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Marc Meakin

You lot had it easy. We couldn't afford food when I was a kid. My mum used to make us chew on bits of metal. Only years later did I find out that hers wasn't the actual definition of staple diet. Now, that one was bad, even for me. I debated long and hard whether to post it or not, and in the end d...

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Like plaudits

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Is droppings a plural?

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wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere has the knitted character been this week

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Jon Corby wrote:
Lesley Hines wrote:SANDWICHES - PLEASE!!
Wrapped or open?

Don't they sometimes have The Open at Sandwich

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an expert at the Channel 4 quiz show I remember a Stuart Earl (PBUH) story about an old woman who claimed to be an "expert" at Countdown, so he agreed to play a few practice rounds with her. She began by asking for an O. That reminds me of the time I opened up a tin of Alphabetti spaghett...

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Grrr. By rights I should have got 30 in the first round today. I can't believe one of the bonus questions was a TRex one that I couldn't answer. 2nd round straight in with the first 12 points then crashed and burned with 15. Commodoresschmommodores. Who know anything other than 3 times a school dis...

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I'm rolling with the same peanut butter at the moment. That's some bizarre spliff. I'm sure there is actually some sort of high-inducing peanut-based smoke though I forget which part you use. Apparrently if you snort the outer layer of the peanut (not the shell) you can get a high There are special...

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The most important peanut butter-based fact is of course: smooth peanut butter != peanut butter . Indeed. I accidentally bought a jar of smooth a few weeks ago and am really struggling to finish it - it's really not nice at all. Use it to cook with. A couple of spoonfuls will thicken and flavour cu...

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EPISODE

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MARGINS

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... and I don't know what a file path is. A file path gives the location of a file. A couple of examples on my computer: "C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\iZotope Ozone.dll" is the path for the file 'iZotope Ozone.dll' "D:\BGT 2009\Images\BGT Logo.jpg" is the path for the f...

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Derek Hazell wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Here's mine: ATTACK HARELIP RIG
kloop lees

Big clue from the last solved name

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Cue the Yo Mama joke

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P.S. I did get all those within the 30 seconds. All of them? Yes, I am starting to sound a bit smug now, aren't I? I do apologise for that. In answer to Matt's question, I wrote it about an hour after I watched the show, but I forgot the 4th method, so I posted it this morning after remembering wha...

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Brian is dangerously close to being disqualified from taking any further part in the series. Not sure what the exact outcome will be as it's a first, and i am pressing for a complete disqualification, but anyone repeating his publicity stunt who qualifies for the finals, will most definitely be bar...

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I thought question time was supposed to be about topical issues

There was no mention of the postal strike or MPs refusing to pay back their expenses
It just seemed an excuse to give Griffin a good kicking (which he deserves) and not about the important issues

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Brian is dangerously close to being disqualified from taking any further part in the series. Not sure what the exact outcome will be as it's a first, and i am pressing for a complete disqualification, but anyone repeating his publicity stunt who qualifies for the finals, will most definitely be bar...

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I think you guys have misunderstood Damian. "Edited to remove spoilers" refers to him removing the original comments he made about the article. I didn't read the article but I did read Damian's comments, and they gave away (to a certain extent) what had been said in the article anyway. I ...

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It's a slippery slope isn't it. Start allowing DC guests to exercise their professional skills on the programme, and before you know it Paul Zenon will be doing magic tricks, Dr Phil Hammond will be demonstrating CPR, Martin Lewis will be giving out money-saving tips and Tim Vine will be telling jo...

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Delia Smith could make us an omellette

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As I was browsing the internet I came across this article on Brian. Thought I'd post the link as a warning as it contains some mega spoilers. Bit reckless of the newspaper publishers I'd say. I unfortunately stumbled across it whilst searching Countdown related articles, so if anybody else were to ...

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I feel LG as a whole package is 90% of the problem. The fact that she also performs opera smugly and for...so....cocking....long... is just the straw etc. But don't ban singing altogether. What about J Digance and the very special (no not special needs) Stickleback Song? LG isn;t a bad guest, apart...

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Has google ruined c4countdown

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PANINIS for round 9
Oops just realised the plural of Panini is Panino

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RECLUSION also for 9

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Sue Sanders wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:Muting is great. Is there a style of singing that makes you look more of a twat when muted than opera?
Christ Almighty. No - I had to go for the full turning off .

Way to spoil my premonition

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I have just had a premonition that Sue Sanders will have an overwhelming urge to hit the mute button on her remote control around about 3.40 today

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Carmen Electra

Here's mine: ATTACK HARELIP RIG

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FAG CODE. Ah, Dogface! That'll be Sophie Reade then (I really shouldn't know this :oops:) One to follow. Correct! I didn't see, but I'll assume you were first since Marc's post showing the correct answer has been edited after yours. I edited mine because I thought DOGFACE was a seperate anagram so ...

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Derek Hazell wrote:Someone once said the best guests always stimulate discussion by dividing opinion. So, despite what anyone says, that presumably makes Lesley Garrett one of the best guests.

I wonder if Nick Griffin will use that quote on question time tonight

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It is Sophie Reade

MAD NABWAS

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Derek Hazell wrote:Someone once said the best guests always stimulate discussion by dividing opinion. So, despite what anyone says, that presumably makes Lesley Garrett one of the best guests.

You might need to qualify who that someone is, in order for your argument to carry any weight

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Lesley Garretts singing on countdown seems to have sparked some divided opinions

So I just wondered what others think

I find it toe curling for some reason

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But it's ok for Paul Zenon to do his magic tricks. Good point Magic tricks seem to be ok and yet singing seems wrong It does seem odd that Chris Davies solving the Rubiks Cube was good to watch, but if Innis Carson had got his trumpet out and started playing it would have been cringeworthy regardle...

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Ian Volante wrote:Been patchy this week, but I somehow got 24 and 30 today, was especially pleased with guessing the Four Seasons.

Was Vivaldi the 3 in 10?

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I do not have a problem with Operatic singing per se(nor do I have a problem with Lesleys singing) , just that it seems so inapropriate during Countdown I just prefer guests to tell anecdotes, jokes, or, in small doses, read a bit of poetry I wouldn't have expected Steve Davis to demonstrate some tr...

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Derek Hazell wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:Your name will go on ze list.
Mikey Lear's list?

Don't tell him Mike

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Was Susie talking bollocks there?

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GOOPIER? round 9

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Also MORGUE

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EARWAX as an equaller

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Sue Sanders wrote:Get the mute button on NOW!!

Why didn't I think of that

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (Lesleys singing again)
my trainers now resemble Aladdins slippers

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Hope its another 3 years before we get any more opera on countdown

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JackHurst wrote:Lesley didn't specify who was masturbating behind the sound desk. Shame.

Paul Dickov?

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Matt Morrison wrote:Round 3: I think PASTIES was there.

Yes but did anyone get PIASTRES

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Sue Sanders wrote:REEDILY, do you reckon??

I like Penny Smith.

I am afraid it cannot REYIELD a 7 http://www.apterous.org/lexplorer.php?word=reedily

I liked her too, she seems to bring out the best in Jeff

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YIELDER for round 11

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Helen James wrote:Suzy said RESPITES was the only 8 for round 3. Surprised they all missed PASTRIES on a Friday aftenoon. Wish I had one now!!

There was at least 5 eights in round 3

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RASPIEST for a DC equaller

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Kai Laddiman wrote:hehehehe

Teacher training day?

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Did they serve free drinks to the audience or something? Most of the stuff they're laughing at even Dudley wouldn't bother with normally. It's a bit surreal. Yea, I too thought it sounded forced. There has been a recent tendency towards pretend-laughter, which tends to result in the viewer laughing...

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This is meant to be a book for Kirk , not just a list of your favourite books. Personally I'd rather eat my own hand than read any more Harry Potter, but they're more likely to appeal to someone who hasn't read much than, say... Baudolino by Umberto Eco. It is fiction, although it's based around an...

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Two personal faves: 1) Which three countries have no snakes? 2) In which athletics event is the women's record better than the men's? 1) Ireland, Iceland?, erm, Malta apropos of nothing. 2) Discus. Yes to Ireland, Iceland and Discus. New Zealand, as mentioned is the country. Obviously it's a bit of...

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The life of Pi and Trainspotting

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Ian Volante wrote:
Bob De Caux wrote:Two personal faves:

1) Which three countries have no snakes?
2) In which athletics event is the women's record better than the men's?
1) Ireland, Iceland?, erm, Malta apropos of nothing.
2) Discus.

I think New Zealand is one of the countries

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Bob De Caux wrote: 23 for the first. For the second, how about (including the blanks which is presumably the trick) pizzazz?

Correct

I wonder what would be the shortest word that you cannot get in countdown?

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Allan, here are a couple of themed rounds for you. I'll post answers tomorrow. Stuck in the middle 1) In curling, what is the name of the three concentric circles that the player is trying to land their shot in the middle of? HOUSE 2) Who wrote the novel Middlemarch? George Eliot 3) Which country c...

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Just thought that I would post 2 of my favourite quiz question

1) What is the lowest score you cannot get with 1 dart?

2) What is the shortest word you cannot get in Scrabble?

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