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Martin Bishop

I'd love to attend, whatever date you choose.

Martin Bishop

I've just checked where Worcester is and it seems suspiciously above Watford. CoWor could be great, but I wouldn't consider it a solution to the demand for a southern Co-event. Having said that, I've got a friend who I haven't seen for years and she now lives in Worcester, so it gives me an extra in...

Martin Bishop

Having just seen Dinos on Krypton Factor, I've been waiting a few days to say this.

Was I the only one waiting for Susie to use the foodstuff mass noun rule in round one?

Martin Bishop

Just watched the ITV4 repeat and thought you did great, Dinos. Normally, I'm pretty good playing the mental agility at home, but you completely blew me out of the water there. That was amazing. You made good tv too. I can't believe they've cut the show from 5 to 4 rounds when I felt it needed a retu...

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The point is that you would look meticulously with a comb with fine teeth - a fine-tooth comb. For some reason most people just get this wrong, and it's become a fine toothcomb. The word has found its way into common usage and even into the dictionary even though there's no such thing. OR MAYBE THE...

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The general public expect to have a 2009 champion Really? Ok, the general public who write scripts for Big Brother, expect a 2009 champion. The only comparable shows I can think of, Mastermind, The Krypton Factor and University Challenge, only have one series a year. Also, when I tell people about ...

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This thing does pose the wider question of "why do we have two series a year?" The general public expect to have a 2009 champion and it seems a bit odd to end one series in June and start the next the following Monday. Would it not be better to expand a series over a calendar year and have...

Martin Bishop

Would Ferrero Roche count, when stacked in a pyramid, ambassador style?

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Chris Philpot wrote:Freakishly topical conundrum!!

Thanks to the snowdrifts here, I've had the chance to watch a game go out "live" for the first time in ages. Having lost to Oliver today, though, I might leave it a while before watching live again. Well played.

Martin Bishop

When Alex Reid said "I'm made to watch this show at home all the time". My first thought was "Oh my god! Jordan watches countdown?!" Alas, Alex meant his mum, so there isn't much chance of getting the model/bestselling author/perfumer/businesswoman/feminist icon in dictionary cor...

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Well done Oli. That was a great conundrum spot under huge pressure. You made me too nervous concentrate on it.

It's a shame to lose Jan, but I think 5 wins is a pretty fair return for her ability. I hope its enough to get her to the finals.

Martin Bishop

Mind you if Stephen Baldwin gets any weirder I'm in danger of getting into it :lol: I don't find him to be that weird. He talks a lot and tries to give advice to everyone, but apart from the God thing, he seems quite sane. I like the fact that the Americans all think Alex Reid is the UK's most famo...

Martin Bishop

Another award should be for best Countdown personality, awarded to a contestant who might not necessarily have been the best at the words and numbers, but provided good television nonetheless. Hamish would be a strong contender for this.

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Haye won by default basically. Was a pretty weak performance. Going to look pretty bad if he gets voted Sports Personality then gets annihilated by someone who can a) throw a punch b) beat someone who throws one punch a round. Button would be my choice. Won something big and has a personality. Goin...

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American football would be kinda interesting. The gold would be pretty much a foregone conclusion but it would be interesting to see how other countries would get on. They had baseball at the last few Olympics, has it been removed? Not really, the remaining medal positions would most likely be fill...

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Holding a world cup in the middle of winter, with games possibly affected by the wind and rain, should suit England's playing style perfectly. Therefore, I picked Germany.

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I'm going to go for Innis. He impressed me the most in the heats and I don't think he will suffer too badly from nerves in the finals. Of the eight contenders, Innis is the only person to remain undefeated against Armchair Martin.

Martin Bishop

I can personally verify that Garry Preston appeared twice. His second appearance was as the standby after my octo-run. I chatted to him in the audience after he'd lost on a crucial conundrum for the second time.

Martin Bishop

Phew. When Elliott took that early lead I thought, ah well, bye bye Charlie. Thankfully though it was not to be. Nothing against Elliott but Charlie does have a bit more personality and I'm far from being bored of him yet. I think that's a little unfair. I found Elliott's description of his sister'...

Martin Bishop

Tim talking about karaoke brought back memories of hearing him sing in a karaoke bar at the Pleasance during the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe. Can't remember what he sang I've seen Tim Vine do karaoke (It's Impossible by Perry Como). Nope, that wasn't it. No, this was when I saw him in a pub in Epsom. He ...

Martin Bishop

Sue Sanders wrote:I gave Tim Vine a lift to the station once.

I can top this, at least in terms of aptness for the episode. I've seen Tim Vine do karaoke (It's Impossible by Perry Como).

Martin Bishop

Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair. Yeah, see the spoilers thread. I didn't watch Countdown that day and used the mention to en...

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There was an article a couple of weeks ago in the Sunday Times, which I can't seem to find now, but it raised some interesting counterpoints to the climate change orthodoxy. My favourites were about solar panels wasting energy, water vapour being the main greenhouse gas and the fact that global temp...

Martin Bishop

Did anyone spot Harry Hill's knitted character on Monday's episode of Countdown? On TV Burp they have a competition where you have to spot the knitted character and this week he/she/it was on Rachel's chair.

Martin Bishop

You forgot Conor. No posts for two months and only five since February doesn't really suggest activity. Two people have so far voted for someone called Supee Juachan, who has never posted at all. Given Alec's specification of the voting criteria ("people who you like and/or respect, based on t...

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I can relate to a lot of what Kirk is saying; I never ever read novels anymore - like Kirk, if I try, I find myself pretty much just proofreading the novel but not really taking it in as a story - and I find responses like George's above common ("you don't see the whole thing playing out in yo...

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Being a tennis fan, I was bewildered a little while back to find BASELINER isn't in, especially when its natural enemy, the serve and volleyer, does however make the cut. Even more baffling is the omission of REINJURE ORDERINGS I have worked with many partial orderings in my time. (I guess that's a ...

Martin Bishop

Doesn't Carol's partner write for the Daily Mail?

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Bollocksed up a numbers declaration yesterday. The extra ten points would have given me a 4th place: one of my best results for a while. Annoying.

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I may well have got here too late, but just in case, I'd like to nominate Natascha Kearsey vs Pete Cashmore , Champion of Champions final. I may be wrong, but I think this is the only time two players have met for a third time (having already played each other in the heats and a series semi final). ...

Martin Bishop

As is often the case, I am about a week behind with my countdown viewing. Congrats Chris on a great octo-run. You may be pleased to know that you are now my mum's favourite apterist. Sorry Kirk; you've been usurped.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... grief.html

Not a bad little article, although the rubbish about ratings is brought up again.

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In case people aren't aware, the Women's European Championships start today. I've become a bit of a fan of the women's game since we hosted the Euros four years ago. It also helps that I'm an Arsenal fan. England start off their campaign against Italy on Tuesday (all matches shown on Eurosport). Tod...

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Eoin Monaghan wrote:West Ham's Callum Davenport and his mum were stabbed and he has serious injuries.

As sad as that story is, I loved the way Gary Lineker broke the news on Match of The Day last night and seamlessly segued into a plug for MOTD2.

Martin Bishop

Previous gay banter notwithstanding, is there actually any audience participation in this show? I've not booked any tickets yet, and this could make the list. Go see John Gordillo - F**konomics (Another in the reliable series...'Sue recommends') I second this motion. John Gordillo previewed his sho...

Martin Bishop

Is anyone else watching the Football League Show on BBC1? With its echoey, warehouse-like set, glass screens everywhere and the invitations for fans to call in and give their views, it feels like I'm watching Crimewatch.

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I go to a comedy club in Epsom most weeks and I went to look up some of my favourites and see how they're doing in Edinburgh. I found that one of them, Dan Atkinson, is hosting Countdown at the fringe . Alex Horne (who I would have played on the show if he hadn't pulled out of the series 59 quarter ...

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I think the basic format of the quiz is a very good idea. However, the execution is not to my taste. The blue lights and dramatic music don't fit in with what is a fairly simple parlour game. Also, Gyles telling the players to "go back to base" is pathetic. It's a bench. It's also too far ...

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I remember talking about this with Charlie at the series 59 finals. I wasn't very good at remembering ex-contestant's names. When Charlie mentioned someone, I asked "Is he the one who was on 1 vs 100? You know, the camp one." Charlie was actually talking about Jon Corby. It's an easy mista...

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Kirk Bevins wrote: BASELINER isn't in Malcolm.

As a tennis fan who is a week behind on Countdown because of Wimbledon, I'm really annoyed by this. That word is in such common usage, I wouldn't have thought to check it. If "serve-and-volleyer" is in, its natural enemy should be in too.

Martin Bishop

I've blatantly whored my writing on this site before (as well as on Countdown), but one more time won't hurt. I spend most of my internet time on Uncyclopedia , a comedy version of wikipedia. Rafael Nadal and Eurovision are two good examples of my work. Being a wiki, the quality of writing is variab...

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Plus you also get to make decisions as the season progresses - say, a Birmingham striker comes out and gets 5 goals in the first 3 matches - do you take a risk on him being a bit of a surprise package the whole season and pop him in your team, or think it's just a quick flurry and he'll go back to ...

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Ben Hunter wrote:Andy Crompton

I had two very good opponents in my run. If I hadn't been there, it would have been very interesting to see how Andy would have done against Thomas Cappleman. Both of those players could have made the finals.

Martin Bishop

There was a very limited turn out for the C4C league on the Official Premier League Fantasy Football. Just four or so of us, I walked away with it (didn't even need to run). Not sure who set it up (not I) but go to http://fantasy.premierleague.com and sign up and join the league (code: 336517-73468...

Martin Bishop

A c4c fantasy league sounds like a bit of craic... i'd be happy for it to be on that official budweiser one, as i was on it last year and i could enter our local league and this one without having to have two teams. I second this motion. I've been playing that game for a while. Any ideas for a leag...

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You've got my voted, although I was mightily tempted to vote for Hole In The Wall.

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I prefer Ukraine and Germany, especially the former, what with their "I'm your anti-crisis girl!"- I'm pretty sure that's bordering on Engrish. I loved the Ukrainian entry, because it was the most aggressively sexual song, completely at odds with the message of "Be my valentine"...

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The new voting system was a massive success. While you will never stop Cyprus from giving Greece 12 points, the voting for neighbours was far less pervasive than in previous years. I never thought it would help us so much. To me, a top 20 finish would have been a success. Top 5 is amazing, perhaps t...

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Duncan from Blue! What's he doing there? Bring back Fearne Cotton! The return of the jury is really helping us. It could be back to the glory days of second place every year. Did anyone else notice Jade getting a whack from one of her violinists? I hope Arlene Phillips gave that guy a smack. I liked...

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I'm one of those people, Neil, who will love Norway's song. I really think it's the clearest winner I've seen. Admittedly, I've only ever backed one winner (Ukraine 2004). Am I alone in enjoying Moldova's entry? Graham's been so mean about them. I'll do the hora if no one else does. Albania's is ano...

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I like Ireland's chances of qualifying this year.

What have the Serbians done to Mike McShane's hair?

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I thought Sebastian Tellier's entry for France last year was teh awesomesz, but it finished well down in the bottom half somewhere. I agree. I loved that song. It definitely deserved to be marked higher than it did. I'm not saying that the Eastern Europeans don't have an advantage. It is very hard ...

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Eastern European countries take the competition far more seriously than the rest of the world. Dima Bilan, who won last year, is one of the biggest pop stars in Russia. It would be the equivalent of us sending Robbie Williams, instead of an X Factor loser. All the neighbouring countries voted for R...

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I'm glad Terry Wogan has left because he was a bad commentator, making fun of all the songs. Terry Wogan did that because the competition is so obviously rigged where countries vote for their friends rather than whether it's a decent song or not! I never really watched the songs, just the results, ...

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http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2151 Hmmm I guess I'm not alone, then. I should have concentrated more on writing that first post, instead of spending half an hour looking at youtube clips. I agree about Armenia last year. I thought they were going to win. Greece had a good son...

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This year's competition runs from Tuesday to Saturday. Am I alone in loving this cavalcade of musical oddities? I've watched every contest since 1993. It has to be the funniest thing on tv and the music has actually improved in recent years. Here are some of my favourite entries. Austrian madness fr...

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For the record, "zeroise" means to reset a counter (or a vector, I think) to zero. I used it all the time in my maths degree.

Martin Bishop

Did anyone check whether the final was best of three?

Only kidding, well done Damian. You deserved to win.

I still think ZEROISE should be in, though.

Martin Bishop

I had feared the move to Manchester would cost us Danielle. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say she's the loveliest person in Leeds.

I assume she still has her directing job on Emmerdale. We'll have to get jobs as extras there so she can order us around a tv set again.

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When I came home from work on the day of the show, my mum showed me that numbers game on a bit of paper and told me how no one got it, even though it was spectacularly easy. Naturally, I got it straight away. When I watched the full episode today, I forgot all about that and didn't get the numbers. ...

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