Legend. Cheers!Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:46 amBoth yours. I'll PM you later, haven't got my login details at work.Thomas Carey wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:42 pm Could I have speedrunners please (and if you're feeling really generous, ultimate chicken horse as well?) Thanks a lot
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- Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Steam codes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 30303
Re: Steam codes
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Steam codes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 30303
Re: Steam codes
Could I have speedrunners please (and if you're feeling really generous, ultimate chicken horse as well?) Thanks a lot
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:58 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many countries have you been to?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 101376
Re: How many countries have you been to?
Anyone else want to update their numbers? Sure, why not I want to go to the USA mainly, but that's to meet some mates, not really for the country (though I'm sure it'd be interesting) This finally happened :D . +USA 4/51 (Maine <3, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, and also New Jersey (bus, twice) ...
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:37 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 8th September 2017 (Series 77, Prelim 48)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14740
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Curious about the CD recording process
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18883
Re: Curious about the CD recording process
...nope, that was indeed just a normal day and I misremembered. Thought I'd remember my first day in the studio better to be honest. Shameful.
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Curious about the CD recording process
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18883
Re: Curious about the CD recording process
6. Thomas Carey - 4 7. Jonathan Wynn - 3 Mine was the 4th show of the day but there were 6 shows that day (I think they had to cancel a recording day at some point in the series so did this a few times to make up for it), so that my final game was indeed the last game of the filming block. Jonathan...
- Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:16 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 497434
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Best one yet tbh
- Sun Jun 11, 2017 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
- Replies: 81
- Views: 87921
Re: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
: Isn't it ironic that one of the only available parties to not have a platform during the debates were the DUP. Speaking of which, Both John Major and David Cameron would not form a coalition with the DUP. Why didn't she ask the Lib Dems? They firmly said they didn't want to coalesce with anyone. A...
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 2:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 26 May 2017
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11461
Re: Spoilers for Friday, 26 May 2017
actoreens isn't it
- Sun Jun 04, 2017 1:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 31st January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2779
Re: Tuesday 31st January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 16)
zooming through these, keep up the good work james !
- Sun May 21, 2017 12:02 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 9th May 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1725
- Mon May 15, 2017 9:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11 May 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 87)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4747
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11 May 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 87)
t-cap beat someone by 112 also
- Mon May 15, 2017 4:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 266993
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Before reading the post I thought it was a lookalike for Oli lmao
- Mon May 15, 2017 4:02 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 497434
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Bit of a mixed group dream last night. I was playing korfball with a few teammates, familiar opponents and for some reason, a couple of apterites that included Zarte, Tom C, Matty, Jen and someone I didn't recognise who claimed to be Matty's sister. Unfortunately the fun was ruined by the arrival o...
- Sun May 07, 2017 3:22 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
- Replies: 81
- Views: 87921
- Sun May 07, 2017 3:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
- Replies: 81
- Views: 87921
- Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday 26th April 2017
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1741
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday 26th April 2017
2 large solutions where you make a large into a thing you can multiply the other large by make me happy
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
- Replies: 55
- Views: 39368
Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
Chiyo Miyako, third oldest living person, just because pretty much everyone on this list has one
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of ... le#/search
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of ... le#/search
- Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:05 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 604
- Views: 400056
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
gev if i haven't done one by the end of september i'll buy you a bigger, yellower phonecase
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Music connection question
- Replies: 60
- Views: 54934
Re: Music connection question
I think I've got 15.
Artists have a bird in their name? (More specifically a bird of prey, maybe?) (highlight)
Artists have a bird in their name? (More specifically a bird of prey, maybe?) (highlight)
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Going on TV:- What is the timeline?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13220
Re: Going on TV:- What is the timeline?
mine (all dates 2015)
#1. Fill an application. - 14 Jan
#2. Get an audition date. - 3 March
#3. Do the audition. - 5 March
#4. Find out if you passed. - 5 March literally as soon as I did it
#5. Get a recording date. - 26 June
#6. Record your TV run. - 4 August
#7. Broadcast date. - 17 Sep
#1. Fill an application. - 14 Jan
#2. Get an audition date. - 3 March
#3. Do the audition. - 5 March
#4. Find out if you passed. - 5 March literally as soon as I did it
#5. Get a recording date. - 26 June
#6. Record your TV run. - 4 August
#7. Broadcast date. - 17 Sep
- Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 17 March 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2718
Re: Spoilers for Friday 17 March 2017
why does this always happen to the Pratesis
- Mon Feb 27, 2017 8:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 56513
Re: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
A damning indictment of the wheelchair-unfriendly disablist homes in the Countdown community. You'd struggle to find somewhere more disablist than Tom's student accom. His room is up 3 flights of stairs, and the bathroom is up another flight of stairs. #PrayForZ And yet it's *me* that always ends u...
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 99091
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Both Krols (primary school/loads of other stuff. Joseph lives literally across the road from me, both at home and at uni) Jonathan Rawlinson (is my supervisor now) Oliver Garner (bumped into him (figuratively) while on a run) And a further 16 people that I can think of (probably more) from various ...
- Sat Feb 18, 2017 10:05 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 56513
Re: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
Stop dissing my endz, yo. You learn to love the hill after walking up and down it a couple of times a day.
- Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:02 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Only Connect
- Replies: 169
- Views: 114172
Re: Only Connect
Smashed itttttttttttttttttt
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 125884
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
I already said that Gevin you prick, don't try and steal my glory. But yeah - I use this for checking spammy links on emails too Ian. Works on iPHone. I just remembered the sp ecific thing I wanted to do on my phone and failed - I can't read the additional hover text on xkcd strips. Holding on the ...
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:57 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 99091
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Half inclined to count Ryan, who saw me at the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. I did not see him back, but I did hear him. "MAAAAAAARK", I heard. "That sounds like Ryan", I thought. Saw nothing. Got a text a few minutes later. Cracking day. Rained a lot. Did this happen? I had no ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: The Future Of Recaps
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8623
Re: The Future Of Recaps
Reckon there'd be enough interest to do them daily once we get up to date, so yeah go for it. Remember, we managed to do about 20 years of backtracking once, we can do a few months.Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:10 pm I's be happy to do some recaps, though it appears that this subforum has long since ended
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:44 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 93869
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Joseph Krol is on next year's UC for Corpus, Cambridge
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:39 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 99091
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Both Krols (primary school/loads of other stuff. Joseph lives literally across the road from me, both at home and at uni) Jonathan Rawlinson (is my supervisor now) Oliver Garner (bumped into him (figuratively) while on a run) And a further 16 people that I can think of (probably more) from various n...
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3747
Re: Spoilers for Monday 16 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 5)
Hmm. It's been foveae long before the new update so maybe the definition changed?
- Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2017 upgrade!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 95370
Re: 2017 upgrade!
Yeah I haven't noticed anything different either
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 9:34 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 2017
- Replies: 34
- Views: 34307
Re: CO-MSO
Is that a round 1 or round 2 question? Round 1. It's things the Fox and Hounds usually run out of on the last Saturday in January, along with space and beer. 3 points to the Verbivores. This puts you at precisely the number of points required to be able to cock up the wall and then win by one after...
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO-MSO 2017
- Replies: 34
- Views: 34307
Re: CO-MSO
Gavin Chipper wrote:You say etc, but there's not enough there to make a connection. What about drinks and forks?Tony Atkins wrote:please note food and knives etc may not be brought on site.
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 7:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Thread Of Random (for Marc)
- Replies: 168
- Views: 60150
Re: Thread Of Random (for Marc)
Mobile apterous works pretty well right now I think. Could be improved but it's definitely playable on the go
Re: Crisps
What's everyone's opinion on eating them one crisp at a time vs multiple crisps in one go?
- Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:07 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 93869
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
What the Dickens happened there, Eoin? ;) In all seriousness, the opposing team were on fire, credit to them for a top-notch performance. They even got all the bonuses on Northern Ireland, so no complaints there! Didn't they miss the Armagh one? But yeah, unlucky lads. Even though it did make me sa...
- Sat Dec 31, 2016 2:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guinness World Record Attempt....
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9974
Re: Guinness World Record Attempt....
Video evidence?
- Fri Dec 30, 2016 1:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deathwatch 2017
- Replies: 467
- Views: 277619
Re: Deathwatch 2017
Vera Lynn Prince Philip Chuck Berry Hugh Hefner Barbara Bush George H.W. Bush Jimmy Carter Betty White (even though she seems to be invincible) I.M. Pei Kirk Douglas Had fifteen on the list so took out some of the younger ones - Angela Lansbury, Bob Dylan, John Major, David Attenborough and Her Maj ...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
- Replies: 74
- Views: 36956
Re: Your preferred format for CO-events
The only way COLIN has changed since 2005* also happened in 2012, funnily enough- the addition of the showcase final, and that was only thanks to a poll on c4c (can't find the link right now but it's in here somewhere) which asked for people's favourite format, and which 'Edinburgh style with a fin...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Annie Humphries and Graham Hill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6205
Re: Annie Humphries and Graham Hill
Graham had booked a holiday with his grandchildren over the finals filming dates. Source: the recap of this classic game (and a few other places on the forum, I believe Tom Barnes mentioned it which is how it got out)
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Leeds 2... This Time It's Psoralen (Saturday 1st April 2017)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14365
Re: Co:Leeds 2... This Time It's Psoralen (Saturday 1st April 2017)
Anagram of personal, and some chemical. Back when I was an edgy 15 year old with an active tumblr blog I used to tag my personal posts as #psoralen and had to stop when I got a message from some scientist telling me to stop spamming the psoralen tag.
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 502044
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who sit in a bay of 4 or 6 on a train, despite only being one person. Can allow it if the train is almost empty but otherwise (i.e. if groups can't sit together) it's incredibly twattish.
- Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 56366
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
4/10 for Jim, 0/10 for everyone else. Mental.
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 8:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who would be the biggest deaths?
- Replies: 236
- Views: 56366
Re: Who would be the biggest deaths?
I've never been a fan of Death Pool games as a lot of my picks would be people I'd be sad to see die, but I suppose if you insist that I absolutely must: - Muhammed Ali (congestive heart disease) - Glen Campbell (pneumonia) - Billy Connolly (complications of Alzheimer's) - Fidel Castro (natural cau...
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 14 December 2016 (Series 75, Prelim The Last)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1066
Re: Spoilers for 14 December 2016 (Series 75, Prelim The Last)
Perhaps surprisingly, noJohnny wrote:
Also ANDRADITE in the RADIATED round (missed this; is it new?).
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: My Countdown future
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3935
Re: My Countdown future
Wait shit I think I gave him the wrong job title. He's like the researcher guy. Sorry
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 6:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: My Countdown future
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3935
Re: My Countdown future
Phone auditions are definitely the norm. I got one and I lived like an hour away from the studio. I think they still do some in-person ones but you'd get a phone one definitely. Basically Dave the audience coordinator gave me a time via email, then called me at that time. Loads of people have said t...
- Fri Dec 09, 2016 4:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 502044
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Or any other day except for Monday. Uni starts the week on Thursday for some reason.Graeme Cole wrote:People who think the week starts on Sunday.
- Thu Dec 08, 2016 12:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: So, who will be the founding member of Countdown's "1000 CLUB"?
- Replies: 129
- Views: 95490
- Wed Nov 23, 2016 5:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd November 2016
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1914
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 93869
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
[quote="Adam Gillard"Hucthings smash![/quote So that was Giles then? I did wonder (I tuned in late so didn't see the introductions and for some reason thought it wasn't; I'm unsure why but I thought he was a bit older). And yes, they did very well indeed, looking forward to their next app...
- Sat Nov 19, 2016 6:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL 2016
- Replies: 114
- Views: 36989
Re: FOCAL 2016
Also: If it's accepted that all scoring systems are arbitrary, then that kind of suggests that anything, be it sports... politics... this etc. should have no rewards applied to it on the basis that if you scored it as 2 points for a win and 5 for a draw the results might be different? 1 Leicester Ci...
- Sat Nov 19, 2016 5:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL 2016
- Replies: 114
- Views: 36989
Re: FOCAL 2016
I don't really see how this is different from the top 3 at Colin getting free entry into the next one. It's a nice reward, but I wouldn't be too bothered if nobody got it. But yeah, even though this scoring system may not be the best one (I personally prefer Gevin's, even though it puts me lower and...
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 1874006
Re: Politics in General
I hope this thread never goes back to politics.
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: The Future Of Recaps
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8623
Re: The Future Of Recaps
If we were able to do all the recaps dating back to 1983 or whatever we can do the last few weeks. I volunteer for a few.James Laverty wrote:Tbf though, nobody's written any recaps for several weeks. Might be worth having a full review of the situation
- Tue Nov 01, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Greatest ever Apterites
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21186
Re: Greatest ever Apterites
Hard to argue with that. Dylan is the one that springs to mind other than those four. Co event performance could be another metric - obviously some people go to less events than others, so it's not that good (although much better than countdown performance), but when someone (Jack) consistently domi...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Exactly how official is a "CO-event" permitted to be...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8285
Re: Exactly how official is a "CO-event" permitted to be...
I'd be down for doing a mock event over skype or discord or whatever, but like co-apto it's not really a real coevent is it. Then again co-apterous was called that. Whatever, doesn't really matter what it's called does it. Still good plan though
- Mon Oct 17, 2016 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 21st October 2016
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1207
Re: Spoilers for Friday 21st October 2016
thought he quit didn't he
or was that someone else
or was that someone else