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Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:38 am**

It's now quite easy for us to add new guests, lexicographers, hosts and so on, so I thought I'd open it up to your suggestions. They don't necessarily have to be people who've actually been on the show, but it's good if they have some kind of interesting quirks or verbal style to distinguish them from all the existing characters, or if it's just someone who you really like on the show, that's fine too.

Go on, shoot.

Also, if anyone wants a go at writing the dialogue themselves, here's the Spindlomatic tool we use. It's fairly straightforward and I can correct any mistakes you make, so have a go.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:44 am**

Alan Partridge.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:32 am**

Jimmy wrote:Alan Partridge.

Great shout.

Ali G.. Borat.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:54 am**

How about:

Michael Rosen
James May
Richard Hammond
Jeremy Clarkson

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:35 am**

Ian Hislop

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:18 am**

Homer Simpson, though you might have to add some code to check that he's not in the chair when Kai is playing to avoid allegations of nepotism.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:54 am**

Lemmy from Motorhead. Or Ozzy Osbourne for that matter.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:30 pm**

Carol Vorderman

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:54 pm**

Chris Wills.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:05 pm**

Your mum.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 2:10 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:Homer Simpson, though you might have to add some code to check that he's not in the chair when Kai is playing to avoid allegations of nepotism.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:35 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:

Makes a change from "eat my shorts" I suppose.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:42 pm**

Is there a way of checking to see who's already in the game before adding a character?

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:24 pm**

Why does Mylene Klass do the numbers?

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:33 pm**

Jacob Sutton wrote:Is there a way of checking to see who's already in the game before adding a character?

No, but feel free to ask me or look through some recaps.

Ian Dent wrote:Why does Mylene Klass do the numbers?

It's a bit of a running joke, from the time when she was being suggested as the new Carol.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:34 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote: Also, if anyone wants a go at writing the dialogue themselves, here's the Spindlomatic tool we use. It's fairly straightforward and I can correct any mistakes you make, so have a go.

I just spent ages on one (sad I know) so I hope you view it favourably enough to include it.

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:41 pm**

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote: Also, if anyone wants a go at writing the dialogue themselves, here's the Spindlomatic tool we use. It's fairly straightforward and I can correct any mistakes you make, so have a go.
I just spent ages on one (sad I know) so I hope you view it favourably enough to include it.

Err, did you remember to click Save?

Posted: **Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:55 pm**

Sir Terry Wogan

Posted: **Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:09 am**

Charlie Reams wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote: Also, if anyone wants a go at writing the dialogue themselves, here's the Spindlomatic tool we use. It's fairly straightforward and I can correct any mistakes you make, so have a go.
I just spent ages on one (sad I know) so I hope you view it favourably enough to include it.
Err, did you remember to click Save?

Are you being serious? I clicked on whatever was there to click on (presumably "save") and it came up with some message saying that it would be looked at or something or other.

Posted: **Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:20 am**

I'm utterly amazed no one (myself included) has said Mr. T yet.

Posted: **Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:29 am**

Gavin Chipper wrote: Are you being serious? I clicked on whatever was there to click on (presumably "save") and it came up with some message saying that it would be looked at or something or other.

Heehee. I'm just joshing with you. It came through fine and it's very good. Will probably offend a few people, too...

Posted: **Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:38 am**

Charlie Reams wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote: Are you being serious? I clicked on whatever was there to click on (presumably "save") and it came up with some message saying that it would be looked at or something or other.
Heehee. I'm just joshing with you. It came through fine and it's very good. Will probably offend a few people, too...

Phew - I suppose I should have saved it myself anyway. It's common sense really.

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:34 pm**

Is it still under consideration, or been rejected? (I'm not impatient or anything)

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:44 pm**

I was thinking a really camp Hitler/Stalin or a really angry Ghandi or a really horny Mother Teresa, something along those lines might be quite funny (albeit quite offensive)

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Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:59 pm**

I'd like to state that I'm down with the addition of Tim Westwood, in fact - I'm still feeling it, despite him repeatedly dropping bombs on my daily duel effort the other day.

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:44 pm**

Madeleine McCann.

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:17 pm**

Josef Fritzl
Mark Fowler out of Eastenders (post-AIDS)
Gary Barlow
Gazza
Verne Troyer
Ron Atkinson (joking of course)

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:29 pm**

Jon O'Neill wrote:Madeleine McCann.

I got KIDNAPPED for nine (euros).

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:16 pm**

Is it possible to edit the dialogue of the characters? I have discovered that mine is littered with mistakes.

Posted: **Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:21 am**

Kai Laddiman wrote:Is it possible to edit the dialogue of the characters? I have discovered that mine is littered with mistakes.

I can, yes, but you'll have to tell me what they are first.

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:19 pm**

Boris Johnson

Posted: **Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:15 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Is it possible to edit the dialogue of the characters? I have discovered that mine is littered with mistakes.
I can, yes, but you'll have to tell me what they are first.

Thinking about it, can you just delete him (John Bigglesworth)?

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:56 pm**

Jeffrey Hansford

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:38 pm**

Ben Wilson wrote:I'm utterly amazed no one (myself included) has said Mr. T yet.

"I pity the foo' who didn't get ..."

Weird to see Jesus in DC on apterous today!

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:01 pm**

Charlie Reams wrote:I can correct any mistakes

Well why don't you?

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Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:06 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I can correct any mistakes
Well why don't you? ( )

I already wrote:you'll have to tell me what they are first.

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:19 pm**

Yes, but for example it had a question mark before his main speech, which was clearly out of position.

PS. You're doing a great job.

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:16 pm**

People I'd like to see in dictionary corner in no particular order

Bill Bailey
Zoe Wannamaker
Helen Mirren
Mark Steel
Jeremy Hardy
Sandi Toksvig
David Tennant
Russell T Davies
Patrick Stewart
Maureen Lipman
June Brown
Adam Hart-Davies
Mark Watson (I love is radio 4 programme)
Russell Howard
Alan Titchmarsh
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Lenny Henry (he's playing othello in leeds and scarborough in march)
Dawn French

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:43 pm**

Russell Brand.

Posted: **Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:14 pm**

I just watched QI after seeing Pam Ayres on that she would be fan-tast-ic

quelle droll

Posted: **Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:53 pm**

John McCrirrick

Posted: **Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:01 pm**

David Mitchell
Robert Webb
Eric Cartman

Posted: **Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:17 pm**

Ben Wilson wrote:
"I'm utterly amazed no one (myself included) has said Mr. T yet."

Ha. I was going to say Mr T.

Failing that... Brian Cant? ("Give us a P... L... A... etc", you need to be a certain age to get this)

Bob Holness? ("I'll have an E please Bob"... again, certain age...)

Or what about Jeremy Paxton?

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:43 am**

I've been meaning to ask this for a while but have only just got around to it. I keep having games where the host is somebody called John Bigglesworth whose distinguishing features are that he cannot spell and has a small dog as an avatar. Why?

I thought maybe it was some well-known character whose existence hadn't registered on my cultural radar, but I just Googled 'John Bigglesworth' and am still none the wiser.

Like I said, why?

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:15 am**

Clare Sudbery wrote:
Or what about Jeremy Paxton?

I think you need to replace your ton for a man..............

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:05 am**

Phil Reynolds wrote:I've been meaning to ask this for a while but have only just got around to it. I keep having games where the host is somebody called John Bigglesworth whose distinguishing features are that he cannot spell and has a small dog as an avatar. Why?

I thought maybe it was some well-known character whose existence hadn't registered on my cultural radar, but I just Googled 'John Bigglesworth' and am still none the wiser.

Like I said, why?

Ha lol, I made him, but have (unsuccessfully) asked Charlie to delete him. *hint hint*

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:59 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Why?

Like I said, why?
Ha lol, I made him, but have (unsuccessfully) asked Charlie to delete him. *hint hint*

And again, why?

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:18 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Why?

Like I said, why?
Ha lol, I made him, but have (unsuccessfully) asked Charlie to delete him. *hint hint*
And again, why?

Cos he's littered with errors and I've had many complaints. And he sucks.

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:46 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:And again, why?
Cos he's littered with errors and I've had many complaints. And he sucks.

No - why is he called John Bigglesworth and why is he a dog? Is he just some random combination of name, species and speech traits that you threw together? Or is he actually supposed to be based on someone?

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:52 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:And again, why?
Cos he's littered with errors and I've had many complaints. And he sucks.
No - why is he called John Bigglesworth and why is he a dog? Is he just some random combination of name, species and speech traits that you threw together? Or is he actually supposed to be based on someone?

Cool name, strange speech and picture chosen by someone else.

Posted: **Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:01 pm**

Kai Laddiman wrote:Cool name, strange speech and picture chosen by someone else.

Oh. Anyway, you're right, he sucks.

Posted: **Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:05 pm**

Kate Richardson wrote: Lenny Henry (he's playing othello in leeds and scarborough in march)

Othello I've heard of. Is Scarborough a Marlowe character?

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:51 am**

I hope you liked my William Shakespeare. It was at 4am so there may be a couple of typos but I think he was pretty cool. Maybe he would have made a better lexicographer but oh well.

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:42 pm**

Jimmy Gough wrote:Maybe he would have made a better lexicographer but oh well.

Doubtful - he'd be making words up all the time.

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:45 pm**

BRIAN BLESSED!

Posted: **Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:53 pm**

Jeremy Miles wrote:BRIAN BLESSED!

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

Posted: **Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:46 pm**

I thought I'd just say "Jesus Christ rocks". Words I never thought would come to my mind.

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:50 pm**

Santa Claus is fucking hilarious, I basically fall over laughing everytime I get him. More like that please. Maybe Homer Simpson, or Ralph Wiggums from the Simpsons?

Posted: **Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:13 pm**

Martin Gardner wrote:Santa Claus is fucking hilarious, I basically fall over laughing everytime I get him. More like that please. Maybe Homer Simpson, or Ralph Wiggums from the Simpsons?

That's Ralph Wiggum (no S). There are lots of websites with Ralph quotes - one of my favourites is: "Your toys are fun to touch. Mine are all sticky."

Posted: **Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:03 am**

I put one in for Professor Farnsworth from Futurama a while back, but for whatever reason it wasn't put on. Similar characters would also be cool but they take a lot of effort to dig proper quotes out for.

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