c4countdown

Marc Meakin

Sue Sanders wrote:Yentl?

Turns out it is You've got mail

Marc Meakin

Young Frankenstein, You don't mess with the Zohan or maybe You only live twice

Marc Meakin

Fair enough Allan, that makes sense. Gonna take me a while to work through those Phil, but I like what I see! Here's some questions I've written which I've tried to "googleproof" as much as possible. They are tough though, maybe if people start doing too well... Connections and series: 1)...

Marc Meakin

Zoolander Spot on this time, Marc! Care to explain for those of us still in the dark? Well question 4 is first Premiership footballers from their respective countries Question 9 are highest grossing movies beginning with the respective letter of the alphabet (J for Jurrassic Park for example) Got 3...

Marc Meakin

FORESAIL for a DC beater

Marc Meakin

SERGEANT for round 8

Marc Meakin

Bob De Caux wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Zulu for 9 and Avi Cohen for 4
Great answers Marc, but it's not Zulu (although I'm sure that's a better film in most people's eyes). As for Avi Cohen, the question was more for people who believe football was invented by Sky in 1992...

Zoolander and Ronnie Rosenthal then

Marc Meakin

GAMENESS for round 4

Marc Meakin

Is it Zorro? and #9 Gordon is number 4 in the Thomas The Tank Engine stories. Thinking laterally for #6 - were they all into fishing, hence the gnomes and his associated fishing rod? Right for 9. It's not Zorro (I think the film was called the Mask of Zorro), but you're probably driving at the righ...

Marc Meakin

It could be a cucumber(or any other green thing) thats just been painted yellow or avocado paint

Marc Meakin

Michael Wallace wrote:Yellow paint with an odourless green colouring.

Meh

Marc Meakin

Last try, blue paint?

Marc Meakin

Mouldy yellow paint?

Marc Meakin

Green paint?

Marc Meakin

LAIRIEST as an equaller

Marc Meakin

Alec Rivers wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:desPONDent
Alec Rivers
Swam onto Ricki Lake
Drank in the Estuary English of Jenny Seagrove
But then was cheered by the music of Billy Ocean
And the film Reservoir Dogs
And the music of Muddy Waters

Thats a bit exSTREAM

Marc Meakin

You deleted your post whilst I was replying to it. Scandalous. Whoops - sorry about delete. Did a rewrite. unless you happen to have the Manic Street Preachers Discography on screen at the start of the 10 seconds, again, no time to do anything of use. You have to know those 3 in 10 and be calm enou...

Marc Meakin

It was a joke Alec. In poor taste, yes, but then a lot of them are. It's okay, mate, I know. My response was meant to be humorous, too (otherwise it would've had an angry face at the end). desPONDent Alec Rivers Swam onto Ricki Lake Drank in the Estuary English of Jenny Seagrove But then was cheere...

Marc Meakin

Will it be win number 3 for Steve Wood
Or will his opponent be too good
lets hope todays game is not humdrum
I hope it goes to a crucial conundrum

Marc Meakin

Michael Wallace wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:Anyone going to manage to make the spoilers themselves rhyme too?
Or at least write them poetically.
Apparently not.
(You big clot)

But is it a crime
If the poem don't rhyme

Marc Meakin

Sue Sanders wrote:Equalling DC in round 6 - UNDERSEA

Did you notice it was nearly an anagram of your name in that round

Marc Meakin

Alternative number

100 - 10 - 9 = 81
5 x 2 = 10
10 x 81 = 810 + 3 = 813

Marc Meakin

What might have been! I suppose when you lose it's always good to have a list of excuses. Here's mine: 1.) 1st lot of letters being cancelled. I think it may have been a sound problem, probably me mumbling into my shirt. I did have an eight letter word. 2.)Having "tokening" disallowed in ...

Marc Meakin

Jon Corby wrote:Peter Crouch.

Mine:

RUDE HYENA BURP

Audrey Hepburn
try this: Mr. Mojo risin'

Marc Meakin

Bob De Caux wrote:The towering political presence of Screaming Lord Sutch.

Here's one:

I don't kiss ass / crud canal

Took me a long time but it is Turks and Caicos Islands
Once I worked out the Islands bit it was a case of going through an Atlas
How about this one : 'Bulimiac of concocted groper

Marc Meakin

Think Tony noticed it though as he looked rather puzzled for a second. By the way Damian, nice scramble for the conundrum ULEVERTON, using Tony's surname in the scramble. I spoke to him afterwards and he said it put him off a bit as he saw his own name but I said that he could have used it to his a...

Marc Meakin

Missed the 1st minute

What was the mistake?

Marc Meakin

I think that it can be downloaded using bittorrent (or similar) from Uknova

Marc Meakin

I think NIPPLED was there in one of the rounds

Marc Meakin

Alternative 1st numbers solution (75-5) x 8 +(5x2) = 570

Marc Meakin

That goddamn chess trick is still bugging me. I think that's quite easy as he only has to remember 5 moves. He has to remember 4 boards , not moves, in order to tell what's changed, although I'm sure that's well within his capabilities. The real killer is that the number of opponents is odd, so he'...

Marc Meakin

Charlie Reams wrote:That goddamn chess trick is still bugging me.

Was that the one where he played 9 expert players simultaneously and beat 5 of them?

Marc Meakin

Derek Hazell wrote:Is the power of a joke diminished when you have to Google it first, or is it actually increased, by the gradual build up, the excitement of anticipation, and then the final explosion of riotous chuckles? Discuss.

I think you need a certain je ne sais quoi to understand the humour here

Marc Meakin

Charlie Reams wrote:I humbly request a Raison d'etre pun in today's recap.

Presumably a favourable reSULTANA teapot

Marc Meakin

Marc Meakin

Doh! In the last letters round I thought there was a 9, SZORMANDO. I checked it up and I was talking bollocks. Good job I stuck with MADRONOS I thought. Turns out there was a 9 - SMORZANDO. Argh, so close and would have been an awesome declaration. It's not in Lexplorer though http://www.apterous.o...

Marc Meakin

Kirk Bevins wrote:Doh! In the last letters round I thought there was a 9, SZORMANDO. I checked it up and I was talking bollocks. Good job I stuck with MADRONOS I thought. Turns out there was a 9 - SMORZANDO. Argh, so close and would have been an awesome declaration.

It's not in Lexplorer though

Marc Meakin

UNBOLTS for round 4

Marc Meakin

An Arthur

Marc Meakin

James Robinson wrote:Why is it not possible, Damian? Is there some ruling that prevents this or something?

I would assume that they have not all been archived

Marc Meakin

James Robinson wrote:I wonder what his favourite song his?

Maybe he like listening to Kylie "do the Lo-Caux-motion".

Maybe CauxCauxCabanna

Marc Meakin

PRETTIED in round 3 for a DC equaller

Marc Meakin

Bob De Caux wrote:Pretty annoyed to miss COMPILERS and only get 88. There must have been a huge score available there

I reckon it might have been as much as 150

Marc Meakin

I liked it too until that Oatibix advert

Marc Meakin

Allan Harmer wrote:Oops

I was just about to praise that solution aswell

Marc Meakin

3 successive impossible numbers rounds?

Marc Meakin

Eskimoes not a word. Innuit

Marc Meakin

Hope it is another close contest today

No disrespect to the recent octochamps, but is nice to get to part three with the contest still alive

Marc Meakin

The bonus ball not counting gives whoever the ball-changer is a bit of extra time to put them up and then run away. Yeah, good point. After the sixth main ball drops, Derren stands intently watching and doing nothing for a good 10 seconds while the bonus ball comes out, before muttering that he's n...

Marc Meakin

Jon Corby wrote:
David O'Donnell wrote:Kieran Child is the reason no-one likes Kieran Child.

David O'Donnell wrote:The duel is a marathon not a sprint and is generally won by anyone who is sad enough to play every day.
Who's got sand in their fanny today?

Could it have anything to do with last nights football?

Marc Meakin

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:HOKIEST in round 3?
Oops not in da book
HOKIEST is fine.

So it is

Marc Meakin

ELITISM in the MILLETS round

Marc Meakin

HOKIEST in round 3?
Oops not in da book

Marc Meakin

Jon Corby wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:I suppose they could have an appropriate teatime teaser like EMERGENCY or AMBULANCE
Teatime teasers are eight letters

Oh yeah, must pay more attention
athough as it is 09/09/09 they might make an exception

Marc Meakin

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Wot? No Stewart Francis? Disgrace. The man is absolutely hilarious.

I assume you mean the Canadian who has appeared on Mock the Week rather than the camp one of 'I could crush a grape' fame

Marc Meakin

The top names of last year have just been announced . The boys' list was Jack, Oliver, Thomas, Harry, Joshua, Alfie, Charlie, Daniel, James and William and The girl's list was Olivia, Ruby, Emily, Grace, Jessica, Chloe, Sophie, Lily, Amelia and Evie So, not that many names that are shared by people...

Marc Meakin

I suppose they could have an appropriate teatime teaser like EMERGENCY or AMBULANCE

Marc Meakin

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:Quick quiz
I vaguely remember that 2 British tv programs once had the same theme tune
Can anybody remember which ones
Give Us A Clue and Grange Hill.

I presume Grange Hill had it first cause Give us a clue changed it by season 2

Marc Meakin

I wonder if this date will be mentioned today or do they not know the airdate in advance?

Marc Meakin

Quick quiz
I vaguely remember that 2 British tv programs once had the same theme tune
Can anybody remember which ones

Search found 6361 matches