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by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
Topic: Friday 14th July 1995 (Series 30, Prelim 10)
Replies: 1
Views: 396

Re: Friday 14th July 1995 (Series 30, Prelim 10)

Conundrum the same as one of KB's games.
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

ORPIMENT as an equaller in round 6. I think the selection was TPRMAOIEW, so your offering wasn't there sadly. DUALIST was there as a beater in round 7. Good close game today, well done for pulling through Adam. R2 NIGELLAS? Maybe mass noun Joseph, I've noticed that you've been getting some really g...
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

Joseph Krol wrote:Could liz do a sleepsuit?
No.
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

Could liz do a sleepsuit?
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

OBTAINER in the BARITONE round.
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

I was on Oxford Street the other day, and a guy on a bike saying plotz uplay plier. (Not really.)
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 18th 2011

R2 NIGELLAS? Maybe mass noun
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3816

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011

Gavin Chipper wrote:Was UNRIGGED in the DRUGGIES round?
Yep.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
Replies: 488
Views: 211632

Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes

Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Joseph Krol wrote:Need to get back into recapping soon, so i'll book out the first five of series 28 and hope to get round to them soon.
Joseph the first 10 were done by JohnnyCanuck.
Series 26 then.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:23 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Books
Replies: 10
Views: 2621

Re: Books

I recommend Ian Stewart's mathematical books. Good read and you learn from them too.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3816

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011

Lol at the conundrum, definite candidate for the Charlies 2011.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
Replies: 488
Views: 211632

Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes

Need to get back into recapping soon, so i'll book out the first five of series 26 and hope to get round to them soon.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3816

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011

R9 has Stephen Balment's name in it.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3816

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011

Anyone noticed that AG's games have often had selections with high numbers of T's in?
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3816

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 17th 2011

R4 ENCASED, INCASED
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:15 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
Replies: 61
Views: 12887

Re: Favourite Scrabble words

Looking at this thread, I must be a rubbish scrabble player.
by Joseph Krol
Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:07 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
Replies: 61
Views: 12887

Re: Favourite Scrabble words

Charlie Reams wrote:Nice of your opponent to show you his rack, too.
We started the game just before the end of lunch so we wrote down the plays and racks just before the end. When I got them out at the start of the next club I may have had a slight peek... Didn't use it to my advantage though. Honest.
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:24 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
Replies: 479
Views: 194069

Re: Words You Would Have Thought...

Burier^.
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:19 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
Replies: 61
Views: 12887

Re: Favourite Scrabble words

I got BRAINSTORMED the middle row on my second turn in a recent game, via (approximate speech included): Me = JK Opponent = MP (a teacher at the unofficial scrabble club) JK: Rack = MOSBRET Play = STORM OP: Rack = NIARZGN Play = RAIN(storm) Speech = "Aren't prefixes great?" JK: Rack = BEFD...
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:33 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)
Replies: 100
Views: 11316

Re: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)

And that concludes group A's games. Bahrain got 9 points and a total score of 155 Australia got 6 points and a total score of 167 India got 3 points and a total score of 100 South Korea got 0 points and a total score of 118 Bahrain will go on to face the runnerup of group D in the QFs Australia will...
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:19 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)
Replies: 100
Views: 11316

Re: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)

James Robinson wrote:
Edward McCullagh wrote:I have no idea what country I am :P
Based on what James has written down, you must be Australia.
Correct. :D
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
Replies: 488
Views: 211632

Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes

Feel free to do those 5, James. I'm not going to get round to it any time soon.
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:46 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: I would just like to know....
Replies: 13
Views: 2095

Re: I would just like to know....

Ryan Taylor wrote:Your "brother" asked the same question. Don't you two speak?
I told her. She doesn't believe me.
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mensa
Replies: 39
Views: 5595

Re: Mensa

Just finished my test- I think I did OK. Non-verbal time limits a bit harsh.
by Joseph Krol
Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:03 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: what is your favourite pet?
Replies: 16
Views: 1856

Re: what is your favourite pet?

Cat
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mensa
Replies: 39
Views: 5595

Re: Mensa

Thanks... I think...
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mensa
Replies: 39
Views: 5595

Mensa

I've got my Mensa test tomorrow, and by chance the venue is the official hotel used by contestants when countdown was filmed at the old YTV studios in Leeds. Anyone else a member or have an interesting story about the organisation?
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Favourite Breakfast Cereal
Replies: 50
Views: 5638

Re: Favourite Breakfast Cereal

Go rice krispies!
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 107977

Re: Music

I play acoustic guitar and a bit of keyboard, and my sister plays violin but might be hard to get her to cooperate.
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 107977

Re: Music

The obvious idea for coordination would be to email the sound files to someone with a music editor, who would play them together and cut them down and accelerate/slow down them so they fit together. Any better ideas?
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 107977

Re: Music

Rhys Benjamin wrote:This may help Mr. Krol.
Neat, thanks Rhys.
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 107977

Re: Music

I've worked out how to play the countdown theme on keyboard but it sounds pretty crap. If we get enough people I would be interested in partaking in the countdown theme cover by 'The Forumites'.
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 10:07 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Adding letters to form words
Replies: 32
Views: 7696

Re: Adding letters to form words

J Attempt:
J
JA
JAR
AJAR
RAJAS
RAJAHS
JARRAHS

Can probably be bettered.
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:59 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)
Replies: 100
Views: 11316

Re: Asian Cup 2011 (Apterous Tourney)

Come on guys, still a good few games to go in groups C and D!
by Joseph Krol
Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
Topic: The James Robinson Recap Test
Replies: 4
Views: 917

Re: The James Robinson Recap Test

I have an idea. How long does it take James to do Series 30? Time starts when the first recap of Series 30 is posted. Time ends when the last recap of Series 30 is posted. How long will it take? Your thoughts please. I've booked the first five episodes, but am happy to give them to James to do if h...
by Joseph Krol
Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday January 14th 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 2499

Re: Spoilers For Friday January 14th 2011

Rhys Benjamin wrote:That's the slowest Adam's ever buzzed in.
Er, FANCYWORK (6s)?
by Joseph Krol
Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday January 14th 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 2499

Re: Spoilers For Friday January 14th 2011

Josh Hurst wrote:Did Ray declare "finaly" (finally) in round 6, and if so, did they award him the points. Dunno if I misheard him saying felony.
Sounded like FINELY to me.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:52 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
Replies: 61
Views: 12887

Re: Favourite Scrabble words

Why do threads always go off track so much? This thread is now a place to rant about the CSW dictionary by my reckoning.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Countdowners with Microwaves
Replies: 12
Views: 3384

Re: Countdowners with Microwaves

When I hold my phone (while it's on the internet) next to the bus radio thingy it goes all staticky and it's well cool. The driver gets annoyed though.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What's the most spectacularly stupid thing you've ever done?
Replies: 44
Views: 7623

Re: What's the most spectacularly stupid thing you

I wrote a song about quadratic equations and it failed.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Huw Morgan RIP
Replies: 14
Views: 3682

Re: Huw Morgan RIP

Sorry to hear the news. Please have my dearest condolences.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:44 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Countdowners with Microwaves
Replies: 12
Views: 3384

Re: Countdowners with Microwaves

Joseph Krol wrote:This is a thread for the forumites to talk about microwaves, be them kitchen appliances or radiation.
What a 300th post.
by Joseph Krol
Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:42 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

Great debut Adam - you looked very composed. Loved the little round of applause you gave yourself at the end :) I was very nervous to start off with actually - I didn't even realise at the time that I was rocking in the chair at the beginning. As for the round of applause at the end, I was briefly ...
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Countdowners with Microwaves
Replies: 12
Views: 3384

Countdowners with Microwaves

This is a thread for the forumites to talk about microwaves, be them kitchen appliances or radiation.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

Perhaps BOPATA will be the new GANDISEEG
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Mathmo Test
Replies: 33
Views: 6343

Re: The Mathmo Test

I got 36.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

Congratulations Adam. A very good game.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

Tavubap is so cool.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

Oliver Garner wrote:Imagine if there was a TTT taking a dig at old people
Alternative answer: GENERATE
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

R6 worsteds possibly?
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: When do you get up?
Replies: 24
Views: 3373

Re: When do you get up?

0623 exactly.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

He's already cracked the conjunctivitis.com joke.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

It's admiral glad!
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 3931

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011

The new countdown time pisses me off.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: When do you go to bed?
Replies: 19
Views: 3933

Re: When do you go to bed?

8.5 hrs asleep, 15.5 hrs awake. Somewhat inconsistent at weekends.
by Joseph Krol
Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:55 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
Replies: 122
Views: 61622

Re: Countdown words spotted in real life

Today I saw both an AGOUTI and a COATI in the rainforest in Costa Rica. The guide couldn't quite understand why I was so excited but he was impressed that I'd even heard of an agouti. The agouti, in case anyone is interested, is like a very large guinea pig and the coati (male, white-nosed coati to...
by Joseph Krol
Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:08 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday January 11th 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1683

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday January 11th 2011

Ryan Taylor wrote:
Joseph Krol wrote:R1 SUNGAZE
Not in. Is it in ODE3?
Haven't got one. But sungazers should have something to do...