a telly after not having one for ages and i gradually got sucked back in. I'm a bit of a soccer enthusiast also, so Jeff's appointment had my full approval. Not sure about that les-spure tea time teaser last week though... eh... anyway, do carry on, i'll probably just pop in once in a while... you'll hardly even notice me.
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Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday. Found out about this place from the lovely behind the scenes team, hope to hear from you soon!
Andrea
Andrea
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ZOMG SPOILER!Andrea Jones wrote:Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday. Found out about this place from the lovely behind the scenes team, hope to hear from you soon!
Andrea
Doesn't that mean you beat Kirk in his seventh game?!
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Hi, Andrea!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you enjoy posting here!
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OMG! I'm so sorry! Is there any way I can change the post?
And thank you for the welcome, Jason!
And thank you for the welcome, Jason!
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Yes. If you look at the top right corner of the individual post, there is an "edit" button .Andrea Jones wrote:OMG! I'm so sorry! Is there any way I can change the post?
And thank you for the welcome, Jason!
Welcome to the forum Andrea .
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You're welcome, Andrea!
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My fake spoiler alert has been on overdrive ever since Kai "won" the last series according to the Wiki. No offence to you Andrea and sorry if you're not, but I wouldn't be surprised if you were Charlie.Ian Volante wrote:ZOMG SPOILER!Andrea Jones wrote:Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday. Found out about this place from the lovely behind the scenes team, hope to hear from you soon!
Andrea
Doesn't that mean you beat Kirk in his seventh game?!
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I've had this f'ing post on my mind ever since I read it double-guessing myself. Fake or not, I wish I had never read it.Gavin Chipper wrote:My fake spoiler alert has been on overdrive ever since Kai "won" the last series according to the Wiki. No offence to you Andrea and sorry if you're not, but I wouldn't be surprised if you were Charlie.Ian Volante wrote:ZOMG SPOILER! Doesn't that mean you beat Kirk in his seventh game?!Andrea Jones wrote:Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday.
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I'm going to stick my neck out and say that "Andrea" is the invention of somebody close to these forums. I'd like to say that it's because her punctuation and spelling is a bit too correct, even with the "OMG" stuff that has been thrown in, or because it is strange that she hasn't posted until now. Or because the "from Peterborough" bit just sounds like a piss-take. But mainly it is because I don't believe that anybody can beat Kirk Bevins.
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Haha, blatant piss-take. Hilarious. My guess is Jono.
What's even more ludicrous than a woman (lol) beating Kirk, is that "her" post also implies that she then loses her next game
What's even more ludicrous than a woman (lol) beating Kirk, is that "her" post also implies that she then loses her next game
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Aaaarrrggghhh! I only check the welcome thread these days when I'm up to date watching the programmes, as newbies often do spoilers.Gavin Chipper wrote:My fake spoiler alert has been on overdrive ever since Kai "won" the last series according to the Wiki. No offence to you Andrea and sorry if you're not, but I wouldn't be surprised if you were Charlie.Ian Volante wrote:ZOMG SPOILER!Andrea Jones wrote:Hi, I'm Andrea from Peterborough, and I'm going to be on the show next week on Monday & Tuesday. Found out about this place from the lovely behind the scenes team, hope to hear from you soon!
Andrea
Doesn't that mean you beat Kirk in his seventh game?!
Now this! FFS!
Let's hope she's got her transmission dates mixed up, or is a fake.
Welcome to all newbies who've joined recently.
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Regardless of the result, it's not Andrea playing today. It might have been a genuine mistake - she might be on next week or something. We'll see though.
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Hi my name's Marilyn Monroe and I'm appearing on the show today and tomorrow.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Hi I'm Louise, but i'm not on until the 22nd of April, finally fulfilled a life long ambition
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The long-awaited return of Frank Mulvey?!Louise Bambury wrote:I played someone who had been on before which I thought they had banned but clearly not...
PS You're a retard.
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There's nothing like a warm welcome and that was nothing like a warm welcome.
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Cool, I'll look forward to seeing you on Sunday's showLouise Bambury wrote:Hi I'm Louise I won't be on until the 22nd and unfortunately it's just the one game but had a great day. I played someone who had been on before which I thought they had banned but clearly not...
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Andrea is a fake but Lousie Bambury isn't.
She means APRIL 22nd.
She means APRIL 22nd.
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Ooh.D Eadie wrote:Andrea is a fake but Lousie Bambury isn't.
She means APRIL 22nd.
The return of Bolas?
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I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
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What evidence do you have that makes you say that Susie feels the same?Gill Charles wrote:Hi
I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
I thought I was good at Countdown until I joined this forum
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Insanity.
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Bye then!Gill Charles wrote:Hi
I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
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Wow, I'm always amazed that people don't like CD nowadays after putting up with Richard Whitely, possibly the most cringeworthy presenter in the history of telly! Apart from Pat and Mick maybe.Gill Charles wrote:Hi
I'm a recent "returner" to Countdown, having found the presenters after Richard very difficult to appreciate. However, I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
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So: you went to all the trouble of signing up to this board - which exists so that people who watch Countdown can talk about it - just so you could post a message telling us you don't watch Countdown. Weird. And you like Susie but can't be bothered to spell her name correctly. And you love words but can't punctuate for shit. Hmm.Gill Charles wrote:I won't be watching from now on as the presenters are cringe-making! Of all the available personalities why choose false, cold uncharismatic folk??? They really distract me from my love of words and I think Suzie feels the same???
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Hi, Louise and Gill!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you both enjoy posting here!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you both enjoy posting here!
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Out of interest, what exactly was it about Gill's post that makes you think she will be making lots of posts on this forum?Jason Larsen wrote:Hi, Louise and Gill!
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I hope you both enjoy posting here!
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Neil Zussman wrote:Out of interest, what exactly was it about Gill's post that makes you think she will be making lots of posts on this forum?Jason Larsen wrote:Hi, Louise and Gill!
Welcome to the forum!
I hope you both enjoy posting here!
David O'Donnell wrote:Insanity.
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I just hope that everyone enjoys posting here and posts a lot!
And Neil, thank you for letting me know Gill is a woman. That name spelled with one l is a man's name.
Gill, how did you get your name?
And Neil, thank you for letting me know Gill is a woman. That name spelled with one l is a man's name.
Gill, how did you get your name?
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that her parents gave it to her.Jason Larsen wrote:Gill, how did you get your name?
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Don't get everyone started on Fritzl again...Jon Corby wrote:I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that her parents gave it to her.
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I've never seen the name Gill spelled with two l's!
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Here's a joke Alan Pardew told on Match of the Day 2 the other night:Ian Volante wrote:Don't get everyone started on Fritzl again...
What have Elisabeth Fritzl and Man Utd got in common?
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It's short for Gillian.Jason Larsen wrote:I've never seen the name Gill spelled with two l's!
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Thank you, Jon!
I'm used to spelling Gillian's name with a J.
I'm used to spelling Gillian's name with a J.
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Go on...Jon Corby wrote:Here's a joke Alan Pardew told on Match of the Day 2 the other night:Ian Volante wrote:Don't get everyone started on Fritzl again...
What have Elisabeth Fritzl and Man Utd got in common?
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Man Utd is short for Gillian??? Elisabeth Fritzl I can understand of course.Jon Corby wrote:It's short for Gillian.
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Something to do with this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJiehceTvRsIan Volante wrote:Go on...Jon Corby wrote:Here's a joke Alan Pardew told on Match of the Day 2 the other night:Ian Volante wrote:Don't get everyone started on Fritzl again...
What have Elisabeth Fritzl and Man Utd got in common?