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Brian Moore

BINAURAL for round 3. Thanks, Pearl Jam. Posting before DC spoils my fun... EDIT: Fuck you DC. And I thought I had a DC-equaller with RUINABLE^ (which is in Chambers) until I checked Lexplorer, so similar sentiments towards ODE. The letters today certainly favoured someone with knowledge of unusual...

Brian Moore

I don't wish to speak for Kieran, but I think "agnostic" is the term he (and I) would say is out of place in the poll. Really? :shock: That to me seems to be the converse of Kieran's position. If what you say is true, then when Kieran said that not all agnostics are atheists, what term sh...

Brian Moore

Matt Morrison wrote:
Chris Corby wrote:My wife's toys come to life when I am not watching.
+1. This is much more my level.

I did a Google on "wife's toys", but wasn't quite sure if what came up was appropriate for here.

Brian Moore

Chris, the problem with indisputible facts is that the religious have a tendency to dispute them. http://www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks.htm ... and Occam's Razor goes out of the window. I gave up debates with religious types a long time ago - they only proved what lengths apparently intelligent people ...

Brian Moore

Jon Corby wrote:Do you "know" that all your toys don't come to life when nobody's watching?

Of course toys come to life. You need proof?

Brian Moore

Sue Sanders wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote: It seems it doesn't matter HOW far I push my finger up my nose, my eye DOESN' T fall out .
Where to you have to put you finger to make that happen then?
up your arse

I'm confused as to whose eye is going to fall out as a result of this action.

Brian Moore

Jason Larsen wrote:My dilemmas involve questions with the answers yes or no.

They're not dilemmas, they're A-level questions.

Brian Moore

Matt Morrison wrote:I didn't mention it because I think it sounds nice, kind of French or something.

... and it's quite easy to get your tongue round.

Brian Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ohUHIjAxI&feature=fvw Minder FTW. Couldn't find the closing credits tune but that was a party-banger as well. Party-banger . The music for the 70's classic, I, Claudius is one that springs to mind, working brilliantly as both opening and closing music, raising y...

Brian Moore

Dear Prudence?

Brian Moore

Just a couple of samples, here and here that I did for the computer game Locomotion. I got the gig as I play badminton with the composer & producer of the music, Allister Brimble. Sadly the game wasn't as popular as its predecessor Transport Tycoon, which sold several million copies worldwide. A...

Brian Moore

Phil Reynolds wrote:Were you also with them when they missed their local amateur operatic society's production of Lerner & Loewe's classic musical Brigadoon in similar circumstances?

Or Brigabloodydoon, if you're into tmesis and dislike the show as much as I do. I'd rather do a Full Monty anyday.

Brian Moore

Hmm, R4, MOISTER as DC-equaller. I think I'm getting a fixation.

Exciting game again. Paul was more consistent today, though pleasingly still taking risks with interesting words. Confusingly Chambers and OED have FURBISHER^, which I got moments before realising that REFURBISH was more likely.

Brian Moore

Percy Round wrote:Thank you, Matt: I'm glad you agree with me.

I know that Matt would agree with me that stating that someone agrees with you in these forums is a risky thing to do.

Brian Moore

Awesome game, when he declared 4 in the POINTIER round I was pretty flabbergasted, but clearly he was just hilariously inconsistent, whereas his opponent was fairly average. Great stuff. Yes, after a disastrous start, some good spots from Paul, but a game of highs and lows for him. How come when he...

Brian Moore

There's a line in the stage version of The Full Monty where Jeanette, the ageing piano player, mentions that she's called her agent to see about getting back into the business, only to be told that he died ten years ago. "I said, a dead agent? That's definitely an oxymoron." I always thou...

Brian Moore

Wil Ransome wrote:If they don't want to be exposed for doing this then they deserve to be exposed.

This is old news, and if you read down the post, you'll see that in-ear words will be acknowledged from September.

Brian Moore

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub. I often wondered if it was Barney, McGrew For forty years I've always assumed the latter, but a quick peak at youtube reveals that Barney McGrew is the driver of the fire engine, although very impolitely he's the only one who doesn't nod when his n...

Brian Moore

I think that was one of my best ever contestant-intro-based predictions. Hmm, I'm not sure how un-PC it is, but I do tend to try to work out how good contestants are going to be by their appearance and speech. Somehow I had a feeling about today's challenger... OCARINA as a contestant beater in Rou...

Brian Moore

Douglas Wilson wrote:Today's player has got to be up there with the worst ever.

For a moment I thought that was being a bit harsh on Andrew. Then I read the other spoilers. Grr.

Brian Moore

Episode 2 ... hmm, not as many lol moments, and less toilet humour, but I think it's going to be worth being patient. Peter Capaldi appeared for about three lines, and I can't imagine his talents won't get more time later. There doesn't seem to be an episode formula set up yet, though it's starting ...

Brian Moore

kevin manthorpe wrote:Don't apologise!

OK, I'm not sorry in the least.

Brian Moore

Charlie Reams wrote:
Andrew Hulme wrote: Only thing that I think apterous helped that much with today was apheous??! Anyone got any ideas where the chuff I got that from?!
It seemed to be some blend of amorphous, aphesis, amphoras and aqueous at least.

I'd say aphasia too, except I'm finding it difficult.

Brian Moore

George Jenkins wrote:If you cut a lavatory pan (The correct name) in half, you get a big leak and two pieces of crap china.

You'll be happy to know that Thomas Crapper is still in toilets.

Brian Moore

But was he a bit harsh on TTF?!! Someone thought so... ;) What's your opinion? I just watched Taking the Flak, and thought that Tom Sutcliffe's review is spot on. The dialogue feels too contrived, and the acting too actory, which is the opposite of Getting On, IMHO. Guess I'm disagreeing with a Kev...

Brian Moore

kevin manthorpe wrote:spot-on target humour

It got a good review from the Independent's brilliant TV critic, Tom Sutcliffe.

Brian Moore

If you didn't catch it, Jo Brand's new comedy Getting On is well worth watching. Several laugh-out-loud moments in the spoof fly-on-the-wall format, with sharp writing and good acting. I'll be following this one. Did anyone else see it?

Brian Moore

Do you mean just for this forum? Yes. Often I'll follow a link and then go off on a little adventure, and then it irks me to have try and find my way back to where I was. Do you mean automatically for your whole browser? That would obviously be pretty horrible. No. That would be horrible. So you're...

Brian Moore

Possibly the greatest enemy of amateur theatre: amateur theatre reviewers . Not the first one that I've read that gives the impression of the reviewer not having been there at all, Dave. I've played in a few where I'm sure that this has been the case. I'm sure that there have been one or two profes...

Brian Moore

I really like this Michael guy. (not enough to spell his silly name properly though) I reckon Micheal (I'm going to spell his name properly) should win the prize for being the smilingest, bouncingest contestant. Was anyone else put off their stroke by Rachel's MATERIAL girl twirl? Impressive openin...

Brian Moore

Andy Thomson wrote:Nobody announces that they're leaving an internet forum. You just don't visit any more. Seems to me you'd have to be exceedingly self-centred to think that anyone would give a toss.

Yes, though pointing out that no-one gives a toss after 18 posts maybe lessens the strength of your argument.

Brian Moore

I just wonder if Rob Thomas will be tempted to have just one peek to see if he's got any "yes, I agree" posts. Is there a sneakylastlookometer running on the site ? If you look at someone's profile you can see when they last visited, which is probably good enough. But you don't have to lo...

Brian Moore

I just wonder if Rob Thomas will be tempted to have just one peek to see if he's got any "yes, I agree" posts. Is there a sneakylastlookometer running on the site ?

Brian Moore

R9 equaller PAEAN

Brian Moore

Was this the first audience-conundrum-shot in modern times? Did anyone get the conundram at home? I was nowhere near, not that that says anything. I remember reading somewhere on here that throwing the unsolved conundrums back to the studio audience was a direct response to audience feedback reques...

Brian Moore

Nice finish to an enjoyable octochamp run - congratulations, Innis. I'll be looking forward to the finals. Was this the first audience-conundrum-shot in modern times? Did anyone get the conundram at home? I was nowhere near, not that that says anything. I thought I had a DC beater in R1 with UNPLIAN...

Brian Moore

Phil Reynolds wrote:Got to go and get nekkid in front of several hundred people.

The Full Monty? If yes, I've played in the band for this about 40 times ... a cracking show. Erm, yes.

Brian Moore

R12 equaller RINSABLE You forgot to include the word "invalid" before "equaller". :| Of course, you're right .... darn ... checked NAPPES with Apterous (as I thought it questionable), but just Chambers for RINSABLE^, as it seemed a familiar one (and was there). It's not in the O...

Brian Moore

R11 NAPPES
R12 equaller RINSABLE

I'm enjoying your run so far, Innis. Quite apart from your casual brilliance, we've had you applauding yourself after Jeff's introduction, and subtle armpit-scratching the day before as Jeff spoke to you. Superb ... a real trumpeter, clearly.

Brian Moore

What's the difference between the OED and ODE? Nothing to a dyslexic But if you get it wrong it'll cost you... The OED is the full multi-volume version that's given to the Countdown champion, and ODE is the single-volume version that is the official source of words for Countdown. ODE costs £26.25 f...

Brian Moore

Peter Mabey wrote:BTW, nobody's commented that Rachel put up ^GAMETS for GAMUTS

Maybe Rachel had spotted GAMEST ...

Brian Moore

Jojo Apollo wrote:Good to see legend Tim Vine back in Dictionary Corner

But a shame that the audience were on sleeping pills. Or maybe they were tired after the walk from Leeds.

Brian Moore

Phil Reynolds wrote:However, it's a tribute to the people in the gallery and to the editor that the whole thing looks seamless in the final cut.

A nice bit of acting from Hamish, too. Another shocking story for the tabloids.

Brian Moore

I thought the face looked familiar. Are these two birds of a feather related?

Brian Moore

I was surprised by the disallowal of CASKED today - it's in the online OED and my Chambers, though obviously not in ODE or on Apterous. I thought that the challenger looked a bit surprised too.

Brian Moore

1st numbers alt:
(50+5)*(6-1)+(8/8)

Brian Moore

According to Collins, the UK spelling is SPECIALITY for both senses mentioned by Brian (a special interest or skill, and a service or product specialized in). However, SPECIALTY is listed under a separate entry, having a particular meaning in law - a formal contract or obligation expressed in a dee...

Brian Moore

I always thought specialty was an American word, and specialIty was the British version. I personally have never heard anyone in England say specialty in conversation YET, but perhaps it is another one of those that are creeping in through the proliferation of American films and TV. I'm fairly sure...

Brian Moore

Matt Morrison wrote:quality shot of the audience there... wish I had Sky+, any C4Cers in the audience?
I thought I spotted someone who looks like Mike Brown but I'm not entirely sure.

R8 equaller DESIROUS

Brian Moore

I'm very much hoping Jimmy gets through to the finals ... we could have some fireworks with him in the mix. Interesting how Steve Davis's Countdown play is erratic, in complete contrast to his snooker. OBVIATE yesterday, and NEBULAS today; but not much else, apparently. I think there was ENDEARED in...

Brian Moore

Ian Volante wrote:Just a can of bloody worms...

I'd agree. This can of worms is a pain in the arse.

Brian Moore

GRANITES is one that I was thinking sounds wrong, whereas I would guess that Susie would allow rocks or minerals that might be thought of as individual things (e.g. OPALS). But I can't think of any types of rock that could be thought of as individual things in the same way. MARBLES? ;) You've been ...

Brian Moore

Strange, cos in the contestant guidelines I'm sure it says 'rocks or minerals are pluralisable' or something like that. You're right, they are mentioned in the introduction to the ODE (pages xi - xii) as nouns which may be pluralisable, and the guidelines you get for the show are based on that. How...

Brian Moore

I'd guess from James's speech patterns that he's slightly autistic, which would excuse some of the faux pas that made people dislike him. I'm surprised no one commented on this before, given the highly-tuned aut-dar possessed by some of our number. I'd been thinking exactly the same, but had refrai...

Brian Moore

Well CHOIR is in the OED as a verb, so I reckoned CHOIRED would be allowed I'm not sure which OED you're referring to here, but it's not the one used on the programme. It was the online complete OED, which I know is not the one used in the programme; but as I didn't think it was a contentious word,...

Brian Moore

They were deceptive letters today, I thought - they looked like they should yield higher scores than they did - I kept on thinking that I must be missing bigger words, but they weren't there. Maybe I'm confused by thinking that Tim Vine is really Peter Davison.

Brian Moore

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Brian Moore wrote:Bum, sorry, was in my dictionary
Bum is also in my dictionary.

Well CHOIR is in the OED as a verb, so I reckoned CHOIRED would be allowed, in the same way that BUM is in the dictionary, so you could have BUMMED.

Brian Moore

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Brian Moore wrote:Also CHOIRED in R1
blah blah Lexplorer blah blah save yourself embarrassment blah

Bum, sorry, was in my dictionary and didn't think it was a dodgy one.

Brian Moore

Also CHOIRED in R1

Brian Moore

To be fair, Andrew wasn't brought onto the show to be eloquent or charming. Jonathan Ansell, on the other hand, was actually paid for telling dull stories that didn't go anywhere and ending virtually every sentence with "...er, so yeah." Go figure. My mother liked Jonathan Ansell, but she...

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