Spoilers for Tuesday, 7th April
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Jonathan Ansell, stop looking at Susie's breasts.
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1st numbers alt:
(25 + 5 - 2) x 4 x 6
(25 + 5 - 2) x 4 x 6
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PINTAIL as a DC beater in whatever round it was (before the first numbers).
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3rd numbers:
(75 x 10) + ((25 + 3) x 2)
(75 x 10) + ((25 + 3) x 2)
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The conditions of the "win a teapot" viewer competition seem to have changed slightly. When Jeff announced it a few weeks ago, he said viewers were invited to submit limericks containing any of the names Stelling, Riley or Dent. I had a think about it, but gave up fairly quickly as the limerick form is a bit restrictive. On today's show, though, it had become "poems or limericks", and indeed the poem that Jeff read out wasn't a limerick.
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Why?Ben Hunter wrote:Jonathan Ansell, stop looking at Susie's breasts.
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Well, Phil, I recall that the poetry thread contains some masterful limericks involving the names, some of which are most likely yours! I'm sure that if anyone can win it, it'd be you and your poetry!
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Good game today Fiona, but why didn't anyone spot CENSORED (round 12) or EMOTION (round 13)? Andrew was very brave to participate and I was pleased that no-one actually mentioned his obvious disability. It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.
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It wasn't very brilliant, either, I thought. I was also discouraged by the restrictive limerick form. If any kind of poem will do I can do better than that, and maybe I will.Phil Reynolds wrote:The conditions of the "win a teapot" viewer competition seem to have changed slightly. When Jeff announced it a few weeks ago, he said viewers were invited to submit limericks containing any of the names Stelling, Riley or Dent. I had a think about it, but gave up fairly quickly as the limerick form is a bit restrictive. On today's show, though, it had become "poems or limericks", and indeed the poem that Jeff read out wasn't a limerick.
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How do you know nobody spotted it? Since the maximum was an 8 (MOTORIZE), there was no point in mentioning a random 7.Kathleen Batlle wrote:Good game today Fiona, but why didn't anyone spot [...] EMOTION (round 13)?
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IAWTPPhil Reynolds wrote:The conditions of the "win a teapot" viewer competition seem to have changed slightly. When Jeff announced it a few weeks ago, he said viewers were invited to submit limericks containing any of the names Stelling, Riley or Dent. I had a think about it, but gave up fairly quickly as the limerick form is a bit restrictive. On today's show, though, it had become "poems or limericks", and indeed the poem that Jeff read out wasn't a limerick.
Why not just stick to the original rules, and send up something like:
Of course we all know Susie Dent
for whom words are her main bent
then there's Jeff Stelling
who for figures is telling
Rachel Riley she is heaven sent
Living life in a gyratory circus kind of way.
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I think you kinda answered your own question.Derek Hazell wrote: Why not just stick to the original rules, and send up something like:
Of course we all know Susie Dent
for whom words are her main bent
then there's Jeff Stelling
who for figures is telling
Rachel Riley she is heaven sent
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Mine were worse!Charlie Reams wrote:I think you kinda answered your own question.Derek Hazell wrote: Why not just stick to the original rules, and send up something like:
Of course we all know Susie Dent
for whom words are her main bent
then there's Jeff Stelling
who for figures is telling
Rachel Riley she is heaven sent
The Countdown Queen Rachel Riley
Joined the new team rated so highly
With such poise and style
She arranges those tiles
And looks so much hotter than Kylie!
The host of the show is Jeff Stelling
With Rachel and Susie he's gelling
He's obsessed with his nosh
And with all of his dosh
He can afford the new Baby Belling!
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Should I submit my Susie one?
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[quote= It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.[/quote]
Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.
Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.
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The second one's not at all bad - gelling and Belling are quite good non-obvious rhymes for Stelling. The last line doesn't scan, and the (lack of) punctuation at first made me think you were saying that Jeff's obsessed with his dosh; but those niggles are easily fixed; something like:Vikash Shah wrote:Mine were worse!
The Countdown Queen Rachel Riley
Joined the new team rated so highly
With such poise and style
She arranges those tiles
And looks so much hotter than Kylie!
The host of the show is Jeff Stelling
With Rachel and Susie he's gelling
He's obsessed with his nosh
And with all of his dosh
He can afford the new Baby Belling!
The host of the show is Jeff Stelling
With Rachel and Susie he's gelling
He's obsessed with his nosh;
And, with all of his dosh,
He can pick up a new Baby Belling!
There you go. If you win, can I have half your teapot?
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Are you saying that it wouldn't have been nice?Louise Bambury wrote:Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.
You seem to be more on the defensive than the guy himself. How patronising is that?
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I don't think Kathleen was referring to the disability in this comment. I think that he was actually a stronger contestant, just couldn't do the numbers. Whether this means he should have won, I doubt, as numbers are an integral part of countdown, but he certainly was a good contestant and very likeable.Louise Bambury wrote:Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.Kathleen Batlle wrote: It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.
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Thanks, that's much better! Sure, if I win the teapot, you can have more than half of its total volume - you can have ALL of the air inside it (I'm sure I'll find some to replace it with).Phil Reynolds wrote:The second one's not at all bad - gelling and Belling are quite good non-obvious rhymes for Stelling. The last line doesn't scan, and the (lack of) punctuation at first made me think you were saying that Jeff's obsessed with his dosh; but those niggles are easily fixed; something like:Vikash Shah wrote:Mine were worse!
The Countdown Queen Rachel Riley
Joined the new team rated so highly
With such poise and style
She arranges those tiles
And looks so much hotter than Kylie!
The host of the show is Jeff Stelling
With Rachel and Susie he's gelling
He's obsessed with his nosh
And with all of his dosh
He can afford the new Baby Belling!
The host of the show is Jeff Stelling
With Rachel and Susie he's gelling
He's obsessed with his nosh;
And, with all of his dosh,
He can pick up a new Baby Belling!
There you go. If you win, can I have half your teapot?
Well, I already submitted my original version weeks ago. Not optimistic, but yes it's pretty limiting what can be done. Should have opened it up to rhymes for Rachel, Susie and Jeff too.
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Well, I didn't submit mine, so if anyone wants to, help yourself.Vikash Shah wrote:Well, I already submitted my original version weeks ago.
On second thoughts, you probably won't want to!Charlie Reams wrote:I think you kinda answered your own question.
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Which email address should be used for submitting pomes?
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Reading this thread, I'm now tempted to enter- do we just email the limerick in, along with relevant address details for the teapot to be sent to, should we win?
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Yes yes a thousand times yes. It's not like you can damage her impression of you any further.Jon Corby wrote:Should I submit my Susie one?
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Dear Vikash,Clare Sudbery wrote:Which email address should be used for submitting pomes?
Many thanks for your limerick, which we will be sure to pass on to Jeff, Rachel and Susie. We will be announcing the winner on air on Friday May 29th, so keep watching!
Best wishes,
the Countdown Team
From: Vikash Shah [mailto:xxx@googlemail.com]
Sent: 18 March 2009 20:43
To: countdown@channel4.com
Subject: Limerick competition
Here are a couple of limericks to start with...
The Countdown Queen Rachel Riley ...
From:
Vikash Shah
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Cool, will do when somebody posts up the email address for submissions.Charlie Reams wrote:Yes yes a thousand times yes. It's not like you can damage her impression of you any further.Jon Corby wrote:Should I submit my Susie one?
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Just look one post before...............Jon Corby wrote:Cool, will do when somebody posts up the email address for submissions.Charlie Reams wrote:Yes yes a thousand times yes. It's not like you can damage her impression of you any further.Jon Corby wrote:Should I submit my Susie one?
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Ah yeah cool, got it. I've got Vikash as a 'foe', so I hadn't seen that.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:Just look one post before...............
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Oh dear. I'm very sorry if I upset you Jon. Is it because I didn't originally list you as a favourite contestant, because I like you tooJon Corby wrote:Ah yeah cool, got it. I've got Vikash as a 'foe', so I hadn't seen that.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:Just look one post before...............
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Yes, it was a closer game than it look. The challenger declared nothing on all 3 numbers rounds, whereas Fiona gained 25 points on those three rounds. And the final gap was 27. So she would've won anyway, but it would've been tight.Adam Dexter wrote:I don't think Kathleen was referring to the disability in this comment. I think that he was actually a stronger contestant, just couldn't do the numbers. Whether this means he should have won, I doubt, as numbers are an integral part of countdown, but he certainly was a good contestant and very likeable.Louise Bambury wrote:Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.Kathleen Batlle wrote: It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.
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Of course i'm not saying it wouldn't be nice for him to win, it would be nice for anyone to win....I just don't know why the need to mention his disability at all was needed. I'm a nurse working with people who have disabilities and I just read that comment as slightly patronising (obviously tones can never be detected through text!). He was a good contestant but Fiona was better.Rosemary Roberts wrote:Are you saying that it wouldn't have been nice?Louise Bambury wrote:Why would it have been nice to have seen him win a game, because he has a disability? how patronising is that?.It would have been nice to have seen him win the game, but at least he managed the conundrum, so did well on that score.
You seem to be more on the defensive than the guy himself. How patronising is that?
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Haha, I'm joking mate. My foe list is completely empty at the moment.Vikash Shah wrote:Oh dear. I'm very sorry if I upset you Jon. Is it because I didn't originally list you as a favourite contestant, because I like you tooJon Corby wrote:Ah yeah cool, got it. I've got Vikash as a 'foe', so I hadn't seen that.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:Just look one post before...............
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On Friday this week my friend Paddy got this read out by Jeff:
There once was a lady called Riley,
Who’d mastered her figures entirely,
Jeff made advances, asked “What are my chances?”
“One in a million.” She said to him, dryly.
But Jeff didn't say his name. If you comment here:
http://mikedunbarcomedy.wordpress.com/2 ... and-merch/
I'll pass on your words about the limerick to man responsible. He's been unjustly uncredited for this masterpiece and he's very hurt about the whole thing. Thanks.
There once was a lady called Riley,
Who’d mastered her figures entirely,
Jeff made advances, asked “What are my chances?”
“One in a million.” She said to him, dryly.
But Jeff didn't say his name. If you comment here:
http://mikedunbarcomedy.wordpress.com/2 ... and-merch/
I'll pass on your words about the limerick to man responsible. He's been unjustly uncredited for this masterpiece and he's very hurt about the whole thing. Thanks.