Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
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Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
There are loads of words that we come cross in Countdown and Apterous that we can't imagine ever using in real life. However, every now and then I come across one, and I thought it would be interesting to see which other weird Countdowny words people have come across in real life.
I'll make a start with:
MOIETY - appears on the second page of Sense and Sensibility in relation to Henry Dashwood's first wife's will.
MUUMUU (a popular Unlimited word) - appears in The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner
I recently also came across 'DETRAINED' in a novel although I can't remember either the title or the author (it wasn't a great read!)
And the tennis coach we had in Florida was very fond of explaining that the last action in the serve involves 'PRONATING'.
I'll make a start with:
MOIETY - appears on the second page of Sense and Sensibility in relation to Henry Dashwood's first wife's will.
MUUMUU (a popular Unlimited word) - appears in The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner
I recently also came across 'DETRAINED' in a novel although I can't remember either the title or the author (it wasn't a great read!)
And the tennis coach we had in Florida was very fond of explaining that the last action in the serve involves 'PRONATING'.
Re: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
Homer also wears one in the Simpsons when he gets fat so he can work at homeKaren Pearson wrote:MUUMUU (a popular Unlimited word) - appears in The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner
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Re: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
I won the Moiety Safety Award (about 10 years ago!)Karen Pearson wrote:I'll make a start with:
MOIETY - appears on the second page of Sense and Sensibility in relation to Henry Dashwood's first wife's will.
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Re: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
Previous thread along similar lines (probably a bit late to merge them now).
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When I was in hospital for a bit loads of Apterous words popped up that I wouldn't normally hear: triage, ampoule, cannula, supine etc...
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Whilst watching a rerun of WWTBAM the question was:
"Often found on the human skin, what is a lentigo?"
A) Mole
B) Beauty Spot
C) Freckle
D) Tattoo
I got this wrong and I asked Innis too and he didn't know. It was amazing that having used this word a few times and not bothering to look it up could have cost me lots of money if I was on the show. I think it was a question for £125,000 or £250,000 couldn't remember which.
"Often found on the human skin, what is a lentigo?"
A) Mole
B) Beauty Spot
C) Freckle
D) Tattoo
I got this wrong and I asked Innis too and he didn't know. It was amazing that having used this word a few times and not bothering to look it up could have cost me lots of money if I was on the show. I think it was a question for £125,000 or £250,000 couldn't remember which.
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I recently asked a question in a quiz which included the word SFUMATO.
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I'd go with freckle.Ryan Taylor wrote:Whilst watching a rerun of WWTBAM the question was:
"Often found on the human skin, what is a lentigo?"
A) Mole
B) Beauty Spot
C) Freckle
D) Tattoo
I got this wrong and I asked Innis too and he didn't know. It was amazing that having used this word a few times and not bothering to look it up could have cost me lots of money if I was on the show. I think it was a question for £125,000 or £250,000 couldn't remember which.
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I would have went with mole.
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I thought it was beauty spot based on the reasoning that tattoo is just stupid and a definite wrong answer, I knew a technical term for mole (nevus) and I thought I knew a technical term for freckle, I couldn't remember what this word was but I knew it wasn't lentigo. Anyway, turns out there is more than one word for a freckle and I would have lost a cool £93,000. Freckle was correct, ironic, since I am covered in thousands of the bastards.
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Headful of quiz shit wins the day again.Ryan Taylor wrote:I thought it was beauty spot based on the reasoning that tattoo is just stupid and a definite wrong answer, I knew a technical term for mole (nevus) and I thought I knew a technical term for freckle, I couldn't remember what this word was but I knew it wasn't lentigo. Anyway, turns out there is more than one word for a freckle and I would have lost a cool £93,000. Freckle was correct, ironic, since I am covered in thousands of the bastards.
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A naevus can be a mole, but really it's just another term for a birthmark, so a mole that developed (for instance) as a result of cancer wouldn't be a naevus. And when I learned about it (admittedly ages ago) lentigo wasn't a thing at all, it was a medical condition that (generally) old people got (characterised by small brown skin patches which do look like freckles). But I wouldn't say that Ryan had lentigo, I'd say he had freckles. So Chris Tarrant can stick that right up his fucking arse. Unless I'm wrong. Which is possible.Ryan Taylor wrote:I thought it was beauty spot based on the reasoning that tattoo is just stupid and a definite wrong answer, I knew a technical term for mole (nevus) and I thought I knew a technical term for freckle, I couldn't remember what this word was but I knew it wasn't lentigo. Anyway, turns out there is more than one word for a freckle and I would have lost a cool £93,000. Freckle was correct, ironic, since I am covered in thousands of the bastards.
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Well I was surprised by it. The definition of lentigo does say freckle but I agree more with what you say here and the WWTBAM aren't the greatest quiz writers! Remember the tennis question they got wrong? And the one with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen I think was about Sheridan's middle name. Could be wrong. But yeah with WWTBAM they should make sure there are no dodgy questions at that level of money!JimBentley wrote:A naevus can be a mole, but really it's just another term for a birthmark, so a mole that developed (for instance) as a result of cancer wouldn't be a naevus. And when I learned about it (admittedly ages ago) lentigo wasn't a thing at all, it was a medical condition that (generally) old people got (characterised by small brown skin patches which do look like freckles). But I wouldn't say that Ryan had lentigo, I'd say he had freckles. So Chris Tarrant can stick that right up his fucking arse. Unless I'm wrong. Which is possible.Ryan Taylor wrote:I thought it was beauty spot based on the reasoning that tattoo is just stupid and a definite wrong answer, I knew a technical term for mole (nevus) and I thought I knew a technical term for freckle, I couldn't remember what this word was but I knew it wasn't lentigo. Anyway, turns out there is more than one word for a freckle and I would have lost a cool £93,000. Freckle was correct, ironic, since I am covered in thousands of the bastards.
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Seems it a widespread problem for WWTBAMRyan Taylor wrote:But yeah with WWTBAM they should make sure there are no dodgy questions at that level of money!
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Wow, I didn't hear about this one before. I only knew the lunula as the crescent bit on the fingernail so despite being right on the show I would have sort of been wrong. Wonder if anything would have been made of it if he actually went with fingernail.James Doohan wrote:Seems it a widespread problem for WWTBAMRyan Taylor wrote:But yeah with WWTBAM they should make sure there are no dodgy questions at that level of money!
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Was quite a big deal here at the time especially considering he phoned a doctor for the answer, IIRC the production company only gave him a second chance because of huge public pressure, wankers.Ryan Taylor wrote:Wow, I didn't hear about this one before. I only knew the lunula as the crescent bit on the fingernail so despite being right on the show I would have sort of been wrong. Wonder if anything would have been made of it if he actually went with fingernail.
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There was a similar incident on the British version a while back. The question was "what is the minimum number of shots a player has to hit to win a set of tennis?" They gave the answer as 24, when the correct answer was 12. They'd just counted the minimum number of points and forgot that if there's a double fault, you don't hit a shot.James Doohan wrote:Was quite a big deal here at the time especially considering he phoned a doctor for the answer, IIRC the production company only gave him a second chance because of huge public pressure, wankers.Ryan Taylor wrote:Wow, I didn't hear about this one before. I only knew the lunula as the crescent bit on the fingernail so despite being right on the show I would have sort of been wrong. Wonder if anything would have been made of it if he actually went with fingernail.
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I remember this actually as I was shouting at the guy not to go for 24 and was then supremely puzzled as to how i'd got the answer wrongMartin Bishop wrote:There was a similar incident on the British version a while back. The question was "what is the minimum number of shots a player has to hit to win a set of tennis?" They gave the answer as 24, when the correct answer was 12. They'd just counted the minimum number of points and forgot that if there's a double fault, you don't hit a shot.
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Dude, don't you read?Martin Bishop wrote: There was a similar incident on the British version a while back. The question was "what is the minimum number of shots a player has to hit to win a set of tennis?" They gave the answer as 24, when the correct answer was 12. They'd just counted the minimum number of points and forgot that if there's a double fault, you don't hit a shot.
Ryan Taylor wrote:Well I was surprised by it. The definition of lentigo does say freckle but I agree more with what you say here and the WWTBAM aren't the greatest quiz writers! Remember the tennis question they got wrong? And the one with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen I think was about Sheridan's middle name. Could be wrong. But yeah with WWTBAM they should make sure there are no dodgy questions at that level of money!