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- Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:57 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Chess - advice for a beginner?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14342
Re: Chess - advice for a beginner?
Thanks, Callum
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:02 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Chess - advice for a beginner?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14342
Re: Chess - advice for a beginner?
Any hints and tips for a chess rookie? - Do the interactive lessons and practice modules under the Learn tab on lichess.org - Repeat - Play online at a reasonable pace but probably no faster than 10 minutes each until you’re zoned in a bit more - Don’t shy away from material aimed at children. They...
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15490
Re: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
I still think Matt Morrison is real, more fool me.L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:13 am 5. To your recollection, what fake account on Apterous managed to fool people into thinking it was a real person for the longest time?
- Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Missing Co-event results - please help!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16102
Re: Missing Co-event results - please help!
Heather definitely beat me.
- Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48079
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
You know, it's only a 20 minute walk from Kings X. Or if you're really lazy, get the 46 bus from outside the station. I've heard all the cool kids are walking from Chancery Lane station. Forgot about that, clever. But you'd have to change at Holborn from King's X Nothing clever about it. I live in ...
- Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 48079
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
You know, it's only a 20 minute walk from Kings X. Or if you're really lazy, get the 46 bus from outside the station. I've heard all the cool kids are walking from Chancery Lane station.
- Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:14 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
- Replies: 221
- Views: 38130
Re: aptoSOS - Simulation of a Series
Indeed. I haven't played in a while, I've been far too busy with political shit and exams. 11.15am onwards for anyone who fancies witnessing a humiliation.
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: When will the 100,000th post be made?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7925
Re: When will the 100,000th post be made?
What do I win? I hope it's the key to Matt Morrison's soul. His heart appears to have been taken.
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:49 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: When will the 100,000th post be made?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7925
Re: When will the 100,000th post be made?
Ben, you mean between me and you. I think you have until 6.12pm tomorrow evening. Could be close.Phil Makepeace wrote:November 19th 2010, 6:25pm
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which Countdowners would you interbreed?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3882
Re: Which Countdowners would you interbreed?
Fuck you, Matt. It was magenta.Matt Morrison wrote:The most popular combination we've seen out and about though is the classic Lloyd Makepeace (an overtight pink t-shirt).
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:58 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9858
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - League Tables
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2711
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - League Tables
I won my second match 7-4 so my record is 12-11.
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10712
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
Honduras 4-7 Chile When Chile didn't risk PEATIEST in the opening exchanges, it looked like being a tense affair. Mark Lawrenson even went as far as to call the Chileans "cowards", whereas Mark Bright just sat there and mispronounced Maynor Figueroa. However, GLIOMAS and an elegant 4 larg...
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:38 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Team Assignations & Group Stages
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5748
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:00 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11301
Re: Apterous World Cup.
Ooh, I'll play please.
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:01 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010-Last minute registration
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9619
Re: Apterous Summer Open 2010
I'm in there like swimwear.
- Mon May 24, 2010 12:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
Pictures? Some on my facebook page now. Haven't tagged them yet so you all can if you wish................ http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2040447&id=1337613059&l=c2aa918613 Hee hee! That one of me and James is class. Oh, and just to say that Saturday was ace. My games were all fantas...
- Fri May 21, 2010 11:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2471
Re: FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU
I've spent so many spare hours looking at this shit. Great stuff.
- Fri May 21, 2010 11:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration
I'm pretty excited by all this awesomeness - and I'm not even going! Will there be any updates on this amazing event as it takes place? Because if so, I will have to modify my excitement status accordingly. Yep, http://www.twitter.com/gxphil will carry round-by-round news of shocks, gossip and ale ...
- Thu May 20, 2010 12:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
If you intend using the Tube to get to Farringdon please check planned engineering works for Saturday. These include, but are not limited to, Circle Line (closed in its entirety) and Metropolitan Line (no service between Aldgate and Watford). Hammersmith & City Line does have a part closure but...
- Wed May 19, 2010 11:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
In view of this I'm considering walking it from Kings Cross.How long's it likely to take(just roughly)? I arrive at around 11.40. It seems to suggest from the map I've seen that the pub is less than a mile from King's Cross, so not too long to walk. I actually arrive just a bit before 11:40. Maybe ...
- Tue May 18, 2010 4:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
Tbh, Co:Lon should be well over by kick-off (at 8.45). So we can make you regret coming *and* you can watch the footie. 8.45pm European time my friend. 7.45pm on these shores. Personally, I'm gonna give it a miss and follow Inter Milan's goal spree on my phone. Good point. Although hopefully the da...
- Tue May 18, 2010 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
8.45pm European time my friend. 7.45pm on these shores. Personally, I'm gonna give it a miss and follow Inter Milan's goal spree on my phone.Michael Wallace wrote:Tbh, Co:Lon should be well over by kick-off (at 8.45). So we can make you regret coming *and* you can watch the footie.
- Wed May 05, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lyrics game
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20136
Number
I no cheat. I no lie.
- Wed May 05, 2010 5:20 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Lyrics game
- Replies: 84
- Views: 20136
Re: Lyrics game
It's from a pretty old BT advert featuring ET. Some bloke's kid finds an old vinyl which inspires him to get in touch with his old bandmates. Can't remember the band name though.
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:33 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: PIN puzzle
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3223
Re: PIN puzzle
2178 & 8712
- Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name My Child
- Replies: 141
- Views: 21306
Re: Name My Child
The Zimbabweans had a tendency to pick a nice English word and name their child with it. Hence there were kids called Happy, Achieve, Lucky, Peace and Sunshine. This reminds me of the Cantonese students I lived with last year, who all picked a phonetically-related Anglicised name when they arrived ...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:30 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rich's Which Switch?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1544
Re: Rich's Which Switch?
Wasn't this one of the tasks that Derren Brown used to determine who he picked in his Russian Roulette stunt? It's a cute solution.
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name My Child
- Replies: 141
- Views: 21306
Re: Name My Child
Poet special alert!
Roky, Blake, Milton, Falco.
And some random ones...
Velocity, Jorge, Yann, Kuba, Jethro, Corky, Gomez, Efrim, Mauro, Fantômas, Patton, Echo, Ragan.
Roky, Blake, Milton, Falco.
And some random ones...
Velocity, Jorge, Yann, Kuba, Jethro, Corky, Gomez, Efrim, Mauro, Fantômas, Patton, Echo, Ragan.
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Summer Festivals
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1764
Summer Festivals
So where's everyone off to this year? I'm booked in for The Great Escape and the gorgeous Latitude. And I'm always very tempted by Cropredy but I haven't got round to going yet.
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:07 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Dumb Band Name Guessing Game
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4247
Re: Dumb Band Name Guessing Game
11. The New Pornographers Lovely stuff. Quite right too. Possibly my favourite band (that are still going) I've never seen live. But they play the Electric Ballroom next month! :D The aforementioned title may well then pass to The Appleseed Cast who just don't ever seem to tour outside North Americ...
- Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:58 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Ryan Taylor on the weakest link 8th april
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5598
Re: Ryan Taylor on the weakest link 8th april
Woooo, great performance Ryan!
- Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:19 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Ryan Taylor on the weakest link 8th april
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5598
Re: Ryan Taylor on the weakest link 8th april
I love the way they had to leave loads of overhead space so that they could fit Ryan in the introductions!
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Poker Tourneys on Pokerstars
- Replies: 167
- Views: 22572
Re: C4C Poker Tourneys on Pokerstars
Cheers guys - to be fair, once I'd snagged a reasonable chip lead, I played very solidly and ran increasingly hot. And at one point just after the tables had merged, I was running scared; there were a few consecutive hands played exclusively amongst the chip leaders. Included in this was an all-in f...
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Poker Tourneys on Pokerstars
- Replies: 167
- Views: 22572
Re: C4C Poker Tourneys on Pokerstars
FearSatan is in.
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11666
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
That would be me. Named so after the Mogwai song.
- Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11666
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
10 entrants so far, 35 minutes left. Looking good!
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31602
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 31st March 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 53)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1226
Re: Wednesday 31st March 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 53)
Just as well, really.James Robinson wrote:He's married to his wife
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: POLL: CV PR fail on QT?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4360
Re: POLL: CV PR fail on QT?
Yeah, that was just a silly afterthought. I'm not a fan.
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: POLL: CV PR fail on QT?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4360
Re: POLL: CV PR fail on QT?
Having watched QT since the days when Robin Day was in the chair, I think the programme only works well when the panel consists of politicians. They just about get away with it if there is a controversial columnist too, eg one of the Hitchins' brothers. Entertainment figures promise much but are al...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Simulation Of An Entire Series
- Replies: 94
- Views: 12688
Re: Apterous Simulation Of An Entire Series
I'm there. Fantastic idea.
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: When will the 100,000th post be made?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7925
Re: When will the 100,000th post be made?
November 19th 2010, 6:25pm
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Which was your favourite co-event?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2246
Re: Which was your favourite co-event?
I've only been to two, however CoBris '07 would take a lot to be beaten. Fairly epic car journeys there and back courtesy of Dan Van, Jono, Conor and Nick Wainwright. And supplemented by snooker and darts banter at the venue, with a CJ de Mooi Simpsons masterclass on the Itbox in the pub.
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:21 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
- Replies: 249
- Views: 30286
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Sneaked through. Just.
Makepeace 2-1 Gillies
Makepeace 89-72 Gillies
Gillies 88-80 Makepeace
Gillies 92-97 Makepeace
Makepeace 2-1 Gillies
Makepeace 89-72 Gillies
Gillies 88-80 Makepeace
Gillies 92-97 Makepeace
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 30470
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7722
- Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Someone should organise a CO event that's not up..
- Replies: 39
- Views: 6684
Re: Someone should organise a CO event that's not up..
I'm fairly sure Kevin Thurlow's still alive.Martin Bishop wrote:Someone should dig up the person who ran CoRed in Redhill.
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
- Replies: 249
- Views: 30286
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Yeah, go on then. :) Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring. Invitations were determined over a combination of a few things- performance on the show, performa...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:48 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
- Replies: 249
- Views: 30286
Re: Apterous Masters (formerly COMA) 2010
Yeah, go on then. Just out of interest, what were the criteria for the 24 invitees? I'm asking because if it's apterous ratings, Dale Levell, particularly, and Eoin Monaghan's omissions are glaring.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What are you having for dinner?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4156
Re: What are you having for dinner?
Braised steak with chilli and chocolate. No kidding.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:14 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London - Market Research
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3862
Re: Countdown in London - Market Research
Michael, I'll ask around the London chess clubs to see how much hiring out their venues (church halls, upstairs of pubs etc) would cost.
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: sproilers for 12 January 2010
- Replies: 32
- Views: 5379
Re: sproilers for 12 January 2010
Well played Oli! Hope your run continues til next Thursday.
- Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series 62
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4720
Re: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series 62
I only had half an ear on it at the time, hence the confusion on my part. Having watched it back, that was actually quite a good idea.D Eadie wrote:Phil Makepeace wrote:Giving the answer to the 1st TTT, didn't Jeff cite the scramble for the 2nd TTT?
Yes indeed, that was deliberate. The clues were written that way.
Re: Apology
Seems I dodged a bullet . :mrgreen: It's alright Gevin, I now expect a barrage of punnishment. Derek was unfortunate to be on the end of my extraordinarily bad mood on Saturday. That I took it out on a guy on an internet forum over something trivial - that provoked them to leave - isn't something I...
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series 62
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4720
Re: Spoilers for Monday 11th January 2010 - Series 62
Giving the answer to the 1st TTT, didn't Jeff cite the scramble for the 2nd TTT?
Re: Apology
Shiiiiiit. I definitely didn't mean to spark this kind of fallout. Given you've left, I doubt you'll be reading this, but sorry Derek, I overreacted. While I have to admit I don't find your jokes and observations very humorous most of the time (different taste etc.), you're a harmless guy and you ne...
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 4:18 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Yorkshire Sayings
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5365
Re: Yorkshire Sayings
What's Craig Charles got to do with anything?
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:38 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Yorkshire Sayings
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5365
Re: Apology
Derek, if you're happy to crack jokes of the ilk that my Year 1 classmates did 15 years ago, feel free. Or just don't.